Virgin Radio to launch in France

Richard Branson's Virgin Group has just got the regulatory go ahead to launch a radio station in France. It will be called Virgin Radio France. Genius. The Virgin Group are also planning a music TV channel there too, all part of an expansion plan for the Virgin Group's media brands, which has seen the launch of Virgin Radio stations in Italy, India and Thailand. The original Virgin Radio here in the UK, of course, is no longer part of the Virgin Group, it being owned by SMG, though they plan to sell the station, officially by flotation, though rumour had it that Branson was considering making a bid for his old station ahead of any public share sale.