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Enders Analysis founder Claire Enders warned the industry that commercial radio in its current form could disappear within the next 15 years.Speaking at the MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit yesterday, Enders said a combination of arduous radio regulations and the ways in which media consumption habits are changing poses a risk for the future of commercial… Continue reading Commercial radio under threat, warns Enders founder

The Sun is set to launch an online radio station, Sun Talk, on April 20 as part of News International’s £1 million investment in to new TV and radio studios.Former talkSPORT host and current Sun columnist, Jon Gaunt, will host the online-only radio station every morning between 10am and 1pm, according to reports.News International is… Continue reading Sun to launch online radio station

Bauer Media’s national radio brand Kiss has introduced a new mobile streaming service.Currently, the Kiss Kube “listen live, listen again” media player carries a wide range of the brand’s network daytime and specialist audio output online.This offering will now also be available on the iPhone/iPod Touch platform, in what Bauer says is a radio industry… Continue reading Kiss unveils new mobile streaming service

Car insurance firm Swiftcover.com is sponsoring Absolute Radio’s weekend schedule for three months from Friday 13 March.The Swiftcover.com sponsorship, featuring on-air pre-recorded credits across the whole weekend, is part of the ‘Get a Life’ campaign, fronted by Iggy Pop.Trails for the shows will air on Monday and Tuesday, as Swiftcover says that this is when… Continue reading Swiftcover.com to sponsor Absolute Radio’s weekend schedule

National advertisers’ radio spend was down 21.2% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2008, with total spend in Q4 down 14.5% to £129 million.According to figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau, total ad spend for the year was £560.2 million.National advertisers’ spend for the year was down 9.6% to £304.8 million.Local advertisers’ radio… Continue reading National advertisers’ radio spend down 21.2% in Q4 2008

National advertisers’ radio spend was down 21.2% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2008, with total spend in Q4 down 14.5% to £129 million. According to figures from the Radio Advertising Bureau, total ad spend for the year was £560.2 million. National advertisers’ spend for the year was down 9.6% to £304.8 million.… Continue reading National advertisers’ radio spend down 21.2% in Q4 2008

Telegraph Media Group has appointed former Absolute Radio commercial director Nick Hewat as its new sales director.Hewat joins TMG after 17 years in radio, which saw him head up agency sales at GCap Media and most recently work at Virgin Radio, which relaunched as Absolute radio after its takeover by Times of India Group.Hewat will… Continue reading Telegraph appoints former Absolute chief Hewat

Digital-only radio station Planet Rock is parting company with First Radio Sales, the company that has represented it for the past six months.FRS said that the decision to end the sales agreement was mutual, adding that it wants to focus on servicing its local radio stations.Planet Rock became the first digital-only station to be sold… Continue reading Planet Rock parts company with First Radio Sales

Ofcom has today published a consultation on a local commercial radio format change request, received from Liverpool’s 24-hour speech radio station City Talk 105.9.Bauer Radio, City Talk’s owner, has proposed all-speech content at peak times, which would include weekend breakfast, weekend late breakfast and drivetime, but wants to add a mix of music and speech… Continue reading Ofcom considers City Talk’s format change

Former BBC broadcaster Henry Bonsu and ex-pirate Gordon (Mac) McNamee have joined forces to launch Colourful Radio on DAB in London on March 2.The new DAB station, which will play a mix of soul, jazz, reggae and r’n’b from the sixties to the current day, is expected to go out to a potential audience of… Continue reading Colourful new DAB station to launch in London