All Radio articles – Page 49
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NewsMobile apps driving radio usage
Radio audience research body Rajar has found that 20% of smartphone owners have downloaded a radio app as part of a survey covering consumers’ digital listening habits.
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NewsNew Absolute station to air football and comedy
Absolute Radio is rolling out a fifth DAB service which will offer in-depth coverage of events such as Premier League matches, live gigs and comedy events.
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NewsMade in Manchester signs biggest R2 deal
Indie Made in Manchester has clinched its biggest ever deal with BBC Radio 2 for a series of documentaries on iconic British comedians.
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NewsRajar hires new chief exec
Rajar, the firm that compiles radio audience figures, has hired Jerry Hill as its chief executive officer to replace Sally de la Bedoyere.
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NewsGMG Radio teams with online service
Britain’s third largest radio group GMG Radio has joined forces with We7, the online music service co founded by singer Peter Gabriel, to supply on-demand entertainment and news content.
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NewsGaunt loses High Court challenge
Jon Gaunt, the former Talksport radio show presenter who was sacked after calling a Tory councillor a “Nazi” and an “ignorant pig” live on air, has lost his High Court freedom of expression challenge against Ofcom.
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NewsAbsolute and MTV join forces for 80s push
Absolute Radio has partnered with MTV for the first time in a joint venture that will see programming air across both radio and television.
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NewsEd Vaizey calls for more 6 Musics
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has called for “more 6 Musics” to power the drive towards digital radio switchover.
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NewsBBC audio chief defends digital radio strategy
BBC director of audio Tim Davie has defended the corporation’s digital radio strategy but admitted the industry needs a “step change in all areas” to achieve its digital switchover target.
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CommentTime for indie radio sector to shine with its TV cousins
A strong public service culture needs creative content from all channels, says Simon Cole.
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News5 Live team to meet northern indies
Execs from BBC Radio 5 Live are visiting Salford on 29 July to meet indies ahead of the station’s 2011 Manchester move.
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Comment6 Music victory signals need for BBC radio review
The BBC Trust’s decision to save 6 Music from the axe is a victory for listeners, digital radio, commercial radio and common sense, writes PaulRobinson.
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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.