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Podcast creators and platforms are now looking beyond the sector, with ambitions to muscle in on live events, or striking licensing deals with film and TV networks. 

Since LBC’s first broadcast in 1973 commercial radio has come a long way. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest milestones.

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Editor Omar Oakes and reporters Jack Benjamin and Ella Sagar look ahead to next week’s Future of Media conference in London, and discuss some of the biggest stories from around the industry.

Analysis: Personalisation will also be a distinctive part of Spotify’s audiobook offering.

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To mark this big birthday for commercial radio, The Media Leader is doing a series of features with the UK’s major radio companies and a look back at the major milestones that have shaped the medium.

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