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Pigeon Detectives singer injures leg
From Digital Spy. Posted May 12 2008, 4.12pm
The Pigeon Detectives frontman Matt Bowman seriously injures his leg at Radio 1's Big Weekend. (more)

EU executive, MEPs clash over spectrum use
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 12 2008, 1.15pm
The European Commission should back off in its attempt to have more say over how to allocate spectrum that has been freed up by the switch to digital television, a top EU lawmaker said last week.  EU Media Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed a more pan-European Union approach to managing freed up radio bands so they [...] (more)

Fired 'Apprentice' blasts "showman"
From Digital Spy. Posted May 8 2008, 2.08pm
Fired Apprentice candidate Jennifer Maguire criticises her rival Michael Sophocles. (more)

Two US lawmakers urge conditions on XM-Sirius deal
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 2 2008, 11.58am
The Federal Communications Commission should impose conditions on Sirius Satellite Radio’s proposed $3.95 billion acquisition of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings to protect consumers, two senior Democratic lawmakers said yesterday. Republican John Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Republican Edward Markey, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, urged the [...] (more)

Press Conference USA discusses the future of US international broadcasting
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 27 2008, 12.35pm
Morand Fachot writes: Just listened to VOA’s Press Conference USA on the future of US international broadcasting with Alan Heil and Barry Zorthian; very interesting. The programme is available for download in various formats, and well worth listening to: MP3 WMA RealAudio Bookmark to: (more)

Newmediabytes: How to write web headlines that catch search engine spiders
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 22 2008, 10.06am
Newmediabytes has some good pointers for those journalists and subs looking to get their online headlines perfectly attuned for the search engines to home in on. Main points (click through for detailed definitions) - Be clear and concise - Plan headlines for searchers - Include appropriate keywords and keyword phrases - Include FULL NAMES of people and places where applicable - Include DATELINES - Keep headlines under 65 characters The site also has a video of DetNews.com web editor Leslie Rotan talking about some things to remember when writing headlines for the web. Good Stuff. (more)

EU assembly set to dilute telecom regulator plan
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 16 2008, 11.02am
The European Commission’s proposal for a new European Union authority for telecom operators, radio frequencies and Internet security will be scaled back, a senior EU lawmaker said yesterday. EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed a new electronic communications authority to replace an informal European Regulators Group of national telecoms watchdogs from each of the 27 [...] (more)

BBG calls Iranian threats against VOA interviewee ?absurd and cowardly?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 14 2008, 9.50am
The  US Broadcasting Board of Governors has issued the following statement on Iranian Member of Parliament Nouradin Pirmoazen: The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) deplores threats by a senior Iranian official against reformist lawmaker Nouradin Pirmoazen, who criticized government actions in the run-up to Iran’s March 14 Parliamentary elections during an exclusive interview with the Voice [...] (more)

Iraq WMD dossier written by former Sunday Mirror journalist is released
From Press Gazette. Posted February 19 2008, 12.00am
The Government is facing renewed calls for a full inquiry into the Iraq war following the release yesterday of the first draft of the notorious dossier on Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. (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)

Edith Bowman pregnant
From Radio Today. Posted December 18 2007, 8.38pm
Congratulations to BBC Radio 1 afternoon presenter Edith Bowman who has announced she is expecting her first child. The 32 year old and her partner described it as the best Christmas present they could have wished for. (more)

Top award for Cambridge station
From Radio Today. Posted November 17 2007, 12.21am
CUR1350, the radio station for the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University was crowned the best in the UK at the Student Radio Awardsk. The annual awards ceremony took place this week in Covent Garden, London, hosted by Radio 1 DJ's Scott Mills and Edith Bowman. (more)

Cuts Labour’s revenge for the WMD row, says Simpson
From Press Gazette. Posted October 30 2007, 12.00am
The £2bn budget shortfall at the BBC is the Labour Government’s punishment for the claims... (more)

WMD claims revive talk of feud at 'The Guardian'
From The Independent. Posted October 22 2007, 1.25am
A new book promising to lift the lid on allegedly declining standards in British journalism has instead ignited fierce media speculation over relations between Britain's oldest Sunday newspaper The Observer and its sister title The Guardian. (more)

