All articles by Yvette Mackenzie – Page 11
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NewsBite Yer Legs hires Gecko production chief Norman
Bite Yer Legs, the indie that produces Eamonn Holmes and Gabby Logan's shows for BBC Radio Five Live, has appointed Caspar Norman as head of production.
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NewsEmap pleased with bidder interest
Emap finance director Ian Griffiths has told Broadcastnow.co.ukthat the company's board has been 'encouraged by the level of interest' in the group's assets. [ALL]
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NewsGCap Media signs Ryan Seacrest
GCap Media has drafted in American Idoland E! Entertainment Television presenter Ryan Seacrest to host a new entertainment show on The One Network. [ALL]
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NewsDavina 'unsuitable' for Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 has received over 100 complaints from listeners after it hired Davina McCall to fill in for Ken Bruce while he was on holiday last week. [ALL]
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NewsBBC1 and ITV2 named Channels of the Year
Edinburgh:BBC1 and ITV2 scooped the Channel of the Year Awards at the 2007 Edinburgh International TV Festival, in a ceremony hosted by Lauren Laverne. [ALL]
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NewsCasualty plot pulled for personal reasons
Edinburgh:The BBC has refuted claims that it abandoned plans to screen a fictional terrorist attack by Muslim suicide bombers in BBC1 hospital drama Casualtybecause it was politically sensitive and could cause racial offence. [ALL]
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NewsCity takes heart from digital listening surge
City analysts have heralded the increase in digital radio listening revealed in this quarter's Rajars as a positive sign for the future of commercial radio.
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NewsCity sceptical over Virgin Radio float
The City has welcomed the appointment of former Chrysalis Group chief executive Richard Huntingford as non-executive chairman at Virgin Radio, but remains unconvinced by the company's plans to float this autumn.
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NewsRadio rookies help Kiss FM beat Capital
Rookie breakfast presenting duo Rickie and Melvin helped Kiss FM overtake GCap's 95.8 Capital Radio as the third most popular commercial radio station in London with a 4.5% market share to Capital's 4.1%.
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NewsGCap attacked over 'awful' Rajars
GCap Media's recovery plan has come under fire after Rajar results that analysts at Merrill Lynch described as 'awful'.
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NewsBBC3 returns to My Penis
Firecracker Films has made a new documentary for BBC3's Body Imageseason that asks why men don't talk about their genitals. [ALL]
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NewsTRC to help indies crack America
Nine UK indies have been selected to take part in an international development programme to help them develop knowledge, make contacts and win new business in the North American TV market. [ALL]
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NewsCommercial radio revenues hit£149m
Commercial radio revenues have risen to£149.4m in the three months to 30 June - an increase of over£1.2m on a year-on-year basis. [ALL]
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NewsEmap auction to begin in two weeks
The sale of three Emap divisions - consumer magazines, business-to-business publishing and radio - will begin in two weeks time according to press reports over the weekend. [ALL]
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NewsHuntingford named Virgin Radio chair
Virgin Radio has drafted in the former chief executive of the Chrysalis Group, Richard Huntingford, as non-executive chairman. [ALL]
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NewsBBC Radio share dips
Rajars:BBC Radio saw its market share drop from 56% to 54.3% in the second quarter as the UK's commercial radio stations stepped up the pressure, with Radio 3 recording its lowest weekly reach since Rajars began. [ALL]
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NewsThe Jazz launch bodes well for digital radio
Rajars: The UK's newest national digital radio station, The Jazz, was one of the winners in the Rajars with 334,000 people tuning into the station every week. [ALL]
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NewsHazlitt defends Capital performance
Rajars:GCap Media managing director Fru Hazlitt has defended Capital Radio's poor performance in the Rajars by saying the station is adding younger listeners. [ALL]
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Increase in listening boosts commercial radio
Rajars:Between March and June of this year 45.6m people, or 91% of the UK's adult population, tuned into the radio. This figure was up 600,000 on the previous quarter, a 1.3% increase. [ALL]