AMARC ‘deeply concerned’ over Greek public broadcasting

17 June 2013 The AMARC has released a statement about the recent closing of the public service broadcaster in Greece: Bruxelles, June 13th 2013, the European branch of...

New York Fesitvals Radio awards

14 June 2013 For the third year in a row, New York Festival's International Radio Programs & Promos Awards will showcase its award winners on an e-program mobile app. The...

WorldDMB digital radio workshop at Broadcast Asia

12 June 2013 On June 20, the WorldDMB is holding a workshop on the roll-out of digital radio, at the BroadcastAsia conference in Singapore. The half-day workshop will...

Canada’s public broadcaster to take ads

29 May 2013 Canada's public broadcaster, CBC has been granted a new streamlined regulatory framework that will support the implementation of its strategy plan, and allow advertising on...

BroadcastAsia 2013 features record number of new exhibitors

22 May 2013 Asia's largest trade show for broadcast industries in Singapore from June 18 to 21 BroadcastAsia, Asia’s largest integrated trade show for broadcast industries will...

UK digital radio attracts record numbers

19 May 2013 Digital radio listening now represents 34.3% of radio listening hours in the UK, up 17% year on year, according to the latest RAJAR data issued...

Iconic DJ back on air at 82

17 May 2013 Boomer-age fans of 60s rock 'n' roll will be taken back in time, as Chicago radio veteran Clark Weber returns to the airwaves - and...

Digital radio trial in Norway

15 May 2013 Digital Radio Mondiale is pleased to announce that the media company 21st Venture AS is embarking on a full DRM+ trial in Trondheim during May and...

Retro Radio Dial 1953: Africa

10 May 2013 A fascinating look back 60 years ago to 1953 and the radio stations that could be heard from Africa has just been released by the...

Producing aggregated mobile radio news in Indonesia

9 May 2013 RRI's Eka Hendiny reports on a workshop in Mobile Journalism. A senior radio practitioner and the CEO of IMBA, Steve Ahern is in Indonesia to...

War Memorial Dawn Service Simulcast on MIX 106.3

24 April 2013 Canberra’s MIX 106.3 and the Australian War Memorial have embarked in a new partnership which will have the full National Dawn Service broadcast live through...

Media plays its part in peaceful Kenyan elections

20 April 2013 Radio has played a big part in Kenya’s peaceful election result, reports Steve Ahern from Nairobi. Kenya’s new president Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in...

BBC Controller’s dilemma as Ding Dong song enters music charts

20 April 2013 1930's song back on the charts... as a final protest.

Could this B105 recording become the city’s new anthem?

10 April 2013 Brisbane's new breakfast leaders Labby, Stav & Abbyplayed an exclusive Evermore original this morning on B105. Yesterday, Evermore played up close and personal backstage at B105 to a handful of listeners,...

NAB Conference live feed from America

7 April 2013 The National Association of Broadcasters' massive annual trade show is on this week in Las Vegas. See the conference live here.

Digital music revenue overtakes radio in UK for the first time

4 April 2013 Last year in the UK, artists earned more money from digital royalties than radio. British songwriters earned £51.7m in UK royalties from digital music services...

Radio and convergence: US conference highlights

30 March 2013 Radio Ink's annual Convergence conference was held in America earlier this month. Here are some of the highlights.

Win your own radio station

23 March 2013 Clear Channel has a spare frequency in Cincinnati and is offering would-be program directors the chance to choose the format for the station. The winner...

Arabian Radio Network goes Filipino

18 March 2013 The Arabian Radio Network has launched its ninth station. Called Tag91.1, it is the first truly multiplatform radio station targeting the Filipino community living in...

Sony partners with ABU to launch Developing Broadcasters’ Excellence Award

6 March 2013 Sony has teamed up with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) to launch a new broadcasting industry award which recognises innovation and excellence among the ABU’s...

Nominations open for 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards

22 February 2013 The International Women’s Media Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award. Each year, the Courage in Journalism...

Surprising radio insights in Singapore Media Academy course

23 January 2013 For those of you who think that radio is losing its luster, due to stiff competition from both traditional and new media, you are in...

Nautel Medium Wave Transmitters to be used in world’s largest digital radio deployment

23 January 2013 Nautel has announced that the company will be participating in the world’s largest digital radio deployment in india. India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has issued...

Facinating speaker line-up at ABU DB Symposium 2013

23 January 2013 Many leading industry players, including CRA's Joan Warner and radioinfo's Steve Ahern are participating in the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2013. The symposium, with the theme...

Radio NZ search for new CEO

20 January 2013 Radio New Zealand has initiated an appointment process to find a replacement for Chief Executive and Editor-in-Chief, Peter Cavanagh, when he completes his term later...

DAB patent expires: digital radio prices expected to come down

20 January 2013 This week sees the expiry of the patents related to the DAB family of standards - generally referred to as the Philips patent pool, in...

Singapore breakfast team axed for prank call

19 January 2013 Hot 91.3 breakfast team canned as 2DayFM prank call fallout spreads, reports Steve Ahern from Singapore. High rating breakfast team The Married Men were...

Community radio continues expansion in the UK

14 January 2013 Britain’s broadcast regulator OfCom has released its draft plan for 2013. It includes a significant expansion of community radio in Northern Ireland plus the continuing...

New York Festivals Radio Awards entries now open

11 January 2013 New York Festivals International Radio Programs & Promos Awards has announced its official Call for Entries, with a range of new categories including: Best Legal...

Nielsen buys Arbitron

19 December 2012 Nielsen Holdings has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire rival US ratings company Arbitron. In America, Nielsen conducts tv ratings...

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