All Radio articles – Page 63
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Just a Minute gets animated in BBC comedy site refresh
Flights of fancy from BBC Radio 4’s panel game Just a Minute are to be given an animated spin on the BBC’s new-look comedy website – part of a major move towards web-only comedy commissions.
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Rajars drive call to arms on digital switch date
Senior radio figures are hoping the surge in digital listening in last week’s Rajars will “force the government to realise it is the platform of the future”.
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Features
Listening out for voices of the future
Station bosses have to get out of their offices – and their cities – if they are to find the talent that will keep radio relevant in a changing media world. Sarah Crawley-Boevey reports.
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The Broadcast InterviewRichard Park, Global Radio
Global Radio’s director of broadcasting Richard Park tells Robert Shepherd why he remains upbeat about the future of commercial radio despite competition from the BBC and online.
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BBC pays libel damages to West Ham duo
The BBC has paid undisclosed libel damages to West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and first-team coach Steve Clarke after a contributor claimed on Radio 5 Live they were planning to take over at rival club Chelsea.
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Liverpool's City Talk to change format
Ofcom has granted City Talk 105.9 in Liverpool permission to change its format and play music - but has imposed a number of conditions.
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Chris Evans scoops two awards at Sonys
BBC2 Radio DJ Chris Evans picked up two gongs at the Sony Radio Academy Awards last night (11 May).
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Global Radio anticipates profits
Global Radio has forecasted steady underlying profits of £31m in the year to March, despite an 18% drop in advertising.
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Gaunt rapped by Ofcom over 'Nazi' jibe
Former TalkSport presenter Jon Gaunt has been censured by Ofcom over an interview in which he called a Redbridge councillor a “Nazi” – a comment that led to the sacking of the radio host.
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Christian O'Connell to front 5 Live topical show
Absolute Radio's breakfast host Christian O'Connell has landed a Fighting Talk-style show on BBC Radio 5 Live - and it is up for grabs for indies to make.
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More than third of UK listens to digital radio
Rajars: Over a third of the UK population now listens to digital radio, according to the latest Rajar figures.
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Commercial radio share drops 40%
Rajars: Commercial radio saw its share of listening drop in the last quarter to 41.6%, according to latest Rajar results.
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Absolute claws back audience
Absolute Radio, which re-branded from Virgin Radio last year, has clawed back some of the audience it lost in its first Rajars but is still down nearly a third-year-on-year.
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Capital's Vaughan retains London breakfast crown
95.8 Capital FM's Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon have claimed a hat-trick after being crowned number one London commercial breakfast show for the third time in a row.
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Moyles closes gap on Wogan
Rajars: BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles closed the gap on Radio 2 stablemate and breakfast rival Terry Wogan with an audience rise to 7.7m from 7.3m, according to latest Rajar figures.
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Comedy to feature in BBC Radio cricket coverage
BBC Radio has unveiled its plans for the summer of cricket, which includes a six-part comedy hosted by comic Andy Zaltzman.
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Comment
Young guns can rescue radio
The industry will only gain from giving airtime to younger players.
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Comment
Blog: Radio and oracy
A radio service for children would prove an essential tool in the articulation, vocabulary and grammar of Britain's youth. All that's needed is the will to do it, writes Susan Stranks.