All Radio articles – Page 61
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NewsBBC should lose licence fee, says report
The BBC should lose its hold on the licence fee and sell off BBC1 and BBC3, a new report has said.
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NewsScott extends Heart contract
Harriet Scott has renewed her contract with Heart 106.2 and will continue hosting the breakfast show with Jamie Theakston until 2011.
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NewsJo Whiley moves in R1 shake-up
Jo Whiley and Edith Bowman are to leave their weekday slots on BBC Radio 1 in its biggest schedule shake up for five years.
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CommentPre-recording Ross on R2 is a mistake
The decision by BBC Radio 2’s Controller Bob Shennan to pre-record Jonathan Ross’ Saturday morning show is potentially far more significant than it being merely a tool to ameliorate the risk of further embarassing editorial slip-ups, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsMoyles accuses BBC of being dull
BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris has hit out at the BBC for making dull programmes on purpose so as not to offend anyone.
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Widdecombe joins LBC
LBC 97.3 has hired Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe MP to host her own weekday morning radio show while regular host James O’Brien is on holiday.
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NewsAbove the Title to produce new O'Connell show
Radio and TV indie Above the Title has won the race to produce a new BBC Radio 5 live comedy strand featuring Christian O’Connell.
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Comment
Radio: cash in the net
As an increasing amount of radio is consumed online, the medium has a bigger opportunity than ever to convert audience into revenue, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsBentley to replace Emma B on Heart
Neil Bentley is to take over Heart 106.2’s weekday drivetime show from Emma B.
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NewsJonathan Ross cleared of 'homophobic' claims
Jonathan Ross has escaped censure over comments on his Radio 2 show that more than 60 listeners claimed were ‘homophobic’.
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NewsMyers calls for shake-up at Ofcom
John Myers, the former chief executive of GMG Radio, has slammed Ofcom claiming the media regulator is out of date and unwilling to change.
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NewsRoss pre-record plans were discussed six months ago
Plans were being discussed to pre-record Jonathan Ross’ Radio 2 show shortly after the Sachsgate scandal, according to station boss Bob Shennan.
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NewsSomethin' Else wins 606 contract
Multiplatform indie Somethin’ Else has won a three year contract to make 606, BBC Radio 5 Live’s flagship football phone-in.
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NewsBBC reveals controller salaries
The BBC’s four main TV channel controllers took home at least £880,000 combined last year, but none of them troubled the corporation’s list of the top 15 earners.
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The Broadcast InterviewPaul Gambaccini, BBC Radio 2
The veteran radio DJ talks to Michael Rosser about courting controversy, superstar salaries and how a four-letter outburst in 1967 nearly killed his broadcast career before it even began.
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NewsPublic wants BBC to pursue risk
A BBC report commissioned in the wake of the Sachsgate scandal has found that the British public wants the corporation to pursue creative risk and accepts that offence may be caused in the process.
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NewsBBC Radio plans Whitman and Holiday docs
BBC Radio is taking a look at some of America’s leading cultural icons – with a doc on the poet Walt Whitman on BBC Radio 4, and a Radio 2 special on Billie Holiday, fronted by Neneh Cherry.
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Comment
What does Digital Britain mean for radio?
Digital Britain has given radio a new mantra: forget analogue switch off, from now on its delivery of a “Digital Radio Upgrade”, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsDigital radio switchover set for 2015
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The government is pushing manufacturers to offer DAB radios for under £20, and has set a 2015 date for digital switchover in radio.
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Comment
Radio 1 needs a shake-up
BBC Radio 1 must freshen up its daytime DJ line up if it hopes to retain a young audience, writes Paul Robinson.