All Radio articles – Page 36
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R4 orders live sketches
Scripted comedy specialist The Comedy Unit has been commissioned to produce a live sketch show for BBC Radio 4.
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CommentRobinson on radio, riots and role models
Paul Robinson highlights two very different radio initiatives that will celebrate the best of young people
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NewsTalkSport to air in US
TalkSport shows are to broadcast across America after the station struck a partnership with US satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio.
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NewsGMG Radio names Andy Carter group MD
GMG Radio, owner of the Smooth and Real Radio brands, has appointed Andy Carter group managing director
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CommentRobinson on the Rajars
The latest radio audience figures from Rajar are not about audience losses by Chris Evans or Chris Moyles, but the steady migration of radio to digital, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsRadio listening hits record high
RAJAR: Overall radio listening is at an all-time high with 91.7% of the population tuning into a station every week, according to the latest Rajar figures.
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NewsMoyles loses 100,000 listeners
RAJAR: Radio 1 breakfast show host Chris Moyles, who recently signed a two-year contract with the broadcaster, saw a 100,000 drop-off in his audience over the quarter.
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NewsOnline listening down 5 million since Radioplayer launch
RAJAR: Online radio listening has dropped by 5 million hours since the launch of Radioplayer - but is up on the same period last year.
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NewsBBC strikes cancel Newsnight
Today’s 24-hour strike by the NUJ has forced the BBC to cancel tonight’s edition of Newsnight.
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NewsBBC journalists on second strike over redundancies
Journalists at the BBC have gone on a second strike over forthcoming redundancies – disrupting news programmes across television and radio.
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CommentRobinson on Andy Parfitt
Chris Moyles only has to drop a few listeners to make headlines, but the departure of Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt, whilst barely reported outside the industry, is potentially much more significant for the BBC’s pop network, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsGMG in talks to sell Glasgow's Rock Radio
GMG Radio is rebranding Rock Radio Manchester under as a Real Radio station and is in talks with former brand managing director Billy Anderson about a sale of its Glasgow station.
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NewsBBC local radio to follow Olympic hopefuls
All 40 of the BBC’s local radio stations will chart the highs and lows of athletes as they train and prepare leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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NewsBBC: full service cuts unlikely
The BBC believes it can make its 20% cuts for Delivery Quality First without closing full services, and has ruled out cutting local radio or merging it with Radio 5 Live.
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NewsRadiocentre: BBC Radio 5 Live has "identity crisis"
Commercial radio trade body Radiocentre has accused BBC Radio 5 Live of “suffering from an identity crisis and confusion over its purpose” and called for it to stop branding itself as an entertainment station.
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NewsRadio 1 to mark 9/11 anniversary
BBC Radio 1 is to air a documentary marking the ten year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Centre and its influence on artists including Moby and the Beastie Boys.
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NewsBBC strikes cancel Newsnight
Newsnight, the BBC2 current affairs show that has seen a boost to viewing figures following the phone hacking scandal, has been cancelled as a result of NUJ strikes over compulsory redundancies.
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NewsBBC facing strikes this Friday
This Friday could see journalists at the BBC walk out over compulsory redundancies at the World Service.
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NewsWorld Service loses 14m viewers
Government cuts have led the World Service to lose 14 million viewers over the past 12 months, the BBC has claimed.
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News
Radio 2 resurrects Old Grey Whistle Test
BBC Radio 2 is resurrecting flagship TV show The Old Grey Whistle Test featuring artists such as Alice Cooper, Elton John and Robert Plant to mark its 40th anniversary.