December 2008
66 posts
Making it easier to listen live →
BLOG: A while ago, I wrote about Jack FM Oxfordshire’s irritating habit of starting the live stream as soon as you visit their website….
“Heard at the Absolute Radio Christmas Party..
Commercial Content Director...”
NormSoft introduces web radio →
Pocket Tunes Radio enables users to browse the web and select the stations - Now available on iPhone and iPod Touch..
DAB radio: the UK's last-ditch hope for regulated... →
Interesting rant on The Register about how DAB is doomed.
Today presenter Ed Stourton reaches deal with BBC →
Edward Stourton has settled his differences with Radio 4 bosses after being dropped as a presenter of the flagship Today programme.
On the road with my PURE Highway →
BLOG: I was given a PURE Highway some time ago, to do some road-testing with. It’s been in the car since then, but I’ve only just got round to mounting it properly and pulling the cabling…..
Stourton 'settles differences' with Radio 4 →
Another great example of the Daily Mail hyping up a non-BBC story. The original press release on December 12th said pretty much all this. And to save you searching, here it is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/12_december/12/today.shtml
Century Radio North West invades Smooth Radio...
Radio Writes to Santa Claus →
If some famous Radio people and companies had a chance to write Santa with their wish list, what exactly would they ask for? We may never know but I’ve taken…
Analog v DAB radio →
FM radio is likely to be switched off by 2017 but is DAB signal adequate? That’s a very good question, and one which Charles Almond from Spixworth in Norfolk asks The Times.
Power Intros, Brandy Style →
Brandy Power Intros are more than just memorable musical branding! They provide all the tools to bring your whole station imaging to a higher level. Contact Brandy now and discover the new range of…
Wise Buddah Presents Café Buddah →
In Autumn 2008 Wise Buddah were commissioned to create a brand new ID package for Poland’s new chillout format station Chilli Zet. And so Café Buddah was born…this breathtaking package comprises of…
Paul Gambaccini says Jonathan Ross is icon of... →
Jonathan Ross - paid too much? Never……….
IP + Radio - On a knife-edge →
A blog by Nick Piggott about the future of radio - who says the future of radio has to be just one delivery method. Converged radios is what we need, Nick says.
SIRIUS XM Radio to Air 'The History of Howard... →
Last year, SIRIUS aired the first installment of “The History of Howard Stern” in December on Howard 100 and Howard 101. That was merely a 5-part series. This year, SIRIUS XM…
Interview with GMG Radio's Julian Carter →
A rather stranger than normal interview with out-going sales chap Julian Carter, from GMG Radio
Losses expected for The Local Radio Company →
“Few are expecting anything other than further losses from the Local Radio Company, which reports its annual results on December 23 after its shares shed some 90% of their value over the past year”
Your own radio station iPhone App? →
A great idea. All we need to do now is work out if it is worth spending $900 on a personal iPhone app for your radio station. No doubt other iPhone app makers are available, but this is the only one we could find specialising in radio apps.
A life in broadcasting: The BBC →
A very interesting but short history of the BBC. Asks some interesting questions if you have 10 minutes spare to read the entire article..
Andy Parfitt, Controller, Radio 1 →
Andy Parfitt, enduring and super-successful Controller of Radio 1, sits at a small desk in amongst his team. No egomaniac then. But is he interested in openness?…..
Journalism Fail →
Newspapers are mental. After two years (yes, it’s been that long) of media-related ‘scandals’ about vote rigging or Manuel-gate, I think we’ve reached a new low. No, not of broadcast media’s decline…
Apple Buys Stake in Imagination Technologies →
There’s news today that Apple has bought a small stake in a company called Imagination Technologies. Why should that concern anyone who reads this blog?
A new national DAB+ station... →
…in Australia!
So the Ozzys are introducing new radio stations on DAB+ whilst the UK is closing stations on knackered old DAB. Something not quite right about the whole thing.
A future of digital radio in the UK document is expected to be released next week. Let’s hope there is some good news for a change.
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RAJAR exposes commercial radio’s online... →
Weekly listening via the internet is growing - according to the latest “MIDAS” RAJAR research.
Facebook campaign for Ed Stourton →
The sacking of Ed Stourton from Radio 4 is fast approaching Brand and Ross for the most talked about non-BBC story the year award. In this article, in the Telegraph, learn how Ed’s kids have set up a Facebook group to protest about his sacking. Because we all know how much Facebook campaigns work, right?
