RAJAR figures for Global in Q2 2025 show a record-breaking share (27.7 per cent), record-breaking hours (283 million), and 29 million people are still tuning in every week to live radio across Global’s brands, whilst its Heart station has extended its lead as the UK’s biggest commercial radio brand. Key headlines include:  GLOBAL With 29 […]

Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced the appointment of Alex Duncan as its new Chief Technology Officer effective September 1st. Duncan is joining Global from the British Heart Foundation, where she has worked as Chief Technology Officer since 2022, leading a team of more than 350 with a major focus on how AI […]

Global’s Heart has become the UK’s most popular radio brand, reaching 13.4 million listeners every week, overtaking Radio 2 for the first time, according to RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited). Global delivered a strong set of Q1 2025 figures, with a record 27.3 per cent of all radio listening, and more than 29 million people […]

Global has seen another consecutive quarter of growth, its sixth in a row, outperforming the commercial radio market and delivering another strong set of RAJAR figures (Q4 2024, 16th September 2024 – 15th December 2024), with 29.24 million people tuning in each week to Global’s brands with gains in reach and share in both the last quarter […]

Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has revealed the details of 12 new radio stations, the biggest single launch in UK radio history – set to go live across the UK on September 12th The new stations will all be available on Global Player, the official app for all of Global’s radio brands and content, […]

The BBC World Service has announced the creation of the Global China Unit, a new team that will focus on reporting stories on the country’s role in the world. The team will produce a range of journalism that will be available on the World Service and wider BBC platforms. It will look to answer how […]

BT and Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, have announced a 10-year partnership to upgrade the nation’s legacy payphones and roll out more digital hubs for local communities – in a move that will provide better connectivity and hyper-local advertising in more than 200 towns and cities across the UK. Global will also continue to […]

BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, and BBC News have announced the global launch of the new BBC.com and BBC app, transforming the way digital audiences consume BBC’s journalism and storytelling outside of the UK. Available worldwide, the new website and app boast an updated design and navigation. The new BBC.com and BBC […]

Global, the Media and Entertainment group, has appointed Simon Pitts as the next Group Chief Executive of the company from Q1 2025, replacing Stephen Miron, who announced recently he was stepping down as Group Chief Executive after 16 years at the helm to become Global’s Chairman. Pitts joins Global from STV, where he has been […]

The Global Media & Entertainment Talent Manifesto, alongside its founding members Deluxe and Vizrt, has launched its initiative to build a global agreement and approach to address the skills crisis facing the media technology industry. The Global Media & Entertainment Talent Manifesto is a new membership organisation that aims to create an agreed international infrastructure […]