February 6, 2019• Audio, Podcasts
As always, these are my personal views, but it’s probably worth reiterating at the outset. I am not a fan of exclusivity,...
January 21, 2019• Radio
UK radio really is quite exciting at the moment! Bauer has just announced the launch of Scala Radio, a new classical music station which...
In his first breakfast show on Virgin Radio this morning, Chris Evans is reported to have said: “This show will be commercial free for at...
January 3, 2019• Internet, Music
A few thoughts on the new difficulties faced by HMV. In part this is response to some utter nonsense I’ve read online, and some of...
December 20, 2018• Radio
Christmas Eve sees Chris Evans present his last Radio 2 breakfast show. Then he takes a few weeks off, before he reappears in brand new...
November 16, 2018• Audio, Radio
First a note of caution. This piece was published in November 2018, and it’s entirely possible – indeed probable – that...
November 15, 2018• Radio
Interesting news from Bauer Media this morning. They’re launching Greatest Hits Radio nationally from January 7th, to sit alongside...
November 5, 2018• Audio, Podcasts
This is a sort-of follow up to yesterday’s piece on daily news podcasts. It may become an occasional series. In March this year,...
November 4, 2018• Audio, Podcasts, Radio
In January last year, The New York Times launched a new podcast called The Daily. Spinning off to an extent from what the paper had been...
October 26, 2018• Radio
Ofcom has published an update today on what it considers localness in commercial radio. The tl;dr is that it’s not very local any...
