All Radio articles – Page 80
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CommentR4: a case against plurality
Radio 4 at 40 is in award-winning form - so why does it need competitors?
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MIM to record play extracts
Radio and TV indie Made in Manchester (MIM) will turn extracts from plays by 16 new writers into radio mini-dramas after winning a marketing, PR and new media contract for Manchester's 24:7 Theatre Festival.
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REM to play Q Radio launch
REM will launch Bauer's music station Q Radio with an exclusive show featuring 15 tracks picked by them.
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Composer Goodall joins Classic FM
Classic FM has hired award-winning TV theme composer and broadcaster Howard Goodall to host his own themed Saturday afternoon show.
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NewsVirgin Radio revamps Classic Rock station
Virgin Radio Classic Rock launches a brand new weekly strand featuring the biggest rock legends this week, as part of a major station revamp intended to stamp the station's authority on the genre.
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NewsSony Awards 2008: Gold winners
The full list of gold winners at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2008.
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NewsSony wins for Ross and Brand
Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand claimed victory at last night's Sony radio awards for their BBC Radio 2 shows while Radio 4 was crowned UK station of the year.
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NewsNew plays head to radio
Radio and TV indie Made in Manchester (MIM) will turn extracts from plays by 16 new writers into radio after winning a prestigious PR contract.
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NewsVote Boris: no apology from Whale
James Whale has called for a new set of regulations governing speech radio to protect the integrity of outspoken presenters after he was sacked by TalkSport for breaching impartiality.
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NewsC4 hires radio/multimedia chief
Channel 4 has appointed BBC Worldwide's Daniel Heaf as head of new media, 4 Radio and multimedia entertainment.
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NewsGervais plans NME Radio special
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington will present a one-off special during NME Radio's test transmission period ahead of its launch next month.
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Drop in share for Virgin
Virgin Radio saw its share drop from 1.5% to 1.4%, while TalkSport figures also slipped from 2% to 1.9%.
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Rajars show digital up
DAB maintained its steady growth in platform share, reach and hours despite coming under attack this year from some in the radio industry.
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Wise Buddah's Steele is first appointment for E4 Radio
Channel 4 Radio has made its first senior appointment for E4 Radio, hiring Wise Buddah's Sam Steele as head of programmes.
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NewsCommercial radio urged to take on BBC
Commercial radio should “stand up for itself”, industry executives have urged, after the sector suffered a mauling at the hands of the BBC in the first quarter Rajars.
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NewsJames Whale sacked
TalkSport has fired controversial radio presenter James Whale after he breached broadcasting rules regarding impartiality.
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NewsRadio 4 plots Bond season
BBC Radio 4 will mark the 100th anniversary of James Bond creator Ian Fleming with a Bond season, including the first full-length radio adaptation of Dr No.
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BBC defends radio dominance
Rajars: The BBC has defended its biggest-ever lead over its commercial rivals claiming listeners “are not forced to listen” to its stations.