All Radio articles – Page 144
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NewsChrysalis sells off TV to focus on radio
Chrysalis Group is selling its TV division because it has over expanded, according to chief executive Richard Huntingford, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsR3 lines up celebrity presenters
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and former Brass Eye producer Armando Ianucci are among a raft of new presenters set to present breakfast shows on BBC Radio 3 this summer, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsClassic FM TV courts youth with promo push
Classic FM TV is trying to pull in more younger viewers by getting pop promo producers to make videos for its classical output, writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsStation rapped over Hindley gaffe
East Anglia radio station Q103FM has been reprimanded for encouraging listeners to 'breathe deeply' in order to smell the smoke resulting from the cremation of moors murderer Myra Hindley, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsTWG losses at£20.2m
The Wireless Group (TWG) reported its 2002 preliminary results today (16 April), revealing the Kelvin MacKenzie radio outfit has doubled its losses over the past 12 months, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsSchedule revamp for BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is to shake up its schedule by increasing the amount of live music and album tracks it airs in an attempt to better serve its audience, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsRadio Academy honours DJs
Noel Edmonds, Tony Blackburn and Alan 'Fluff' Freeman were among the line up of influential DJs inaugurated into the Radio Academy's first Hall of Fame last night, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsTWG searches for new voice with Chat Idol
The Wireless Group (TWG) is pre-empting a decision on the West Midlands FM licence by launching Chat Idol - a Pop Idol style competition to find a new voice to front a show on its planned service, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsNew role for beat's Pattenden
Beat 106 executive producer Claire Pattenden has been promoted to programme controller of the Capital-owned radio station, writes Colin Robertson
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Strong showing for XFM in Sonys
Xfm leads the commercial radio nominations at this year's Sony Radio Academy Awards, with six contenders including Ricky Gervais and breakfast host Christian O'Connell, writes John Plunkett
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NewsShare gloom for Capital
Capital Radio shares fell 6% today after it predicted first-half radio revenues would be down 5% and said the short-term advertising market was 'uncertain', ahead of the company's interim results due on 15 May, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsRadio stations to play safe during war
The BBC and commercial radio stations' playlists have been changed so as not to offend the listening public during the war with Iraq, writes Sam Matthews
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NewsCapital hires Findlay as head of music
Capital Radio has appointed Mark Findlay as its new head of music in a bid to revive the flagging fortunes of its flagship London station, 95.8 Capital FM writes John Plunkett
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NewsChrysalis eyes FM licence for Glasgow
Chrysalis has become the latest radio operator to announce plans to bid for the new local FM licence in Glasgow, writes Colin Robertson
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RatingsMansfield warns against new radio ratings system
Capital Radio chief executive David Mansfield has dismissed Kelvin MacKenzie's initiative to rival Rajar with a new wristwatch-based radio measurement system as a disaster waiting to happen, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBig hitters combine for radio licence bid
A consortium including Celador's Paul Smith and Richard Eyre, the former chief of ITV and Capital Radio, has emerged as a surprise bidder for the UK's biggest remaining radio licence, writes John Plunkett
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NewsBBC opens super-newsroom in Moscow
The BBC has opened a huge newsgathering bureau in Moscow - its largest news operation centre in the world outside the UK, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBroadcasters prepare new digital radio drive
BBC and commercial radio are preparing for their biggest digital drive yet as the next generation of digital radios goes on sale, writes John Plunkett
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NewsProfits slump at SMG
Virgin Radio owner SMG has posted a 28% fall in annual profits for 2002, citing a renewed slowdown in the advertising market as a result of the possible war with Iraq, with no hopes of a recovery until 2004, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsRI:SE presenters reunited
Presenter Edith Bowman is to be reunited with her former RI:SE colleague Colin Murray for a new show on BBC Radio 1 just a month after she announced she was quitting the troubled Channel 4 breakfast show, writes John Plunkett