All Radio articles – Page 63
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NewsPhone-in scandal costs local station £15,000
Ofcom has issued a £15,000 fine to local station Lakeland Radio over an “unfair” phone-in competition.
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Wanted: less talk and more action
The industry has had its fill of empty promises about DAB and digital switchover, but now’s the time to put these plans into action, according to radio bosses.
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R2 to pre-record Jonathan Ross show
Jonathan Ross is to pre-record his Radio 2 show to make sure it is “watertight” against future editorial breaches.
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Phil Riley buys eight Global radio stations
Global Radio has sold eight of its Midlands radio licenses to former Chrysalis Radio chief radio Phil Riley and Lloyds TSB Development Capital for an undisclosed sum.
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Urgent decisions needed in radio, says Richards
RADIO 3.0: “It’s time for crucial decisions to be made” to safeguard the future of commercial radio, said Ofcom chief Ed Richards today.
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Radio execs clash over DAB
RADIO 3.0: Two radio executives have clashed over a discussion on DAB after DRDB chief executive Tony Moretta claimed the digital medium had a sound future because “people like to listen to devices that look like radios”.
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Low cost radio ads need push
RADIO 3.0: The Central Office of Information’s director of channel integration management Corrine Purton has attacked the radio industry for not plugging “low entry cost advertising” when it competes with TV.
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Give us the WoCC, radio indies tell BBC management
Radio indies are urging the BBC to extend the Window of Creative Commission to its radio output.
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Spice Girl to stand in for Theakston on Heart
‘Baby Spice’ Emma Bunton is to co-host Heart Breakfast with Harriet Scott while Jamie Theakston takes a holiday.
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BBC reveals £440m indie spend
The BBC invested £440m in the indie sector across TV, radio and new media in 2008/09, according to provisional figures released today.
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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.