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George Carlin Dead - His 'Seven Dirty Words' Helped Define Radio's Boundaries
From radio.about.com. Posted June 23 2008, 5.03am
Comedian George Carlin has died of heart failure. He was 71. Carlin's routine, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" was at the heart of a Supreme Court case... (more)

Arqiva Awards - the nominations
From Radio Today. Posted June 11 2008, 9.38pm
The nominations for the 2008 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards have been announced at a special event in London, hosted by Heart 106.2’s Nick Snaith and entertained by singer Beth Rowley. (more)

Theakston and Ferrari re-sign
From Radio Today. Posted June 9 2008, 9.08am
Global Radio has shown commitment to two of its London breakfast presenters - Jamie Theakston and Nick Ferrari by contracting them to a further three years.Jamie will continue his show on Heart 106.2, which he has hosted since 2005, whilst Nick Ferrari will continue on LBC 97.3, the station he has been with since 1998. (more)

Jamie Theakston: Three more years for Heart's breakfast DJ
From Media Guardian. Posted June 9 2008, 6.05am
Jamie Theakston has signed a new three-year deal to host the Heart's breakfast radio show in London. By John Plunkett (more)

Is it too late to save the Whale?
From Media Guardian. Posted June 1 2008, 11.00pm
Radio, Martin Kelner: James Whale, sacked from TalkSport, for endorsing Boris Johnson's London mayoral campaign rather too heartily, has taken a job at the shopping channel Bid TV (more)

Echo rapped for revealing that man needed new heart and lungs
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 30 2008, 1.20pm
Dorset Echo 'did not remedy man's concerns' over accuracy and privacy breaches (more)

Dorset Echo rapped by PCC over "new heart and lungs" story
From Press Gazette. Posted May 30 2008, 12.00am
The Dorset Echo has been censured by the Press Complaints Commission over a story headlined “Mum’s plea over organ donations” which was inaccurate and intrusive. (more)

Radio programme on psychological assistance helps quake-hit Chinese recover
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 20 2008, 4.24pm
China’s two major radio stations have launched an interactive psychological assistance program to help with the recovery of traumatized quake-affected people. China National Radio and China Radio International broadcast the 15-minute program, named “Same Heart With You - Post-disaster Psychological Assistance Action”, at 10:45 pm and 1:35 pm respectively every day. The programme includes a systematic introduction [...] (more)

ITV Sport targets heartbroken England fans
From Media Guardian. Posted May 20 2008, 12.22pm
ITV Sport's Euro 2008 promo features a downcast England fan moping to the sounds of Foreigner's 1980s hit I Want To Know What Love Is. By Mark Sweney (more)

Heart offers fashion advice
From Radio Today. Posted May 18 2008, 5.18pm
Global Radio's Heart has created a strategic partnership with an online social network to offer fashion and beauty advice to listeners visiting the station's website. (more)

Two new shows on ZEE Radio from Monday
From Biz Asia. Posted May 15 2008, 9.23pm
ZEE Network's recently launched radio station ZEE Radio has announced the launch of two new shows, starting on Monday (19th May). The first - an entertainment packed afternoon offering called 'One Two Ka Four' will occupy the 13:00 - 16:00 (Monday to Friday) slot presented by Simi. She will deal with humorous subjects skewed towards a female listener. The show features recipes, beauty, fashion and talk about light-hearted family issues. The second is being described as the UK's first weeknight Asian love show called 'Ishq Vishq Pyar Vyar' presented by Divya. The show will feature love messages, stories and the best of romantic hits from Bollywood. It will air Sunday to Thursday at 23:00. Station Manager for ZEE Radio, Raj Baddhan said, "Since our launch in February, the response to ZEE Radio has been overwhelming. To retain the momentum and to add even more Bollywood flavour to the output, we are launching two new shows - one will be the must listen show during weekday afternoons and the other is what we love about Bollywood - the romantic hits. I'm positive listeners are going to welcome the two new additions and enjoy them like they are doing with the other shows on ZEE Radio." ZEE Radio is available on DAB digital radio 24 hours a day and 07:00 - 13:00 on 558AM in Greater London. (more)

Heart Radio 'Wrap It Up'
From UTalk Marketing. Posted May 12 2008, 12.38pm
New �700k campaign (more)

BBC Radio Scotland Launching Business Show
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 9 2008, 8.23am
Sunday sees a new programme being launched on BBC Radio Scotland - devoted to Scottish business. Presented every Sunday from 10am, by Graham Stewart, The Business promises to “talk to people at the heart of the Scottish economy, from small businesses to multinationals”. ... (more)

First homes for sale at Media City
From Radio Today. Posted May 8 2008, 11.40pm
Those BBC staff making the move to the BBC's new home in the north may be interested to hear the first residential apartments in the heart of Media City have been released for sale this week.The Heart @ MediaCity consists of 178 apartments and will be ready six months before the planned move at the start of 2011. (more)

Gordon Brown: Local newspapers are 'at the heart of Britain'
From Press Gazette. Posted May 6 2008, 12.00am
Local newspapers are critical to helping people take decisions on the way their local services are organised and funded, the Prime Minister has written in support of the Newspaper Society's Local Newspaper Week. (more)

Affair of the Heart: Jamie and Harriet are still the capital's favourites
From The Independent. Posted April 28 2008, 12.00am
As the Scissor Sisters fade out, a caller comes on air to tell Harriet and Jamie about her pampered cat – the pet is so spoilt that she even cleans its bottom with baby wipes. It is 8.55am, the end of a three-hour shift for Heart 106.2FM's Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott, who – until Thursday at least – hold the crown in the competitive 6am-9am slot in London commercial radio. (more)

