All Radio articles – Page 22
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NewsBauer hires digital chief
Absolute Radio’s technology director Paul Brown has been appointed as Bauer Media’s digital development director.
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NewsBBC2 to host Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage debate
BBC2 is to host a live political debate between Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and UKIP’s Nigel Farage over the forthcoming European elections.
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NewsRadio 1 digital producers exit for social start-up
BBC Radio 1 digital execs Alistair Parrington and Laura-May Coope are leaving the station to launch social media agency, Social Life.
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NewsRadio 4 leads BPG nominations
BBC Radio 4 has dominated the 40th Broadcasting Press Guild Awards with four nominations for best radio programme.
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NewsBBC Trust to launch major radio review
The BBC Trust is to launch a health check of the corporation’s entire UK portfolio of music and speech radio stations.
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NewsIrish radio group buys Global stations
Global Radio has sold eight Real, Capital and Smooth-branded local radio stations to Irish radio group Communicorp.
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NewsRadioCentre appoints chief executive
Commercial radio trade body RadioCentre has appointed Siobhan Kenny as chief executive and issued a call for entries for its 19th awards.
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NewsBBC Newsbeat editor moved after bullying claims
Rod McKenzie, the editor of BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat, will be moved to another part of the corporation after he was accused of bullying by a number of staff.
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NewsTalkSport in Twitter boycott over Collymore threats
TalkSport is to boycott Twitter due to “dismay” about the way the social network has responded to abusive tweets sent to presenter Stan Collymore over the weekend.
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NewsRadio 4 comedy Party gets TV pilot
Radio 4 political comedy Party, written by and starring Plebs co-creator Tom Basden, is to be piloted for a BBC television series.
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NewsBBC nets three-year Davis Cup deal
The BBC has signed a three-year deal to broadcast all of Great Britain’s Davis Cup World Group matches.
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NewsRIG seeks first MD
Trade body the Radio Independent Group (RIG) has kicked off a hunt for its first managing director to represent its members.
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NewsSound Women maps out audio careers
Absolute Radio’s Vicki Blight and award-winning comedy podcast producer Helen Zaltzman are among the speakers at the forthcoming Sound Women event.
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over coverage of Woolwich killing
Ofcom has rejected close to 700 complaints that various TV and radio reports of the Woolwich killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby were too graphic and distressing.
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NewsTeamRock wins rights to repeat Radio 1 show
National DAB radio station TeamRock has signed a landmark agreement with the BBC to repeat a Radio 1 broadcast first aired 20 years ago.
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NewsWise Buddah develops interactive quiz
Radio production company Wise Buddah has begun approaching broadcasters with an interactive TV show based on a format currently being trialled by Magic FM.
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NewsRadio 4 plans Twitter comedy push
Radio 4 has kicked off a social media campaign which taps into Twitter to try to expand its audience.
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NewsTalkSport World Cup deal helps shake off revenue drop
TalkSport has lessened the blow of a 15% fall in revenues this year by signing a deal to broadcast the 2014 World Cup.
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NewsFolded Wing wins Radio 1 dance gig
Folded Wing has picked up the contract to produce a late-night underground dance music show for Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
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NewsSharon Mair to host Sound Women
Sharon Mair, the BBC project executive of the Commonwealth Games 2014 and managing editor of BBC Radio Scotland will host a Sound Women networking event later this month.