organisation

Bauer Media

Acquired the assets of EMAP · Owner of Absolute Radio · Parent of Kiss · Parent of Absolute Radio

Writing

RAJAR Q2/20265 August 2026 · On Audio
RAJAR Q4/20255 February 2026 · On Audio
Radio and Podcast Acquisitions22 June 2021 · On Audio
Bauer and GB News Go Subscription5 May 2021 · On Audio
Bauer, Ireland and the digital future?2 March 2021 · On Audio
Global and Bauer's Busy Week16 February 2021 · On Audio
RAJAR Q2/2019 - Disappointment Haunted All My Dreams1 August 2019
RAJAR Q1/2019 - Evans, Consolidation and Digital Growth15 May 2019
RAJAR Q4/20186 February 2019
New Station Launches & Welcome Scala21 January 2019
RAJAR Q3/201824 October 2018
Chris Evans Leaves Radio 2 for Virgin Radio3 September 2018
RAJAR: Q2/20182 August 2018
Alexa, are you radio's saviour?8 May 2018
The Hits-ification of Bauer's Big City Network18 April 2018
RAJAR Q4/2018 - The Trend's Your Friend8 February 2018
RAJAR Q3/201726 October 2017
RAJAR Q2/2017 - Brand Power3 August 2017
All the RAJAR Hits, All Day Long - Q4/20168 February 2017
The most successful radio stations on YouTube3 December 2016
RAJAR Q3/201626 October 2016
Radio Formats & Union Jack8 September 2016
RAJAR Q2/20164 August 2016
Radio Market Shares6 May 2016
Moyles and the Clutter Battle21 September 2015
RAJAR Q1/201521 May 2015
Bidding for the Next National Multiplex29 January 2015
Absolute Radio's Website and Radio's Business Model1 November 2014
Bauer's Network Changes26 September 2014
RAJAR Q2/201430 July 2014
Next Radio 201422 May 2014
RAJAR Q1/201414 May 2014
Working Together as One Product2 February 2014
2014 Radio Predictions19 December 2013
Phase 2 of Digital Radio in the UK15 December 2013
Choice FM Becomes Capital Xtra3 October 2013
Radio Changes and MXR27 August 2013
RAJAR Facts – Q2/201331 July 2013
Absolute & Bauer29 July 2013
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Consolidation?22 May 2013
Tell Me About TeamRock20 April 2013
RAJAR Q4/2012: Radio Listening Facts30 January 2013
Guardian Rebuttal2 July 2012
Arguing with Phil Riley2 February 2012
The Wanted & Global16 October 2011
Tweeknotes 18th – 24th April24 April 2011
Bauer's New Radioplayer Players22 April 2011
Tweeknotes 11th – 17th April17 April 2011
Bauer's Local Radio Players7 April 2011
Some losely connected thoughts on RAJAR4 August 2010
4Music and The Hits15 August 2008
GCap to Sell BRMB, Wyvern, Mercia, Beacon and Heart 1068 August 2008
All Change!1 June 2008
What Global Does Next...22 March 2008
GCap's New Strategy11 February 2008
What Fru Does Next8 February 2008
The Radio Industry and DAB6 February 2008
GCap's £100m Gamble6 January 2008
Bauer Buys EMAP Radio (and some magazines too)7 December 2007

Talking

On The Media Club

Scottish Media In Focus and a Rajars SpecialDiscussed6 February 2026
No News Is Good News (For Google)Discussed28 March 2025
The End Of Fact Checking?Discussed10 January 2025
The Endgame for Local RadioDiscussed25 October 2024
It’s A (Commercial) Radio Golden AgeDiscussed17 May 2024
Telegraph saga, Newsnight trim and Bauer re-brandDiscussed1 December 2023
Who Will Buy The Telegraph?Discussed27 October 2023
A RAJARs specialDiscussed2 August 2023
The Future Of AudioDiscussed2 March 2023

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