All articles by Matthew Hemley – Page 3
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NewsGaydar Radio founder dies
The co-founder and chairman of Gaydar Radio, Gary Frisch, has died just days before the digital station celebrates its fifth birthday.
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NewsBBC talks up Salford ahead of move
BBC Radio Manchester will today devote its airtime to promoting Salford and the people who live there, as five of the corporation's London-based departments prepare to move to the new Media City in Salford Quays.
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NewsEmap to network programming across Big City
Emap Radio is to network programming across parts of its Big City evening schedule. The move comes just days after the group said it would be looking to axe 50 jobs in a cost cutting drive.
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NewsBBC to launch digital radio on medium-wave
The BBC will become the first broadcaster in the UK to transmit digital radio on medium-wave when it trials new technology from the end of April aimed at enhancing the quality of AM services - a move which could usher in a new era of high quality reception for BBC ...
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NewsRadio Advertising Bureau hires King as chair
Former Capital Radio managing director Martina King has been appointed chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau, the body charged with drawing advertisers to commercial radio.
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NewsC4 orders more Secret Millionaire
Six more millionaires have agreed to part with thousands of pounds for a second series of The Secret Millionaire on Channel 4.
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NewsRockTalk wins Manchester licence
GMG Radio is continuing its rapid expansion after winning the FM licence to cover Manchester with its RockTalk format.
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NewsCan Myers deliver on the promise to lift GMG?
GMG's John Myers is focusing on making the company the UK's third biggest radio group
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NewsTarrant returns with Classic Gold quiz
Chris Tarrant is hoping to break back into radio as the host of a new quiz show to be aired on UBC-owned Classic Gold later this month.
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NewsC4 in deal to launch DAB media player
Channel 4 has partnered with Korean manufacturer iRiver to launch a DAB media player that will combine digital radio with the storage of digital music and video.
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NewsC4 Radio plans The Archers rival
Channel 4 radio chief Nathalie Schwarz is planning a soap to take on BBC Radio 4's long-running The Archers, claiming the BBC has dominated radio drama for too long.
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NewsEmap tells City to lower expectations
Emap has warned that its radio division, which includes Magic and Kiss, is likely to perform to the bottom end of market expectations in its full year results.
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NewsITV pushes into DVD comedy
ITV DVD is pushing into the live comedy genre and has signed an exclusive three-year deal with comedian Phil Nichol.
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NewsChrysalis revenues up
Heart 106.2 owner Chrysalis has reported that revenues in January are up by 5% compared with last year.
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NewsC4 faces legal action over withheld CBB tapes
Channel 4 bosses are facing court action after refusing Hertfordshire police access to un-transmitted footage of Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsPhillips launches attack on C4
Trevor Phillips has launched a fresh attack on how Channel 4 bosses handled the Celebrity Big Brotherrace row, likening director of programmes Kevin Lygo to a “14-year-old” who boasted to his “mates that he'd got away with it”.
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Tarrant starts 2007 radio push with Classic Gold
Chris Tarrant is continuing his push back into radio as the host of a new quiz show to be aired on UBC-owned Classic Gold later this month.
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NewsRajars: Internet radio listening on the rise
Radio listening over the internet and on mobile phones is on the increase, according to latest figures from Rajar.
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NewsRajars: London commercial stations given boost
London's commercial radio stations enjoyed a boost in the latest Rajar results, with GCap's Choice FM and smaller stations such as Sunrise Radio and Kismat Radio enjoying large increases.
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NewsRajars: BBC widens gap with commercial radio
The BBC has widened the gap between itself and its commercial rivals despite losses for both Radio 1 and Radio 4.