EXCLUSIVE: Full Sky Digital EPG listings after reshuffle
From Biz Asia. Posted April 24 2008, 11.52am
BizAsia.co.uk brings you the full Sky Digital channel listings as they will appear after the reshuffle. There are no changes planned for following EPG categories Documentaries, Sports, Adult and Radio. Sky plans to implement a marketing campaign through a number of different media prior to the changes taking place in order to inform viewers of the changes. The new channel line up is currently scheduled to be implemented on a genre by genre basis between 05:00 and 08:00 on the dates specified below. 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Entertainm 152 Challenge+1 153 Bravo2 154 DMAX+2 155 Hollywood TV 156 Biography 157 Film24 158 Dave +1 159 ParaComedy2+ 160 MTV 161 RTE1 (NI) 162 RTE2 (NI) 163 TG4 (NI) 164 FX 165 FX+ 166 Information TV 167 Info TV2 168 Passion TV 169 Raj TV 170 Sky One HD 171 My Channel 172 Trouble 173 Trouble +1 174 Five US 175 Five US +1 176 Five Life 177 Five Life +1 178 Men & Motors 179 ITV3+1 180 Red 181 fame TV 182 Channel 6 (only avail ROI) 183 Current TV 184 BEN 185 Ape TV 186 Life One 187 AIT Int'l 188 AnimeCentral 189 Open Access 2 190 Open Access 3 191 Urban TV 192 OBE 193 FX+1 194 Sumo TV 195 propeller 196 Nuts TV 197 Pulse 198 BET 199 200 201 202 203 Channel M 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 Lifestyle & Culture 240 Disc.RealTime 241 Disc.RT Extra 242 Disc.H&Health 243 Sky Real Lives 244 SkyRealLive+1 245 SkyRealLives2 246 UKTV Style 247 UKTV Style +1 248 UKTV Gardens 249 UKTV Food 250 UKTV Food +1 251 Travel Channel 252 Travel Ch +1 253 254 Disc.RT +1 255 Disc.H&H +1 256 Sky Arts 257 Sky Arts HD 258 UKTV Style 2 259 Performance 260 Mainstreet 261 Fashion TV 262 Real Estate TV 263 264 Wine TV 265 Disc.Travel&L 266 Wedding TV 267 Wedding TV+1 268 Africa Channel 269 Diva TV 270 SA Direct 271 Luxe TV 272 Baby Channel 273 Luxe TV HD 274 O'seasproperty 275 276 277 278 279 280 Horse&Country 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 Movies 301 Sky Premiere 302 Sky Prem+1 303 Sky Comedy 304 Sky Action 305 Sky Family 306 Sky Drama 307 Sky ScFi/Horror 308 Sky Classics 309 Sky Mdn Greats 310 Sky Indie 311 SkyScreen 1 312 SkyScreen 2 313 Sky PremiereHD 314 SkyScreen 1HD 315 Film4 316 Film4 +1 317 TCM 318 TCM 2 319 Zone Horror 320 Zone Thriller 321 True Movies 322 True Movies 2 323 movies4men 324 movies4men+1 325 movies4men 2 326 327 movies24 328 movies24+ 329 Nollywood 330 AIT 332 SkyScreen 2HD 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 347 348 349 Music 350 MTV ONE 351 MTV ONE+1 352 MTV BASE 353 MTV HITS 354 MTV DANCE 355 MTV TWO 356 VH1 357 VH1 Classic 358 TMF 359 The Box 360 The Hits 361 KISS 362 Smash Hits! 363 Magic 364 Q 365 Chart Show TV 366 The Vault 367 Flava 368 Kerrang! 369 oMusic TV 370 Channel U 371 Fizz 372 Bliss 373 374 Scuzz 375 376 Flaunt 377 378 ROCKWORLDTV 379 Bubble Hits 380 Musflash TV 381 Bedroom TV 382 NME TV 383 Clubland 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 Music Choice 396 Music Choice 397 398 399 400 Sports 401 Sky Sports 1 402 Sky Sports 2 403 Sky Sports 3 404 Sky Spts Xtra 405 Sky Spts News 406 MUTV 407 408 Sky Sports HD1 409 Sky Sports HD2 410 Eurosport UK 411 Eurosport2 UK 412 413 Motors TV 414 415 At The Races 416 417 NASN 418 Setanta Golf 419 Extreme Sports 420 421 Chelsea TV 422 423 Arsenal TV 424 Arsenal Replay 425 426 427 Fight Network 428 429 Setanta Sports1 430 Setanta Sports2 432 Racing UK 433 Racing World 434 Setanta Ireland (Not NI) 435 Setanta News 436 Celtic TV 437 438 Rangers TV 439 Setanta Sports (ROI) 440 441 442 ESPN Classic 443 444 445 RealmadridTV 446 447 448 LiverpoolFCTV 449 450 Sky Sports HD3 451 452 Rush HD 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 PPV 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 News 501 Sky News 502 Bloomberg 503 BBC NEWS 504 BBC PARL'MNT 505 CNBC 506 CNN 507 S4C2 508 EuroNews 509 FOX News 510 CCTV-9 511 NDTV 24x7 512 Russia Today 513 France 24 514 Al Jazeera Eng 515 516 517 518 519 Documentaries 520 Discovery 521 Discovery+1 522 Disc.Knowldge 523 Disc. 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Science 525 Animal Planet 526 Nat Geo 527 Nat Geo+ 1hr 528 Nat Geo Wild 529 History 530 History+1hour 531 Crime 532 UKTV Docs 533 UKTV Docs+1 534 UKTV People 535 Animal Plnt+1 536 Discovery HD 537 UKTV History 538 UKTV H'tory+1 539 CommunityChnl 540 541 542 543 Nat Geo HD 544 545 History HD 546 547 Business Chn'l 548 549 Disc.Sci+1 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 Religion 580 GOD Channel 581 GOD Europe 582 Wonderful 583 TBN Europe 584 DAYSTAR 585 revelation 586 UCB TV 587 Inspiration 588 LOVEWORLD TV 589 EWTN 590 Gospel Channel 591 Word Network 592 Genesis 593 Faith 594 KICC TV 595 596 597 598 599 600 Kids 601 Cartoon Netwrk 602 CN Too 603 Boomerang 604 Nickelodeon 605 Nick Replay 606 Nicktoons 607 Jetix 608 Jetix +1 609 Disney Chnl 610 Disney Chnl+1 611 Play Disney 612 Play Disney+ 613 CBBC Channel 614 CBeebies 615 Nick Jr. 616 POP 617 Tiny Pop 618 Boomerang +1 619 Cartoonito 620 Nick Jr. 2 621 CITV 622 Disney Cine 623 BabyTV 624 BabyFirst 625 Tiny Pop +1 626 PopGirl 627 Pop +1 628 Disney Cine+1 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 Shopping 640 QVC 641 JML 642 JML Lifestyle 643 TV SHOP 644 Ideal World 645 price-drop tv 646 Pitch TV 647 Thomson TV 648 JJB Sports 649 Best Direct 650 Jewellery Ch. 651 Simply Ideas 652 TV Warehouse1 653 TV Warehouse 654 bid tv 655 Thomas Cook 656 Gems TV 657 Pitch World 658 Best Direct+ 659 Shop on TV 660 Thane Direct 661 TVW Select 662 JML Choice 663 Stop + Shop 664 Price Crash 665 speedauctiontv 666 JML Innovation 667 JML Solutions 668 Vitality 669 Sky Travel 670 Gems TV 2 671 Create & Craft 672 Teletext Hols 673 Vinappris 674 JJB Golf 675 Max TV 676 U Save.TV 677 CelebrityShop 678 Price Crash 2 679 Home&Travel 680 Screenshop2 681 682 Entrepreneur 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 Movies PPV 700 Sky Box Office 701 Sky Box Office 702 Sky Box Office 703 Sky Box Office 704 Sky Box Office 705 Sky Box Office 706 Sky Box Office 707 Sky Box Office 708 Sky Box Office 709 Sky Box Office 710 Sky Box Office 711 Sky Box Office 712 Sky Box Office 713 Sky Box Office 714 Sky Box Office 715 Sky Box Office 716 Sky Box Office 717 Sky Box Office 718 Sky Box Office 719 Sky Box Office 720 Sky Box Office 721 Sky Box Office 722 Sky Box Office 723 Sky Box Office 724 Sky Box Office 725 Sky Box Office 726 Sky Box Office 727 Sky Box Office 728 Sky Box Office 729 Sky Box Office 730 Sky Box Office 731 Sky Box Office 732 Sky Box Office 733 Sky Box Office 734 Sky Box Office 735 Sky Box Office 736 Sky Box Office 737 Sky Box Office 738 Sky Box Office 739 Sky Box Office 740 Sky Box Office 741 Sky Box Office 742 Sky Box Office 743 Sky Box Office 744 Sky Box Office 745 Sky Box Office 746 Sky Box Office 747 Sky Box Office 748 Sky Box Office 749 Sky Box Office 750 Sky Box Office 751 Sky Box Office 752 SBO HD1 753 SBO HD2 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 International 780 B4U Movies 781 B4U Music 782 Sony TV Asia 783 STAR One 784 STAR Plus 785 PCNE Chinese 786 Bangla TV 787 mta-muslim tv 788 Zee TV 789 Zee Music 790 Zee Cinema 791 ARY Digital 792 PTV Prime 793 MATV National 794 DW-TV 795 TVEi 796 Abu Dhabi TV 797 SouthForYou 798 AlphaEtcPun 799 TV5 800 MAX 801 Record TV 802 DM Digital 803 DM Gold 804 ARY QTV 805 Venus TV 806 ARY Oneworld 807 Aastha TV 808 STAR News 809 STAR Gold 810 PTV Global 811 Zee Gujarati 812 Mana Telugu 813 Islam Channel 814 Channel 'S' 815 GEO UK 816 Sahara Filmy 817 Sahara One 818 AAJ TAK 819 Noor TV 820 Peace TV 821 Channel Punjab 822 Music India 823 jazeerachildren 824 AAG 825 GEO News 826 Channel S NTV 827 ATN 828 DD-News 829 DD-India 830 Sunrise TV 831 NDTV Imagine 832 Glory TV 833 Brit Asia TV 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 Gaming 860 i Play TV 861 Gala TV 862 Pitch Gaming 863 YouPlay TV 864 Sky Vegas 865 SkyPoker.com 866 Live Roulette 867 Pitchgaming2 868 YouPlay TV2 869 SmartLive 870 871 872 873 874 Dating 875 Dating Channel 876 Gay Date TV 877 Gay Network 878 Chat Box 879 Specialist 880 Teachers TV 881 Pub Channel 882 Sky Venue 883 Open Access 884 Audi Channel 885 SupremrMastr 886 Psychic TV 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 Sky Cust Ch Adult 900 Playboy TV 901 Adult Channel 902 Spice Extreme 903 Television X 904 Television X2 905 Television X3 906 Babestation 907 FriendlyTV 908 Babeworld.tv 909 Get Lucky TV 910 Lucky Star 911 Playboy One 912 Tease Me 913 Television X4 914 Over 18 TV 915 Climax3 - 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Stephen Tompkinson on Radio 2
From Radio Today. Posted April 24 2008, 12.03am
Brassed Off and Wild at Heart star Stephen Tompkinson is to present a four part series on BBC Radio 2, about the UK’s love affair with brass bands and brass music. (more)

