Radio News

Radio news In brief...

 

The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has warned the BBC that it faces making deeper cuts and refused to rule out a reduction the licence fee.

GMG Radio's north west managing director Andy Carter has been appointed as MD of Smooth Radio UK.

The owner of talkSPORT, UTV Media, has reported group revenue up by nine per cent in the first six months of 2010 to £59.2m.

Australian comedy duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee will downsize their high-rating radio show to a weekly broadcast in 2011, Austereo has announced.

Sky Sports News Radio is now available free of charge via Sky's website.

Australian radio continues it's recovery as Macquarie Radio Network posts a record net profit in 2009-10 and expects double-digit growth in the current year after a strong start.

 

In Australia commercial radio broadcaster Austereo Group increased full-year profit by 14 per cent, as the company worked to regenerate its Triple M network and maintain its popular Today network.

Paul Jackson quits Capital for Australian group. Global Radio station chief to join Lachlan Murdoch's DMG Radio, and will be replaced by Galaxy's James Brownlow

U.S radio broadcasters question the PRA negotiating process.

Ofcom recommends cross-media ownership rules should be relaxed. Regulator says government should allow single company to control newspapers, TV licence and radio station in local area