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Ofcom publishes Media Nations: UK 2019

31/08/2019

UK’s broadcasting media regulator Ofcom publishes Media Nations: UK 2019 report containing statistics and trends in the television and online video sectors as well as the radio and other audio sectors. The 107-page report is Ofcom’s second annual Media Nations report and in addition to the UK has separate reports for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Media Nations: UK 2019 is a reference publication for industry, policy makers, academics and consumers and is broken down […]

BBC pulls live radio from TuneIn

28/08/2019

BBC pulls live radio from TuneIn with the changes being brought in on 30th August 2019 according to a recent blog posting from the Corporation. Not every TuneIn stream will be affected and some older devices and Sonos speakers will continue to get the feed. The reasons given for this are that TuneIn cannot provide data on its users and the BBC’s policy is not to give online access to ‘anonymous users’ wherever it can. […]

Canadians go-to music sources are radio and podcasts

11/08/2019

Canadians go-to music sources are radio and podcasts with 65% of them discovering new music via traditional radio sources according to a new report from market analysts, Nielsen. Despite the increase in media choices radio remains one of the most popular and wide-reaching ways to listen to music. According to Nielsen’s fifth annual Canada Music 360 report, 58% of consumers in Canada tune to radio to get their music fixes. Despite having been around for […]

UK to get hundreds of new local digital radio stations

07/07/2019

UK to get hundreds of new local digital radio stations in proposals published by Ofcom who are seeking expressions of interest by October 2019. The proposals which could see the stations start broadcasting next year were submitted to Parliament on the 20th June. With over 40% of the UK’s radio listening now taking place on the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) platform, the proposals mark a major step towards expanding local DAB coverage. Using technology pioneered […]

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Restart and rewind live radio on BBC Sounds app

30/03/2019

Restart and rewind live radio on BBC Sounds app features have been added to both iOS and Android. This update on mobile apps means listeners can now restart any live programme and listen to it from the beginning, or rewind to any point in the live programme and pick it up from there. They can also pause a live stream and later resume from where they left off or jump back to live. Live restart […]

iHeartMedia to acquire Radiojar

05/03/2019

iHeartMedia is to acquire Radiojar, a cloud-based audio playout platform and add the company to its RCS software subsidiary. Radiojar is a cloud-based audio playout platform, which allows broadcasters to seamlessly combine broadcast radio and other audio platforms such as music streaming and podcasts, delivering high quality audio experiences more effectively and efficiently. The Athens, Greece-based company was purchased by iHeartMedia, Inc. subsidiary RCS which is the world’s leading provider of broadcast and webcast software, serving […]

French radio success with local content quotas

22/02/2019

French radio success with local content quotas as for the first time in 13 years, a French song by Maître Gims and Vianney reaches 1st place of the Radio Top 100. French radio has to meet quotas for locally produced content which is overseen by the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) – an independent public authority established in 1989 to guarantee the exercise of broadcasting freedom. The CSA is responsible amongst other things ‘for ensuring […]