organisation

Global

Acquired GCap Media · Parent of Capital · Parent of Heart · Parent of LBC · Parent of Classic FM

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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  Briefed: Lawsuits, Trust and Everything Being Television22 December 2025
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  Briefed: Battles, Bids and Boards15 December 2025
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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 Q1/202318 May 2023 · On Audio
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  RAJAR Q4/20222 February 2023 · On Audio
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  Eat, Sleep, Launch, Repeat25 January 2023 · On Audio
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  RAJAR Q3/202227 October 2022 · On Audio
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  Launching a new podcast31 August 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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  More Talent Transfers23 February 2022 · On Audio
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  Getting the Ads Right and Getting the Show Right8 February 2022 · On Audio
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  Global's Tech Acquisitions21 December 2021 · On Audio
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  Does audio lack a product focus?21 September 2021 · On Audio
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  iHeart Tunes In, but will Global?3 August 2021 · On Audio
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  The Mood of the Nation13 April 2021 · On Audio
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  Global and Bauer's Busy Week16 February 2021 · On Audio
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  Radio's Leadership Shake-up20 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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  Radio's New Localness Rules28 October 2018
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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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  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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  RAJAR Q2/20164 August 2016
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  RAJAR Q1/201618 May 2016
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  Radio Market Shares6 May 2016
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  Chris Moyles - RAJAR Q4/20154 February 2016
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  RAJAR Q3/201528 October 2015
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  Moyles and the Clutter Battle21 September 2015
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  Simplicity and Confusion19 September 2015
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  Radio X - Moyles, Johnny Vaughan and Vernon Kay - The New XFM7 September 2015
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  Evans and Grimmy on the Telly17 June 2015
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  Forget About Dre? What Beats1 Means for Radio8 June 2015
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  RAJAR Q1/201521 May 2015
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  RAJAR Q4/20144 February 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
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  Ofcom backs Capital Xtra's Choices20 October 2014
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  The Business of Internet Radio9 October 2014
• Bauer's Network Changes26 September 2014
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  RAJAR Q2/201430 July 2014
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  Radio Redundancy10 June 2014
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  Next Radio 201422 May 2014
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  RAJAR Q1/201414 May 2014
• Communicorp Acquires Global's Disposals6 February 2014
• Thoughts on RAJAR Q4/20135 February 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
• RAJAR Facts - Q1/201315 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
• Why changing the name of BRMB, Beacon, Wyvern and Mercia is the right thing to do9 January 2012
• Capital Breakfast23 November 2011
• RAJAR Q3/201127 October 2011
• The Wanted & Global16 October 2011
• Re-Orgs Are Good29 August 2011
• Radioplayer Goes On-Air30 March 2011
• Tweeknotes - 7th March to 13th March13 March 2011
• Tweeknotes - 14th to 20th February20 February 2011
• Radio App Stats. What does it all mean?9 February 2011
• Comparing Radio 1 and Capital's Music24 October 2010
• Feeding Global's Cash Cows13 September 2010
• Student Radio Awards 200925 November 2009
• Come in Analogue Radio, Your Time is Running Out15 November 2009
• Pictures on the Radio17 September 2009
• Going Viral13 September 2009
• BBC One - The One To Go?30 August 2009
• Next Step for our Little Radio Project26 June 2009
• Has Global Radio Achieved The Impossible?7 May 2009
• Student Radio Conference19 April 2009
• Commercial Radio to Join iPlayer?23 March 2009
• Not Being Contemporary Enough13 March 2009
• Give It Some Heart30 December 2008
• My Little Radio Station22 December 2008
• OFT's Report on the GCap/Global Merger28 August 2008
• GCap to Sell BRMB, Wyvern, Mercia, Beacon and Heart 1068 August 2008

Mentioned in: Australian Radio Merger Talks · How much is a radio station worth? · Talent Changes at Radio 1 & 2 · Selling Audio and Radio · The TalkRadio/TalkTV Combination · Formatting the News · Making Your Audio Business Acquirable · Tackling radio's youthquake · The challenge of staying on-air · Radio's Trouble With The Internet · Your radio station bores me · Radio and Podcast Acquisitions · Scale and Distribution · A quick review of audio developments · Why Building Scale is Essential to Podcast Success

Talking

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  Scottish Media In Focus and a Rajars SpecialDiscussed6 February 2026
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  Spotify’s Changes And What They Mean For YouDiscussed9 January 2026
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  Fellas Go Global, Guardian Pivots, Paddington SuesDiscussed10 October 2025
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  RAJAR Week, Celebrity Traitors & What's Next for Kay Burley?Discussed7 February 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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  Backstage at the British Podcast AwardsDiscussed27 September 2024
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  The Spectator takeover and why it mattersDiscussed13 September 2024
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  Forget PR... Does The Media Need Better HR?Discussed3 May 2024
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  A Bad Week for Talk TV & GB News, Popbitch deep diveDiscussed8 March 2024
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  Launches Galore: BBC Stations, Freely and Sports AgentsDiscussed9 February 2024
• Journalists strike; Snap downsizes & The News Agents arrivesDiscussed2 September 2022
• Global swoop again, Tik Tok explodes... and a farewell to JamalDiscussed25 February 2022

Mentioned in: Format Fever, Sky's Gamble, and The Creator Economy Grows Up · Sky’s £16m SNL Bet · Is The World Service In Crisis? · Prince Harry In Court, BBC on YouTube, Channel 4 Studios · Another Telegraph Sale Twist - And Are There Too Many Studios? · Tess & Claudia Wrongfoot The Media and Leave Strictly · ITV Cuts Loose: How Daytime Lost Its Lure · Politico: 10 Years In Europe... and a big C4 departure · Sham Experts, Luxury Podcasts & Radio 2 vs Ofcom · How To Grow And Sell Your Media Business · No News Is Good News (For Google) · Scotland Takes Aim At Traitors · Will Labour save the BBC? · Why is Tortoise bidding for The Observer? · Kyle & Jackie O: Make Up Your Own Mind...