All articles by Yvette Mackenzie
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NewsMoyles narrows the gap on Wogan
Rajars: Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles was close behind Radio 2 rival Terry Wogan in the battle for the BBC's biggest breakfast show audience.
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NewsCommercial speech stations excel
Rajars: Commercial speech radio stations performed well in the final quarter of 2007 with both Talksport and LBC 97.3 reporting their highest ever audience share.
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NewsSmooth listeners tune in for longer
Rajars: GMG Radio's Smooth network was one of the success stories in today's Rajars as listeners tuned for extra 2.2m hours.
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NewsHeart reclaims London breakfast crown
Rajars: Heart 106.2's Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott have marched forward in the commercial radio breakfast wars with 915,000 listeners tuning into each week.
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NewsBBC extends lead on commercial radio
Rajars: Commercial Radio saw its market share dip to 42.4% in the final quarter of 2007 as the BBC bounced back with 55.4%.
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NewsSky appeal could slow ITV sell-off
BSkyB is expected to appeal against the government's order to reduce its 17.9% stake in ITV, buying more time for ITV's share price to recover and potentially reducing the hit Sky will take on the sale.
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Comic Danny Wallace will host Saturday Xfm show
Xfm has hired comedian Danny Wallace to host a new 10am to 2pm Saturday show on Xfm London and Manchester
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NewsGMG eyes Virgin Radio to build up Rock chain
Cash-rich Guardian Media Group is being tipped as a favourite to acquire SMG's Virgin Radio to help expand its Rock Radio offering.
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NewsVernon Kay signs with ITV
ITV has signed up Vernon Kay to an exclusive two year deal, and confirmed a new primetime series called Beat the Star.
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NewsThree new content partners for blinkx
Blinkx, the online video search engine, is to boost its volume of content with a hat trick of new partnership deals.
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NewsJML bumps up shopping TV arm
JML, the TV shopping retailer, has completed an acquisition deal which gives it access to two new shopping channels.
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NewsRajar reveals 12m listen online
Almost 12 million people have tuned into the radio via the internet and 1.87million download a podcast every week according to new Rajar figures.
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NewsDirk Anthony latest GCap departure
GCap Media's group programme director Dirk Anthony is the latest in a string of senior staff to leave the group.
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NewsMore GCap execs face axe after Orchard exit
Industry insiders expect more senior casualties at GCap Media following the departure of group operations director Steve Orchard.
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Somethin' Else appoints brand chief
Cross-platform indie Somethin' Else has appointed Vikki Brightman as head of brand partnerships to lead its specialist branded content division
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NewsDigital radio penetration up 1m
In a gloomy season for retailers, DAB digital radio continued its Christmas tradition of strong sales, with one million products bought in Q4 2007.
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NewsRoary rides again with Five and Nick Jr
Roary the Racing Car is to hit the road again after securing a second series commission from Five's Milkshake! and Nick Jr.
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NewsRadio 4 celebrates Paddington's 50th
BBC Radio 4 has commissioned a special to mark the 50th anniversery of classic kids character Paddington Bear.
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NewsSMG sale of Virgin Radio back on
Scottish media group SMG is back on track with its sale of Virgin Radio after renewed interest from bidders.
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NewsCox passes the mic to Annie Mac
Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox is to hand over her headphones to Annie Mac next month as she takes maternity leave.