Programme Controller Named for XFM South Wales
From Merry Media. Posted September 18 2007, 11.10pm
Two appointments have been made for XFM South Wales. Mike Newman is the Programme Controller and Emma Newman is the Music Scheduler.. (more)

Xfm poaches Kerrang! duo
From Radio Today. Posted September 18 2007, 1.04am
GCap Media has hired Kerrang! 105.2's deputy programme director Mike Newman to fill the new position of PC at Xfm South Wales, RadioToday.co.uk can reveal. In addition, Emma Newman, who has been with Kerrang! since launch, will move to Cardiff as music scheduler. (more)

WMN raises more than £150,000 after organising mammoth charity walk
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 5 2007, 12.00am
Volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities took part in month-long event (more)

Bishop gets WM weekend show
From Radio Today. Posted August 21 2007, 8.35am
The Bishop of Birmingham is joining BBC WM to host the evening show each Saturday, taking over from Marverine Cole. The weekly programme, to be known as The Joe Aldred Show, will be a topical discussion programme for the African and Caribbean communities of Birmingham and the Black Country. (more)

Bishop Takes on BBC WM Saturday Evenings
From Merry Media. Posted August 20 2007, 1.50pm
Birmingham Bishop Dr Joe Aldred is joining BBC WM to present the Saturday evening show from 8pm to 10pm. The Joe Aldred Show stars on Saturday September 1.. (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)

New transmitter for Q103
From Radio Today. Posted July 24 2007, 12.33pm
GCap Media's Cambridge radio station Q103 has a new transmitter for the town of Haverhill on 97.4 MHz FM. The frequency is in additional to the current relay on 97.4 in Newmarket. The extra Ofcom-approved transmitter will boost the TSA by 35,000. (more)

Elvis License Plates Saved by SIRIUS Satellite Radio Listener
From radio.about.com. Posted July 23 2007, 1.00am
Elvis fans are devoted and this story proves it. According to a story by the Associated Press and reprinted by wmcstations.com, Tennessee was on the verge of issuing a new... (more)

Head of comedy Plowman to leave BBC
From The Stage. Posted June 26 2007, 3.30pm
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BBC's comedy chief, Jon Plowman, returns to progamme-making after more than a decade at the top
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted June 26 2007, 11.30am
Award winning BBC comedy boss Jon Plowmanthe man behind hits such as Absolutely Fabulous French And Saunders The Office The League Of Gentleman and Little Britainis to step down later this year and return to making shows for the BBC. (more)

Comedy chief Plowman quits BBC after 27 years
From Media Guardian. Posted June 26 2007, 1.00am
12.45pm: BBC head of comedy Jon Plowman, whose credits include Absolutely Fabulous and The Vicar of Dibley, is leaving the corporation after 27 years. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Changes at Station of the Year
From Radio Today. Posted May 30 2007, 3.02pm
Recent Sony Award winning station BBC Radio Derby is revamping its weekday schedule, with Shane O'Connor taking over the breakfast show from Monday week. Shane switches from his current mid-morning slot after 5 years at the station. He's no stranger to breakfast radio in the Midlands though, having previously worked with Paul Franks to help BBC WM to its best ever breakfast Rajars. (more)

Lawmakers demand close oversight of US Arabic TV channel
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 17 2007, 10.39am
US lawmakers are demanding greater oversight of the US-government funded Alhurra television for the Middle East, amid continuing controversy over programming carried by the station in late 2006 and early 2007. VOA’s Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where a congressional hearing also examined US public diplomacy efforts aimed at improving the US image in [...] (more)

Jo Whiley Has One Tasty Voice
From Merry Media. Posted April 28 2007, 7.40pm
BBC Radio 1 morning presenter Jo Whiley has been voted the DJ with the most delicious voice beating off competition from Terry Wogan , Edith Bowman and Lauren Laverne.. (more)

US lawmakers urge government to reassess planned VOA cuts
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 20 2007, 9.49am
US Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Karen Hughes, faced tough questions yesterday when she appeared before the  House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. Members of the Committee made it clear they were not happy with the planned budget reallocation which would, amongst other things, see the worldwide English service of [...] (more)

Big Brother Stars Together on Gaydar Radio
From Merry Media. Posted February 26 2007, 2.08pm
Big Brother 7 stars Richard Newman and Lea Walker will host a show together on Gaydar Radio. The show will air on Sundays for 3 hours and called Dicky and Dolly.. (more)

