All Radio articles – Page 36
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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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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.
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NewsAbsolute & GMG Radio dominate Arqiva Awards
Absolute Radio picked up four awards at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards including one for Christian O’Connell’s breakfast show.
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NewsDanny Wallace to host Xfm breakfast show
Writer and presenter Danny Wallace has been named the new host of the Xfm London breakfast show, taking over from Dave Berry.
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NewsGlobal Radio appoints Rea as LBC chief
Global Radio has appointed GMG Radio’s James Rea as its group head of news and managing editor of LBC.
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NewsChris Moyles extends R1 deal
Chris Moyles has extended his BBC Radio 1 contract to 2014 - potentially taking his breakfast show tenure to a decade.
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NewsGMG Radio launches on We7
GMG Radio has agreed a distribution deal with We7 to rollout Real, Rock and Smooth via the streaming music service.
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn Myers, Radio Academy
The incoming head of the Radio Academy wants the BBC to improve efficiencies across its popular music stations, and its commercial rivals to have more leeway.
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NewsEx-TalkSport presenter loses 'Nazi' appeal
Broadcaster Jon Gaunt, who called an interviewee a “Nazi” on air, has lost an appeal against a High Court ruling that media watchdog Ofcom was justified in upholding complaints against him.
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CommentRobinson on the Myers Report
When it comes to sacred cows John Myers report into savings across the BBC’s popular music radio networks slaughters a whole field, but its findings will be popular with staff and listeners, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsCut senior staff at BBC Radio, report says
BBC Radio should strip out senior staff and share resources between Radio 1, 1Xtra, 2 and 6 Music more frequently, according to a major new report on the four stations.
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NewsBBC to launch new venue at Edinburgh Festival
The BBC has revealed its most ambitious plans yet for coverage of the annual Edinburgh Festival – including the launch of a dedicated new stand and a masterclass from Ricky Gervais.
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NewsChapman to unify BBC music offering
The BBC has promoted Ben Chapman to the newly created post of online head of popular music to drive a single multiplatform strategy across Radio 1, Radio 2, 1Xtra and 6 Music.
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NewsUnique wins Radio 2 breakfast contract
Radio indie Unique has won the contract to produce BBC Radio 2 breakfast show Sounds Of The 60s with Brian Matthews after the strand was put out to tender.