All Radio articles – Page 34
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NewsSkillset reveals radio gender imbalance
Women working in radio are significantly under-represented at senior levels, particularly as they get older, according to a report produced by training body Skillset.
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NewsMPs attack BBC over local radio
The BBC was attacked by 50 MPs in the House of Commons this morning, over its planned cuts to local radio.
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NewsBBC local radio not "picked on", claims Boaden
The BBC’s director of news has defended decisions to cut local radio disproportionately to other radio services, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the matter.
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NewsJust a Minute makes TV move
The BBC is adapting long-running Radio 4 comedy series Just A Minute for TV to celebrate the series’ 45th anniversary.
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NewsFrank Skinner's R4 comedy wins second series
Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of Frank Skinner comedy drama Don’t Start while the first run is still on air.
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NewsCorrie star to voice Made in Manchester's kids debut
Radio production company Made In Manchester is moving into the children’s market with an order from digital-only station Fun Kids.
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NewsFast Train freelancer project to focus on radio
Freelancer training programme Fast Train is to turn its attention to the radio sector in February 2012.
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NewsAbsolute to launch 60s and 70s stations
Absolute Radio is extending its digital radio portfolio with the launch of two stations dedicated to the 60s and 70s.
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NewsRadio Festival lines up BBC DG, Google and The Who
BBC director general Mark Thompson, Google UK managing director Matt Brittin and The Who guitarist Pete Townshend are to speak at this year’s Radio Festival.
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NewsBBC cuts at-a-glance
Browse Broadcastnow’s full coverage of the BBC cuts, following the Delivering Quality First proposals.
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NewsBBC TV and radio to lose 10% of staff
The BBC’s TV and radio divisions are set to lose roughly 10% of their staff under Delivering Quality First, corporation figures reveal.
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NewsBBC: Danny Baker show may air outside London
A campaign to save Danny Baker’s BBC London radio show from closure may have jumped the gun, according to BBC sources.
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NewsBBC Radio cuts content spend, slashes Asian Network spend 34%
The BBC is to cut significant costs across its entire radio output by dropping the level of commissioned hours, removing management layers, encouraging closer cross-station collaboration and reducing the Asian Network’s £12m budget by 34%.
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NewsBBC confirms 2,000 job cuts
Around 2,000 BBC staff will lose their jobs by 2017 and a further 1,000 will move to Salford, where BBC3 will relocate as part of the corporation’s cost-cutting measures revealed this morning.
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CommentSmooth Radio: one year on
Commercial radio’s challenger to BBC Radio 2 celebrates its first birthday as a national network with a mixed report card, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsGMG rebrands Rock Radio Glasgow
GMG Radio is to rebrand Rock Radio Glasgow as Real Radio XS following a successful similar move by its Manchester-based sister station.
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NewsAbsolute Radio off the market and set to turn profit
Absolute Radio is no longer for sale following the conclusion of a review by its owner Times of India and is set to break even in 2012 after three years in business.
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NewsPatten pledges to protect World Service
BBC Trust chairman Chris Patten has promised to safeguard the future of the World Service following concerns raised in a report last week.
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NewsWarning over World Service
The integration of the World Service into the BBC could take up to five years, senior figures have warned, with cultural and budgetary tensions threatening to “drown out” the service’s international voice.
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NewsSkinner to star in R4 comedy
Frank Skinner will write and star in a new late night comedy for BBC Radio 4 in which he plays a bickering boyfriend.