All Radio articles – Page 72
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NewsAbsolute orders£5m breakfast revamp
Absolute Radio is to spend more than a third of its£15m investment in the station on its new-look breakfast show.
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NewsJames Whale drops Talk Sport legal action
Ex-Talk Sport presenter James Whale has dropped his legal action over his controversial dismissal from the broadcaster earlier this year.
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NewsGlobal restructures sales operation
Global Radio has restructured its sales operation by creating five agency teams, a client team and interactive team spanning both Global and the newly acquired GCap Media.
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NewsMother of 7/7 victim to front R4 doc
BBC Radio 4 will follow the mother of a 7/7 victim as she goes on a personal exploration to find out how parents of other victims of crime have managed to forgive the perpetrators.
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NewsFolder Media acquires Fun Radio
Digital radio and new media specialist Folder Media has completed the acquisition of children's broadcaster Fun Radio for an undisclosed fee.
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NewsRadio body moves to tackle credit crunch
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is investing£3m into a new initiative that aims to provide advertisers and agencies with support and insight into how best to use radio.
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NewsSmooth Radio's got soul
Smooth Radio and Real Radio Wales will celebrate the evolution of soul music from the 1960s to the present day as a part of a six-part series celebrating the genre.
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Power rapped by Ofcom
A Power FM presenter misled listeners by initially awarding a competition prize to her sister, Ofcom has ruled.
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Global rebrands stations
Global Radio will rebrand around 30 of its One Network stations into a network of Heart-branded stations.
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GMG retains sales contract
GMG Radio is to continue its national airtime sales contract for the Real, Century, Smooth and Rock Radio brands with Global Radio following the latter's takeover of GCap Media.
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CommentTalking Radio: Bryan Coombes
In the age of podcasts, VoD and internet radio, Bryan Coombes of VT Communications asks whether there is a future for traditional shortwave radio.
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LBC 97.3 goes on tour for party season
LBC 97.3 will go on tour this autumn to broadcast five programmes live from events including the Labour and Conservative party conferences.
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NewsRadio indies hope for MediaCity base
MediaCityUK is exploring the possibility of creating a radio production hub that can be used by the independent radio sector outside London.
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NewsGCap station rapped over fakery
A Power FM presenter misled listeners by awarding a competition prize to her sister, Ofcom has ruled.
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CommentTalking radio: Grant Goddard
UKRD's decision to close Fen Radio in Wisbech shows the difficulties small commercial radio stations face, says Enders Analysis radio analyst Grant Goddard.
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NewsPenk: I want to lead a new talent Revolution
Veteran radio and TV presenter Steve Penk has hit out at commercial radio for failing to nurture new talent and plans to launch a “crusade” to find new presenters after buying a station in Oldham.
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NewsHeart 106.2 exec to join ITN
Mark Browning, the man who brought Jamie Theakston to Heart 106.2, is to join ITN to head up its multimedia commercial activities.
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Talking radio: Paul Robinson
LBC's AM service has been undermined by the reduction of its rolling news output, says consultant Paul Robinson.
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NewsButler-Henderson to join O'Connell at breakfast
Absolute, the relaunched Virgin Radio, has hired Fifth Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson to work alongside Christian O'Connell on his daily breakfast show.
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NewsNME Radio kicks off multiplatform push
IPC will kick off a series of multiplatform content initiatives by hosting a series of NME Radio music sessions in a new studio in its South Bank headquarters.