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Global Radio is set to axe the names of 29 local radio stations and rebrand them into a national network, following its takeover of GCap Media in April (see Global Radio To Acquire GCap For £375m).Global plans to create a new national network of 32 Heart stations as it reportedly attempts to take on the… Continue reading Global Radio Set To Get Rid Of Local Station Names In National Rebrand

David Jensen joins Planet Rock in October with a new Sunday morning show Another Dimension, while US DJ Darren Redick will take over the afternoon shifts from 2pm-6pm.Also joining the station is Joe Bonamassa, whose show – airing Sunday nights at 11pm – will feature music with a blues edge.Jensen said: “I’m really looking forward… Continue reading Planet Rock Announces New Additions To Weekend Line-Up

Following on from Magic 105.4’s user-generated content (UGC) ‘Magic Good Mood Film’ TV advert, the station is launching a new ad using photos of the station’s listeners.Airing from September 7 to the end of October 2008, the new 30-second advert taps into the massive response by listeners to upload personal photos that make them smile… Continue reading Magic 105.4 Launches New Ad Featuring Listeners’ Photos

Phil Riley, former chief executive of Chrysalis Radio, has been appointed chairman of internet radio maker Reciva.The appointment marks Riley’s return to radio after he left Chrysalis last summer when the group’s radio division was sold to Global Radio for £170 million (see Riley Quits Chrysalis Following Global Sale).Reciva has so far provided the technology… Continue reading Ex-Chrysalis Chief Joins Internet Radio Firm

Kim Wilde is joining Bauer Media’s Magic 105.4 to launch a brand new weekend show.As part of a refreshed line up at the weekend, Magic’s Secret Songs will be presented by celebrity mum, gardening enthusiast and 80s icon Kim Wilde and air on Sunday afternoons from 12 noon until 3pm.Wilde’s first Secret Songs will be… Continue reading Kim Wilde Joins Magic 105.4

Virgin Radio is to be rebranded as Absolute, with the station due to reveal its new name on air earlier this morning at 7.45am.Featuring a new presenter line-up, Absolute will use the campaign line “Discover real music” and be putting into place two key initiatives, the open OneGoldenSquare.com blog, and a new approach to playlist… Continue reading Virgin Radio To Become Absolute

NME Radio has secured a major cross-platform deal with whiskey label Jack Daniel’s to celebrate the birthday of its founder with a series of gigs throughout September.The integrated campaign, brokered by Universal McCann, will see NME Radio host Jack Daniel’s Birthday Sessions every Tuesday and Thursday during September from 4-5pm.The sessions will be filmed along… Continue reading NME Radio In Jack Daniel’s Cross-Platform Deal

New figures show that commercial radio revenue in the UK was down more than 10% in the 12 months to the end of June.Total UK radio revenue for April to the end of June 2008 – including national and local advertising and sponsorship and promotion – was £134.2 million, said a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk.National advertising… Continue reading Commercial Radio’s Revenue Falls

Presenters JK and Joel are leaving Virgin Radio after less than a year at the station, to be replaced by Trent FM’s Jo Russell.JK and Joel were hired by Virgin’s former programme chief David Lloyd. They have previously presented the Sunday afternoon chart show and early breakfast slots on Radio 1.Russell, one half of the… Continue reading JK And Joel To Leave Virgin Radio

WPP Digital, the digital investment and operating arm of WPP, is establishing a global digital production arm to distribute work among the group’s digital agencies, with Neal Prescott joining as the new unit’s chief executive officer.Deliver is intended to leverage WPP’s existing production capabilities in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and South Africa in a… Continue reading WPP Creates New Digital Production Unit