Journalists' Forth Bridge plunge set to raise heart money
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 18 2008, 8.50am
Kirkintilloch Herald quartet in 165ft free-fall abseil (more)

Jamie Theakston Becomes a Dad
From Merry Media. Posted April 13 2008, 2.54pm
Heart 106.2 presenter Jamie Theakston has become a father for the first time when his wife Sophie gave birth to a baby boy on Friday night. The couple have named the child Sidney. . (more)

Theakston becomes a daddy
From Radio Today. Posted April 13 2008, 1.26pm
Heart breakfast presenter Jamie Theakston has become a father for the first time after his wife Sophie gave birth to a baby boy on Friday night in London. (more)

Global Radio goes national in cost-cutting drive
From The Times. Posted April 8 2008, 4.31pm
Global Radio is planning to nationalise programming as part of its biggest shake-up at its Heart and Galaxy networks since it acquired the former Chrysalis stations last year. (more)

Local shows scrapped at Global
From Radio Today. Posted April 8 2008, 2.35pm
Global Radio have announced major changes to their Heart and Galaxy networks. Weekday mid-morning and afternoon programming will be networked as well as other programmes across the weekend. Comments by chief executive Ashley Tabor suggest the newly acquired One Network will see similar changes. (more)

Local shows reduced at Global
From Radio Today. Posted April 8 2008, 2.35pm
Global Radio have announced major changes to their Heart and Galaxy networks. Weekday mid-morning and afternoon programming will be networked as well as other programmes across the weekend. Comments by chief executive Ashley Tabor suggest the newly acquired One Network will see similar changes. (more)

New owners Global Radio cut Heart and Galaxy local shows
From Media Guardian. Posted April 8 2008, 1.06pm
Global Radio is to slash local programming at its Heart and Galaxy networks in the biggest shakeup since it bought the stations last year. By John Plunkett (more)

Clyde 1 Scoops Scotland�s First Music Week Award
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 7 2008, 7.49am
Radio station, 102.5 Clyde 1, has gone where no Scottish station has gone before and won the Regional Radio Station of the Year title at awards run by influential magazine, Music Week. To win, it had to beat off the challenge of 99.9 Radio Norwich, Heart 106.2, XFM London and XFM Manchester.... (more)

Radio analysis: The Global shake-up
From Media Guardian. Posted April 6 2008, 11.02pm
Last week Global Radio - home of Heart and Galaxy - spent £375m aquiring GCap Media - the home of Classic FM and Capital Radio (more)

Global Radio offers £375 million to buy Classic FM-owner GCap
From The Times. Posted April 1 2008, 12.00am
Global Radio, the owner of Heart 106.2, has agreed to buy Capital Radio-owner GCap for £375 million. (more)

Major UK commercial radio deal agreed
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 31 2008, 7.06pm
Privately-owned Global Radio said today it was to buy Britain’s largest commercial radio group, GCap Media for an agreed £375 million, to create a bigger rival for the BBC. The deal will bring together Global’s Heart and Galaxy brands with GCap’s national Classic FM and network of commercial radio stations across Britain including Capital 95.8 FM [...] (more)

GCap accepts £375m Global deal
From The Times. Posted March 31 2008, 6.33pm
Global Radio, the owner of Heart 106.2, has announced an agreement to buy Capital Radio-owner GCap for £375 million. (more)

'Kingdom', 'Wild at Heart' to return
From Digital Spy. Posted March 26 2008, 9.21am
Sunday night ITV1 dramas Kingdom and Wild at Heart are recommissioned. (more)

Holden quit 'Wild At Heart' for daughter
From Digital Spy. Posted March 9 2008, 10.17am
Amanda Holden reveals that she quit Wild At Heart for the sake of her daughter. (more)

Global Radio given three weeks to seal GCap deal
From The Times. Posted March 6 2008, 12.00am
Global Radio, the owner of Heart 106.2, has been given a further three weeks to agree a deal with GCap Media, the owner of Capital 95.8. (more)

Ghana: GBC restructuring document to be ready 7 March
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 29 2008, 3.12pm
The Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, William Ampem Darko, said the Corporation is working hard to come out with a working document on the restructuring of the corporation by 7 March. Restructuring, he noted, is dear to the hearts of people both in and outside the corporation. Mr Ampem Darko was addressing a [...] (more)

Jack FM launches TV ads
From Radio Today. Posted February 27 2008, 2.18am
JACK fm has launched a major marketing campaign with a 30 second television commercial at the heart of it, featuring a dancer on stage strutting his stuff. (more)

Global strikes deal with Fox
From Radio Today. Posted February 22 2008, 12.12pm
Heart 106.2 has secured a year-long deal with 20th Century Fox to promote seven high-profile movies over the next 12 months. (more)

Heart broken Capital loses battle for London
From Media Guardian. Posted February 17 2008, 12.08am
With plummeting audiences and a disenchanted City, Fru Hazlitt will find it difficult to turn the radio station around, reports Richard Wachman (more)

Giving Birth May Kill Edith Bowman
From Merry Media. Posted February 6 2008, 1.56pm
BBC Radio 1 presenter Edith Bowman has a serious heart defect which increases her chances of dying when giving birth she has revealed.  . (more)

Radio Leicester presenter axed
From Radio Today. Posted February 6 2008, 1.01am
Popular BBC Radio Leicester weekend presenter Bill Maynard has apparently been sacked without warning from his Sunday afternoon programme. Now the former Heartbeat actor is on the lookout for more radio work and wants to take over from Wogan. (more)

News staff show their hearts of gold as charity haul is doubled by company
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 5 2008, 12.25am
More than 70 Archant staff had their fundraising efforts matched at the end of last year (more)

West Wing fans, eat your hearts out
From Media Guardian. Posted February 4 2008, 12.01am
The race for the White House has generated plenty of copy for newspapers on both sides of the pond. Ravi Somaiya and Stephen Brook report (more)

Global told to make mind up
From Radio Today. Posted January 31 2008, 2.28pm
Global Radio have been set a deadline to decide whether they will make a further offer for the UK's biggest commercial radio group, GCap Media. It follows a takeover attempt in December - now the City have told Heart and Galaxy owners Global that they have until 5 March to make a new bid, otherwise they'll have to wait at least another six months. (more)

Johnny Vs Jamie and Harriet
From Radio Today. Posted January 31 2008, 11.41am
Capital breakfast show host Johnny Vaughan has lost 88,000 listeners this quarter, handing the top 6 till 9am London commercial breakfast slot to Heart duo Jamie and Harriet. Fox on Magic 105.4 comes in at third place. (more)

Global celebrates Heart's ratings
From Digital Spy. Posted January 31 2008, 10.39am
Global Radio's Richard Park lauds the progress made by Heart 106.2's breakfast team in the last quarter. (more)

Heart, Magic fight for London top spot
From Digital Spy. Posted January 31 2008, 10.34am
Heart 106.2 and Magic 105.4 are London's most listened to commercial radio stations, with Capital a distant third. (more)

LBC celebrates, Galaxy tumbles
From Radio Today. Posted January 31 2008, 8.58am
While Heart 106.2 and Magic 105.4 argue over who wears London's commercial crown, there's another success story for Global Radio in the city. LBC 97.3 has achieved its best ever market share, best ever average hours and best reach in nearly two years. (more)

Heart and Magic share London spoils
From Media Guardian. Posted January 31 2008, 8.27am
Heart and Magic shared the spoils in the latest listening figures for the London commercial radio battle, with Capital stuck in third place. By John Plunkett (more)

Capital out of London battle
From Radio Today. Posted January 31 2008, 7.48am
The battle to be London's number one commercial station, while far from over, has lost a competitor. While Heart 106.2 and Magic 105.4 both claim to be first choice of London listeners, there's no doubt that for now Capital Radio are well and truly out the race. (more)

Johnny Vaughan stays on top
From Radio Today. Posted January 31 2008, 7.34am
Capital Radio host Johnny Vaughan has secured his spot as the most listened to commercial radio breakfast show in London for another quarter. Despite losing 88,000 listeners, he is still, but only just, above rivals Jamie and Harriet on Heart. (more)

Global Radio seeks a bigger audience
From Financial Times. Posted January 7 2008, 10.28pm
Operations at the heart of the new owner of Chrysalsis Radio's stations are kept very much in the family (more)

Global Radio in �300m takeover bid for GCap
From The Independent. Posted January 7 2008, 1.20am
Global Radio, whose stations include Heart and Galaxy, has made a takeover bid for GCap Media which would value the company at more than �300m. (more)

