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FeaturesBehind the news: Future of commercial radio
If commercial radio is to succeed in a competitive digital world, it must drag itself out of the past and innovate. Rob Shepherd looks at some of the best new ideas.
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NewsListeners attack BBC for 'over publicising' Blair book
The BBC has come under fire from listeners for acting as a “publicity machine” for Cherie Blair's memoirs.
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NewsRugby commentator retiring
BBC Radio 5 Live's Rugby Union commentator Alastair Hignell will retire following the Guinness Premiership final at Twickenham on Saturday (31 May).
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NewsWall appointed 5 Live commissioning editor
Jonathan Wall has been appointed commissioning editor for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC 5 Live Sports Extra in a move that will see him preparing the stations for their move to Salford and Mediacity in 2011.
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Campbell joins Bauer
GCap Media programme director Duncan Campbell will leave the group to become a regional director for Bauer Radio.
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Radio ‘must look outwards'
Radio must be less introspective and understand its audience better to sell itself harder to advertisers, senior industry figures have urged.
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GCap chair Eyre savages radio websites
Outgoing GCap chairman Richard Eyre was among a host of senior figures to attack the quality of the commercial radio sector's online offering at Broadcast's Radio 3.0 conference.
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NewsC4 radio chief vows to beat BBC indie spend
Channel 4's new director of radio, Bob Shennan, has pledged to spend “significantly more” with radio indies than the BBC's 10% independent production quota.
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NewsC4 in mobile DAB talks
Channel 4 is in talks with electronics manufacturers about creating a branded plug-in DAB device for iPods and mobile phones.
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NewsRadio sales have 'lost the sex'
Radio must be less introspective and understand its audience better to sell itself harder to advertisers, senior industry figures have urged.
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NewsGCap exec joining Bauer
GCap executive Duncan Campbell is to join Bauer Radio as its new regional programme director.
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NewsEyre: Privatise Radio 1 and 2
Outgoing GCap chairman Richard Eyre has joined Peter Bazalgette in calling for BBC Radio 1 and 2 to be privatised.
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NewsShennan: C4 Radio will beat BBC indie quota
Channel 4 director of radio Bob Shennan has pledged that the broadcaster will far exceed the BBC's radio quota of 10% of production coming from the indie sector.
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NewsHazlitt and Eyre quit GCap
GCap Media chief executive Fru Hazlitt and chairman Richard Eyre will both leave the company when its sale to Global Radio completes on 6 June.
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Mock the Week duo to star in R4 comedy run
Mock the Week host Dara O'Briain and panellists Andy Parsons and Frankie Boyle are to team up again for a BBC Radio 4 comedy series from indie Open Mike.
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NewsSmall radio stations to launch ‘support group'
Small independent radio stations have joined forces to launch a “standalone self-help group” to discuss industry issues because they do not feel represented by the Radio Centre.
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NewsRadio body launching ad push
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) will this week launch a national radio advertising campaign extolling the virtues of using the medium.
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FeaturesDAB radio anyone?
As the future of DAB looks increasingly uncertain, Rob Shepherd reports on the industry's attempts to make digital radio as essential to listeners as an iPod.