All Radio articles – Page 49
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NewsVaizey to announce radio switchover
Culture Minster Ed Vaizey will confirm on Thursday the coalition Government is to push on with plans to switch off the traditional analogue radio signal, despite it being an unpopular move.
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NewsLyons: 6 Music protests not sole reason for reprieve
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has insisted that the vociferous campaign to protect BBC 6 Music was only one factor in the decision to save the service.
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News6Music saved: DJ reactions
BBC 6Music DJ Lauren Laverne cued up songs called Radio and Digital Love this morning as she joined colleagues in celebrating the station’s reprieve.
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NewsMiller lands top GMG job
GMG Media Group, owner of the Real Radio, Smooth Radio and Rock Radio brands, has promoted Andrew Miller to chief executive.
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NewsRick Astley to host Magic show
Eighties pop star is to host a show across the summer on Magic 105.4.
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NewsBBC Trust saves 6 Music
Lukewarm reaction to BBC executive proposals sees digital station saved and daytime TV set for shake up
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NewsBBC newsreader Allan Robb dies
BBC journalist and broadcaster Allan Robb has died following a long illness, aged 49.
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News5 Live orders male response to Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned a male-oriented companion to Radio 4’s weekday institution Woman’s Hour - with Pineapple Dance Studios’ Louis Spence set to be a regular fixture.
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NewsSmooth Radio to merge stations and cut 50 jobs
GMG Radio’s Smooth Radio is merging its five regional stations into one national service at the cost of around 50 jobs.
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NewsGeldof indie to make Live Aid doc
Absolute Radio has ordered a two-part documentary from Bob Geldof’s indie Ten Alps celebrating Live Aid’s 25th anniversary.
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NewsClassic FM signs Suchet for summer overhaul
Former ITN presenter John Suchet has joined Classic FM as part of a summer overhaul of the Global Radio station’s schedule.
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NewsRadioCentre slams Radio 1
The RadioCentre has launched a stinging attack on BBC Radio 1 after the BBC Trust ruled that the station’s Harry Potter Day last July stepped too far into commercial waters.
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NewsR4 unveils comedy pilots
BBC Radio 4 is to showcase a five week season of comedy pilots to offer emerging talent the chance to try out new ideas and formats, with stars including Peep Show’s David Mitchell and Olivia Colman.
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NewsBBC score One World hat-trick
The BBC scooped a hat-trick of prizes at last night’s One World Media Awards - recognising excellence in media coverage of the developing world.
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NewsToday wins Lord Ashcroft Ofcom case
A complaint that Radio 4’s Today programme treated Lord Ashcroft unfairly has been rejected by the broadcasting watchdog.
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NewsGlobal to close half of local Heart stations
Global Radio is reducing the number of Heart network stations it operates by 50% as it invests £7m into 15 “centres of broadcasting excellence”.
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NewsUBC sells multiplex share to GMG
UBC Media has offloaded its 7.5% stake in digital radio multiplex MXR to Guardian Media Group to focus more tightly on content production and interactive services.
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NewsRadio 1 order social docs
BBC Radio 1 is to air three documentaries focussing on major issues which affect youngsters including the dangers of social networking and youth prostitution.
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NewsAbsolute DJ wins host of the year
Absolute Radio host Geoff Lloyd has been named presenter of the year at an awards event to honour the cream of commercial radio.
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NewsIPC scraps digital NME Radio station
IPC has axed NME Radio’s digital service but it will continue to run the station as an online-only station.