Lea joins Richard on Gaydar
From Radio Today. Posted February 26 2007, 12.28pm
Former Big Brother contestants Lea Walker and Richard Newman are joining forces to host a new Sunday morning show on digital station GaydarRadio. The show, which will start on March 11th, will run from 10am till 1pm will be known as the Dicky and Dolly Show. (more)

Laura Barton
From Media Guardian. Posted February 26 2007, 12.00am
Edith Bowman's Fife brogue has helped make her one of the country's top TV and radio presenters. Laura Barton meets her. (more)

Les Ross goes daily at WM
From Radio Today. Posted January 27 2007, 12.32am
Former BRMB breakfast presenter Les Ross is going back to his roots by returning to a daily show on BBC WM in Birmingham. He began his radio career at the station (known then as Radio Birmingham) in 1970, and has been presenting a weekly show since February 2005. (more)

US Copyright News
From ASMeC - Association of Streaming Media Companies. Posted January 16 2007, 10.28am
Some copyright news state side as lawmakers reopen satellit, internet radio royalty debate - as featured in Digital Music News (http://www.digitalmusicnews.com) Congressional debates over satellite, internet and cable-based radio royalties have recently been rekindled. Just recently, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Joseph Biden (D-Del), and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) reopened the Perform Act, a bill that reshapes royalty structures on the streaming formats. (more)

John Barrowman Signs Civil Partnership
From Merry Media. Posted December 29 2006, 6.49pm
Torchwood star John Barrowman has signed a civil partnership with his lone time lover Scott Gill at a hotel in Cardiff, Wales.. (more)

New ABC-Australia chairman named
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 16 2006, 11.53am
Australian Stock Exchange Chairman and former ABC-Australia Director Maurice Newman has been appointed new chairman of the public broadcaster. Communications Minister Helen Coonan said Mr Newman would take up his new role on 1 January, succeeding Donald McDonald who leaves the ABC on 31 December after serving more than 10 years as Chairman. “I come to [...] (more)

South Florida Losing Veteran Radio DJ Rick Shaw
From radio.about.com. Posted November 29 2006, 12.00am
From Miami.com: "The veteran Majic 102.7 DJ, a fixture on South Florida airwaves since 1960, surprised his listeners...by announcing his coming retirement midway through his morning show, broadcast on WMXJ-FM...Shaw... (more)

Danish journos face jail after revealing WMD doubts
From Press Gazette. Posted November 15 2006, 9.31am
The International Federation of Journalists has condemned the Danish authorities for putting on trial three journalists who revealed alleged government doubts over Iraq’s weapons of mass desctruction. (more)

Danish journalists on trial over WMD secrets
From Media Guardian. Posted November 15 2006, 12.00am
1pm: Three Danish journalists are on trial for publishing classified intelligence reports about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. By Gwladys Fouché. (more)

Emma Thompson & John Barrowman Chat to Jonathan
From Merry Media. Posted November 10 2006, 1.09pm
This week on BBC One's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Jonathan welcomes to the show Torchwood's John Barrowman, Emma Thompson and The Mighty Boosh.. (more)

Radio 1 DJ apologises for race comment
From Digital Spy. Posted November 8 2006, 3.50pm
Edith Bowman makes "innocent gaffe" and apologises for racial slur comment made on air. (more)

15,000th Night: The Archers, BBC Radio 4
From The Independent. Posted November 8 2006, 12.00am
And so after all the sighing and agonising, the pledges and endearments, the will-yous and the I-can't-do-this-to-Davids,not to mention the listeners' swelling chorus of oh-get-on-with-its - at long last, Ruth Archer set off yesterday evening for her illicit hotel-room assignation with Sam the cowman. (more)

Radio 1's 'girl next door' apologises for race gaffe
From The Independent. Posted November 8 2006, 12.00am
When Edith Bowman was given an afternoon show on Radio 1, the station hoped she would provide a counterbalance to controversial "shock-jock" presenters such as Chris Moyles and Sara Cox. (more)

GaydarRadio wants fresh talent
From Radio Today. Posted November 7 2006, 8.56am
Digital radio station GaydarRadio is searching for a new generation of broadcast talent.The station has recently added Big Brother contestant Richard Newman to co-host a weekend show, but is on the lookout for additional experienced and entertaining broadcasters. (more)