Global Radio in £300m takeover bid for GCap
From The Independent. Posted January 7 2008, 12.00am
Global Radio, whose stations include Heart and Galaxy, has made a takeover bid for GCap Media which would value the company at more than £300m. (more)

Meet the woman who gives John Humphrys nightmares
From The Independent. Posted January 6 2008, 12.50am
For two decades John Humphrys has been renowned and feared as the hard man of broadcast journalism. As the anchor of Radio 4's Today programme he strikes terror into the hearts of even the toughest politicians, who are often left battered and bruised after a gruelling encounter with the nation's grand inquisitor. (more)

Martin Hoyle - Radio
From Financial Times. Posted December 31 2007, 2.00am
At 75 the BBC World Service has commissioned a celebratory play from Arnold Wesker. The Rocking Horse (Saturday 7.30pm, Sunday 10.00pm) is a warm-hearted and... (more)

Kevin Greening: ?A terrible loss to broadcasting?
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted December 31 2007, 12.01am
The GMG Radio group programming director, John Simons, has paid tribute to Smooth Radio presenter Kevin Greening, who died on Saturday night on the eve of his 45th birthday. Greening’s radio career spanned 22 years – from the BBC World Service to GLR, Virgin, Radio 1, XFM, FiveLive, Heart, 6Music and Smooth. “We are extremely saddened to [...] (more)

Kevin Greening: A terrible loss to broadcasting
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted December 31 2007, 12.01am
The GMG Radio group programming director, John Simons, has paid tribute to Smooth Radio presenter Kevin Greening, who died on Saturday night on the eve of his 45th birthday. Greening’s radio career spanned 22 years – from the BBC World Service to GLR, Virgin, Radio 1, XFM, FiveLive, Heart, 6Music and Smooth. “We are extremely saddened to [...] (more)

Hearty audience for pirates movie
From Media Guardian. Posted December 27 2007, 1.04pm
Pirates of the Caribbean carried off the ratings treasure for BBC1 on Christmas Eve. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Alvin takes over Heart network
From Radio Today. Posted December 14 2007, 8.57am
Global Radio's Heart network will be be taken over by Alvin and the Chipmunks this Christmas to highlight their upcoming movie release. The guess-the-celeb competition will run on stations in the midlands next week, followed by Jamie and Harriet’s Heart Breakfast show in London a week later. (more)

New evening show for Heart
From Radio Today. Posted December 13 2007, 12.27pm
Trent FM afternoon presenter Matt Wilkinson is leaving GCap to join Heart 106.2 in London as their new evening show presenter. The move is part of a number of programming changes at Heart which includes a new late show - Heartbreakers with Simon Beale - showcasing new and classic ballads. (more)

Heart signs four presenters
From Media Guardian. Posted December 13 2007, 7.12am
London station Heart 106.2 is drafting in four new presenters to shake up its schedule in the new year. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Hajj/Eid programming on Asian TV & radio
From Biz Asia. Posted December 12 2007, 10.24pm
This month Muslims around the world celebrate Bakr -E- Eid. We bring you a guide to what Asian TV and radio channels will be broadcasting in the UK to coincide with the religious occassion. Geo UK EID DAY 01 Nadia Khan Show Eid Day 01, 02 & 03 09:05 Watch Nadia Khan Show on this Eid …..Which brings for you bag of goodies to spice up your day and your life …only on GEO!!! Pakistan Mega Star Show 11:05 "Stay tuned for spectacular performances by some of the most well known Pakistani artists in Canada’s Wonderland Ali Zafar, Humaira Arshad, Taranum Naaz, Malkoo and Nirma. This Eid GEO brings you some heart pounding performances. Exclusively on GEO!" Urdu Featured Film: Salakhein 16:05 Salakhein is the story of a young man who is passionate about life and dreams of a bright and prosperous future. Little does he know what life has in store for him? He is destined for a future engulfed with hatred, anger, revenge and much more, Only on GEO!!!! Applause with Tehseen Jawed 19:05 Stay Tuned for Applause with the ever green singer Tehseen Jawed on this Eid, Exclusively on GEO New York Se New Karachi Tak (Eid day 01& 02) 21:05 New York Se New Karachi Tek is the story of a family that comes from New York to New Karachi to celebrate Eid. Celebrate Eid, Only With GEO!!! Bakra Ghar Pe Hai 22:05 Stay tuned to GEO TV for Bakra Ghar Mein Hai a special teleplay about a marriage taking place in the family on Eid! EID DAY 02 Dil Tum Ko Day Diya 11:05 A special telefilm that plays with the emotions of love and commitment, this Eid, exclusively on GEO. Ab Aur Say Bhi Zyada GEO 16:05 A mix of the best festive songs. Encompassing all forms of celebration from wedding, to Eid to fabulous shows and performances. Bachay Mann Kay Sachay Part 1 & 02(Eid day 02& 03) 18:05 Who would disagree with the fact that innocence and spontaneity go hand in hand? Watch Bachay Man Kay Sachay special episode on this Eid Fifty Fifty (Eid day 02& 03) 18:30 Fifty Fifty was one of the most famous program of it’s time. Geo TV once again presents 50/50 in a fresh and celebratory manner on this Eid. Hogaee Eid Humari 14:05 Hogaee Eid Humari is a special teleplay that will touch all your emotions. Don’t forget to miss it, only on GEO!!!! Red Carpet Lux Style Awards 22:05 This Eid, Stay tuned to GEO for the Red Carpet moments of the most prestigious Pakistani Awards “Lux Style Awards 2007”, exclusively on GEO! EID DAY 03 Music Mela 11:05 Stay tuned for a Music Mela in which some of the greatest stars from Pakistan and India gives there special performances, Exclusively on GEO! Bakra Qiston Per 19:05 Stay tuned to GEO TV for the special play on Eid-Ul- Azha Bakra Qiston Per , Don’t forget to miss it! Lux Style Awards 21:05 This Eid Join GEO TV for a Star Studded event. Witness the Most prestigious Pakistani Awards held in Malaysia with some spectacular performances by Reema, Meera, Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam and Many more. Noor TV Special live Hajj Transmission on Hajj days. Noor TV is also broadcasting live daily Hajj reports from Saudi Arabia, along with daily Maghrab and Isha Prayers direct from Masjid e Nabvi (Madina). Special Eid Kids Lorry, Eid bargains and Muslim lifestyle programmes are also part of our special Eid transmission. Prime TV Cook Out (part 1) Eid first day at 11:30 (part 2) Eid second day at 11:30 Dholak – Eid second day at 15:30 Blockbuster movie: Munna Bhai - Eid first day at 20:00 Eid sitcom: Bakra Credit Card – Eid first day at 18:00 Eid play: Bahut Khalia - Eid second day at 20:00 Spotlight Eid special: Fakhir - Eid second day at 22:30 Jee Aayan Noo – Eid third day at 21:30 Prime Asian Music Eid Special – Eid first day at 17:30 Eid telefilm: Cousin Sara Saturday at 21:30 The Sahir Lodhi Show Eid exclusive Sunday at 20:00 Sabras Radio Two-hour Eid special presented by Faruk Razak and Iqbal between 18:00 and 20:00 on Thursday 20th December. This page will be regularly updated. Last updated: 19/12/07 at 22:44 (more)

Emma B extends stay at Heart
From Media Guardian. Posted December 11 2007, 2.20pm
Heart DJ Emma B has signed a new two-year deal with the Global Radio station, and will present a new Sunday afternoon show. By John Plunkett (more)

The gap in radio markets: Smashing the mould
From The Independent. Posted December 10 2007, 12.20am
If Henry Bonsu lost his heart when he was unceremoniously dumped by the BBC, he has found his soul at Colourful Radio, a satellite and online station that delivers a diet of highbrow talk radio to a primarily black audience. (more)

Jungle Heart - it's love, but not as we know it in real life
From The Independent. Posted November 25 2007, 1.00am
In a top-secret laboratory at the University of the Blindingly Obvious, a team of scientists is working frantically to explain a new medical phenomenon. What causes the mysterious disease that makes two people on any given reality TV programme fall immediately and hopelessly in love with each other? And is there any cure? (more)

Sweet music for Chrysalis
From The Scotsman. Posted November 21 2007, 1.00am
Chrysalis said a string of upcoming releases from artists David Gray, Gnarls Barkley and Feeder would help offset a "weak" first half for the music group. The firm, which recently sold its Heart and Galaxy radio business for �170 million, said albums... (more)

Media scrums: faint-hearted need not apply
From Press Gazette. Posted November 20 2007, 12.00am
You’ve got a couple of seconds to get the shot you need, but half of the world’s media are trying to do the same. Sky News cameraman Adam Murch says you need determination and great co-ordination to come out of a press scrum in one piece. (more)

