Check out all the latest hit music videos from your favourite stars on your TV, online and on the brand new Capital FM app for iPhone and iPad. Capital TV has official launched, bringing you the very best hit music videos to your television. As the UK’s No.1 Hit Music Station, Capital has always brought you the biggest hits on your radio, first. And from today (12th October), you can see all the hit music videos from the world’s biggest hit music artists on your TV and online – it’s like they’ve moved in! Capital TV is available on Sky channel 388, FreeSat channel 517, plus you watch it right here on Capitalfm.com.

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You can also see all the hit music videos from the likes of, and on your iPad and iPhone via the brand new. Keep it Capital TV 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the very best hit from the biggest artists in the world. Some of the biggest artists in hit music played Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball in London over the weekend. Thirty thousand people flocked to the O2 Arena over the course of Saturday and Sunday (8th and 9th December) to watch the likes of Pink, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Girls Aloud and The Wanted.

Capital brought you all the action as it unfolded at the Ball – and you can relive it all on Capitalfm.com now. Check out our and to see how what happened at the in real time. You can also watch the from some of your favourite artists, including Bruno, Girls Aloud, Cheryl Cole, One Direction, Rita Ora, Calvin Harris and Example.

This year’s Jingle Bell Ball featured two surprise appearances – on day one from Will.i.am and Tinie Tempah on day two. As well as watch the Jingle Bell Ball performances, you can also see all the from the O2 Arena, including two high definition galleries from both days of the Ball and our round-up of the artists.

Capital also had a filming area at the Ball, where some of the biggest music stars were wowed by our resident magicians over the course of the two-day event. Keep your eyes and ears on the ball by visiting our special area to relive all the best bits from this year’s event. Published on: 10th December 2013 •. Spice Girl Emma Bunton is the new co-host of London’s Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston.

Jamie & Emma wake up London every weekday morning from 6am with the best variety of music, mixed together with the biggest showbiz guests and fantastic giveaways. Emma originally joined Heart in June 2009 to host The Saturday Show and has been a massive hit on the station ever since. She is best known for being a member of the biggest-selling girl group of all time. The Spice Girls have sold in excess of 80 million records, toured the globe and most recently have worked together on the brand new musical Viva Forever!, based on their songs.

Emma Bunton said: “I am so excited to be joining Heart Breakfast! Jamie and I have known each other for years so it’ll be great spending each morning with him chatting, laughing and playing great music. We are looking forward to sharing the fun with everyone!” Tune in to Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston & Emma Bunton every weekday from 6am on London’s Heart.

Published on: 11th December 2013 •. Russell Brand is to return to Xfm next month and he’s reuniting with his old friend Noel Gallagher for a special series of shows to mark this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust gigs. The pair are to helm a new programme in the lead up to the week-long set of dates for the charity – the first time in seven years that they’ve worked with producer Matt Morgan and poet Mr Gee. Noel told Xfm presenter and Sun columnist Gordon Smart: “Xfm asked me if I wanted to do my own radio show leading up to this year’s TCT concerts. I said, I have a better idea. Why don’t we resurrect whats-his-name’s career?

That hairy skinny-legged yogameister, Rustle Brand? Last seen shaming the nation at them Olympics “It’ll be great to remind people how colossal me, Matt Morgan and Mr Gee were on that bloody show before ‘Arthur’ got us all the sack. Tune in and see if I’m wrong.” Russell told Gordon: “I miss radio. It was lovely when we did the show.

It’ll be great to get the old team back together.” This was the show that landed Jonathan Ross and Brand in trouble over the whole Andrew Sachs “Sachsgate” affair. Xfm is excited, ecstatic, pleased – and ever so slightly nervous – at welcoming the Brand/Gallagher team back into our studios. Published on: 2nd February 2013 •. The Wanted have announced that they will be starring in a new reality TV series with the E!

Network called The Wanted Life. The ‘Gold Forever’ singers had been teasing a big announcement for the past few days and confirmed the news during a chat with Ryan Seacrest today (6th February). Manager Scooter Braun also made the announcement public on Twitter: “there it is! @TheWanted are doing a TV show with E! Worldwide showing the craziness and the making of the new album. From LA to the UK.” The man behind Justin Bieber also told fans to expect something hilarious after teasing the pilot episode.