Adultery and the Archers: An everyday story of radio hype
From The Independent. Posted November 7 2006, 12.00am
Tonight, hundreds of thousands of Archers fans will be glued to their radios, agog to hear the climax of a storyline that has shaken their faith to its foundations. Ruth, who, as the wife of David Archer, is the series' matriarch-in-waiting, will be wrestling with her conscience and, quite possibly, with Sam Batton, who has booked a hotel room in Oxford with the intention of consummating their illicit love. Will she throw aside 18 years of happiness, the welfare of her three children, her share in Brookfield farm, and all vestiges of plausibility, to play Madame Bovary with a cowman? Or will sanity prevail, and Ruth head back to dowdy contentment? (more)

?Broadcasters help fund Pyongyang? says Korean lawmaker
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 24 2006, 1.00pm
South Korean broadcasting stations have paid North Korea up to $1 million since 2003 in return for permission to produce programmes in the North, a lawmaker said yesterday. Citing a report of the Ministry of Unification, Rep. Kwon Young-se of the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) said that local broadcasters have been engaged in [...] (more)

Richard Newman Joins Gaydar Radio
From Merry Media. Posted October 13 2006, 12.12am
Big Brother 7 contestant Richard Newman will be presenting a regular Saturday morning programme on Gaydar Radio.. (more)

Big Brother Richard joins Gaydar
From Radio Today. Posted October 12 2006, 12.43pm
Big Brother 7 contestant Richard Newman is joining digital station GaydarRadio to co-host Saturday Mornings. (more)

Big Brother's Newman joins GaydarRadio as presenter
From Brand Republic. Posted October 12 2006, 11.10am
LONDON - 'Big Brother' star Richard Newman, the bald gay Canadian from 'Big Brother 7', is joining digital radio station GaydarRadio as co-presenter on the Saturday morning show. (more)

My Mentor: Cathy Newman On Alice Rawsthorn
From The Independent. Posted August 28 2006, 12.00am
With her Prada shoes and dazzling skirts, Alice made an immediate impression on me when, at 23, I joined the Financial Times. I was media correspondent, and sat in between Alice, who covered the creative industries, and John Gapper, the media editor. She always had freshly cut flowers on her desk and everything was filed immaculately. (more)

Rachel Brookes Tops Merry Media Poll
From Merry Media. Posted August 14 2006, 3.42pm
Merry Media conducted a poll to see who your favourite female presenter was out of National Radio stations. 220 people voted and winning with a massive 39.5% of votes was TalkSPORT presenter Rachel Brookes. In second place was BBC Radio 1 host Fearne Cotton with 13.2% of votes. TalkSPORT host Lisa Francesca Nand came third with 12.7% while BBC Radio 1's Edith Bowman came in fourth with 5.9% of the votes. The full results of the poll are:. (more)

Tony Blackburn back on TOTP
From Radio Today. Posted July 27 2006, 12.30am
Top of the Pops, the UK's longest running weekly TV chart show marks its final countdown this weekend, and helping to celebrate 42 years of pop, the god of radio, the man we all love, Tony Blackburn, will be presenting his special part of the show. Other previous presenters including Sir Jimmy Savile, Janice Long, Mike Read, Pat Sharp, Reggie Yates and Edith Bowman will have their own slot. Like the very first show, this programme will begin with the Rolling Stones - on this occasion performing The Last Time from the Sixties on tape - and conclude with this week's No.1. (more)

JK and Joel ready for primetime
From Radio Today. Posted July 6 2006, 2.15am
JK and Joel are one step closer to the weekday mainstream lineup on Radio 1, after the station announced a series of changes to its schedule from September. Murray has been moved from afternoons to weekday evenings. Edith Bowman will continue to present weekday afternoons between 1 and 4pm. However, Radiojam has been told that this is in fact an intermediary step which will eventually see JK and Joel, currently presenting early breakfast and the chart show, being promoted to weekday afternoons. (more)

