22nd February 2012

Brit awards: Adele takes away two awards on a triumphant return
Singer caps an extraordinary 12 months by winning the best British female and best British album prizes.
Guardian

Capital FM snubs One Direction after Brits gaffe
Radio Today understands Capital FM has dropped One Direction songs from its playlist after the boyband thanked rival station Radio 1 on stage at last night’s BRIT Awards.
RadioToday

Absolute Radio introduces new sonic logo
A new jingle package based around a new six-note sonic logo has been introduced on Absolute Radio
RadioToday

Samsung announces mobile phone with DAB
Samsung are to release a new smartphone which has a built-in DAB+ receiver.
RadioToday

James Whale launches podcast debates
LBC presenter James Whale is recording a series of free discussion show podcasts, which he says he hopes will help provide a cure for political apathy in the UK.
RadioToday

Stuart McGinley joins UTV from Celador
Stuart McGinley has left Celador-owned Newbury Sound after three years to take over as Programme Manager at UTV Media’s Chesterfield station Peak FM
RadioToday

Radio and Music update: personalisation & mobile
This week we have released several new elements of the Radio and Music product, which I will explain in this post.
BBC blogs

Universal hopes to keep EMI intact if takeover gets EU green light
World's largest record company confident it will be allowed to retain home to Katy Perry and Coldplay.
Guardian