Radio Industry News

.Imagine Radio has been acquired by Like Holdings and Helius Media as a joint venture.

Chris Kamara and talkSPORT partner with Greene King

.Chris Kamara and talkSPORT are teaming up with pub retailer and brewer Greene King to sponsor the Hawksbee and Jacobs weekday afternoon show.

Podcast: Local Radio in the community tour for inRadio

.Local Radio at the heart of community: 2000 miles, 20 stations, two guys in a pic & one World Radio Day.
Here’s the latest episode of the inRadio Podcast with Dom Chambers – powered by RadioToday.

Actor Cillian Murphy to host shows on BBC Radio 6 Music

.Cillian Murphy is set to join BBC Radio 6 Music for a run of shows covering Guy Garvey.
The Peaky Blinders actor will be on-air Sundays, 2-4pm, from 3 March until Summer 2019, whilst Guy takes an extended break to work on his next album.

Community station makes lip-sync Radio Ga Ga video

.Andover’s community radio station has released a six-minute lip-sync video of Queen’s ‘Radio Ga Ga’ featuring its presenters, local MP and local businesses.

Five MPs to guest present programmes on LBC

.Five British MPs will join LBC next week to guest-present the station’s mid-morning programme.

Overnight Oats gets double sales during radio campaign

13th February 2019

Today, February 13th, marks World Radio Day 2019 and to celebrate, a new case study has been revealed about Flahavan’s use of radio to increase sales.

Lucy is in disguise with diamonds on Radio Nova

12th February 2019

Nova’s current promotions sees Lucy Kennedy from The Colm & Lucy Breakfast Show going out and about in disguise.. with diamonds.

Willard New Night Host At KNBR

On-air personality Mark Willard has joined KNBR Tonight, a two-part weeknight show on San Francisco Sports station KNBR 680. Willard debuts Monday, February 18. He will host the 7-10 p.m.

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Quick Hits: Grammys wrap-up. Languages in pop music and smart speakers.

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web:
SoundCloud at the Grammys: The music industry had its big awards show last weekend, and several of the nominees emerged into mainstream recognition through the SoundCloud ecosystem.

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Text finalized for EU Copyright Directive, potentially placing strict new rules on YouTube and more

The text of the EU Copyright Directive has been finalized, meaning the stage is set for a sweeping legal update that could have unintended consequences for online communication in the bloc.

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Google refocuses operating system project to smart speakers and smart displays

Google has several operating systems under its umbrella, and one of them is getting a pivot in response to the swelling interest in smart speakers.

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Universal sees Q4 revenue up thanks to streaming

Universal Music Group’s fourth-quarter results have been posted by parent company Vivendi, capping a big year and leaving any potential buyers with more information about what the label has to offer. UMG’s revenue for the period totaled €6.

Harry Hirsch, Recording Entrepreneur, Dead at 89

An engineer, musician, professor, studio owner and designer, serial entrepreneur, key figure in the Audio Engineering Society and more, Harry Hirsch died Thursday, Feb. 14. He was 89.Born on Sept.

Save JAZZ.FM91 wins vote to oust not-for-profit station’s board of directors

Save JAZZ.FM91, the group making a bid to replace the board of directors of troubled Toronto not-for-profit JAZZ.FM91 (CJRT-FM), has been successful.

Radio and Podcast News – Stingray has taken its Toronto hip hop station 93.5…

Stingray has taken its Toronto hip hop station 93.5 The Move (CFXJ-FM) back to its roots, signing on Monday morning as Flow 93.5, the brand it originally launched with in 2001, as Canada’s first urban contemporary station.

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

Jonesy and Amanda have a new senior producer

Australian Radio Network has announced Anna Crotti as senior producer for WSFM’s Jonesy & Amanda in the Morning.
Crotti takes on the role after Millie Michael was promoted to executive producer following the exit of Laura Bouchet.

Fitzy, Wippa… and Ray Hadley?

Nova 969’s Fitzy & Wippa have a unique relationship with 2GB’s Ray Hadley. He’s been in for a ‘rap battle’ and last year they pranked him with two members of 5SOS.

Regional radio comes together in Townsville floods

In the face of adversity and disaster communities will come together to get through the crisis be it cyclone, fire or flood.

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

The Resilience Of Radio: Debunking HTandE’s financial results

Australian Radio Network’s parent company HT&E has released it’s full-year financial results, shedding light on how the company has been tracking over the past 12-months.

Mick Molloy takes on The Today Show’s Deb Knight