He wrote: “i have seen the pilot episode trust meget ready to love these guys and die laughing. @TheWanted on E! Coming VERY SOON!” The group follow in the footsteps of fellow UK stars The Saturdays who recently hit the screens with their own reality series on the channel. Published on: 7th February 2013 •. Nick Clegg has exclusively admitted live on Global’s LBC that the accusations WERE part of the reason for Lord Rennard’s resignation as they were ‘in the background’. Speaking during his weekly LBC radio show the Deputy Prime Minister said that there were “some very serious mistakes” and the women who made the allegations “were not listened to and were let down.” “I so much believe that it is crucial that you treat people with respect and dignity in everything you do – and that is what I expect of people in the organisation I lead,” he continued.

“That, clearly, did not happen here, to put it mildly.” See the full clip on the. Published on: 28th February 2013 •. We are pleased to announce a new look to LBC 97.3 and its weekday evening schedule.

From Monday 11th March, political heavyweight Iain Dale moves from the evening show to host the coveted weekday Drivetime programme (Monday to Friday, 4pm to 8pm), while Clive Bull, one of LBC 97.3’s longest-serving presenters, returns to weekday evenings on the station (Monday to Thursday, 8pm to 10pm). The announcement comes as the station enjoys its highest ever audience figures, with 1.3 million people* now tuning in across the UK every week.

Iain Dale has replaced James Whale who has left the station. Iain Dale said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to have been asked to present LBC 97.3’s Drivetime show, after two and a half years with the station.

These are big shoes to fill. The new show is going to be a real mix of the big stories and interviews, but the constant thread throughout will be our callers. They’re the ones with the stories, as I know from my evening show. I want the Drivetime show to both lead and reflect London’s agenda and the priorities of Londoners. I can’t wait to get started.” James Rea, LBC 97.3’s Managing Editor said: “LBC 97.3 has always been home to some of the country’s best broadcasters and I know that Iain and Clive will help drive the station forward in this, our 40th birthday year.” Published on: 5th March 2013 •.

Have a Heart, the dedicated charity of the UK’s favourite commercial radio network Heart, has raised £202,967 during its Appeal to make seriously ill children’s wishes come true. This means that during the last year, listeners have donated more than £500,000 to help disadvantaged children in the communities to which Heart broadcasts. The Have a Heart Appeal, which has involved every local Heart region in the network, culminated in a fundraising extravaganza today with a host of celebrities lending their support. Jude Law, Nicole Scherzinger, The Wanted, Lawson, The Saturdays, Alan Carr, Geri Halliwell, Louis Smith, Amelia Lily, Warwick Davis, Beth Tweddle, Rylan Clark and Jon Culshaw all got involved, alongside Heart presenters such as Stephen Mulhern, Mark Wright, Toby Anstis, Margherita Taylor and Emma Bunton. Some of the money has been raised through exclusive auction lots, such as £15,000 for a F1 VIP trip-of-a-lifetime to the Monaco Grand Prix, £10,050 for the Ultimate Heart Prize to meet the Heart presenters and £9,700 for a tour of the Twentieth Century Fox Studios in LA, plus tickets to a premiere in London. The money from the Have a Heart Appeal will be given to three charities: Starlight Children’s Foundation, Make-a-Wish Foundation ® UK and Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity.

Heart presenter Stephen Mulhern said: “The £202,967 will enable Have a Heart to grant hundreds of wishes to seriously ill children across the UK – it will make a real difference to their lives. We’d like to say a massive thank you to all our listeners and guests for being so generous and making the Have a Heart Appeal such a success.” Donations can still be made to the Have a Heart Appeal by visiting Published on: 6th March 2013 •. Global Radio’s Xfm is delighted to announce that comedian and Hollywood actor Russell Brand will make a return to radio after a two-year hiatus to host a show that will see him reunited with Noel Gallagher – and, from the original Russell Brand Show, former co-host Matt Morgan and poet Mr Gee. Back together in a studio for the first time in seven years, the broadcasting dream-team will take to the airwaves on Monday 18th March from 9pm-12am for a special show to promote a week of Teenager Cancer Trust gigs – curated by Noel Gallagher – which take place from Tuesday 19th March at the Royal Albert Hall. Listeners across the UK can expect to hear some of Russell’s trademark features, delivered in the truly off-kilter and captivating style that have garnered him numerous awards including three British Comedy Awards and a Sony Radio Award for the Russell Brand Show, and some of the biggest and best music from Xfm’s playlist.

