All Radio articles – Page 107
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Boost for digital stations
Rajar reported that a fifth of UK adults listened to radio via DTV at least once a week. Digital only stations now have a collective reach of 4.1 million. The BBC's digital stations Five Live Sports Extra, BBC 7, 1Xtra and the Asian Network all recorded record reach, with increased ...
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BBC radio gets highest ever share
The BBC recorded its highest ever share of listening, up to 54.6%, compared with commercial radio's 43.5%. Radio 1 had 10.3 million listeners and a 9.4% share, while Radio 2 remains the country's most popular national station with 12.9 million listeners and a 15.6% share, down slightly on the last ...
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Rajars bring bad tidings for GCap
Capital 95.8's fall from the London top spot in last week's quarterly Rajar results was the latest in a string of headaches for Ralph Bernard, chief executive of parent company GCap Media.
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Profile: Mark Browning - Programming from the Heart
Mark Browning has steered Heart 106.2 clear of rival Capital through a change of personnel and a clear understanding of his target Londoners.
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NewsPeter Kay to run 6 Music
8am: Comedian Peter Kay and various chart-topping acts are to take charge of BBC digital station 6 Music's programming as part of The BBC 6 Music Selector.
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NewsHit40uk signs up Dynamite MC
Hit40uk has named drum and bass artist Dynamite MC as the host for its new urban chart show, set to launch on the Galaxy and Vibe networks and Kiss 100 FM in the next few months.
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NewsRadio stations urge ratings change
London's biggest commerical radio stations are set to report their Rajar performance based on six months of listening rather than three in a bid to end the volatility of the current quarterly reports.
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NewsTheakston closes breakfast gap
Jamie Theakston picked up 163,000 extra listeners, taking his breakfast show on Heart 106.2 to within just 10,000 listeners of his rival Johnny Vaughan on GCap-owned Capital 95.8.
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NewsBBC Radio strides ahead in record style
3.30pm: BBC Radio logged record share, and second highest ever reach in the UK radio market, leaving its commercial rivals lagging behind in the latest Rajar results.
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NewsHeart is number one with Londoners
GCap's Capital 95.8 FM has lost its top spot in the battle for London listeners, falling from first to third, as Chrysalis' Heart 106.2 surged to the number one commercial station.
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UK radio groups band together for music week
Commercial radio groups are looking to revisit the success of UK RadioAid and UK Leaders Live, by uniting for a new event dubbed British Music Week.
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Immedia bailed out
Immedia Broadcasting, the instore radio company set up by former Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brooks, has been given a new lease of life following a deal with Northcliffe Retail. The company, which reported growing losses in the first half of the year to August of£273,000, will provide instore radio services ...
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1Xtra head takes over R1 playlist
Radio 1 has given responsibility for its playlists and music policy to George Ergatoudis, head of music at sister digital station 1Xtra. He replaces Alex Jones-Donelly, who left the station in August after eight years in the role to join music giant EMI. Ergatoudis had been head of music at ...
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NewsBBC radio rejects three-for-one deal
The BBC's drive to axe 3,780 staff across the corporation has hit a stumbling block after staff in the radio and music division registered an official 'failure to agree' over plans to merge three jobs into one.
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NewsBBC: Persian channel could follow Arabic TV service
BBC World Service director Nigel Chapman has suggested that he may launch more foreign language TV channels and has targeted a Persian offering as the most likely contender.
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NewsImmedia boosted by instore radio contract
4.30pm: Immedia Broadcasting, the instore radio company set up by former Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brooks, has been given a new lease of life following a deal with Northcliffe Retail.
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NewsFriday rethink for Xfm
London indie station Xfm is to revamp its Friday daytime schedule to overcome problems caused by new breakfast show host Lauren Laverne's existing TV commitments.
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NewsBBC Radio Five Live bags baseball rights again
9.45am: BBC Radio Five Live has renewed its radio rights deal with Major League Baseball in the UK for the third year running.
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NewsOfcom to licence 10 new national radio stations
Ofcom has confirmed it will create a second commercial national DAB multiplex, able to carry up to 10 new national digital stations.
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NewsBBC motors on with F1
BBC Radio Five Live has extended its exclusive Formula 1 championship radio rights for a further three years, and is introducing commentary online.