All articles by Matthew Hemley – Page 4
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NewsRajars: Listeners take Theakston to Heart
Heart 106.2 presenter Jamie Theakston has stolen the commercial breakfast show crown from GCap rival Johnny Vaughan for the first time ever, adding 180,000 listeners in the three months to 17 December.
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NewsGCap launches drive for online listeners
Capital Radio owner GCap Media is launching an inter-active department to expand the company's brands on platforms outside traditional radio.
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NewsSmooth FM revamp will ditch presenters
GMG Radio chief John Myers is set to swing the axe at his London station Smooth FM in a root and branch revamp aimed at drawing in older listeners.
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C4 Radio bid focuses on student appeal
Nathalie Schwarz, director of Channel 4 Radio, has claimed that C4's proposed new digital radio service will have its 'finger on the pulse' of the nation's up and coming producers and scriptwriters and will act as a showcase for the best of student material around the country.
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NewsBSkyB profits drop
BSkyB has reported pre-tax profits of£395m for the six months to 31 December, a drop of 4.6% compared with the same period.
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NewsSaga Radio given Smooth make-over
GMG Radio will re-name its newly acquired Saga stations as Smooth Radio from the middle of March this year.
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NewsLBC in line for podcast windfall
London based radio station LBC 97.3 FM is expecting revenues from its podcast subscription service to hit£100,000 in the next couple of months.
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NewsC4 unveils new current affairs strand
Mentorn Oxford has been commissioned to make a 10 x 60-minute current affairs series for Channel 4, in which a range of participants share their thoughts on controversial subjects.
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NewsCapital signs up Vaughan for another three years
GCap has decided to stick with Johnny Vaughan as the voice of its Capital Radio breakfast show for a further three years, despite a substantial drop in listeners since he took over the slot in April 2004.
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NewsITV1 to offer sneak previews of Corrie and Emmerdale
ITV1 is taking a behind the scenes look at Coronation Street and Emmerdalewith a 20 x 30-minute series for daytime .
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NewsC4 pulls Shipwrecked repeat
Channel 4 has decided not to repeat an episode of Shipwreckedin which a contestant made racist remarks to ensure the safety of the people taking part in the show.
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NewsParamount programming boss joins Baby Cow
Sarah Mahoney, Paramount Comedy Channel's head of programming and development, is to leave the company and take up a post with Baby Cow, the indie that makes Saxondale.
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NewsABC orders fourth series of Wife Swap
American network ABC has ordered a fourth series of Wife Swapfrom RDF USA.
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NewsRadio 3 hands Iain Burnside weekend slot
BBC Radio 3 has handed Iain Burnside a regular weekend slot produced by indie Above the Title.
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NewsKershaw leaves Five to set up indie
Five's controller of factual Justine Kershaw is leaving the channel after five years to set up her own independent production company.
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Fremantle improvises comedy for ITV
Fremantle Media is developing comedy improvisation format Thank God You're Here for ITV1.
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NewsC4 genealogy show to investigate British Empire
Channel 4 is getting in on the genealogy boom with Empire's Children, a new series from Who Do You Think You Are? producer Wall to Wall.
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NewsRadioCentre prepares to 'tackle the BBC'
The commercial radio industry is preparing to 'tackle the BBC head on' with a series of cross-network programming initiatives designed to gain listeners and raise advertising revenues.
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NewsKeith Allen to explore God TV
Actor Keith Allen is to front a controversial Channel 4 documentary focusing on the British-owned Christian broadcaster God TV.
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RDF boss hits back at Shipwrecked critics
RDF Media Group chief executive David Frank has hit back at public criticism of C4's Shipwrecked, arguing that the current backlash could be bad for free speech.