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Entertainment News

Entertainment News - An Introduction:

Entertainment News is now in its 11th year of supplying showbiz stories and exclusive audio to the radio industry. In 2005, Entertainment News was a finalist at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in the Information category..

Nearly 150 stations benefit from this editorial, providing commercial opportunities to group stations including Emap, Chrysalis, GMG and UKRD.

Background:

Entertainment News is a division of UBC Media, based in Central London. Here, a dedicated team of radio journalists and presenters source and distribute audio cuts, cues and programme-pieces to newsrooms across three continents, including the UK.

Pedigree:

Entertainment News was nominated in 2005 for a Sony Radio Academy Award, making the shortlist for The Information Award.

Here's what the judges said of Entertainment News' entry: "This was very polished and professional with great use of voice cuts, clearly well targeted and entertaining."

Entertainment News - The Service:

We focus on UK, US and major international entertainment stories, drawing on the resources of Entertainment News' bureau in Hollywood.

Our radio journalists and presenters have access to a constant stream of material coming in to the entertainment newsroom from around the UK and the world - including much of what is not picked up by many news agencies. News agencies, such as the Press Association, and national newspapers regularly quote interviews and stories which have been exclusively sourced by Entertainment News.

We provide constantly updated rolling copy and audio cuts throughout the day from 4am.

Entertainment News sends out three fully-produced bulletins a day rounding up the best of the last few hours. These are ready for broadcast in the breakfast, lunch and drive / evening day-parts.

In addition to this, Entertainment News provides longer programme packages, including new music previews, film round ups, covering the latest cinema releases, and a showbiz review of the last 7 days.

For presenters, a prep service is provided as well as an entertainment newspaper review which drops daily at 4.15 and 5.15am respectively.

The Entertainment News service is available to be fed directly into your news and audio editing programs or for download via our password protected website at www.TheContentBank.com

Entertainment News Affiliates:

Entertainment News is the largest syndicated rolling showbiz news and bulletin service in the UK.

We provide this to radio groups including emap (Kiss 100, Magic network, Kerrang and The Hits); Chrysalis Radio (Heart FM network, LBC, Galaxy network); GMG Radio (Smooth FM network, Real Radio network) and UKRD Group (Star FM network, 96.4 The Eagle, Pirate FM).

Internationally, Entertainment News broadcasts its service across Europe (2FM, Ireland; NRJ, Sweden; Radio Israel, Radio 538, Netherlands) and Australia (Mix network, Sydney & Adelaide; Gold 104.3, Melbourne; K4Q, Brisbane).

In total nearly 150 radio stations across the UK with a weekly audience reach of more than 11 million adults* and an additional 10 million across the world. (* Source: RAJAR Q2 05.)

Contacting Entertainment News:

To find out more about Entertainment News, or for a free trial of the service, please contact Philip Chryssikos, Managing Editor, at: Philip.Chryssikos@EntertainmentNews.co.uk or visit www.Entertainmentnews.co.uk