Big City to become Big Heart?
From Radio Today. Posted November 18 2007, 9.07am
Heritage FM stations across the Big City network owned by Emap could be re-branded as Heart, if Charles Allen's Global Radio takes over the company. That's according to a speculative report in a newspaper this weekend. (more)

Heartland Evening News switches to mornings
From Press Gazette. Posted November 8 2007, 12.00am
?The Nuneaton-based Heartland Evening News is switching to morning publication and ditching a taxi service that used to deliver some afternoon copies. (more)

London?s Heart up for top radio awards
From UTalk Marketing. Posted November 7 2007, 4.33pm
European Radio Award hopes (more)

First full day at NAB Europe
From Radio Today. Posted November 6 2007, 9.18am
Back in Barcelona, and the first full day of the NAB conference showed how diverse this event is – I’ve seen people from more countries than I knew Europe had.. and a few that certainly aren’t European. As well as a fair stock of Americans, there’s delegates from the Middle East and even New Zealand here – the latter including Vaughan Hobbs, formerly of Heart and Galaxy, but now wearing the badge for NZ network More FM. (more)

BBC Presenter dies suddenly
From Radio Today. Posted November 1 2007, 6.49pm
One of Wales’ best-loved broadcasters Ray Gravell has died suddenly at the age of 56 from what is thought to be a heart attack while on holiday with his family in Spain. (more)

Heart Radio 'Windsock'
From UTalk Marketing. Posted October 30 2007, 5.14pm
New from CHI (more)

Global enjoys static results
From Radio Today. Posted October 25 2007, 8.37am
New kids on the block Global Radio are continuing to enjoy the results experienced by Chrysalis with a slight increase in listening habits to the groups Heart and Galaxy networks. However the weekly reach for LBC shows a drop of 51,000 listeners this quarter. (more)

Capital 95.8 making a recovery
From Radio Today. Posted October 25 2007, 7.23am
GCap are this morning celebrating the return of Capital's Breakfast Show to the top spot. Johnny Vaughan now has over 1 million listeners, although Capital is still behind Heart and Magic overall, with Kiss continuing to pile on the pressure. (more)

Magic's Neil Fox seizes top London breakfast show crown
From Media Guardian. Posted October 25 2007, 6.48am
Magic's Neil Fox has leapfrogged Capital's Johnny Vaughan and Heart's Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott to become the top commercial breakfast show in London. By John Plunkett. (more)

Mark Lawson:
From Media Guardian. Posted October 25 2007, 6.37am
Mark Lawson on Rain in My Heart. (more)

Mr Radio Lancashire dies
From Radio Today. Posted October 15 2007, 6.45am
A familiar voice often heard on BBC Radio Lancashire in the 70s and 80s has died at the age of 73. John Fletcher W Richardson spent 25 years living in the Blackburn area, leaving in 1992. He died in Scotland on October 4th from a stroke and heart attack. (more)

Committee with best interests of Britain’s economy at its heart
From The Times. Posted October 8 2007, 12.01am
Starting this week, The Times is running a fortnightly series of briefings to coincide with Target Two Point Zero, the Bank of England’s competition for sixth-formers run in conjunction with the newspaper. The contest challenges students across Britain to play the role of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee and recommend the best level for interest rates. Today, we begin by explaining the MPC’s role. (more)

Dr Richard Wood R.I.P.
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 28 2007, 4.55pm
I just learned via Patrick Martin on the Hard-Core-DX mailing list that DXer Dr Richard Wood passed away yesterday at the age of 67 following a heart attack. Dr Richard Wood was one of the most experienced mediumwave DXers in the world, and his was one of the names I heard most often in my early [...] (more)

Heart DJ Jamie Theakston to be a Father
From Merry Media. Posted September 19 2007, 12.11am
Heart 106.2 breakfast presenter Jamie Theakston is to be a dad for the first he has revealed. His 34-year-old wife Sophie Siegle is due to give birth in April.. (more)

Five executives axed as Global Radio restructures
From Brand Republic. Posted September 14 2007, 4.10pm
LONDON - The axe has fallen on five top executives at Global Radio, owner of LBC, Heart and Galaxy, in a major management shakeout aimed at streamlining decision-making at the group. (more)

RadioCentre gets political
From Radio Today. Posted September 14 2007, 12.09pm
For the first time, commercial radio's industry body RadioCentre will be operating a special broadcast stand at the three forthcoming party political conferences, giving MPs the opportunity to be interviewed by their local independent station from the heart of the conferences. (more)

Charles Allen shrinks Global Radio
From Daily Telegraph. Posted September 14 2007, 12.01am
Charles Allen has swung the axe at Global Radio, the company set up to acquire Heart FM owner Chrysalis Radio. (more)

Job cuts at Global Radio
From Radio Today. Posted September 13 2007, 12.45pm
Senior bosses at Global Radio have announced a management shake up which will see Heart MD Barnaby Dawe, LBC MD David Lloyd, Galaxy MD Martyn Healy, Heart PD Francis Currie and the Heart marketing director Tina Finch all being made redundant. (more)

Global Radio announces management reshuffle
From Media Guardian. Posted September 13 2007, 1.00am
10.15am: Heart owner Global Radio is to overhaul its stations' management in a move expected lead to job losses. By John Plunkett. (more)

Major changes at One Network, starting with BRMB
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted September 6 2007, 3.04pm
GCap’s One Network is to undergo a major revamp this autumn, which will see the introduction of several group-wide network shows, The Radio Magazine can exclusively reveal. As part of the changes, Birmingham’s oldest commercial radio station, BRMB, is preparing for a relaunch in a bid to challenge Heart’s supremacy as the most listened-to station in [...] (more)

Major changes at GCap?s One Network, starting with BRMB
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted September 6 2007, 3.04pm
GCap’s One Network is to undergo a major revamp this autumn, which will see the introduction of several group-wide network shows, The Radio Magazine can exclusively reveal. As part of the changes, Birmingham’s oldest commercial radio station, BRMB, is preparing for a relaunch in a bid to challenge Heart’s supremacy as the most listened-to station in [...] (more)

Major network changes at GCap – starting with BRMB
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted September 6 2007, 1.02pm
GCap’s One Network is to undergo a major revamp this autumn, which will see the introduction of several group-wide network shows, The Radio Magazine can exclusively reveal. As part of the changes, Birmingham’s oldest commercial radio station, BRMB, is preparing for a relaunch in a bid to challenge Heart’s supremacy as the most listened-to station in [...] (more)

Major network changes at GCap, starting with BRMB
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted September 6 2007, 1.02pm
GCap’s One Network is to undergo a major revamp this autumn, which will see the introduction of several group-wide network shows, The Radio Magazine can exclusively reveal. As part of the changes, Birmingham’s oldest commercial radio station, BRMB, is preparing for a relaunch in a bid to challenge Heart’s supremacy as the most listened-to station in [...] (more)

Radio battle gets hot at the top
From The Times. Posted August 16 2007, 8.32am
London's Heart and Magic radio stations have cemented their lead over rival Capital with new audience figures showing them to be the most listened to radio stations in the capital. (more)

Kiss catches Capital 95.8
From Radio Today. Posted August 16 2007, 8.03am
Kiss has over taken GCap Media's flagship station in London in terms of market share for the first time. And the Emap station is just four thousand listeners behind the once mighty Capital. Magic 105.4 and Heart 106.2 both enjoy a 6.2 per cent share, giving them the number one and two spot in the capital. (more)

Jessie Wallace to join 'Wild At Heart'
From Digital Spy. Posted August 14 2007, 12.34pm
Ex-EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace joins the cast of ITV show Wild At Heart. (more)

Jessie Wallace joins 'Wild At Heart'
From Digital Spy. Posted August 12 2007, 10.33am
Former EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace is joining the cast of Wild At Heart. (more)

Ed Doolan was 'close to death'
From Radio Today. Posted August 10 2007, 12.45pm
BBC WM presenter Ed Doolan has talked about how he thought he might die after having a heart pacemaker fitted on his 20th wedding anniversary. The Sony Award winning host said the last 48 hours was the first time in his life he's been really frightened. (more)

