27 July 2015

Heat appoints new editor
Bauer Media has today announced that Suzy Cox has been appointed Editor of Heat.
Media.info

Global hires Gary Muircroft from Bauer
Bauer Radio’s Gary Muircroft is joining Global to manage its Broadcasting Centre in Scotland.
Radio Today

James Dundon swaps Pirate FM for Heart
Long serving Pirate FM presenter and producer James Dundon is jumping ship to Heart.
Radio Today

BBC’s Peter Salmon: ‘Where do you want me to be? Milton Keynes?’
The new head of BBC Studios urges Channel 4 to relocate north and explains why he never moved to SalfordIt’s a measure of how quickly things are changing at the BBC that within a month of the Guardian being summoned to MediaCity to see Peter Salmon…
Media.info

BBC Radio 1 ‘needs more prime-time diversity’
Black and Asian presenters should be given more high-profile slots on Radio 1, a leading DJ and presenter has said.
Media.info

The Media Column: The BBC is inching towards action on diversity but there’s lots more it can do
When the BBC launched Free Speech, a topical debate show giving young people the chance to quiz politicians, they surely needed to look no further for a presenter than Nihal Arthanayake.
The Independent

BBC Radio 2 gets Elvis and Beatlemania
This August Bank Holiday, BBC Radio 2 will be marking the 50th anniversary of a momentous meeting between Elvis Presley and the young pretenders of pop, The Beatles.
Media.info

Backing the BBC: How can the Beeb can remain loved, admired and relevant?
All manner of scenarios have been conceived in the wake of the debate over the government’s plan, issued last week, to review key areas of the broadcaster later this year.
Media.info

Only the BBC can give us the ‘serious radio’ we love and need
Commercial radio doesn’t compete in this arena as its audience would be too small
The Guardian

Local couple get married live on Radio City
A Huyton couple have had their wedding broadcast live on the Radio City Breakfast Show with Leanne and Dave.
Radio Today

RTÉ Radio Threatens NOVA with injunction
RTÉ is petty and vindictive after threatening legal action against Radio NOVA, says CEO Kevin Branigan
Media.info

Deezer partners with IFTTT
Deezer has integrated with IFTTT (If This Then That).
Music Week

500m weekly streams landmark breached in UK for first time
There were 505,849,000 audio streams in the UK for the chart week ending Thursday, 16 July – marking the first time the half a billion weekly streams milestone has been met.
Music Week