Paul Robinson: Why it's getting harder to capture the musical youth
If you think that you've heard all the horror stories about media decline in the teeth of a technological revolution, here's another one - radio is losing its appeal for the young. According to Rajar,...
View ArticleRadio: 'Hogwarts' and its new recruits call the tune
Despite ratings and mergers dominating the headlines, both the BBC and commercial radio managed to churn out programmes that had the average listener tuning in for nearly a whole day every week....
View ArticlePaul Robinson: Let's recapture the glory days of the wireless
The commercial radio industry did not exactly get a good press in 2006. Beset by corporate troubles and with its audience share deflated by the dominance of the BBC, there was not much to shout about....
View ArticleMedia FAQ
Does the BBC still need TV Centre?At face value it seems obvious that the BBC, which spends the largest slice of the licence fee on television, must have somewhere from which to produce and broadcast...
View ArticleReasons to be cheerful about the radio
The latest listening figures are good news for both commercial radio and the BBCThe quarterly Rajar press conferences announcing the latest radio listening figures do provoke some strange behaviour....
View ArticleMedia FAQ
The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Friday March 2 2007The BBC won three Royal Television Society awards, not one, as we stated in the article...
View ArticlePaul Robinson predicts the Sony radio awards winners
As the Sony radio awards celebrate 25 years, one winner who is now a judge gives his predictions of who will be honoured as the best on the airwavesStephen Fry, known for his acerbic wit as an awards...
View ArticlePaul Robinson on why the BBC outshone its commercial competitors at the Sony...
The BBC dominated the Sony awards, even in the competitive music categories. But have its rivals really got no DJs who could take on comeback king Chris Evans?It was a miserable year, crowned by a...
View ArticleRadio goes gaga for live acts
Commercial stations are finally waking up to the potential that lies in broadcasting new musicWhen the commercial radio industry threw a prestigious party in London to relaunch its network of 300...
View ArticlePaul Robinson on the nifty new RadioCentre Player
"The player gives access to every single station in the UK - so can listen live, in real time, for free, to any station in Britain"The shock departure of Emap boss Tom Moloney and the crash in profits...
View ArticlePaul Robinson on how programme controller Robin Crowley has reinvented Gaydar...
"Every link must be gay." That's the mantra at Gaydar Radio, the digital station that has reinvented itself in the past year under the guidance of programme controller Robin Crowley. Unlike many...
View ArticleHow C4 Radio aims to give Humphrys and co a run for their money
The awarding of the second national commercial digital multiplex means the first serious challenge to Radio 4, says Paul RobinsonFor 40 years - longer, if you take into account its Home Service...
View ArticlePaul Robinson: Don't shoot the DJ - they still define what we listen to
Last weekend on Radio 4's Saturday Live guest contributor Tony Blackburn revealed that the greatest radio revolution to hit his household was the newly-acquired WiFi radio which enables him to listen...
View ArticleBritons are becoming DAB hands
The latest Rajar figures reveal that it is the digital networks that are witnessing the largest audience growthDespite the efforts of commercial radio to match BBC ratings, parity still seems something...
View ArticleRalph Bernard leaves lasting legacy in radio
To many, the fact that Ralph Bernard has lasted so long as chief executive of GCap Media is a minor miracle. Ever since Capital Radio and GWR merged in 2005, he has been on the back foot. Bernard...
View ArticleRevolving doors and shock exits
Digital listening figures reach a record highRadio got caught up in the BBC trust debacle when it was revealed that BBC 6 Music had suggested that recorded listener calls on the Liz Kershaw weekend...
View ArticleRadio analysis: The Global shake-up
Radio analysisLast week Global Radio - home of Heart and Galaxy - spent £375m aquiring GCap Media - the home of Classic FM and Capital Radio. The price was cheap; at the end of last year Bauer paid...
View ArticlePaul Robinson: This is a personal tragedy for Douglas
Radio 2 attracts the top radio talent, has the largest audience of any radio station in Britain, is admired by the industry and feared by commercial radio. Yet it has been plunged into the worst crisis...
View ArticleIn praise of Radio 4
Sailing on serenely in a fragmented media worldRadio 4's stellar audience figures are a huge tick for the station's programming, but also a demonstration of the network's resilience to attack from...
View ArticleBBC must realise that children choose TV programmes, not branding
As more youngsters want to watch adult shows and view online, the Corporation should be trying to build deeper relationshipsThe BBC Trust's finding that its children's services are at risk of falling...
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