Spotlight: Pakistan Independence special shows
From Biz Asia. Posted August 1 2007, 8.44pm
To celebrate the 60th Independence Day of Pakistan, Asian TV and radio channels will broadcasting special shows. As every year, BizAsia.co.uk brings you a guide of what you can expect in the run up to the big day on Tuesday 14th August. This page will be updated on a regular basis. ARY Digital Super Kidz Funda - An Independence Day Special for kids of all ages that will invite them to experience and appreciate freedom. 12th, 13th and 14th August at 17:05. Pehla Pehr – The morning show to which the entire continent wakes up will have an Independence Day theme featuring special guests and topics of relevance. 13th and 14th August at 08:30. Marina Mornings - The Morning show seen across the globe with the ever so energetic and vivacious Marina Khan brings focuses on what Independence Day means to the Pakistani nation featuring special guests. 13th and 14th August at 09:05. Loose Talk – A comedy show guaranteed to satisfy appetite for every sense of humour represents Independence Day related issues in a light and comic manner. 12th August at 19:05. Main Bhi Pakistan Hoon – This discussion show will feature 4 participants representing the masses and a famous personality. Issues will be reviewed considering each point of view. 13th and 14th August at 19:05. Ek Safar – Pakistan – A four part documentary highlighting Pakistan’s performance in the areas of Sports, Economics & Business, Politics and Media. Achievers through history in these fields will be highlighted to identify their roles. Each documentary will trace Pakistan’s standing and position from 1947 to date. 11th August 5.30pm BST 12th, 13th and 14th at 18:30. Ek aur Pehloo – A special discussion program that talks about what we have become and where we stand in the 60 years of independence in terms of Patriotism, Education and Health. 12th August at 22:00. Yeh Bhi Pakistani Hai – After 60 years of independence Noor is looking for a Pakistani who still believes in the ideology of Pakistan and concept of separate country for the Muslim of subcontinent. Noor thinks that this Pakistani faith might have changed with the passage of time. Is today’s Pakistan what they dreamed for? 14th August at 19:30. Rang-e-Pakistan (Colors of Four Provinces) – a concert featuring Shafqat Amanat; Abrar-ul-Haq; Shehzad Roy; Strings; Humera Arshad; Fakhir; Haroon; Rahim Shah; Arif Lohar; Annie; Rabi Pirzada, Shazia Khushk, Mona Lisa. Faisal Qureshi, Nirma, Moamar Rana, Resham, Saud, Nighat Chaudhry and Faisal Qazi. Travel through the famous patriotic songs of each era presented along with theme based performances by these artists in the country. 13th August at 22:00. Dil Se Dil – Boundaries can divide nations, not humans. In an exceptional gesture of camaraderie, ARY Digital rises above antagonism and goes beyond boundaries not only to celebrate our Independence Day, but also to congratulate our Indian neighbors on theirs. The show boasts of the best in fashion, cinema, and music from Pakistan and India at Wahga Border. 14th August at 23:00. Ghonsla – A heart rendering telefilm directed by Ahson Talish starring Nabeel; Javeria Abbasi & many more. 11th August at 22:00. Subha ki Dastak - An enlightening play of Independence Day; a historical recap over the Formation of Pakistan in the most artistic way. It will take the youth back in time to a Village which is yet to be declared as part of India or Pakistan. The play will spin around two Muslim brothers as each of them is an active member of Muslim League and Congress and wish to have the village parted in their favor. This special play will not just educate youth about the issues faced by an individual state or tribe prior to Formation of Pakistan but will also highlight the culture and nationalism amongst the villagers. Directed by S. Azeem Ahmed starring Munawwar Saeed; Mehmood Aslam; Fahad Mustafa; Badar Khalil; Sarwat Gillani; Qaiser Naqvi; Amber Nausheen; Perveen Akber; Danish Nawaz; Shahzad Ali Khan; Rashid Farooqui & more. 12th 13th 14th August at 20:05. Yun Di Humain Azadi - A beautifully written special play of Independence Day by the most renowned writer of our nation Anwar Maqsood. He enlightens about his tenure of 60 years with Pakistan from October 1948, the day he arrived in Karachi with his family and as a child had an innocent dialogue with his Mother about this land, connecting with that conversation and activating the thought-process, this play is to bring an emotional state of patriotism in every Pakistani. Drama Ahson Talish starring Story by Anwer Maqsood starring Aijazz Aslam; Fardeen Khan (Child Star); Perveen Akber; Rashid Farooqui; Aslam Sheikh & more. 14th August at 22:00. Prime TV Classic Cinema Tum Salamat Raho Sunday 12th August at 13:15 Muslim Power Sunday 12th August at 20:00 Spot Light Special Sunday 12th August at 21:30 Jasmine Special Play Monday 13th August at 20:00 Music Extravaganza Monday 13th August at 21:30 Jee Aayan Noo Tuesday 14th August at 19:30 British Asian Awards Tuesday 14th August at 21:30 Above times for viewers living in the UK. (more)

Spotlight: Independence Day special shows
From Biz Asia. Posted August 1 2007, 8.44pm
To celebrate the 60th Independence Day of Pakistan and India, Asian TV and radio channels will broadcasting special shows. As every year, BizAsia.co.uk brings you a guide of what you can expect in the run up to Tuesday 14th August and Wednesday 15th August. This page will be updated on a regular basis. Independence Special This week at 16:00 Live celebrations Wednesday 15th August from 06:30 Super Kidz Funda - An Independence Day Special for kids of all ages that will invite them to experience and appreciate freedom. 12th, 13th and 14th August at 17:05. Pehla Pehr – The morning show to which the entire continent wakes up will have an Independence Day theme featuring special guests and topics of relevance. 13th and 14th August at 08:30. Marina Mornings - The Morning show seen across the globe with the ever so energetic and vivacious Marina Khan brings focuses on what Independence Day means to the Pakistani nation featuring special guests. 13th and 14th August at 09:05. Loose Talk – A comedy show guaranteed to satisfy appetite for every sense of humour represents Independence Day related issues in a light and comic manner. 12th August at 19:05. Main Bhi Pakistan Hoon – This discussion show will feature 4 participants representing the masses and a famous personality. Issues will be reviewed considering each point of view. 13th and 14th August at 19:05. Ek Safar – Pakistan – A four part documentary highlighting Pakistan’s performance in the areas of Sports, Economics & Business, Politics and Media. Achievers through history in these fields will be highlighted to identify their roles. Each documentary will trace Pakistan’s standing and position from 1947 to date. 11th August 5.30pm BST 12th, 13th and 14th at 18:30. Ek aur Pehloo – A special discussion program that talks about what we have become and where we stand in the 60 years of independence in terms of Patriotism, Education and Health. 12th August at 22:00. Yeh Bhi Pakistani Hai – After 60 years of independence Noor is looking for a Pakistani who still believes in the ideology of Pakistan and concept of separate country for the Muslim of subcontinent. Noor thinks that this Pakistani faith might have changed with the passage of time. Is today’s Pakistan what they dreamed for? 14th August at 19:30. Rang-e-Pakistan (Colors of Four Provinces) – a concert featuring Shafqat Amanat; Abrar-ul-Haq; Shehzad Roy; Strings; Humera Arshad; Fakhir; Haroon; Rahim Shah; Arif Lohar; Annie; Rabi Pirzada, Shazia Khushk, Mona Lisa. Faisal Qureshi, Nirma, Moamar Rana, Resham, Saud, Nighat Chaudhry and Faisal Qazi. Travel through the famous patriotic songs of each era presented along with theme based performances by these artists in the country. 13th August at 22:00. Dil Se Dil – Boundaries can divide nations, not humans. In an exceptional gesture of camaraderie, ARY Digital rises above antagonism and goes beyond boundaries not only to celebrate our Independence Day, but also to congratulate our Indian neighbors on theirs. The show boasts of the best in fashion, cinema, and music from Pakistan and India at Wahga Border. 14th August at 23:00. Ghonsla – A heart rendering telefilm directed by Ahson Talish starring Nabeel; Javeria Abbasi & many more. 11th August at 22:00. Subha ki Dastak - An enlightening play of Independence Day; a historical recap over the Formation of Pakistan in the most artistic way. It will take the youth back in time to a Village which is yet to be declared as part of India or Pakistan. The play will spin around two Muslim brothers as each of them is an active member of Muslim League and Congress and wish to have the village parted in their favor. This special play will not just educate youth about the issues faced by an individual state or tribe prior to Formation of Pakistan but will also highlight the culture and nationalism amongst the villagers. Directed by S. Azeem Ahmed starring Munawwar Saeed; Mehmood Aslam; Fahad Mustafa; Badar Khalil; Sarwat Gillani; Qaiser Naqvi; Amber Nausheen; Perveen Akber; Danish Nawaz; Shahzad Ali Khan; Rashid Farooqui & more. 12th 13th 14th August at 20:05. Yun Di Humain Azadi - A beautifully written special play of Independence Day by the most renowned writer of our nation Anwar Maqsood. He enlightens about his tenure of 60 years with Pakistan from October 1948, the day he arrived in Karachi with his family and as a child had an innocent dialogue with his Mother about this land, connecting with that conversation and activating the thought-process, this play is to bring an emotional state of patriotism in every Pakistani. Drama Ahson Talish starring Story by Anwer Maqsood starring Aijazz Aslam; Fardeen Khan (Child Star); Perveen Akber; Rashid Farooqui; Aslam Sheikh & more. 14th August at 22:00. Movie: The Rising: Mangal Pandey Wednesday 15th August at 08:30 Movie: Garv - Pride & Honour Wednesday 15th August at 16:00 Movie: Nayak Wednesday 15th August at 20:00 I For India This will showcase the results of what eminent jurists like Abdul Kalam and Amitabh Bachchan along with the people of India have chosen on nine topics - the icon of India, worst shame, greatest pride, political blot, best sports person, best film, best song, India Abroad USP and one thing/event that changed India. Wednesday 15th August at 13:30 Freedom at Midnight: 60 years of India & Pakistan's Independence This one hour show will bring together politicians, soldiers, artistes and ordinary people from both sides of the border. The show will be anchored by Barkha Dutt from Dubai and an anchor from Pakistan, live in Dubai, Islamabad and New Delhi. Wednesday 15th August at 17:30 60 Years of Sports A half an hour program, which will highlight the best, the worst, the most poignant moment and the popular sports personalities in the history of Indian sports since Independence. Wednesday 15th August at 06:00 & 15:00 Jai Jawan Priyanka Chopra will visit the historic Tenga, an important location for the 1960 Indo-China war in the special episode of Jai Jawan. Wednesday 15th August at 06:30 & 15:30 Chaman Lal Chaman Special Wednesday 15th August (throughout day) Classic Cinema Tum Salamat Raho Sunday 12th August at 13:15 Muslim Power Sunday 12th August at 20:00 Spot Light Special Sunday 12th August at 21:30 Jasmine Special Play Monday 13th August at 20:00 Music Extravaganza Monday 13th August at 21:30 Jee Aayan Noo Tuesday 14th August at 19:30 British Asian Awards Tuesday 14th August at 21:30 Special messages Special messages from Pakistan and India High Commissioners throughout the day exclusively on Sabras Radio. Tuesday 14th August & Wednesday 15th August Movie: Rang De Basanti Wednesday 15th August at 21:00 Movie: Swades Saturday 18th August at 21:00 Live celebrations Wednesday 15th August from 06:30 Movie: Purab Aur Paschim Wednesday 15th August at 10:00 Movie: Karma Wednesday 15th August at 20:00 Movie: Operation Akshar Wednesday 15th August at 10:00 Event: Jawan Hai India Wednesday 15th August at 19:30 Movie: 1947: Earth Wednesday 15th August at 00:00 Last 60 Days Before Azaadi Wednesday 15th August at 10:00 Movie: Kranti Wednesday 15th August at 12:00 Azaadi In Bollywood Wednesday 15th August at 17:00 60 Saal Ka Jawan Bharat Wednesday 15th August at 23:00 Above times apply to UK viewers only. Updated: 20:26 on 13/08/07 (more)