John Tusa: I am baffled by Ed Stourton's dismissal... →
A farewell to Ed by Guardian writer John Tusa, which starts: “Like many I am baffled by Ed Stourton’s dismissal from the Today programme, only made worse by the way the BBC handled it….”
Martin Kelner: Hurry if you want to be controller... →
A blog from the radio master Martin Kelner. And no French side-kicks in site.
Elisabeth Mahoney: Radio review →
Today host Ed Stourton 'told of sacking by... →
Co-Hosts leave Xfm Breakfast Show
Listener:
Where has Marc and Pete gone from the Alex Zane breakfast show?
Adam Uytman:
Firstly apologies for sending this as a mass e-mail to more than one recipient – as there were a few of you that e-mailed with similarly worded complaints I felt it the best way to respond. I do appreciate you getting in touch with me regarding your thoughts on the recent changes to the XFM breakfast show, and assure you that we take all feedback on board.
So yes, you have rightly noticed that Marc and Pete recently stopped appearing on the breakfast show. We launched the show back in May of last year, and in that time the show has gone from strength to strength – a show I can tell from your e-mails you all love to listen to. However, in order to continue to keep our wider listenership interested in both the show and the station we must constantly review and refresh the sound – we did decide that a year and a half in it was time to refresh the format. It was our feeling that there were just too many voices involved, and feedback from many was that it was at times to hard to follow – each one of the guys on the show are extremely talented, but in our opinion we were trying to do too much at once. I’m sure you will agree Alex is an immensely talented, naturally entertaining and funny presenter – as such we decided to focus on Alex’s personality, further establishing him as the main voice, and using his strengths as a credible music presenter to get the right balance between the great morning content that he comes up with and the music he plays.
You may or may not know that Pete and Marc are still very much with the station. Both are now presenting solo - Pete now hosts early breakfast from Friday through to Sunday mornings, and Marc has just started a brand new film show for Sunday afternoons (very entertaining show as well!).
We’ve received a lot of positive feedback from other people, and I do genuinely believe that if you give the new show format a bit of time you will come to love it as much as before. I appreciate your disappointment at the changes we have made, but hope that you’ll stick with us as I really do believe Alex Zane is by far the strongest breakfast listen available on the dial – something I want to make more of, not less.
Kind regards
Adam Uytman
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=952028
Radio 1 listeners too old, say commercial rivals →
Nasty surprise for radio presenter →
Turns out Ed Stourton didn’t know he was being fired from BBC Radio 4 - until he heard about it from journalists…
C4 rubbishes BBC iPlayer plans →
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has rubbished the BBC’s claims of the benefits of sharing iPlayer technology among all public service broadcasters.
CBS ditches 20 Last.fm staff →
Media magazine X-Trax goes into administration →
A monthly magazine distributed to 7,000 people working in the media has ceased publication and gone into administration after more than a decade in print.
C4 rubbishes BBC iPlayer plans →
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has rubbished the BBC’s claims of the benefits of sharing iPlayer technology among all public service broadcasters.
BBC plans will not help fill Channel 4's £150m... →
Channel 4 has criticised the BBC’s public service broadcasting partnership proposals, claiming they would not solve its £150m funding shortfall.
Listen To Your Listeners by Adam Bowie →
Yesteryday I went along to Broadcasting House - home of BBC radio - to present at an internal BBC departmental conference about what Absolute Radio has been doing since we rebranded.
In…
Media Talk on The Guardian →
Matt Wells had something of a moan this week about what he called an advert for DAB that he’d heard on the BBC this week. He saw it as a straight ad for BBC viewers and listeners to go out and buy a…
Jonathan Ross's brother Paul in new BBC radio... →
The Mirror in more BBC bashing - Paul Ross having some light hearted banter results in a “New BBC Storm” headline. When is this going to end?
Lorraine Kelly lands new radio role →
Lorraine Kelly is to make her debut as a football reporter. The GMTV star is joining the team on Radio Scotland’s Off The Ball on Saturday to provide live updates from the match between her beloved Dundee United and Rangers.
Downloads and the music charts →
Local radio doing video content →
Get Your Rock Off by Anthony Abbott →
Call for probe at radio station →
STAFF at Brunel FM are seeking an investigation into the takeover of the radio station that could leave them out of pocket.
Bauer Media shifts its Big City Network role →
Bauer Media shifts its Big City Network role
Maximise your radio player →