All Radio articles – Page 57
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NewsBBC to mark career of Stuart Hall
The career of broadcaster Stuart Hall will be celebrated by the BBC in a radio special to mark his 80th birthday this month.
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Callow plays Wilde in online drama
Radio indie Made in Manchester’s second radio drama for The Independent’s website will see actor Simon Callow star as Oscar Wilde.
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NewsBaddiel and Skinner team up again
TV comics David Baddiel and Frank Skinner are heading to South Africa for the World Cup after agreeing a deal with Absolute Radio to host a series of shows and podcasts from the country.
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NewsRadio indies to get online content store
Former Radio Independents Group chairman Neil Gardner is leading an initiative to create a dedicated online portal to sell audio content made by the UK indie sector.
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NewsDigital radio sales break 10m mark
Despite the recession, sales of digital radios are going from strength to strength - with 10 million units now sold.
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NewsR2 to celebrate pioneering US musician
House of the Rising Sun singer Eric Burdon is to present a series about the life and legacy of seminal US singer Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter for BBC Radio 2.
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NewsRadio 4 seeks ethnic listeners
BBC Radio 4 is to review its programming in a drive to attract more ethnic listeners following criticism that it is ‘too white’.
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NewsBBC apologises for Geoffrey Boycott's on-air swearing
Radio listeners have been given an apology by the BBC following an incident in which cricket commentator Geoffrey Boycott was heard swearing on air.
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BBC Radio 5 live to Answer Me This!
BBC Radio 5 live have rewarded Sony Award-nominated podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann by giving them their own national show.
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CommentFresh thinking needed for local news provision
The future of local news on UK commercial radio is probably no longer just about a radio-only solution, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsFirst community radio station to close
A lack of money looks set to force the closure of the UK’s first full-time community radio station at the end of the year.
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NewsGive Ofcom the "off switch", says Gaunt
MEDIA FESTIVAL: Shock jock Jon Gaunt has launched a blistering attack on the level of censorship in radio - claiming it will “kill” the medium and calling for Ofcom to be scrapped.
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NewsBBC orgasm clip 'overstepped mark'
A BBC radio presenter who played a clip of the infamous fake orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally during the school run has provoked criticism that the corporation “overstepped the mark”.
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NewsFord Ennals named Digital Radio boss
Digital Radio UK, the company tasked with preparing the nation for digital radio upgrade, has named Ford Ennals as its chief executive officer.
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NewsRadioplayer to launch in 2010
MEDIA FESTIVAL: A proposed iPlayer-style online service for radio, capable of streaming more than 400 stations from both the BBC and the commercial sector, will launch early next year.
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NewsBBC axes Silver Street
The BBC is to axe Asian Network soap Silver Street after five years on air – a move heavily criticised by the Writer’s Guild
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NewsBBC Trust blocks atheists on Thought for the Day
Thought for the Day will remain closed to atheists and humanists, after the BBC Trust rejected accusations that the Radio 4 programme is in breach of editorial guidelines.
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NewsOfcom recommends relaxing media ownership rules
Ofcom has called for a radical shake-up of media ownership rules which would open the door for a new spate of consolidation.
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CommentJazz FM: one year on
When Jazz FM returned to the airwaves a year ago, chief executive Richard Wheatly faced the challenge of winning back the listeners. He tells Robert Shepherd the story so far and what hurdles lie ahead.
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NewsUBC Media revenues up 9%
UBC Media Group has reported a net profit of £620,000 for the first half of its financial year and has announced its first dividend to shareholders.