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BBC Radio 4 is launching a new weekly media programme presented by journalist and former TV executive Steve Hewlett, to be broadcast from October.The Media Show will be broadcast live all year round from October 1 every Wednesday at 1.30pm and will focus on media in all its forms.Subjects such as creativity, culture and censorship… Continue reading Radio 4 To Launch Weekly Media Show

RAJAR has published its Podcasting and Radio Listening via the Internet Survey today, showing listening figures are up again.The study reveals that 14.5 million people listen to the radio via the internet, up from 12 million in November last year and six million people have downloaded a podcast, up from 4.3 million.It’s the second survey… Continue reading RAJAR Releases New Podcast And Online Radio Survey

Bauer Advertising and Coca-Cola Great Britain have joined forces to run a summer promotion campaign on Kiss radio called ‘Kiss does summer “on the coke side of life”‘.It is set to focus on Kiss’ summer of events and involves an interactive multi-platform campaign across the Kiss network and the www.totalkiss.com/summer website.It will feature video highlights… Continue reading Kiss 100 And Coca-Cola Sign Exclusive Summer Promotion Deal

Digital-only radio station The Hits has appointed Steve Dunlop as its new programme manager.Dunlop replaces Jamie Wood who has moved to fellow Bauer Radio station Rock FM as deputy programme director.Dunlop joins The Hits from XFM Manchester where he was senior producer and station imaging producer prior to which he worked for GCap, Spectrum Strategy… Continue reading The Hits Gets New Programme Manager

Jazz FM is set to return to the UK’s airwaves this autumn in a joint venture between GMG Radio and The Local Radio Company.The new look Jazz FM will broadcast on DAB in three major areas – London, The West Midlands and The North West – and will also offer national coverage through Sky and… Continue reading Jazz FM Set For Autumn Return

National commercial speech radio station talkSPORT is to launch a digital magazine aimed at extending the brand beyond radio.Titled talkSPORT Magazine, the weekly online-only publication will be delivered to subscribers’ in-boxes once a week. Readers will be able to sign up for delivery of the magazine by e-mail or access it through the station’s website,… Continue reading talkSPORT To Launch Digital Magazine

An online poll to decide the first ever track to be played on NME Radio saw 3.5million votes cast via NME.COM.The Muse song ‘Knights of Cydonia’ topped the poll to launch the station, kicking off the Claire Sturgess show at 11am.NME publishing director Paul Cheal said: “By casting of millions of votes, NME.COM’s users have… Continue reading Online Poll Winner Marks Launch Of NME Radio

Ofcom has fined 30 radio stations within GCap Media’s One Network a total of £1.1 million for unfair conduct in a competition.This is the highest fine ever imposed by the regulator on a UK commercial radio company.Ofcom found that on a number of occasions the programme makers behind the ‘Secret Sound’ competition deliberately put to… Continue reading GCap Fined Record £1.1m

A new long term plan should be created to move all radio services across to digital, according to a report from the government’s Digital Radio Working Group. The group’s initial assessment is that the move could be completed by 2020.The DRWG said that in the medium term, all national, regional and large local stations should… Continue reading Digital Radio Switchover Could Happen By 2020

Virgin Radio owners Scottish Media Group have confirmed the sale of Virgin Radio to a consortium including The Times of India Group for £53 million by the end of June.The station will be renamed, in order to ensure there are no branding restrictions imposed by Sir Richard Branson which could affect the new owners freedom… Continue reading Virgin Radio Sale Confirmed