All Radio articles – Page 79
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Radio ‘must look outwards'
Radio must be less introspective and understand its audience better to sell itself harder to advertisers, senior industry figures have urged.
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GCap chair Eyre savages radio websites
Outgoing GCap chairman Richard Eyre was among a host of senior figures to attack the quality of the commercial radio sector's online offering at Broadcast's Radio 3.0 conference.
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NewsC4 radio chief vows to beat BBC indie spend
Channel 4's new director of radio, Bob Shennan, has pledged to spend “significantly more” with radio indies than the BBC's 10% independent production quota.
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NewsC4 in mobile DAB talks
Channel 4 is in talks with electronics manufacturers about creating a branded plug-in DAB device for iPods and mobile phones.
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NewsRadio sales have 'lost the sex'
Radio must be less introspective and understand its audience better to sell itself harder to advertisers, senior industry figures have urged.
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NewsGCap exec joining Bauer
GCap executive Duncan Campbell is to join Bauer Radio as its new regional programme director.
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NewsEyre: Privatise Radio 1 and 2
Outgoing GCap chairman Richard Eyre has joined Peter Bazalgette in calling for BBC Radio 1 and 2 to be privatised.
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NewsShennan: C4 Radio will beat BBC indie quota
Channel 4 director of radio Bob Shennan has pledged that the broadcaster will far exceed the BBC's radio quota of 10% of production coming from the indie sector.
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NewsHazlitt and Eyre quit GCap
GCap Media chief executive Fru Hazlitt and chairman Richard Eyre will both leave the company when its sale to Global Radio completes on 6 June.
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Mock the Week duo to star in R4 comedy run
Mock the Week host Dara O'Briain and panellists Andy Parsons and Frankie Boyle are to team up again for a BBC Radio 4 comedy series from indie Open Mike.
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NewsSmall radio stations to launch ‘support group'
Small independent radio stations have joined forces to launch a “standalone self-help group” to discuss industry issues because they do not feel represented by the Radio Centre.
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NewsRadio body launching ad push
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) will this week launch a national radio advertising campaign extolling the virtues of using the medium.
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FeaturesDAB radio anyone?
As the future of DAB looks increasingly uncertain, Rob Shepherd reports on the industry's attempts to make digital radio as essential to listeners as an iPod.
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NewsLaverne takes 6 Music mic
BBC 6 Music has hired Lauren Laverne to host a new radio show as part of a new-look evening schedule.
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NewsLivingstone joins LBC
LBC 97.3 has signed ex-mayor of London Ken Livingstone to present his own afternoon phone-in show.
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NewsR4 listeners accuse BBC of censorship
Listeners to BBC Radio 4's Today programme have accused the corporation of censorship after it announced that it would axe the show's online messaging board next month.
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NewsQ Radio hires comedian
Young stand-up comic Russell Kane and Acid Jazz records founder Eddie Piller will join Bauer-owned Q Radio when it launches on 2 June.
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NewsGCap sets Global takeover date
GCap Media has confirmed its£375m takeover by Global Radio will be completed by 6 June.
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NewsSMG radio/cinema struggles
Media giant SMG said today (16 May) its TV business had outperformed the wider ITV network, but saw declines in its radio and cinema markets, sending its shares down 6.5%.