organisation

Bauer Media

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

Writing

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  RAJAR Q2/20265 August 2026 · On Audio
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  RAJAR Q4/20255 February 2026 · On Audio
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  Changing Rules and Changing Audiences - RAJAR Q3/202423 October 2024 · On Audio
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  Radio's Relentlessness - Q1/2024 RAJAR15 May 2024 · On Audio
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  BBC to Launch Spin Off Radio Stations7 February 2024 · On Audio
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  RAJAR Q4/20231 February 2024 · On Audio
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  RAJAR Q3/202325 October 2023 · On Audio
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  RAJAR Q4/20222 February 2023 · On Audio
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  RAJAR Q3/202227 October 2022 · On Audio
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  RAJAR Q2/20224 August 2022 · On Audio
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  Audio Tours and Changes14 June 2022 · On Audio
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  Getting the Ads Right and Getting the Show Right8 February 2022 · On Audio
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  The Problem with Platforms1 February 2022 · On Audio
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  Does audio lack a product focus?21 September 2021 · On Audio
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  Radio's Trouble With The Internet7 September 2021 · On Audio
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  Radio and Podcast Acquisitions22 June 2021 · On Audio
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  A quick review of audio developments11 May 2021 · On Audio
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  Bauer and GB News Go Subscription5 May 2021 · On Audio
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  Bauer, Ireland and the digital future?2 March 2021 · On Audio
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  Global and Bauer's Busy Week16 February 2021 · On Audio
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  What's your crutch?20 December 2020 · On Audio
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  RAJAR Q2/2019 - Disappointment Haunted All My Dreams1 August 2019
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  RAJAR Q1/2019 - Evans, Consolidation and Digital Growth15 May 2019
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  RAJAR Q4/20186 February 2019
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  New Station Launches & Welcome Scala21 January 2019
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  RAJAR Q3/201824 October 2018
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  Chris Evans Leaves Radio 2 for Virgin Radio3 September 2018
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  RAJAR: Q2/20182 August 2018
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  Alexa, are you radio's saviour?8 May 2018
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  The Hits-ification of Bauer's Big City Network18 April 2018
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  RAJAR Q4/2018 - The Trend's Your Friend8 February 2018
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  RAJAR Q3/201726 October 2017
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  RAJAR Q2/2017 - Brand Power3 August 2017
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  All the RAJAR Hits, All Day Long - Q4/20168 February 2017
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  The most successful radio stations on YouTube3 December 2016
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  RAJAR Q3/201626 October 2016
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  Radio Formats & Union Jack8 September 2016
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  RAJAR Q2/20164 August 2016
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  Radio Market Shares6 May 2016
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  Moyles and the Clutter Battle21 September 2015
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  RAJAR Q1/201521 May 2015
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  Bidding for the Next National Multiplex29 January 2015
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  Absolute Radio's Website and Radio's Business Model1 November 2014
• Bauer's Network Changes26 September 2014
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  RAJAR Q2/201430 July 2014
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  Next Radio 201422 May 2014
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  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

Mentioned in: RAJAR Q2/2024 · Eat, Sleep, Launch, Repeat · How much is a radio station worth? · Are Talent Transfers Really A Drain? · More Confidence About Platforms · Selling Audio and Radio · RAJAR Q4/2021 · Global's Tech Acquisitions · Comparing Audio in Different Countries · Tackling radio's youthquake · Your radio station bores me · Launching Spin-Off Radio Stations · Should Kiss Have Their Own Burger? · The Power of Working Together · Creating Digital Radio

Talking

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

Mentioned in: ITV Cuts Loose: How Daytime Lost Its Lure · Sham Experts, Luxury Podcasts & Radio 2 vs Ofcom · How To Grow And Sell Your Media Business · Will Netflix Pivot To Podcasts? · RAJAR Week, Celebrity Traitors & What's Next for Kay Burley? · Let The Hand Wringing Begin · The Spectator takeover and why it matters · Election '24: Debates, Lineups & Scheduling Woes · Kyle & Jackie O: Make Up Your Own Mind... · RAJAR, Blue Peter and Channel 4 Cuts · BBC Radio Fire Sale, Ai PUB(lisher) Crawl and Spotify Audiobooks · Amazon Bets The Farm, Osborne's Power Pod & the Changing Face of PR · BBC v The Sun, RTÉ Barter Woes, Labour take on the press · BBC Verify, RAJARs... and where are all the unscripted shows? · Bad Economics at the BBC, the AI-Buzz & RAJARs Roundup