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AdsWizz’ ShakeMe ad tech will air on UK radio with talkSPORT
AdsWizz announced that radio sports station talkSPORT will leverage its ShakeMe technology for a new campaign in the UK. ShakeMe is an interactive audio ad format that helps listeners take an automatic action on their smartphone in response to the spot. With these ads, a listener can shake their phone to immediately download an app, open a website, or place a call without needing to look at or unlock their device.Publication date: 03.07.2018
Eddie Mair confirmed for LBC from September
LBC has confirmed it’s hired Radio 4 PM presenter Eddie Mair to do a new show on the commercial station from September. It follows his news yesterday that he was leaving the BBC after more than 30 years. The Global station hasn’t yet said which programme Eddie will be presenting, but says it will announce more details over the next few weeks. Eddie says: “LBC has established itself as a ground-breaking broadcaster...Publication date: 02.07.2018
Georgia Mann joins BBC Radio 3 breakfast team
BBC Radio 3 has appointed Georgia Mann as an additional presenter on its breakfast programme from Monday 9 July 2018. Georgia is already a familiar voice to Radio 3 listeners, regularly presenting the station’s Breakfast, Afternoon Concert and Radio 3 in Concert programmes and reporting on the BBC Proms.Publication date: 01.07.2018
BBC Radio 3 announces the six musicians joining its New Generation Artists scheme from 2018-20
BBC Radio 3 has announced the six new musicians from around the globe that the station has selected to join its prestigious New Generation Artists scheme from 2018-20: tenor Alessandro Fisher, cellist Anastasia Kobekina, the Aris Quartet, pianist Elisabeth Brauss, baritone James Newby and soprano Katharina Konradi.Publication date: 29.06.2018
Entries now open for ARIAS radio industry awards
The Audio & Radio Industry Awards 2018 are now open for entries ahead of the event in Leeds on October 18th. Organised by The Radio Academy and supported by LeedsBID (Business Improvement District), the awards will be returning for the third year to the First Direct Arena in Leeds where the winners will be unveiled.Publication date: 26.06.2018
1Xtra appoints DJ Target and Sarah Beaumont as joint music leads
The annual digital radio event, Drive to Digital, will see Bob Shennan, Dee Ford and Margot James address delegates this year. Drive to Digital 2018, proudly sponsored by Arqiva, is a major annual event for the wider radio industry. This year the event will focus on ‘The future of radio’ with significant contributions to the debate from broadcasters, Government and the supply chain.Publication date: 25.06.2018
Radio scores as fans enjoy World Cup ‘feelgood factor’
With England’s World Cup opening game becoming the most-watched programme of the year so far, radio coverage seems on course to hit new heights too. BBC Radio 5 Live and TalkSport are both broadcasting all the tournament’s games and, although figures are not yet out, report that listeners have been engaging more than ever with their shows.Publication date: 22.06.2018
Lauren Laverne to broadcast from Sage Gateshead
Lauren Laverne will broadcast her BBC Radio 6 Music show live from Sage Gateshead next weekend as part of the Great Exhibition of the North. Lauren’s show will feature Leeds DJ Nightmares on Wax, who will take charge of the tunes for regular Friday feature Desert Island Disco.Publication date: 21.06.2018
2018 New York Radio Festivals winners announced
Two of the five top ‘Grand Awards’ of the New York International Radio Festivals have gone to the UK this year, thanks to the BBC and TBI Media. The BBC won in the Best Digital Special Event category for putting on BBC Radio 1 Vintage for the station’s 50th birthday last year, whilst TBI Media took home the prize for its Born This Way documentary made for BBC Radio 2.Publication date: 19.06.2018
Kylie Minogue to headline BBC Radio 2 event
BBC Radio 2 has announced Kylie Minogue will headline its annual Live in Hyde Park event this year. Other confirmed acts include Carrie Underwood, All Saints, Rita Ora, Lenny Kravitz, The Band of Love and Manic Street Preachers. 50,000 people are expected to attend on Sunday 9th September.Publication date: 15.06.2018