Global takeover complete
From Radio Today. Posted July 30 2007, 5.02pm
Global Radio has finalised its takeover of the Heart, Galaxy and LBC brands from previous owners Chrysalis. Shareholders have approve the deal to sell the radio stations to Global for £170m in total. The deal was brokered last month after Chrysalis reviewed its radio portfolio and decided to sell. (more)

How low can Heart go?
From Radio Today. Posted July 12 2007, 11.46am
Chrysalis' Heart stations are joining forces with Million 2-1 - the company which provides interactive competitions, lottery and SMS games for UTV and other radio groups around the UK to bring the HowLo lowest unique bid auction game to London and the Midlands. (more)

Richard Park joins Global
From Radio Today. Posted July 3 2007, 4.47pm
Former Capital Radio boss Richard Park is set to join Global Radio in a new role as Executive Director. Global are currently in the process of buying LBC, Galaxy and Heart radio stations from Chrysalis for £170m. The Irish-backed acquisition vehicle is headed by former ITV chief Charles Allen. (more)

BBC Asian Network's 'Love Bollywood' biased?
From Biz Asia. Posted July 1 2007, 1.58am
The BBC Asian Network should pride its content in its inherent impartiality, which only means that every little bit that goes out on air should, ideally, be researched and well thought of, to say the least...and especially when it's about something as critical as passing a trade verdict on released films. On its new film programme 'Love Bollywood' on Saturday morning, the producers had trade mag editor Komal Nahta on to talk about the three releases - 'Aap Ka Suroor', 'Apne' and 'Awarapan'. We won't even get into his individual opinions on the three films because that's subjective at the end of the day and we're not sure we necessarily agree with him, but what took our goat was his gush-ology about 'Aap Ka Suroor' and its grand opening in India. Alright, so the Himesh Reshammiya-starrer saw a heartening advance booking in India (on Monday morning, we'll know the second week advance booking figures) but what the producers forgot to declare (or maybe, didn't know) was that Nahta is reportedly an interested party in that film, or so we're informed by our sources. Correct us if we're wrong please, but in the credits of 'Aap Ka Suroor', hasn't he been credited as 'Script Doctor'? And if that is indeed the case, he is hardly going to slam the film he's been paid to doctor! Related link: Exclusive Review: Asian Network's Love Bollywood (more)

Radio daze
From The Times. Posted June 26 2007, 12.00am
Chris Wright set up Chrysalis in 1967, but for all the success in signing Blondie or Bowie, keeping the City happy has been harder. The record label went in the 1980s; the television production arm was offloaded a decade later. Now the Heart-to-Galaxy radio business has gone, again amid investor pressure, led by the fast-quipping Andy Brough of Schroders – although with the shares off 23 per cent since the sale process began the result has underwhelmed. (more)

Chrysalis sells radio stations
From The Scotsman. Posted June 25 2007, 11.15am
RADIO stations including Heart and Galaxy were today sold for �170 million to a group led by former ITV chief executive Charles Allen. (more)

170m for Chrysalis Radio
From Radio Today. Posted June 25 2007, 7.15am
The proposed sale of Chrysalis Radio has been announced this morning. A new investment company, Global Radio, is set to take over Heart, LBC and Galaxy for £170m. The news follows much industry speculation, after a strategic review was announced in February. (more)

Capital 95.8 & Heart 106.2 Favourites in London
From Merry Media. Posted June 21 2007, 5.30am
The Breakfast Show on Capital 95.8 with Johnny Vaughan and the Drivetime Show on Heart 106.2 with Emma B have been voted the Best in London in a poll run by Merry Media.Over the past couple of months, Merry Media has been moving from region to region across the UK to find the best breakfast and drivetime shows on the radio. Media industry workers, radio listeners and businesses have all been voting for the past few weeks with the London poll collecting the most votes so far.Johnny Vaughan came top of the Best Breakfast Show in London poll with 20% of the votes. Jo Good of BBC Radio London came second with 18% and in third place was Alex Zane for his breakfast show on XFM.. (more)

Racist complaint for Heart
From Radio Today. Posted June 18 2007, 1.01pm
The Heart breakfast show with Sam and Amy on Chrysalis station Heart 106 has attracted one complaint from a listener who claimed the breakfast duo were being offensive and racist. Sam and Amy asked listeners to call in and perform Irish jokes to win tickets for Riverdance. (more)