The must-listen show will also feature some special surprises and guests along the way. Xfm Managing Editor, Chris Baughen commented: “Russell is one of the worlds most unique talents and it’s a travesty he’s been off the radio for so long. Xfm is the perfect home for this show and we’ll be welcoming him back to where he started his radio career with open arms.” Tune in to the Russell Brand Show on Xfm on Monday 18th March from 9pm-12am on 104.9 FM in London, 97.7 in Manchester and across the UK on digital and online at xfm.co.uk. Published on: 7th March 2013 •. Competition Commission release Global Radio’s response to Provisional Findings into the acquisition of Real & Smooth Limited (formerly GMG Radio). Global Radio & Real & Smooth Ltd (RSL) note that the Competition Commission (CC) will soon publish Global Radio’s response to the CC’s provisional findings into this transaction (as per the CC’s standard processes).

As per the detail contained within the response, Global Radio believes that there is irrefutable evidence that this acquisition will not lead to a Substantial Lessening of Competition (SLC) in any of the regions identified by the CC, and moreover that there are significant benefits to advertisers and listeners which will result from the acquisition. • Global Radio has made a significant commitment to providing listeners in Scotland and Wales with brand new additional news programming in Scotland and Wales, the like of which is unique within commercial radio. • Advertisers will benefit from the acquisition through the ease of trading and accompanying pricing achievable through trading with an enlarged Global Radio. • Global has engaged leading third party economists to conduct a detailed assessment of each of the seven regions identified by the CC where there is a perceived risk of a SLC.

Whilst not accepting that an SLC actually exists, Global has engaged with the CC’s standard process which requires provisional remedies to be proposed at this time, should they be required at the conclusion of the process. On this basis Global has proposed the divestment of three radio stations, RSL’s Real XS in Manchester & Scotland & Global Radio’s Gold East Midlands. It is important to note that Global Radio’s response published today is not a response to the CC’s final report, but is a response only to the CC’s provisional findings. (The CC’s final report is due on or by 2013.) Global Radio look forward to further dialogue with the CC in order to demonstrate the strength of these arguments and working to achieve the appropriate outcome.

For information: Brian MacLaurin MacLaurin Media 020 8237 4600 60 Published on: 8th March 2013 •. Jenni Falconer is joining Heart to present a brand new Early Sunday Breakfast show, starting on Sunday 17th March at 6am. From 6am to 8am, Jenni will provide the best Sunday morning wake-up call for Heart’s 7.4 million listeners*, by playing the best variety of music and chatting about the week’s biggest showbiz stories. As part of the new look Sunday morning line-up on Heart, Stephen Mulhern & Emma Willis’ popular show moves to a new time-slot of 8am to 12pm. Jenni is one of the UK’s best-loved television presenters and has hosted numerous programmes during her career, including The National Lottery and GMTV. Among her current projects, Jenni has designed her own fitness range and is a regular presenter on ITV1’s This Morning. Jenni said: “Joining the Heart family is incredibly exciting and to be given my own show is an honour.

I can’t wait to share my Sunday mornings, chatting about the week’s hot topics, all whilst playing great music.” Global Radio’s Director of Broadcasting Richard Park said: “Jenni reflects what Heart is all about – she’s popular, great fun and she’s a hard-working mum who lives life to the full. We are thrilled to welcome her Heart.” Tune into Jenni Falconer every Sunday from 6am on Heart, available across the UK on 96-107 FM, digital and online at heart.co.uk Published on: 14th March 2013 •. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will make his radio presenting debut on 31st March, when he hosts the Easter Sunday breakfast programme on Classic FM. Broadcasting to Classic FM’s 5.4 million listeners*, the Archbishop will present a selection of classical favourites and music inspired by the Easter story in a two-hour special from 7am. Highlights will include the Easter Hymn from Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana, music by the contemporary composer Patrick Hawes and selections from Handel’s oratorio Messiah. The Archbishop of Canterbury said: “It is a delight to be able to present Classic FM’s breakfast show on the most important day of the Christian year and I hope listeners will share with me in the joy of this day of resurrection as they listen to the wonderful mix of music”. Classic FM’s Managing Editor Sam Jackson said: “We’re thrilled that the Archbishop of Canterbury has chosen to make his radio presenting debut on Classic FM on Easter Sunday.

