All Radio articles – Page 106
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NewsTony Blackburn extends Classic Gold contract
Radio veteran Tony Blackburn has signed an 18 month extension to his Classic Gold Radio breakfast show contract.
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GCap risks hostile takeover as shares slump
Embattled radio group GCap Media could face a takeover approach if its share price dips below 250p, City figures have warned.
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5 live Xmas special
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned indie the Comedy Unit to make a 60-minute comedy sketch show reviewing the sporting year. Called Freddie Flintoff Ate My Ashes, the programme will air on Christmas Day and star Dead Ringers' Kevin Connelly and impressionists Kayvan Novak and Gabriel Quigley. Gus Beattie will ...
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Interview: Fru Hazlitt - The Virgin queen
Virgin Radio's new chief executive, Fru Hazlitt, is looking to build profits by committing to getting on Freeview, launching new stations and hiring Christian O'Connell to present at breakfast-time.
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NewsTLRC hit by uncertain advertising market
The Local Radio Company (TLRC) reported a 21% rise in revenue for its first full year of operations, but said its pre-tax losses had grown substantially.
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NewsVirgin apes Xfm's Bounty Hunter for O'Connell launch
Virgin Radio is hoping to win former Xfm listeners to its new Christian O'Connell breakfast show by launching the new programme with an almost identical promotion to his feted Bounty Hunter stunt.
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NewsSavile back on air for Christmas
Broadcasting veteran Jimmy Savile is to return to the radio airwaves with a special one-off Christmas Day show for GMG's Real Radio.
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NewsBlunkett to guest edit Today
4pm: Former work and pensions secretary David Blunkett is to turn the tables on BBC radio presenter John Humphrys, grilling him about the health of modern journalism.
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NewsBBC radio and music division fails to satisfy unions
The BBC's radio and music division is to press ahead with plans to combine three roles in one job, in the face of fierce opposition from broadcasting unions.
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NewsUBC defies difficult radio trading market
UBC Media has bucked the trend in a difficult radio trading market with a swing into profit in the first half of the year.
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NewsGCap to sell stations as profit slumps
Radio group GCap Media is selling off nine stations after reporting 'extremely disappointing' half year results.
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Ladbroke wins raft of BBC radio orders
Ladbroke Productions has won a dozen commissions for BBC Radio.
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NewsBBC Worldwide applies for stake in Indian FM station
BBC Worldwide has applied to buy a stake in an Indian FM station, in the first foreign direct investment deal in the country's domestic FM radio industry.
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NewsFive Live tenders out Formula 1coverage
BBC Radio Five Live is putting out to tender its coverage of the Formula 1 world championship - the first time the station has offered out commentary for a major live sporting event to the independent radio sector.
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NewsQuentin Howard elected president of WorldDAB
International DAB lobbying body WorldDAB has elected Digital One chief executive Quentin Howard to the two-year post of president.
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Emap Scottish head
Emap has appointed its national brands director, Steve Parkinson, to oversee the group's Scottish stations on an interim basis, following the departure of managing director of Emap Radio Scotland David Goode at the end of the year. Parkinson will oversee the stations from January while the group seeks a permanent ...
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Arqiva contracts
Arqiva has won three new 12-year FM transmission contracts for new stations awarded licences by Ofcom. The deals are worth over£1m and include UTV Radio's U105 in Belfast and allTalk FM in Edinburgh. GCap Media has also signed a deal with the transmission service provider for its new Xfm Manchester ...
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Christian radio station pips BBC to award
3.30pm: A charity-owned Christian radio station has won the top honours at the Religious Radio Awards 2005, beating competition from BBC Radio 4, Radio Wales and the World Service.
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NewsEmap's radio division on the up
10.45am: Emap has said revenues for its radio division grew 23% from£47m in the first half of 2004 to£58m in the six months to 30 September, when it included the former Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) stations it bought in August.
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NewsUBC rolls out Emap deal
8am: Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) stations, recently acquired by Emap, have signed up to carry UBC Media's daily entertainment news service.