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New UK classical music radio station set to launch

31/01/2019

New UK classical music radio station set to launch on 4th March 2019 on national DAB Digital Radio, online, via smart speakers and mobile apps. Scala Radio which is part of the Bauer Media group, will offer ‘classical music for modern life’ and anticipates the explosive growth in the genre and an ever growing cross-over into the mainstream. Its owners who recently launched Greatest Hits Radio say, ‘the new station will break the mould of […]

iHeartMedia launches Radio Broadway

23/01/2019

iHeartMedia launches Radio Broadway, a new digital station available for Broadway fans everywhere via iHeartRadio and iHeartRadioBroadway.com. iHeartRadio Broadway will feature all the best Broadway music, content and more, streaming classic songs from original Broadway cast album soundtracks including Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Chicago, Hairspray, The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked and The Band’s Visit. In addition, interviews with renowned Broadway stars will be integrated throughout the station hosted by an array of iHeartRadio New […]

Radio by Deezer app launches in UK

20/01/2019

Radio by Deezer app launches in UK giving users access to 30,000 radio stations on a stand-alone Android app. Radio by Deezer can be used without registering but in order to play saved tracks users will need to sign up for a Deezer account and download the Deezer app. Radio by Deezer features include: 30,000 popular radio stations in one place No sign-up required for radio streaming Identify the songs you hear directly in the […]

iHeartMedia and Clear Channel agree demerger terms

29/12/2018

iHeartMedia and Clear Channel agree demerger terms to fully separate the two companies into fully independent businesses as part of iHeartMedia’s restructuring. The separation is expected to occur in conjunction with, and is subject to, iHeartMedia’s emergence from its ongoing restructuring process. Currently iHeartMedia owns 89.1% of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(CCOH) outstanding common stock. “Today’s announcement is recognition that while iHeartMedia and CCOH are both very strong in their respective areas – iHeartMedia is […]

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UKRD to launch pop-up digital radio stations for Christmas

23/08/2018

Commercial radio operator, UKRD Group, has announced that it will be launching ten digital pop-up Christmas radio stations this year. The in-App, Online and Smart Speaker enabled digital radio stations will launch in November and broadcast until the 31st December 2018. Playing nothing but Christmas songs, each radio station, though centrally delivered, will be locally branded for each of the ten markets in which the group owns and operates a local radio station. Peter Gordon, […]

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Radio still beating streaming for listeners in UK according to Ofcom report

17/08/2018

Ofcom, the UK’s communication regulator, has produced its first annual Media Nations report. The report reviews key trends in the television, audio-visual, radio and audio sectors with analysis of traditional broadcasting and the take-up and impact of subscription on-demand and streaming services. In addition to a UK-wide report and an interactive report, there are separate reports for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Media Nations 2018 Key findings Take-up of superfast broadband and connected televisions is […]

BBC Sounds App launched as iPlayer Radio replacement

29/06/2018

The BBC has soft launched BBC Sounds, a new audio app intended to replace the BBC iPlayer Radio. BBC Sounds brings together BBC live and on-demand radio, music and podcasts into a single personalised app which is available in iOS and Android versions. BBC Sounds is designed to learn from the user’s listening habits, providing one-tap access to the latest episodes of favourite BBC podcasts and radio shows and making available an 80,000 hour library […]