All Radio articles – Page 71
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NewsC4 scraps radio plans
Channel 4 has scrapped its plans to enter the commercial radio market, with the loss of up to 15 jobs.
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CommentTalking Radio: Paul Chantler
Advertisers in the US pay a premium to be associated with “do good” programming. Could it catch on in the UK, asks United Radio Consultants' Paul Chantler.
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UBC due diligence extended
UBC Media Group has agreed to a further two weeks of due diligence for the sale of its commercial division to Nasdaq-listed Global Traffic Network, citing recent changes in the commercial radio industry in the UK.
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Caspari leaves R4 factual
BBC Radio 4 specialist factual commissioning editor Andrew Caspari is to leave the station after a decade in the role.
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R4 to update tale of Iraqi boy maimed in bomb horror
BBC Radio 4 is to broadcast a documentary about the boy who lost his family and both his arms in a US bombardment during the Iraq war.
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News4Digital's delayed launch under fire
City analysts have criticised Ofcom for not treating its licensees fairly by allowing 4Digital Group to mothball the launch of the D2 multiplex it won in 2007.
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NewsGMG calls for more docs
GMG Radio is inviting radio indies to pitch new ideas for its 13-strong network of stations after a positive response to its first set of documentaries which aired this summer.
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NewsFreed R1 DJ speaks out
BBC Radio 1 DJ Grooverider will give an insight into his 10 months in a Dubai prison for possessing drugs on the station's Surgery show this Sunday.
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NewsUBC's commercial division sale delayed
UBC Media Group has agreed to a further two weeks of due diligence for the sale of its commercial division to Nasdaq-listed Global Traffic Network, citing recent changes in the commercial radio industry in the UK.
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NewsHeart and Galaxy handed new programming heads
Global Radio has handed Luis Clark and Mike Cass the top programming jobs across the Heart and Galaxy networks respectively and has named Jonathan Richards as head of news across the company's entire portfolio.
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Whale drops Talk claim
Ex-Talk Sport presenter James Whale has dropped his legal action over his dismissal from the broadcaster earlier this year. Whale, whose contract was terminated after he urged listeners to vote for Boris Johnson in the London mayoral election, said he did not have the money to pursue the unfair dismissal ...
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BBC orders kids radio
BBC Radio 7 has ordered a long-running radio spin-off of CBeebies TV series Harry and Toto. Harry and Toto Radio is a 42 x 10-minute preschool show by children's indie Handle and Spout.
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Rebranding for Capital
Capital Radio has undergone its fifth rebranding in under three years and will now be known as 95.8 Capital FM - London's Number 1 Hit Music Station.
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CommentTalking Radio: Clive Dickens
Could 2009 see the renaissance of breakfast time for commercial radio, asks Absolute Radio programme and operations director Clive Dickens.
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NewsJazz FM unveils rebrand
Jazz FM has updated its famous multi-coloured chameleon which will be featured as part of a major marketing campaign to coincide with its return to the airwaves next week.
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NewsAbsolute Radio launches with Bowie
David Bowie classic Absolute Beginners was selected by listeners as the song to launch Absolute Radio when it went live this morning (29 September).
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NewsAnother re-brand for Capital
Capital Radio has undergone its fifth re-brand in under three years and is now known as 95.8 Capital FM - 'London's Number 1 Hit Music Station'.
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CommentTalking Radio: Grant Goddard
Grant Goddard, radio specialist at Enders Analysis, examines the competition to Global Radio posed by internet-delivered radio and the growing range of wireless devices offered to consumers.
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C4 announces shows from Radio HaHa talent search
Channel 4 Radio has unveiled three commissions from its 4Talent Radio HaHa talent search scheme, including a comedy take on superheroes.