All articles by Yvette Mackenzie – Page 7
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NewsEmap profits down
Emap is on track with its plans to sell the business but has reported first-half pre-tax profits down 16% to£80m.
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FeaturesStation Profile: Talksport
Station fact file detailing the sport and news network Talksport, includes interview with drivetime producer Steve Morgan.
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NewsEmap profits down 16%
Emap is on track to with its plans to sell the business but has reported first-half pre-tax profits down 16% to£80 million. More follows.
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NewsParthenon bought by private equity
Factual and kids indie and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has been acquired by Arkaga, a private investment company for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsBBC to include music in podcasts
The BBC is launching its first podcasts to feature music clips following a deal with royalties body Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL).
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NewsDee leaves 5 Live for UTV
BBC Radio 5 Live commissioning editor Moz Dee has quit the station to join UTV Radio as director of programmes in the new year.
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NewsEmap open to takeover bids
Emap has stepped up efforts to find a buyer for its businesses, and has announced that it is open to takeover bids.
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NewsSouthern Africa channel launch
Southern Africa Direct, a new free-to-air lifestyle TV channel, is planning its first round of commissioning in the new year.
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NewsDCD eyes more acquisitions
DCD Media, which completed a£19m triple indie deal this summer, is eyeing the US and European markets for further acquisitions.
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NewsVirgin Media adds customers
Cable operator Virgin Media has defied analysts’ expectations with a return to customer growth in the third quarter, adding 13,000 net new customers.
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NewsOfcom official: news changes will dent BBC radio quality
Journalist job cuts in the BBC radio newsroom could lead to repetitive content and will compromise the high quality of news, according to a senior Ofcom official.
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NewsSMG to raise£95m
SMG has announced plans to raise£95m through a rights issue to allow it to hold out for a better sale price for Virgin Radio.
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NewsR4 archive to become online ‘encyclopaedia’
BBC Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer wants to use converging media technology to turn the station into an “aural encyclopaedia”.
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NewsDamazer attacks press over TV bias
BBC Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer has attacked the press for prioritising coverage of TV shows at the expense of radio programmes.
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News5 Live news to be restructured
Radio 5 Live is restructuring its news division and will take on journalists from the BBC radio newsroom to produce, write and present new programmes on the station.
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NewsRadio 5 Live news shake-up
25 BBC radio newsroom journalist jobs will be transferred to BBC Radio 5 Live next year as part of a change to the way the news and sport network operates.
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NewsWise Buddah strengthens itself with Steele
Sam Steele has quit the BBC to join radio indie Wise Buddah as head of programmes.
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NewsCommercial stations seek more networked shows
Commercial radio is stepping up its campaign to be allowed to broadcast more networked shows in a bid to replicate its London success against the BBC around the country.
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News1Xtra breakfast duo move to R2
Former BBC 1Xtra breakfast show hosts Jason and Iyare are moving to BBC Radio 2 to present a new series called The A to Z of Street Music.