All Radio articles – Page 73
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Whale drops Talk claim
Ex-Talk Sport presenter James Whale has dropped his legal action over his dismissal from the broadcaster earlier this year. Whale, whose contract was terminated after he urged listeners to vote for Boris Johnson in the London mayoral election, said he did not have the money to pursue the unfair dismissal ...
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BBC orders kids radio
BBC Radio 7 has ordered a long-running radio spin-off of CBeebies TV series Harry and Toto. Harry and Toto Radio is a 42 x 10-minute preschool show by children's indie Handle and Spout.
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Rebranding for Capital
Capital Radio has undergone its fifth rebranding in under three years and will now be known as 95.8 Capital FM - London's Number 1 Hit Music Station.
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CommentTalking Radio: Clive Dickens
Could 2009 see the renaissance of breakfast time for commercial radio, asks Absolute Radio programme and operations director Clive Dickens.
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NewsJazz FM unveils rebrand
Jazz FM has updated its famous multi-coloured chameleon which will be featured as part of a major marketing campaign to coincide with its return to the airwaves next week.
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NewsAbsolute Radio launches with Bowie
David Bowie classic Absolute Beginners was selected by listeners as the song to launch Absolute Radio when it went live this morning (29 September).
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NewsAnother re-brand for Capital
Capital Radio has undergone its fifth re-brand in under three years and is now known as 95.8 Capital FM - 'London's Number 1 Hit Music Station'.
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CommentTalking Radio: Grant Goddard
Grant Goddard, radio specialist at Enders Analysis, examines the competition to Global Radio posed by internet-delivered radio and the growing range of wireless devices offered to consumers.
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C4 announces shows from Radio HaHa talent search
Channel 4 Radio has unveiled three commissions from its 4Talent Radio HaHa talent search scheme, including a comedy take on superheroes.
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NewsAbsolute orders£5m breakfast revamp
Absolute Radio is to spend more than a third of its£15m investment in the station on its new-look breakfast show.
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NewsJames Whale drops Talk Sport legal action
Ex-Talk Sport presenter James Whale has dropped his legal action over his controversial dismissal from the broadcaster earlier this year.
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NewsGlobal restructures sales operation
Global Radio has restructured its sales operation by creating five agency teams, a client team and interactive team spanning both Global and the newly acquired GCap Media.
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NewsMother of 7/7 victim to front R4 doc
BBC Radio 4 will follow the mother of a 7/7 victim as she goes on a personal exploration to find out how parents of other victims of crime have managed to forgive the perpetrators.
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NewsFolder Media acquires Fun Radio
Digital radio and new media specialist Folder Media has completed the acquisition of children's broadcaster Fun Radio for an undisclosed fee.
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NewsRadio body moves to tackle credit crunch
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is investing£3m into a new initiative that aims to provide advertisers and agencies with support and insight into how best to use radio.
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NewsSmooth Radio's got soul
Smooth Radio and Real Radio Wales will celebrate the evolution of soul music from the 1960s to the present day as a part of a six-part series celebrating the genre.
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Power rapped by Ofcom
A Power FM presenter misled listeners by initially awarding a competition prize to her sister, Ofcom has ruled.
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Global rebrands stations
Global Radio will rebrand around 30 of its One Network stations into a network of Heart-branded stations.
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GMG retains sales contract
GMG Radio is to continue its national airtime sales contract for the Real, Century, Smooth and Rock Radio brands with Global Radio following the latter's takeover of GCap Media.
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CommentTalking Radio: Bryan Coombes
In the age of podcasts, VoD and internet radio, Bryan Coombes of VT Communications asks whether there is a future for traditional shortwave radio.