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Last week’s announcement that UBC Media would invest in digital music technology that allows listeners to buy music from radio stations via a handheld mobile device, received a positive boost today at the annual Radio Festival in Cambridge.In a session discussing radio’s future funding, the ability of radio stations to offer instant opportunity to purchase… Continue reading Mobile Purchasing Is Key To Digital Radio’s Future

Orange may win the auction to buy AOL UK, the internet business owned by Time Warner, the US Media conglomerate, according to reports in the Sunday Telegraph.The paper says that the bid from the France Telecom owned company is motivated by fear of its rival, BSkyB, getting hold of it.Carphone Warehouse’s offer of free broadband… Continue reading Orange And BSkyB In Battle Over AOL UK

This year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival could be the last to focus solely on TV, according to Alison Sharman, 2006 advisory chair and ITV director of factual and daytime, who reflected on the festival’s possible direction for the future at the event’s launch this morning.With the dramatic and rapid evolution of broadcast that is… Continue reading MediaGuardian TV Festival Could Have Future Focus On All Media

Fru Hazlitt, chief executive of Virgin Radio, announced today at the Radio Festival that Virgin will be renewing its national analogue licence on “substantially reduced terms”, saying that it was a great day for the digital future.Virgin, talkSPORT and Classic FM have all applied to Ofcom to have their analogue licences renewed in the coming… Continue reading Ofcom To Reduce Radio Analogue Licences

Coronation Street attracted a peak audience of 7.6 million adult viewers to its 8.30pm edition last night, ahead of its nearest rival Eastenders, which peaked at 7.3 million.The average audience for the 8.30pm Coronation Street was 7.2 million adults (a 40% audience share), while the earlier edition, at 7.30pm, brought in an average of 6.9… Continue reading Coronation Street Edges Out Eastenders

Following Chrysalis Radio’s ground-breaking restructuring of its commercial operations last month, it has announced further appointments to the new management team responsible for its merged sales division.Chrysalis has appointed three account directors to manage the teams handling the top 20 agencies in London. They are Jennie Stubbs, currently group head of sponsorship and promotions, Dan… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Sales Announces Management Line-Up

BBC listeners could get their own iTunes-inspired personalised radio service, according to BBC director general Mark Thompson, who was speaking last night at the Cambridge Radio Festival.Thompson said the broadcaster, under the working title of MyBBCRadio, would utilise peer-to-peer and other new technologies to create a service that would “provide thousands, ultimately millions, of individual… Continue reading BBC Could Get iTunes-Inspired Radio Service

Richard Bacon, Capital Radio’s current drive-time presenter, will move back to Xfm in August, with Xfm’s Lucio taking over Bacon’s old role.Gold Sony award-winner Lucio has helped Xfm achieve the station’s highest ever drive-time audience since joining in October 2005. Bacon, who joined Capital in May 2005, said: “I have enjoyed my time at Capital,… Continue reading Bacon Back On Xfm

Emap Entertainment is launching an online dieting and healthy eating website from its hugely successful women’s magazine Closer, as part of the company’s strategy to expand key brands across multiple platforms.The site will be promoted heavily via Closer magazine, reaching more than 1.3 million women a week along with support from other on and offline… Continue reading Emap Launches Closer Website

ITV Sales has today announced that Clerical Medical, the pensions and investments provider, is to sponsor a package of prime-time dramas on ITV’s family of channels in a deal worth around £2 million.The deal covers the new series of Life Begins this autumn on ITV1, Where The Heart Is, new drama Jane Hall on ITV1… Continue reading Clerical Medical in £2 million ITV Sponsorship Deal