All Radio articles – Page 123
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TWI radio wins second contract with FA
TWI Radio has been reappointed by the FA Premier League to represent its international radio rights. The new contract runs until the 2006/7 season. In addition, TWI Radio has signed a new deal with digital satellite radio company Sirius to take Premiership football coverage. Sirius has 120 channels across North ...
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Radio 5's Fighting talk leaps to BBC2
BBC Radio 5 Live's sports format Fighting Talk is to transfer to BBC2 following a fast turnaround commission. Indie World's End will the make the three-part series, which will be presented by Johnny Vaughan. The show - the first to transfer to TV from R5 ...
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NewsLRC takes control of Spirit FM
The Local Radio Company (LRC), the group run by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has acquired its 25th station in a deal worth£1.7m.
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NewsCash boost for Capital stations
Capital Radio is to plough£1.5m into youth music stations Xfm and Choice in a bid to strengthen its dominance of the increasingly competitive London market.
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Radio indie goes into distribution
Somethin' Else, the UK's largest radio indie, is launching an international distribution arm.
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GWR reports ad loss
GWR, the radio group set to merge with Capital Radio, has added to the downbeat feeling across the sector by issuing a warning that the radio advertising market has weakened. The company, which runs Classic FM, reported an 8.7% year-on-year drop in advertising revenue for October and forecasted that it ...
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NewsGWR adds to radio market woes
GWR, the radio group set to merge with Capital Radio, has added to the downbeat feeling across the sector with a warning that the radio advertising market has weakened.
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NewsUBC signs Emap deal
Radio group UBC Media Group has cut pre-tax losses and signed a major deal with Emap.
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NewsSRH ends year on financial high
Scottish Radio Holdings has reported a strong end to the year but has played down speculation of an imminent takeover from media group Emap.
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Tanner to Leave Jazz FM in the spring
Jazz FM managing director Carter Tanner has resigned and will leave the station in March. Tanner, who joined the Guardian Media Group-owned London station in March 2002 from Clear Channel, is believed to be hunting for a more sales-oriented role in the radio sector. Meanwhile, Ofcom is to allow a ...
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NewsButters axed from Radio 1
Wes Butters has been axed as the host of BBC Radio 1's chart show as part of a shake-up of the weekend schedule that will mark the return of Sara Cox.
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NewsEmap: SRH deal 'not imminent'
Emap has played down speculation that it is to launch a£250m takeover bid for Scottish Radio Holdings before the end of the year.
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Radio giants vie for Manchester
The UK's biggest radio groups are to turn their attention to Manchester in a bid to win a lucrative new FM licence worth an estimated£5m a year in advertising revenue.
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Emap to appoint Kiss and Magic MDs
Emap Performance is hunting for two managing directors for its Kiss and Magic networks in a bid to establish them as national brands. The move follows the decision by Emap managing director of radio programming Mark Story to relinquish his combined role as managing director of Kiss and Magic in ...
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NewsBids line up for Manchester FM
The UK's biggest radio groups are to turn their attention to Manchester in a bid to win a lucrative new FM licence worth an estimated£5m a year in advertising revenue.
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NewsElton John in Radio 1 profanity outburst
Sir Elton John turned the airwaves blue during an appearance on Chris Moyles Radio 1 breakfast show yesterday morning.
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NewsRadio 1 'replaces' John Peel
Club DJ Rob Da Bank is to take over John Peel's late night show on BBC Radio 1 for the 'foreseeable future'.
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NewsAbramsky denies resignation claims
BBC director of radio Jenny Abramsky has denied she threatened to resign if the corporation moved Radio 5 Live out of London to Manchester.
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NewsJohn Peel funeral open to public
The funeral of veteran Radio 1 DJ John Peel is to be held next week near his home in Suffolk and will be open to the public.
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Rajar hits out at ?Publicity' Mackenzie
The Wireless Group chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie was this week accused of launching a legal action against Rajar to court publicity for his radio stations. Rajar's QC, Nicholas Green, made the comment at a High Court hearing to decide whether MacKenzie's case citing that Rajar's methods of audience measurement discriminates ...