Exclusive Review: Asian Network's Love Bollywood
From Biz Asia. Posted June 17 2007, 1.30pm
As part of its programming changes, the BBC Asian Network unveiled a series of new shows, the most ambitious one being 'Love Bollywood', which launched on Saturday 16th June and Sunday 17th June. I had a listen to the eight-hour marathon over the two days and spoke to key industry and media insiders, representatives from the listening community and of course his own mind, to critique the shows, which clearly left a lot to be desired! "Is it wrong to buy pirate CDs and DVDs?" (Yawn!) This age-old issue isn't even a debate anymore - the answer is a foregone conclusion. But 'Love Bollywood' (replacing the hugely popular 'Film Cafe') believes this is a hot topic to discuss for a full hour on its Sunday edition. Worse still, on its Saturday edition, the presenters were devoting precious airtime to vapid brain-dead issues such as "Kissing In Bollywood", linking kissing to potential progression of the Indian film industry (for Chrissake!). What followed was a string of Joe Blogs calling the hotline to express random amateurish viewpoints (all in the guise of interactivity), nothing you haven't heard before or don't know about. [If this lot is keen to get this in-depth, why not get artistes and filmmakers who are notorious/famous for kissing to talk (if at all) and debate with credible culture crusaders? But heyho, that's hard work!] The precise problem with 'Love Bollywood' is that it fully and heartlessly takes out the entertainment and fun quotient from Bollywood to give it a falsely and superficially serious edge, that is far from welcome on weekend mornings. The razzle dazzle, glamour, gossip and excitement associated with the industry have gone for a toss only to be replaced by topics, points and facts that reflect a serious non-understanding of the Indian film industry and what it stands for. There is nothing time-specific about this programme either - you can play it anytime of the day and it will fit in! So why have it replace 'Breakfast'? Alright, so on the odd occasion we are lucky to have an intelligent commercial product or an aesthetic one from parallel cinema ('Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi', 'Sardari Begum', 'Omkara', 'The Legend Of Bhagat Singh', to name a few) but let's get real- on the whole, Bollywood cinema is predominantly commercial cinema, known the world over for its escapism and grandeur - why completely intellectualise it with casual verbal diarrohea that's far from stimulating or thought-provoking? More amusingly, why do that, when the presenters (two self-proclaimed 'it' boys, a fun-filled madcap and a shreeky political correspondent - none of whom match the intended character of the revised programme) quite evidently suffer from a pronounced lack of domain knowledge and expertise? (leave aside the floundering oratory and miserable pronounciations!) More pertinently, what is all this debate eventually leading to? Does 'Love Bollywood' have serious recommendations or solutions to curb piracy or was it a debate for the sake of a debate to kill an hour? The stunning Lara Dutta sat pretty in BBC's Mumbai studio on Saturday answering bog-standard PR questions about her new release....'Love Bollywood' obviously believes she's big enough to have back, considering she featured on 'Film Cafe' only last week! An over-saturated Amitabh Bachchan was used as a 15-minute filler, talking about the usual "honour" and "privilege" that it was to be felicitated by BAFTA and the IIFA Awards (for which he is the brand ambassador) being "the best". What else were the producers and presenters expecting him to say? Let's tread the originality path now.....The Maestro feature (featuring Asha Bhonsle on Sunday) is an obvious rehash of 'Musical Genius', that was previously on Sunday Soundtrack. The Lurve Bollywood feature (where a listener talks about a song to do with his/her love life or something like that!) is reminiscent of 'Undercover Lover' on Sonia Deol's show. The concept of interactivity and phoning in is a lame attempt to ape 'Phone-In by Nihal'? (At least, he does a good job of it!) So much for an all-new 'Love Bollywood'! Finally, according to the maiden episode of this programme, the Chopras' 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' was a defining moment in Bollywood. What does 'defining moment' mean? And whose opinion is that? The presenters'? The producers'? Or was their result drawn out of an online customer survey or a research scanning the annals of Bollywood history? Does it take a runaway hit at the box-office (like 'DDLJ') to define or redefine Bollywood? We don't think so! If 'DDLJ' redefined Bollywood, in recent years, what about RAAZ (which made the horror genre fashionable in Bollywood all over again), 'Jism' and 'Murder' (which brought in a wave of sensuousness), 'Dil Chahta Hai' (which introduced new-age youth culture), 'Don' (which popularised remakes), 'Krrish' (which gave Bollywood its first superhero), 'Lagaan' (which brought in sport), 'Rang De Basanti', 'Black Friday' and 'Parzania' (which brought in political awareness and consciousness) and 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', 'Honeymoon Travels...' and 'Bheja Fry' (which introduced unconventional budget cinema to the box-office)? Sorry guys, these films redefined Bollywood! (Heard of them?) I can't, for the life of me, understand why anyone with two grey cells would want to surface at 8am on weekends to endure four boring hours of pseudo-analytical gibberish interspersed with the odd song! Lazing around in your duvet, cooking some tidy breakfast, gardening....or perhaps.....tuning into the telly might be saner alternatives! What do you think of BBC Asian Network's new weekend programming, email us at raj@media247.co.uk. (more)

Chrysalis to sell within months
From Radio Today. Posted June 13 2007, 2.41pm
Chrysalis Group is in talks with an unnamed private equity group over the sale of its entire radio division, including LBC and Heart, according to a source familar with the situation. The report, released by Reuters this afternoon says talks are progressing well and a conclusion should be reached by the summer. (more)

Ofcom commercial radio plans slated
From Media Guardian. Posted June 5 2007, 1.00am
2.45pm: Ofcom proposals for the future of commercial radio regulation have been criticised as 'half-hearted and insufficient'. By John Plunkett. (more)

The future of Fleet Street: dynamic or disheartening?
From Press Gazette. Posted May 31 2007, 12.00am
Will Lewis has set out his vision for the future of journalism, where newspapers that ‘get’ the digital revolution will thrive. But media commentator Ray Snoddy has warned of a ‘downward spiral’ as overworked journalists become disillusioned... (more)

New Yorks - UK finalists
From Radio Today. Posted May 29 2007, 9.27am
Almost 30 radio stations and production houses across the UK have reached the final stages of the New York Festivals Radio Broadcasting Awards for 2007. They include Heart 106.2 which is up for four awards, whilst Virgin Radio, Kerrang 105.2 and Radio City receive three nominations each. (more)

Magic is back at Number 1
From Radio Today. Posted May 10 2007, 7.20am
Emap's Magic 105.4 is celebrating gaining back the number one commercial radio spot in London today, taking the title away from Heart 106.2. Magic has held that position three times since out of the last four. The more music less talk station has a 5.9 per cent share, whilst Heart are at 5.4 and Capital at 4.6 per cent of listening in London. (more)

BBC Merseyside paints the city
From Radio Today. Posted May 9 2007, 4.03pm
BBC Radio Merseyside's launched a new marketing campaign to promote the county - by spraying graffiti-style messages on the streets of Liverpool. The "Made on Merseyside" stamp's been plastered on pavements overnight, but will fade within a couple of weeks. The idea's to highlight everything that's good about Merseyside and what lies at the heart of the radio station. (more)

Baileys continues A-List deal
From Radio Today. Posted April 19 2007, 12.22am
GCap Media has managed to retain Baileys Irish Cream as sponsors of the adult contemporary A-List chart show. The show, which commenced in March 2006, is presented by Gail Porter and Nick Snaith and airs on 62 UK stations, including the Heart, Century and Real Radio networks. (more)

Gerrard joins Heart as Deputy
From Radio Today. Posted April 12 2007, 3.38pm
Chrysalis-owned Heart Radio have created a new role of Deputy PD in the West Midlands. Former Programme Controller of Fire 107.6 in Bournemouth Paul Gerrard will fill the position, and report directly to local Programme Director Luis Clark. (more)

Heart 106.2 DJ Proposes in Paris
From Merry Media. Posted April 11 2007, 5.04pm
Heart 106.2 breakfast presenter Jamie Theakston is getting married to his girlfriend Sophie Siegle after proposing to her while on holiday in Paris.. (more)

Imagine FM unsung heroes
From Radio Today. Posted April 7 2007, 7.05am
UTV Radio station 104.9 FM recently held a ceremony to honour unsung heroes in their local community. The Pride of South Manchester Awards was held at The Hilton Hotel at Manchester Airport, and included categories such as Heart of Gold and Bravest Youngster . (more)

Star Bands Cover Beatles Songs on BBC Radio 2
From Merry Media. Posted April 6 2007, 4.48pm
Big name music acts will be covering songs from the famous Beatles album 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' to mark its 40th anniversary as part of special recording sessions for BBC Radio 2.. (more)

Sgt. Pepper to be recreated for Radio 2
From Digital Spy. Posted April 6 2007, 11.47am
The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club is to be recreated for Radio 2. (more)

NTV may test its signal soon - Uganda Communications Commission
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 30 2007, 4.01pm
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) plans to authorise NTV to carry out on-air testing, two months after it was switched off due to what authorities described as “non compliance with the industry’s technical standards.” UCC Executive Director Patrick Masambu said on Tuesday their change of heart follows a technical report that recommended that the Uganda [...] (more)

Heart bypass editor completes half marathon
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 29 2007, 12.00am
Echo boss says feat is "testament to skill of surgeons, doctors and nurses" (more)

Breakfast hosts in Sony Radio Academy Awards battle
From Media Guardian. Posted March 28 2007, 1.00am
Heart's Jamie Theakston