Howard Stern hints at retirement

28 December 2009 US shock jock Howard Stern has told listeners he may retire when his contract expires at the end of 2010. Stern, who famously defected...

Samoan Radio survives tsunami: Broadcasters stay on air to issue warnings

7 October 2009 The recent earthquake and devastating tsunami affecting Samoa, American Samoa and northern Tonga brought forward several shining examples of radio broadcasting dedication in the face...

G Media launches Radio iPhone Application in UK

30 September 2009 G Media, the number one UK based provider of tailored radio website solutions has launched its first iPhone Application. The app, for UK commercial...

SABC installs LAWO in new OB vans

24 June 2009 The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has taken delivery of the first of four new outside broadcast vehicles, commissioned for the 2010 FIFA World Cup...

Digital Britain report welcomed by UK digital radio industry

17 June 2009 The British Government's proposal for the completion of the radio industry’s digital migration by 2015 has been applauded by Frontier Silicon, which expects a...

Digital users increase for Clear Channel: now 22 million

13 June 2009 Clear Channel's digital sites have hit 22 million users per month and there are an additional 15% more listeners tuning in to stations online, over...

Roxana Saberi freed from Iranian jail

13 May 2009 The Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, accused of spying for the US, has been freed conditionally from jail after an appeals court commuted her sentence. She...

Clear Channel cuts more staff

29 April 2009 US broadcasting company Clear Channel has cut another 590 employees due to the continuing financial crisis. An earlier round of cutbacks in January focused...

NAB Show 2009 begins in America

19 April 2009 The annual American NAB Show has officially begun in Las Vegas. Technical conferences and production workshops get underway on Saturday morning, and exhibits open...

UK Parliament report calls for more non-BBC public service funding

8 April 2009 A UK House of Lords committee has called for the introduction of a pool of funds to support public service broadcasting other than the BBC....

NAB Show on this month in USA: Las Vegas from 18 April

1 April 2009 America’s National Association of Broadcasters will hold this year’s NAB Show this month in Las Vegas. This year’s show promises a look at the...

US radio stations reach agreement on internet radio royalty rates

18 February 2009 In America, the record industry and the radio industry have finally come to some agreement about using music on line. Industry body National Association of...

ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium in KL next month

18 February 2009 The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union’s (ABU) Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2009 (DBS), will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 9 to 12 March. Sony Electronics Asia Pacific...

XM Sirius subscription satellite radio bankruptcy rumours

11 February 2009 American satellite radio company Sirius XM may become yet another victim of the world credit crisis if it fails to secure refinancing of loans to...

Rookie gets airtime on Fiji’s Viti FM

4 February 2009 The Fiji Institute of Technology's Media and Journalism Department reached a milestone when one of its Diploma students was allowed to host a talkback show...

Radio One network expands to Kolkuta India

9 January 2009 Indiaï¿½s Radio One is the latest FM player to launch in Kolkata, expanding its network to 7 cities. The station is a joint venture between...

Radio stations under pressure after Mumbai bombings

10 December 2008 Despite the recent bombings in Mumbai the Indian government has not relented on its policy restricting news coverage on the newly licenced commercial radio stations,...

Worldspace in Bankruptcy court: gets funds to pay salaries a bit longer

22 October 2008 Worldspace has received approval in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the first part of an interim Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) financing in an amount up to...

Absolute Radio has a ball with support for comedy and human rights

8 October 2008 The UK’s new music and entertainment brand, Absolute Radio, was the exclusive radio partner for Amnesty International's seminal comedy event The Secret Policeman’s Ball this...

Absolute changes planned in UK radio as Virgin deflowered

3 September 2008 After its sale to Times of India Group last month, Virgin Radio in the UK will change its name, as the Virgin brand will revert...

Former BBC Radio 1 programmer looks back at the network’s success in new book

30 July 2008 A new book by UK broadcast pioneer Johnny Beerling has been released, detailing the inside story of BBC's Radio 1 network. Beerling worked inside...

Sirius and XM merger approved in USA

28 July 2008 US regulators have finally approved the merger of satellite radio companies Sirius and XM. The combined companies will have 18 million subscribers.

ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium: March 2009, Kuala Lumpur

9 July 2008 The ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium for 2009 will be held from 9 to 12 March 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The underlying theme for this four-day...

Mugabe and the media: a strained relationship

25 June 2008 After the withdrawal of Robert Mugabe’s rival Morgan Tsvangirai from Zimbabwe’s presidential election rerun, the African state looks set to have Mugabe at the helm...

BBC to put radio and tv program archives on line

18 June 2008 The BBC intends to create a home on the web for all its programs, past and present. Spanning 81 years of radio and television,...

Class Action suit against Arbitron for PPM ‘misinformation’

11 June 2008 Another class action suit has been filed in the US against Arbitron by some of its investors. The suit alleges that the company's officers and...

Industry Giants shed light on tomorrow at CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia

3 June 2008 Between 17 to 20 June, CommunicAsia2008, Asia's premier trade event for the infocomm and media industries will play host to some of the world's leading companies...

New Zealand Radio Award winners

28 May 2008 The New Zealand Commercial Radio INdustry body, Radio Broadcasters Association (RBA), has announced the winners of its annual awards. The Radio Broadcasters Association (RBA)...

LARI pursuing expansion plans in Poland

15 May 2008 Radiostacja, the second station operated by Lagardère Active Radio International (LARI) in Poland, has become PLANETA FM. Planeta will extend its network to include 18...

Clear Channel buyout clears fund raising hurdle

14 May 2008 A final agreement has been announced clearing the way for Clear Channel's buyout by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners to move forward.

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