The combination of seasonal music and personal reflections from the Archbishop will make this a very special and unique breakfast programme.” Tune into the Archbishop of Canterbury on Sunday 31st March from 7am on Classic FM, available across the UK on 100-102 FM, digital and online at classicfm.com Published on: 14th March 2013 •. Global Radio is delighted to announce that the broadcaster Charlotte Green will be joining Classic FM to host a brand new series, starting on Sunday 7th April. Charlotte Green’s Great Composers will see the much-loved presenter profile the world’s most famous composers, from Mozart and Beethoven through to Tchaikovsky and Elgar. Beginning with Johann Sebastian Bach – a man known as the ‘Father’ of classical music – Charlotte will explore the lives, the loves and, most importantly, the music of our most celebrated composers, as she plays a selection of rarely–heard works alongside iconic pieces of music. The two-hour programmes will be broadcast to Classic FM’s 5.4 million listeners* every Sunday from 3pm. Charlotte is one of the most well-known and popular female voices on UK radio.

Last week, her success was recognised when she won the Broadcasting Press Guild’s coveted Radio Broadcaster of the Year Award, beating fellow presenters Martha Kearney and Jarvis Cocker. Charlotte Green said: “I’m delighted to have this opportunity to work for Classic FM. I’ve always enjoyed listening to a range of classical music and am very excited about this new venture.” Classic FM’s Managing Editor Sam Jackson said: “As one of this country’s best-loved broadcasters, Charlotte Green is a true national treasure. After spending many years sharing the latest news with millions of listeners, we’re thrilled that she’ll now be sharing her love of classical music with our listeners on Classic FM.” Published on: 15th March 2013 •. Following the successful launch of Global Radio’s enhanced mobile apps for iOS last year, the owner of Capital FM, Heart FM, and Classic FM, has launched a new generation of mobile apps across its entire portfolio, for Android users.

Designed and engineered in house at Global, these new apps are available on two different interfaces – one for tablets such as the Google Nexus 7 or Samsung Galaxy Note, and the other for handheld devices such as the Galaxy S3 or HTC One. Both have been carefully engineered to play to the strengths of the device type they are being used on.

The apps feature a host of all new features, including: • On air screen featuring artist photography and track info. • 7 day schedule. • Full list of music news with links to articles. • Ability to listen to any station in the Global Radio portfolio. • Rich visuals and the latest relevant content, linking directly to what’s playing on air • Enhanced streaming technology for robust, long lasting radio listening streaming • Social media integration Furthermore users of the new Capital and Heart apps will soon be able to access the Capital and Heart TV channels, which both play non-stop music videos 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Since the launch of the new iOS apps last year, Global has seen significant growth in the use of its apps, and today’s launch signifies the next step in Global’s app development for its Android Users. Since being the first to enter the radio app market in 2008, Global has seen close to 10 million downloads across all of its brands. Global’s Founder & Executive President Ashley Tabor said: “Following the huge success of our new generation of iOS apps, we are delighted to be able to deliver an exciting new experience for our Android users.

We’re hoping the enhanced apps will create a richer user experience, allowing users to engage with our brands even better than ever before!” Published on: 19th March 2013 •. 95-106 Capital FM, the UK’s number one hit music station, has landed one of the biggest names in pop, JLS’ Marvin Humes, to present his own weekly mix show to be broadcast LIVE across the UK. Secretly in training for the last two months, Marvin will be playing the biggest and best hit-music and club tracks every Friday night from 7-10pm. To launch the bank holiday weekend, the singer and club DJ kicks off with two special Easter shows on Thursday 28th (8pm-12am) and Friday 29th March (7-10pm). Double-Brit Award and five-time MOBO Award winning JLS are one the UK’s most successful groups, who since reaching the finals on The X Factor in 2008 have gone on to sell over six million albums and clock-up five number one singles. They are due to embark on a UK arena tour this December.

