All Radio articles – Page 66

  • News

    Mark Story quits Bauer Radio

    2009-02-10T09:58:21Z

    Bauer Radio's managing director of national brands Mark Story will leave the company at the end of the month.

  • News

    BBC to pull Sri Lankan shows in censor row

    2009-02-09T16:13:58Z

    The BBC World Service is to suspend its FM programming on the Sri Lankan national broadcaster following a row over censorship.

  • News

    BBC radio given a year to control costs

    2009-02-06T11:00:14Z

    BBC radio shows cost 'significantly' more than its commercial rivals, mainly due to large salaries paid to its presenters, the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed.

  • News

    UBC agrees£9m commercial arm sale

    2009-02-02T10:30:29Z

    Radio content company UBC has agreed to sell its commercial division to Global Traffic Network for£9m, with further performance related payments.

  • News

    Darren Gough quits 5 Live for Talksport

    2009-01-30T14:29:49Z

    England and Yorkshire cricketing legend Darren Gough has quit BBC Radio 5 Live to join TalkSport as a presenter on its popular Bowtime drivetime show.

  • News

    Rajar blog: Credit crunch spells good times for radio

    2009-01-30T13:00:07Z

    The economy may be going down but radio figures are going up, as people turn to the trusty medium for breaking news and analysis, writes Grant Goddard.

  • News

    5 Live's Nicky Campbell ad

    2009-01-30T11:59:54Z

    Video: Nicky Campbell battles through a studio packed with listeners in the TV trail for his new breakfast phone-in show.

  • News

    DCMS throws weight behind digital radio

    2009-01-29T13:30:48Z

    Digital Britain: The DCMS has given a shot in the arm to DAB digital radio by promoting it as a primary way of listening to the medium in the future.

  • News

    Vaughan retains London crown

    2009-01-29T09:54:15Z

    RAJAR 4Q08: 95.8 Capital FM DJ Johnny Vaughan is still the most popular commercial radio host in London, according to Q4 Rajar figures.

  • News

    Moyles wins back listeners

    2009-01-29T09:51:27Z

    RAJAR 4Q08: BBC Radio 1 breakfast host Chris Moyles regained some of the listeners he lost over recent quarters, by clocking 7.3m listeners in the latest set of Rajar figures.

  • News

    Digital radio figures up 35%

    2009-01-29T08:17:07Z

    RAJAR Q408: Take up of DAB has increased by 35% year-on-year during Q4 2008, according to Rajar figures for Q4 2008.

  • News

    Barack Obama boosts R4

    2009-01-29T08:11:37Z

    RAJAR 4Q08: BBC Radio 4's breakfast show boosted its listenership by 490,000 in the last three months, partly credited to its coverage of US president Barack Obama and the global recession.

  • News

    GMG Radio lines up six blasts from music's past

    2009-01-28T18:29:56Z

    GMG Radio has ordered six major music documentaries from three indies. Smooth Operations will make The Pacific Coast Sound, a nine-part series about the influence of the US west coast on music over the years. It will air from 18 April.

  • News

    BBC unveils major arts and music plans

    2009-01-28T13:21:55Z

    The BBC is to spearhead a significant arts and music initiative that will include forging web partnerships with the British Museum, the Arts Council and the Public Catalogue Foundation.

  • News

    More than 100 complaints for Ross' OAP gag

    2009-01-27T09:55:43Z

    Jonathan Ross's controversial OAP sex joke on his return to Radio 2 last Saturday (24 January) led to just over 100 complaints, the BBC said.

  • News

    Shennan named Radio 2 boss

    2009-01-27T09:38:39Z

    Former Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan is to return to the BBC as controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music, following the resignation of Lesley Douglas in the wake of the Sachsgate scandal last year.

  • News

    Davis to front TV version of Bottom Line

    2009-01-26T11:17:28Z

    The BBC is piloting a TV version of Evan Davis' radio show, The Bottom Line, and has signed him up as a permanent presenter on Today.

  • Comment

    In My View: Nick Ferrari

    2009-01-14T15:26:57Z

    Nick Ferrari on speech radio's challenge in these bleak times.

  • News

    LBC's Ferrari to cover Obama inauguration

    2009-01-14T10:25:31Z

    LBC 97.3 breakfast presenter Nick Ferrari will broadcast live from the US later this month to cover Barack Obama's presidential inauguration.

  • News

    R4 to air Vicious doc

    2009-01-13T10:20:06Z

    BBC Radio 4 will go in search of the real Sid Vicious to mark 30 years since the punk icon's death.