End of an Era for Radio 1 Duo
From Merry Media. Posted July 3 2006, 12.34am
BBC Radio 1 has recently announced a complete revamp of the its specialist evening schedule.  Colin Murray will present a brand new music show, Monday to Thursday from 10.00pm, on which he will be playing music that reflects the wide ranging specialist tastes of Radio 1's young audience and will focus on all of the most exciting and exhilarating aspects of youth culture including a regular documentary feature. Colin's move means that Edith Bowman will now be the solo host of the prestigious weekday 1.00 to 4.00pm slot.  Andy Parfitt, Controller of Radio 1 and 1Xtra, said: "This continues the story of change for Radio 1 which for a young service is absolutely essential".. (more)

Murray gets own Radio 1 show
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2006, 3.03pm
2pm: Colin Murray and Edith Bowman's Radio 1 partnership is coming to an end. By Jason Deans. (more)

Murray and Bowman split
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2006, 3.03pm
Colin Murray and Edith Bowman's Radio 1 partnership is coming to an end. By Jason Deans. (more)

Radio 1 overhauls evenings with Murray and Bowman split
From Brand Republic. Posted June 30 2006, 2.06pm
LONDON - BBC Radio 1 is to completely revamp its evening schedule, starting in September, splitting up the pairing of Colin Murray, who is moving to the late-night slot, and Edith Bowman, who remains in the 1pm-4pm weekday show. (more)

Barrowman, Ian and Tyler are BBC1 Maria judges
From The Stage. Posted June 6 2006, 12.30pm
John Barrowman, David Ian and voice coach Zoe Tyler, who has worked with stars such as Elton John, Rod Stewart and Will Young, are to join Andrew Lloyd Webber on the judging panel for BBC1 talent show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? (more)

BBC Presenter buys Wayne Rooney
From Radio Today. Posted May 5 2006, 12.30am
Had it not been for BBC WM's Danny Kelly, Wayne Rooney might not have even seen the World Cup finals. The pig named Wayne Rooney broke its foot on the same day as the England ace Wayne Rooney. The pig's life expectancy was only three months and it would have been sent to the abattoir before the end of the tournament. Birmingham-based presenter Danny Kelly interviewed farmer James Wainhouse - from St Leonards Farm Park, Esholt, near Bradford - live on air. (more)

BBC Radio Presenter Buys Wayne Rooney
From Merry Media. Posted May 4 2006, 12.33pm
Had it not been for BBC WM's (Radio West Midlands) Danny Kelly, Wayne Rooney might not have even seen the World Cup finals. The pig named Wayne Rooney broke its foot on the same day as the England ace Wayne Rooney. The pigs life expectancy was only three months and it would have been sent to the abattoir before the end of the tournament.. (more)

Bank Holiday Fun on BBC WM
From Merry Media. Posted April 28 2006, 8.02pm
Bank Holiday has never been so much fun - BBC WM radio (West Midlands) is joining forces with Brindleyplace and The Mailbox to host a musical extravaganza from noon to 5pm on Monday 1st May. In Brindleyplace there will be a host of live music on the main stage, with everything from gospel to steel pans and Anglo Cuban Rhythm to rock.. (more)

BBC WM Bank Holiday Fun
From Radio Today. Posted April 27 2006, 12.00pm
Bank Holiday has never been so much fun - BBC WM is joining forces with Brindleyplace and The Mailbox to host a musical extravaganza from noon to 5.00pm on Monday 1 May 2006. In Brindleyplace there will be a host of live music on the main stage, with everything from gospel to steel pans and Anglo Cuban Rhythm to rock. Chinese Lion Dancers and belly dancers will also be entertaining the crowd. (more)

Adrian Goldberg Leaving BBC WM
From Merry Media. Posted April 23 2006, 1.30pm
Adrian Goldberg is to step down as presenter of BBC West Midlands Breakfast show after three years. Keith Beech, Managing Editor, BBC WM, says: "Adrian is leaving the station to pursue other interests and we're sad to see him go as he's made a tremendous contribution to BBC WM over the last three years.". (more)

Adrian Goldberg to quit BBC WM
From Radio Today. Posted April 20 2006, 12.00pm
Adrian Goldberg is to step down as presenter of BBC WM's Breakfast Show after three years. Keith Beech, Managing Editor, BBC WM, says: "Adrian is leaving the station to pursue other interests and we're sad to see him go as he's made a tremendous contribution to BBC WM over the last three years. "However, we are talking to Adrian about doing other projects for the radio station so it won't be the last the listeners hear from him." (more)

