All Radio articles – Page 44
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CommentMixed signals on digital radio
How serious is the government and the BBC’s commitment to DAB?
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NewsRadio host quits over naked prank
A Scottish radio presenter has left the station where he worked for a decade after a naked prank during an interview with Labour leader Ed Miliband.
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NewsR4 orders Remembrance Sunday doc
BBC Radio 4 has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary from indie Made in Manchester to air on Remembrance Day.
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NewsBBC strikes hit news output
Thousands of BBC journalists are on strike in a row over pensions which will disrupt radio and television schedules.
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NewsHorrocks: 300 jobs at risk at BBC World Service
More than 300 jobs are at risk in the BBC’s international arm because of the effective 16% budget cut imposed on the broadcaster as part of Government austerity measures, an executive has said.
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NewsBauer bids to take Kiss national
Bauer Media is aiming to take London dance station Kiss to a nationwide audience.
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CommentRobinson on the Rajars
While most of the latest speculation about Chris Moyles and Chris Evans is almost certainly wide of the mark, it’s impossible to complain that radio is a medium that fails to capture attention writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsDAB listening fails to grow
RAJARS: DAB radio has failed to make any significant gains over the last quarter with its weekly reach growing by just 0.3% and the total hours of listening it accounts for remaining flat at 162m.
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NewsMoyles & Evans lose listeners
RAJARS: Both Chris Moyles and Chris Evans, hosts of the breakfast shows for BBC Radio 1 and 2, shed listeners over the past three months.
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NewsRadio 3 boosted by Proms coverage
RAJARS: BBC Radio 3 added almost 300,000 listeners in the last quarter, boosted by its extensive coverage of every Prom event from the Royal Albert Hall.
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NewsGMG Radio readies troop specials
GMG radio stations Real and Smooth Radio are to air a Remembrance Sunday special as part of a series of programming dedicated to British troops.
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NewsAbsolute challenges BBC to provide archive access
Absolute Radio has called on the BBC to make its archive of radio shows available for commercial rivals to buy.
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News5 Live orders content from northern indies
BBC Radio 5 Live has ordered seven one-off docs from radio indies from the north of England ahead of the extension of its £40,000 fund for a second year.
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CommentEvans/Mallett: radio needs more risk
Timmy Mallett and Chris Evans have called on commercial radio to take more risks to ensure there is a strong future for radio, writes Paul Robinson at the Radio Festival.
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NewsEnnals: DAB challenges remain
RADIO FESTIVAL: Coverage, cars, consumer electronics, content and communication must all be addressed if digital radio is to reach a tipping point according to Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital Radio UK.
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CommentRadio playlist wars
Commercial radio has thrown down the gauntlet to the BBC, saying “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours”, writes Paul Robinson from the Radio Festival.
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NewsGlobal denies Chris Moyles talks
RADIO FESTIVAL: Chris Moyles has not had talks with about joining Capital FM, Global Radio owner Ashley Tabor has said.
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NewsRadioplayer to launch in December
RADIO FESTIVAL: Multi-station platform Radioplayer is to be rolled out from December, launching with 50 stations, the chairman of the project has announced.
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NewsBBC to launch HD Sound
The BBC is to launch an extra high quality audio stream for online radio, called HD Sound, later this month.
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NewsSir Terry 'postponed retirement'
Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans has said his predecessor, Sir Terry Wogan, delayed his retirement by a year to stop the BBC “imploding” in the wake of the “Sachsgate” affair.