As a part of JLS, Marvin has collaborated with some of the most respected international super-producers such as Rodney Jerkins and Bangladesh. In addition to DJing at some of the biggest clubs in the UK, he recently took to the decks at New York Fashion Week and is due to play a series of exclusive sets in Ibiza this summer. Marvin recently married Rochelle Humes from The Saturdays, who are currently numberone in this week’s chart with their single ‘What About Us’.

Marvin Humes said: “‘It’s an absolute honour to become part of the Capital family, the JLS boys and I have always had a close relationship with the team and it only felt right to grab this opportunity with both hands. My DJ-ing is going incredibly well and having my own Friday night show on the UK’s number one hit music station is the icing on the cake!” Global Radio Group Executive Director & Director of Broadcasting Richard Park said: “We recognised Marvin’s talents as a DJ, and approached him some months ago. JLS are one of the UK’s biggest groups so it’s a great fit for Capital. Each week he’ll be playing the hottest hit-music, remixes and latest upfront club songs to provide the most pumping start to the weekends.” Tune in to Marvin Humes on Capital FM on Thursday 28th (8pm-12am) and Friday 29th March (7-10pm) and then every Friday night from 7-10pm across the UK on 95-106 Capital FM, digital, mobile and online at capitalfm.com Published on: 28th March 2013 •. We’re is delighted to announce that the worldwide superstar Katherine Jenkins will be joining Classic FM to present her own 12-part Sunday evening series this summer.

Starting on Sunday 9th June, The Katherine Jenkins Collection will be an exploration of the music Katherine believes is the perfect introduction to the classical genre. A former student of the Royal Academy of Music and multi-Classic BRIT Award winner, Katherine will offer her personal selection of the repertoire that is an essential listen for any newcomer to classical music. Katherine Jenkins is one of the world’s best-loved mezzo-sopranos, having sold millions of albums across the globe in a truly phenomenal career. She is currently on a 22-date UK and European tour with Il Divo.

On Classic FM, Katherine will be joining a host of other renowned broadcasters and musicians including John Suchet, Alan Titchmarsh, Aled Jones, Myleene Klass, Alex James and Charlotte Green. Katherine Jenkins said: “I’ve listened to Classic FM for years, and the station has been a great friend to me throughout my career – so I’m delighted to now be joining the team as a presenter. This new series will hopefully do what Classic FM does best: introduce many people to classical music for the very first time, whilst also offering something special for those who are already familiar with this wonderful music. I can’t wait to get started!” Classic FM’s Managing Editor Sam Jackson said: “Over the last decade, Katherine Jenkins has performed classical music to millions across the globe. Like Katherine, we believe in sharing this music with as wide an audience as possible, and we’re delighted she’s joining us to present this new series.” Tune into The Katherine Jenkins Collection every Sunday evening from 9pm (starting on Sunday 9th June) on Classic FM, available across the UK on 100-102 FM, digital and online at classicfm.com. Published on: 4th April 2013 •.

We are delighted to announce that we’ve extended our contract with presenter Mark Wright, which will see everyone’s favourite Essex boy host Club Classics on Heart into 2014. Mark joined Heart last December and now presents two hours of Club Classics every Friday and Saturday night from 7pm, as he kick-starts the weekend with the best and biggest dance fillers of all time.

He has proved to be a massive hit with Heart’s 7.4 million listeners*, receiving thousands of texts, tweets and emails when he’s on air and even helping to arrange a marriage proposal for one listener! Mark is part of a first-class weekend line-up on Heart, which includes The Saturday Show with Emma Bunton (5pm to 7pm), the brand new Sunday Breakfast with Jenni Falconer(6am to 8am) and Sunday Morning with Stephen Mulhern & Emma Willis (8am to 12pm). Mark Wright said: “I’m delighted my contract has been extended. I love doing radio and Heart is a station I used to listen to as a child on the way to school with my mum and with the boys when I got older, listening to Club Classics. To be presenting my favourite show on my favourite station is over-whelming! I am loving every minute of it!” Director of Broadcasting Richard Park said: “Mark has established himself as the perfect host of Club Classics and a must-listen on Friday and Saturdays nights. We’re thrilled that he’ll be presenting the show on Heart into next year.” Tune into Club Classics with Mark Wright every Friday and Saturday night from 7pm to 9pm on Heart, available across the UK on 96-107 FM, digital and online at heart.co.uk.

