Sara Cox: mixed message about Radio 1 future
Sara Cox told The Sun she would quit the breakfast show within a year, but Radio 1 says she has a new three-year contract starting in April.…
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Brown denies Harry Potter part
Ian Brown's management deny reports he is in line for a Harry Potter role, calling it the funniest rumour they have heard, and say he declined Celebrity Big Brother.…
Moyles TV show axed
Channel 5 has axed Chris Moyles's teatime show after it missed audience targets, and will replace it with a programme fronted by Christian O'Connell.…
Capital plan rock show
Capital Radio will launch a rock show on its London station and an album chart on Capital Gold, as programme controller Ric Blaxill seeks more variety.…
One for fact fans…
CMU corrects its chart report, which wrongly credited the Audio Bullys to XL when they are signed to Source and distributed by Virgin.…
Holmes: a soundtrack and a remix set
David Holmes has written and produced the soundtrack for Analyze That, out 13 January, and is DJing at the XFM Remix night at Cargo.…
Zane Lowe to take over session slot, eventually
Radio 1 will have Colin Murray present the Evening Session from 7 January as a fill-in, before Zane Lowe takes over in late spring once his Xfm contract ends.…
Britpop film debuts at London Film Festival
Documentary 'Live Forever', charting the nineties British music scene, debuts at the London Film Festival before a UK release in January, with US release likely.…
Xfm goes in print
Xfm and publisher Swinstead launch a monthly newsstand music magazine from February, edited by Rich Sutcliffe, with Foo Fighters on the first cover.…
Fatboy looks to hip hop for influence
Fatboy Slim tells Xfm's Zane Lowe he will bring a bigger rap element to his next album, citing a fallow period for dance music.…
Universal love legal battle over
Universal Music has settled its dispute with Courtney Love, clearing the way for a Nirvana best of and rarities album, expected in the US on 12 November.…
Hip hop wars on London radio
London station Kiss has signed DJ Adam F for a weekend hip hop show that will compete directly with hip hop shows on Radio 1 and Xfm.…