New boss at Radio Shropshire
From Radio Today. Posted April 7 2006, 12.00pm
Tim Beech has been appointed as the new Managing Editor of BBC Radio Shropshire. He joins the station from BBC Radio Stoke, where he has been Assistant Editor for the past three years. He started out his broadcasting career in commercial radio before moving to BBC WM in 1989 as a Broadcast Journalist. From there he became Sports Editor at the station, a position he held for eight years. (more)

Showmen's Guild hits back at ITV's Taggart
From The Stage. Posted April 7 2006, 10.00am
Angry showmen have reacted strongly to an episode of Taggart, ITV's top crime drama series starring Mark McManus. (more)

Media Diary: Snow finds his voice; Déjà vu at the 'FT'; Mystery man at Radio 4; Don't read all about it; Lost in translation; Critic finds a new stage
From The Independent. Posted March 19 2006, 12.00am
*** Happy 30th anniversary at ITN to Jon Snow, the Channel 4 newsreader. In his regular Snowmail email missive, he recalls that, at his screen test, he appeared as "a long and floppy- haired man with a purple shirt with collars that dip down below his chest and a voice that seems to have just stepped out of Eton (I went to Scarborough Polytechnic)". In his Who's Who entry, he makes no mention of Scarborough but boasts "Liverpool University (no degree, sent down following political disturbances)". His professed surprise at the poshness of his voice is also odd. True, Snow didn't go to Eton but he did go to another public school, St Edward's in Oxford, whose other old boys included Laurence Olivier. Hats off to Comrade Snow for his efforts in adopting a proletarian accent in later years. (more)

Portland Loses '70s Music: WMGX Changes Format
From radio.about.com. Posted March 10 2006, 3.30pm
MainToday.com reports: One of Portland's best-known radio stations, WMGX (93.1 FM), abruptly changed its name and altered its music line-up Thursday in an effort to gain more listeners. At 2 p.m. Thursday, WMGX changed its on-air name to Coast 93.1... (more)

PCM Publishers agree in principle to buy Arrow media group
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 17 2006, 5.32pm
Amsterdam-based PCM Uitgevers, one of the largest publishers in the Dutch language, has reached agreement in principle to buy Arrow Classic Rock and Arrow Jazz FM. The stations, with clearly defined target audiences, together reach about 2 million listeners a month. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed in the announcement. Theo Bouwman, Chairman of the Board of PCM, said that (more)

BBC Radio 1 targets Scotland
From Radio Today. Posted February 10 2006, 8.45am
BBC Radio 1 DJs Colin Murray and Edith Bowman revealed on their show live from Dundee that the station plans to bring many events to Scotland this summer, starting with Radio 1's Big Weekend at Camperdown Park, Dundee from 13 to 14 May 2006. Set to be one of the biggest free music events this summer, Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee will give 30,000 people the chance to see the world's best bands and DJs. The line-up will be revealed in April but last year's event in Sunderland attracted artists such as Black Eyed Peas, Foo Fighters and Kaiser Chiefs. (more)

Indonesia to push ahead with new broadcasting rules
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 1 2006, 10.34am
Defying opposition from lawmakers and media groups, the Indonesian government says it will enforce a new regulation that bans local broadcasters from directly relaying news from foreign TV and radio stations. "The government regulation will be enforced on 5 February to avoid lawlessness in the broadcasting industry," The Jakarta Post quoted State Minister of Communications and Information Sofyan (more)

XM Satellite Radio and Partners Release Details on Next Generation Hardware
From radio.about.com. Posted January 5 2006, 8.15am
A good week for XM Satellite Radio. The service announced it has passed the 6 million subscriber mark plus XM and partner companies unveiled next generation hardware featuring more portables, the ability to play MP3s and WMA files, longer recording... (more)

Colin Murray and Edith Bowman: Just the boy and girl next door
From The Independent. Posted December 12 2005, 12.00am
It's official: Radio 1 is no longer cool. At least that's the opinion of Colin Murray and Edith Bowman, the presenters of the station's afternoon show. And as far as they're concerned, this is a positive image shift for the BBC's youth-oriented music station. The daytime schedule, in particular their 1-4pm slot, is boosting listening figures by reaching out to as large a potential audience as possible, so the hip twosome are happy to hang up their favourite records in favour of the guitar-toting McFly boys and manufactured girl group Girls Aloud. (more)