All Radio articles – Page 131
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C4 in talks over Popworld radio station
Channel 4 has started talks with UBC Media that could lead to the broadcaster venturing into radio for the first time.
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NewsUBC confirms C4 venture talks
UBC Media Group is in advanced discussions with 4 Ventures, the commercial arm of Channel 4, and 19 Management about setting up a joint venture business aimed at exploiting music brands in TV and radio.
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NewsCapital to pour£5m into digital radio
Capital Radio has joined forces with Hutchinson Wampoa to launch a£5m push into driving take-up of digital radio.
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NewsEyre to join GMG
Former ITV chief executive Richard Eyre is to join the board of the Guardian Media Group (GMG) as a non-executive director as the company gears up for expansion.
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NewsXfm controller joins Unique
Xfm's former programme controller Andrew Phillips has re-emerged as head of commercial programming for Unique.
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Suggs on Virgin
Virgin Radio is giving Madness frontman Suggs his own evening show but has dropped specialist DJ Captain America. Suggs will host a three-hour show, Virgin Party Classics, from 19.00 every Friday. The show will play tracks from the likes of Robbie Williams, the Beatles and Soft Cell. Nick Stewart, who ...
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Radio 1 rejigs shows
Dave Pearce has been dropped from his 18.00 drivetime dance show on BBC Radio 1, but will continue to present a Sunday evening show. Meanwhile, DJ Zane Lowe will get a regular early evening slot to showcase new music. Veteran DJ John Peel retains his three weeknight slots but is ...
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Trevor's World of Sport returns - on radio
Trevor's World of Sport , the BBC1 sitcom controversially dropped from the Friday night comedy zone last September, is to get a new lease of life on BBC Radio 4.
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NewsProfits lift at Emap
Emap today announced growth in both profits and turnover, despite spending£17m on product launches last year.
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NewsSMG to appoint new chairman
Virgin Radio-owner SMG is preparing to announce the replacement for chairman Don Cruickshank ahead of next week's annual meeting.
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NewsFindlay to step down from SRH
Richard Findlay said he will step down as chief executive of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) in September as he unveiled a healthy crop of financial results for the company.
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NewsSchoonmaker joins Odeon
Tim Schoonmaker, the former chief executive of Emap Performance, has resurfaced as the new chief executive for Odeon Cinemas.
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Virgin brand to lead SMG push
SMG is to exploit its key Virgin Radio brand by creating two digital spin-offs that will
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5 Live nabs O'Connell
Former Xfm breakfast DJ Christian O'Connell is to take over from Johnny Vaughan as the host of BBC Radio 5 Live sports debate show Fighting Talk. O'Connell, who picked up the Sony Award for best DJ last week, will start on 14 August when ...
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NewsR1 to announce shake-up of night-time
BBC Radio 1 is poised to announce a major shake-up to the DJ line-up for its specialist night-time shows.
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NewsGWR to reduce debt by£10m
Radio group GWR is to reduce its debt by over£10m following the sale of it stake in Radio Investments to the Local Radio Company (LRC).
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NewsBlue Peter's Hill takes Hit 40 brief
DJ Neil Fox is to step down as presenter of commercial radio chart the Hit40UK and hand his headphones to former Blue Peter presenter Katy Hill and DJ Simon Hirst.
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LRC seeks millions
The Local Radio Company (LRC), headed by the former management team of Jazz FM, is seeking to raise£47.3m to fund the purchase of Radio Investments through an accelerated flotation on AIM. LRC, led by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatley, is to place 52.7 million shares on the junior ...
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Chrysalis radio up
Chrysalis has reported a 23% boost in revenues for its radio division. The group, which includes Heart, Galaxy and LBC, grew revenue to£33.3m in the six months to the end of February. Overall turnover increased marginally to£84.6m, with pre-tax profits up to£1.9m from£1.3m in the same period last year.
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Xfm's O'Connell wins Sony
Chris Moyles may have turned around the fortunes of the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show but he was trumped at this week's Sony Radio Academy Awards by Xfm's Christian O'Connell.