Scottish radio group bucks ad slump trend
Scottish Radio Holdings reports a 6% rise in revenues for the last quarter of 2002, 30% including acquisitions, while Scottish Media Group plans to sell its stake.…
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Virgin revamp breakfast show again
Virgin Radio moves Daryl Denham to drivetime and gives the breakfast show to Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd, the fourth presenting team in around eighteen months.…
Survey finds Britons tired of manufactured pop idols
A survey commissioned by Virgin Radio finds 67% of the public want manufactured music to stop, though the sample of record buyers is questioned given Virgin's playlist bans.…
What to make of the RAJARs
Latest RAJAR figures show Virgin Radio's national audience falling while Capital's Chris Tarrant loses listeners and Heart's Jono Coleman gains 26 per cent.…
Virgin defend musical stand
Virgin Radio faces criticism after its programme director Paul Jackson described R'n'B and rap as 'processed crap', with management firms and media buyers objecting.…
Virgin turn off streams
Virgin Radio has turned off two of its online non-stop music streams to save money, despite their reported role in its webcasting success.…
Evans starts media comeback
Chris Evans has said he is talking to investors about buying a stake in a British TV channel, and is working on three TV projects.…
SMG may be forced to split
Scottish Media Group, which has almost £400m of debt, may be broken up as banks reportedly want their loans repaid by June next year, the Guardian reports.…
Evans producing at C5
Chris Evans has reportedly signed a £4m deal with Channel 5 to produce an early-evening chat show presented by Chris Moyles.…