All Radio articles – Page 135
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Whiley's new deal
Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley has signed to the BBC station for a further 12 months. Her contract now runs until February 2005.
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Jago bids to stay put
Becky Jago, Chris Tarrant's sidekick on Capital Radio, has been tipped to keep her position on the breakfast show when Johnny Vaughan takes over in a few months. Insiders claimed she has produced the strongest demo tape and has the best chemistry of all contenders with the ...
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Emap appoints Kerrang! boss
Emap has taken a step closer to launching its West Midlands rock station Kerrang! with the appointment of Andrew Jeffries as programme director.
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News'Alternative' radio survey shows Radio 1 fall
Radio 1 is continuing its downward spiral, loosing over a million listeners in just three months according to controversial new research.
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NewsHodgson joins GWR
Patricia Hodgson, former chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has joined the board of Classic FM-owner GWR.
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NewsSMG's Cruickshank confirms departure
Don Cruickshank has confirmed his resignation as chairman of Virgin Radio owner SMG.
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SRH reports growth
Scottish Radio Holdings has said it made a strong start to its financial year, with like-for-like revenues fro the three months to December rising 7.7%.
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NewsCruickshank expected to quit Virgin Radio
Don Cruickshank, chairman of Virgin Radio-owner SMG, has been tipped to quit the company within the next six months.
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NewsMacKenzie renews call for damages
Kelvin MacKenzie has renewed his call for£27m in damages from Rajar after the radio listening research body said it might not update its 'diary' system until 2006.
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Kiss freshens up weekend schedules
London dance radio station Kiss is launching two weekend shows from 30 January. On Fridays, British Asian producer Rishi Rishi Project will host the midnight to 02.00 slot and on Saturdays US DJ Mark Ronson will front a R'n'B, rock and funk show from 23.00 to 01.00.
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NewsTWG and Emap lift radio sector
Further consolidation of the radio sector kicked off this week with Emap and The Wireless Group (TWG) announcing multi-million pound deals.
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GMG deal with UBC
Guardian Media Group has signed a deal with UBC Media to take a daily showbiz news package in exchange for airtime. Entertainment News will broadcast the two-minute bulletin throughout the day across GMG's stations, which include Jazz FM in London, Smooth FM in the north-west and Real Radio services in ...
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Bernard aims for 2012 radio switch-off
Ralph Bernard, executive chairman of radio group GWR, has called on the government to set a deadline of 2012 to switch off the analogue radio signal. The move would bring radio in line with TV, which has been set a switch-off deadline between 2006 and 2010. Bernard has written to ...
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NewsTWG grows digital clout
The Wireless Group (TWG) is to make further investment in the burgeoning digital radio sector by acquiring a 6% interest in digital multiplex licence owner DRG (London).
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NewsTWG to buy Forever
The Wireless Group (TWG) has tabled an offer worth£8.1m to buy radio group Forever Broadcasting.
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NewsJK and Joel join Radio 1
Radio 1 has poached Manchester DJ double-act JK and Joel to host a new weekend show.
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NewsEmap buys stake in SRH
Emap has kicked off the highly anticipated consolidation of the radio sector by acquiring SMG's 28% stake in Scottish Radio Holdings for£90.5m.
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NewsThe cornflake wars
As big names Chris Moyles and Johnny Vaughan take over the morning shifts at Radio 1 and Capital Radio respectively, competition in the crucial breakfast slot is hotting up as never before.
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Schoonmaker looks at work outside radio
Tim Schoonmaker, Emap's radio chief who quit suddenly last week after 20 years, is looking to broaden his skills base outside radio and is talking to venture capitalists and 'multinational corporations' about his next move.
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TWG ups DRG stake
The Wireless Group is to increase its stake in DRG, owner of the London III digital multiplex, to 33.58%. The company is talking to Matsushita Electric Europe about acquiring its 10% interest. TWG also has an 80.5% stake in the London II licence, held by SwitchDigital.