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BBC might not see the revenue boost it was expecting when licence fee freeze ends next year

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BBC • 1 min read

BBC might not see the revenue boost it was expecting when licence fee freeze ends next year

UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has said that, while the BBC licence fee will increase next year as planned, the increase may be less than expected…

Chris Cooke • 05 Dec 2023

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Bauer Media • 1 min read

Bauer Media completes iRadio acquisition, unveils new corporate brand

Bauer Media has completed its acquisition of Irish youth-centric radio station iRadio - and also unveiled a new corporate identity…

Chris Cooke • 04 Dec 2023

Working class audiences want the BBC to take more risks when producing new programmes

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Working class audiences want the BBC to take more risks when producing new programmes

A new study from UK media regulator OfCom says that the BBC should take more risks when commissioning new content in order to better connect with audiences from lower socio-economic groups…

Chris Cooke • 30 Nov 2023

Three executive departures as Bauer rejigs the management team at its UK audio business

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Three executive departures as Bauer rejigs the management team at its UK audio business

Bauer Media is rejigging the management team at its UK radio and audio business, with three senior execs departing…

Chris Cooke • 30 Nov 2023

iHeartMedia confirms incoming $100 million pay day as a result of BMI sale

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iHeartMedia confirms incoming $100 million pay day as a result of BMI sale

The boss of SoundExchange has used the news that US radio giant iHeartMedia stands to make about $100 million from the sale of BMI to again big up the American Music Fairness Act…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2023

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Kim Dotcom’s story to become TV biopic

The story of MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom is set to be turned into a six part TV series looking at the “intriguing grey area that separates legitimate tech innovation from perceived illegitimacy”…

Andy Malt • 28 Nov 2023

BBC must do more to move music and radio out of London says National Audit Office

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BBC must do more to move music and radio out of London says National Audit Office

The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC for the lack of progress in some areas of its ‘Across The UK’ strategy to move BBC spending out of London to strengthen the creative industries across the UK…

Sam Taylor • 24 Nov 2023

Doctor Who the most played sci-fi theme tune

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Doctor Who the most played sci-fi theme tune

PRS For Music has announced that the ‘Doctor Who’ theme tune is the most played sci-fi theme in the UK, which is nice. Especially as today is the 60th anniversary of the first episode of the show…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

Media Bill introduced that will oblige smart speaker platforms to provide "unfettered access" to traditional radio

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Media Bill • 1 min read

Media Bill introduced that will oblige smart speaker platforms to provide "unfettered access" to traditional radio

The UK government has introduced its Media Bill into Parliament - it seeks to update the regulation of public service broadcasting and commercial radio, and also ensure traditional radio stations are easily accessible via smart speaker platforms…

Chris Cooke • 13 Nov 2023

Bauer switching off more AM transmitters, mainly impacting Greatest Hits Radio

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Greatest Hits Radio • 1 min read

Bauer switching off more AM transmitters, mainly impacting Greatest Hits Radio

Bauer’s Greatest Hits Radio will disappear from medium wave in Scotland and parts of North England as the media firm switches off more AM transmitters - the switch offs include Scottish frequencies that only started airing GHR earlier this year…

Chris Cooke • 13 Nov 2023

Rick Astley to play BBC One’s New Year concert

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Rick Astley to play BBC One’s New Year concert

Rick Astley will see us into 2024 with a special performance on BBC One this New Year’s Eve…

Andy Malt • 13 Nov 2023

Campaign launches to support introduction of US radio royalties

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Campaign launches to support introduction of US radio royalties

The musicFIRST Coalition has launched a new Dionne Warwick-fronted campaign to garner support for the American Music Fairness Act, which would introduce a royalty for the use of sound recordings by AM and FM radio stations in the US for the first time…

Andy Malt • 08 Nov 2023