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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…
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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…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Mixmag 40th anniversary exhibition to raise funds for CALM
Mixmag will next month celebrate its 40th anniversary with an exhibition of covers at the Outernet complex in London, raising money for CALM…
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Three more DJs to be supported by Radio 1's Annie Nightingale Presents Scholarship
The DJs set to be supported by the Annie Nightingale Presents Scholarship this year have been announced: Imogen, Jay Carder and Rossy…
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1Xtra confirms host of new Birmingham-based morning show
BBC 1Xtra has confirmed that Day Day will host its new morning show startig next year - it will be broadcast from Birmingham making it the second daily show on the station not made in London…