Published on: 8th April 2013 •. Tickets for this year’s event were quickly snapped up just over an hour after going on sale this morning. Tickets to the Capital FM Summertime Ball with Vodafone have sold out.

The remaining acts taking to the stage at Wembley Stadium on 9th June were announced on 26th April with fans able to get their hands on tickets from 8am. Just over an hour after going on sale, the event was sold out with Robbie Williams,Taylor Swift, Union J and PSY all set to take to the stage. This year’s event is the biggest Ball ever with the most amount of acts appearing at Wembley and now the fastest selling of all time. This year will also see the show hosted by a special guest for the first time, with Justin Timberlake taking up the hosting duties. Other acts appearing at the event include The Wanted, Jessie J, Will.i.am, Lawson and Wiley. AlunaGeorge, Disclosure and The Saturdays are also confirmed for the line-up.

Published on: 3rd May 2013 •. One of the biggest pop acts in the world, The Wanted, have announced details of their first single of 2013.

‘Walks Like Rihanna’ is to be released in the UK on June 23rd. The new track was co-written and produced by the legendary Dr Luke who has previously worked with the likes of Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Pink and Britney Spears. ‘Walks Like Rihanna’ is a pure pop summer anthem, on the song Tom Parker said, “We are really excited about this single. We feel it’s a little different from the usual Wanted sound, we’ve stripped it back to pure pop, it’s just a feel good, fun track. Fun is a good word to describe the video too.

Let’s just say it’s got a lot of character.” The video for ‘Walks Like Rihanna’ takes a tongue in cheek look at what being in a boy band is all about, in the undeniable style of The Wanted. It was shot in LA and will be released on Tuesday 7th May. Subscribers to The Wanted Wanted World, the Wanted online fan club, will be able to access an exclusive first listen to a section of the new track from 10am on Friday 26th April. The single includes vocals from Nathan Sykes who under went specialist surgery to correct a hemorrhaging vocal cord in Los Angeles in mid April. The surgery went as planned however it is still uncertain when Nathan will be re-joining the band. 2013 has been an exceptionally busy year already for The Wanted.

It began with them scooping The People’s Choice Award for Favorite Breakout Artist, beating off competition from Fun, Gotye, Carly Rae Jepson and One Direction. The band have been filming a TV show in the US for E! Titled, ‘The Wanted Life’, the show will air in the US on June 2nd with UK and international transmission dates to be confirmed shortly. They have also been in the studio working on their forthcoming album which will be released globally later this year. The Wanted will be performing shows and completing major promotion across the globe this year from Australia, Japan and Europe. UK dates include The Capital FM Summertime Ball on June 9th, Chester Rocks and North East Live.

A full list of tour dates can be found. Fans will be able to pre-order ‘Walks Like Rihanna’ from iTunes by clicking. The first play of the single will be on Monday 29th April across UK radio. The Wanted’s new album is set for release in September 2013. Published on: 8th May 2013 •. Global Radio is announcing today that the acclaimed actor and presenter Larry Lamb is joining LBC 97.3 to host his own three-hour Sunday morning programme, starting this weekend. Every Sunday from 10am to 1pm, as part of LBC 97.3’s spring/summer schedule, Larry will be talking to the station’s 1.3 million listeners* about the big, real-life issues of the day.

He is joining ‘London’s Biggest Conversation’, which hosts the weekly Call Clegg phone-in with the Deputy Prime Minister, at a time when LBC 97.3 is enjoying its highest ever audience figures. Larry is one of Britain’s most popular and accomplished stage and screen actors. He has starred in numerous TV series including Gavin & Stacey and EastEnders and, most recently, he has teamed up with Alison Steadman for ITV’s new comedy drama Love and Marriage, on screen later this year.

Larry Lamb said: “I’m delighted to be joining LBC 97.3’s Sunday line up. Looking forward to striking up conversations with the audience.

Listen in and watch out!” Global Radio’s Director of Broadcasting Richard Park said: “We are thrilled to welcome Larry to the LBC 97.3 team. He has a massive passion for radio and this, combined with his down-to-earth and punchy style, will make him a hit with our listeners.” Tune into Larry Lamb every Sunday from 10am to 1pm on LBC 97.3, available in Greater London on 97.3 FM and across the UK on digital and lbc.co.uk. Published on: 10th May 2013 •.

