CBC/Radio-Canada is now a full Member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), following a vote at the EBU’s 96th General Assembly in Prague on June 25th. As an Associate Member of the EBU since 1950, CBC/Radio-Canada has collaborated with European public broadcasters on journalism, standards and technology, and built productive partnerships with leading EBU Members. […]
Ofcom has awarded small-scale DAB multiplex licences for six more areas in the UK, drawing the successful nationwide rollout programme to a close. Small-scale DAB provides a low-cost way for local commercial, community and specialist music services to take to the digital airwaves. So far, 108 multiplexes have launched, supporting a wide range of hyperlocal […]
Global, the Media and Entertainment group, has announced the launch of its ground-breaking new self-service advertising platform, AdPower. For the first time, businesses of all sizes can now directly book campaigns on the UK’s number 1 audio & outdoor advertising networks, all through one self-service platform. AdPower makes it simple to plan, create, book and […]
Holland & Barrett has launched a new long-term partnership with Capital, the UK’s No. 1 hit music brand, and is now the headline sponsor of Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Siân Welby. The new partnership marks the first new sponsor of Capital Breakfast in nine years, and brings together one of the […]
Heart, the UK commercial radio brand, has announced that Prince William – The Prince of Wales – has invited Heart Breakfast hosts Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden to the Isles of Scilly for a special live broadcast on May 22nd. Prince William personally asked Holden and Theakston to join him on the islands, with his […]
News Broadcasting has reinforced its position as the UK’s leading digital broadcaster with another set of strong RAJAR results for the survey period ending April 5th 2026. The group, including national brands talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK, Times Radio and Talk, as well as U105 in Northern Ireland, delivered a share of 6.3 million weekly listeners […]
MGM+ has its forthcoming psychological thriller series American Hostage starring Jon Hamm. The high-stakes series from Sony Pictures Television (SPT) will premiere on the MGM+ streaming service internationally in the UK, Germany, Spain (second window), Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Latin America on a date TBC. The series is co-created and executive produced by Emmy […]
North American pay-radio operator SiriusXM reported Q1 revenues of an overall $2.09 billion (€1.7bn). It has 33 million paid subscribers, although 255 million listeners when its streaming service Pandora is included. Revenue grew by 1 per cent for the quarter (y-o-y) although net income grew 20 per cent to $245 million. Churn reduced to 1.5 […]
Amazon Ads and Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced a programmatic integration which gives advertisers using Amazon DSP access to some of the UK’s biggest commercial audio brands including Heart, Capital, and Smooth. The programmatic partnership integrates Amazon DSP directly with DAX, Global’s digital ad exchange, which offers programmatic and data capabilities. It […]
Xperi has announced the launch of DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal Premium, a new standard in radio intelligence that advances the company’s existing broadcaster portal to provide radio stations with comprehensive and timely listening analytics. The new premium tier features go live on April 16 and will be demonstrated in Xperi’s booth (#C2259) at the NAB […]