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New Premier League football rights deals for BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT

New Premier League football rights deals have been agreed for BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT.

Publication date: 07.11.2024

Observations and information for the latest RAJAR Q3 2024 radio listening figures

It’s a record quarter for BBC Radio 5 Live, Boom Radio, GB News and many of Global’s brands including Capital, Heart, Smooth and Radio X, and great news for online-only stations.

Publication date: 24.10.2024

New Rugby coverage deal for BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra

BBC Radio 5 Live will air extensive coverage of the 2024 and 2025 Autumn Rugby Internationals as part of a new two-year audio rights deal.

Publication date: 10.10.2024

Tony Livesey moves back to Lates in latest BBC Radio 5 Live schedule shuffle

BBC Radio 5 Live is making a number of changes to its schedule including Chris Warburton moving to Drive and Tony Livesey returning to Lates.

Publication date: 09.10.2024

Nihal Arthanayake gets ready for his new BBC Radio 5 Live show

Nihal Arthanayake will launch his brand-new BBC Radio 5 Live show on Sunday at 8pm with an in-depth interview with comedian Stewart Lee.

Publication date: 13.09.2024

Matt Chorley talks to RadioToday about his new BBC Radio 5 Live show

Matt Chorley, who starts his new BBC Radio 5 Live politics show today (Monday 2nd September), spoke to RadioToday about his life, career and what we can expect from the new programme.

Publication date: 02.09.2024

Changes to BBC Radio 5 Live’s daytime schedule as Matt Chorley joins

BBC Radio 5 Live is tweaking its daytime schedule with the arrival of Matt Chorley to host a new politics show.

Publication date: 29.08.2024

BBC Radio Norfolk’s Rob Butler to move to 5 Live Sport

BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Rob Butler is moving to BBC Radio 5 Live in Salford to take up a new sports role this summer.

Publication date: 30.05.2024

Matt Chorley to leave Times Radio for BBC Radio 5 Live afternoons

Times Radio presenter and stand-up Matt Chorley is to present a new daytime political show on BBC Radio 5 Live as a replacement for Nihal Arthanayake.

Publication date: 21.05.2024

Nihal Arthanayake to leave daytimes on BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live afternoon presenter Nihal Arthanayake has just announced he’s leaving the afternoon show. The former Radio 1 and Asian Network host has been on 5 live for eight years, having joined to host afternoons with Sarah Brett in 2016.

Publication date: 20.05.2024