Global Radio’s Group Executive Director & Director of Broadcasting Richard Park’s near 50-year broadcasting career was recognised at this year’s Sony Radio Academy Awards as he received the prestigious Gold Award. Richard picked up the night’s top award on Monday from fellow Scot and award-winning golfer Colin Montgomorie. On winning the award Richard said: “Looking at the list of previous winners of this Sony Award I am truly honoured. The radio business flows through my veins, and to receive an award for something I enjoy so much is the icing on the cake. Thank you to the Sony Awards Committee.” Everyone at Global is delighted and would like to congratulate Richard on this amazing accolade. Published on: 14th May 2013 •. The Competition Commission (CC) has today (Tuesday 21st May 2013) released its final report into Global Radio’s acquisition of RSL.

The CC concluded that a number of elements of the transaction may go ahead unconditionally, including continuing to sell the RSL radio stations to national advertisers and integrating radio stations in the West Midlands and London. The CC has identified the areas of Scotland, North East, Yorkshire, Manchester / North West, East Midlands and Wales as areas where divestments are required, due to perceived substantial lessening of competition. Global will, however, be able to license its brands to the purchasers of any licenses it has to sell. Global notes the CC’s report and will now consider the report more fully, and announce next steps in due course, including entering into a period of discussion with the CC to finalise the stations that may be disposed. Published on: 21st May 2013 •. Global Radio has today filed an application with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) for a review of the Competition Commission’s (CC) final decision in the Global Radio/ Real & Smooth Ltd transaction (formerly known as GMG Radio Holdings Ltd).

Global’s appeal challenges on a number of grounds the decision of the CC, to compel the divestment of several radio stations. Global continues to engage with the CC proactively on remedies discussions, in parallel with the case now proceeding before the CAT, and has appointed Lepe Partners as its strategic advisors on potential divestments. As this is a legal process, Global will not be making any further comment at this stage. Published on: 14th June 2013 •. Boris Johnson joined LBC’s Nick Ferrari for the first time this month to host ‘Ask Boris’. In his usual Boris manner, he took questions from the public on topics such as the London transport system, immigration and his future as the Mayor of London.

A considerable amount of the Mayor’s responses to questions asked on the ‘Ask Boris’ slot made big news. Boris also discussed lighter topics during his slot with Nick Ferrari. On his dream Glastonbury festival line-up, the Mayor of London’s response was “We’d have to get The Clash in there. Some spiritual music.

We’d have to get Joe Strummer in there.” Listen live on the first Tuesday of every month for ‘Ask Boris’ on LBC 97.3 and if you missed July’s edition, you can watch in full. Published on: 3rd June 2013 •. It’s been a successful few months here at Global, with the amazing news today that we have achieved our highest ever total reach: over 20.2 million weekly listeners. It’s a huge achievement as this is the highest ever reach increase for all brands.

Global has stormed the London market place, winning both commercial Reach and Hours in London, for Capital and Heart respectively. Not only is Capital Breakfast in London with Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon London’s most popular breakfast show, with over 1.1 million listeners, but Heart 106.2’s Breakfast Show has seen an increase in both reach and share too. And what’s more, LBC’s Nick Ferrari at Breakfast is the Number 1 London breakfast show in terms of share, with an addition of a whopping 129,000 listeners in the last 12 months. The Capital network now reaches over 7.4 million listeners every week, which is an all time high since the Capital network launched in 2011. The Heart network now reaches over 7.5 million listeners every week, proving strong growth. Elsewhere at Global, Classic FM, Choice FM and XFM have all added to their listening figures.

On Thursday 7th August, we hosted an exclusive Q&A with the Prime Minister David Cameron at the Capital FM and Xfm studios in Manchester. The Prime Minister spent more than half an hour answering questions from an audience of thirty listeners and Globalers on topics ranging from cyber-bullying, apprenticeships, the bedroom tax, child care costs and his legacy through to his all-time favourite album and his musical guilty pleasure! After the Q&A, the Prime Minister said: “I really enjoyed it. There were lots of great questions and a really big variety – internet, musical taste and everything else.” Ashley Tabor, our Founder and Executive President said: “We are delighted that the Prime Minister chose Global for this unique listener event at our Capital FM and Xfm Manchester studios. We look forward to hosting further Q&As with our listeners and the Prime Minister at Global stations across the UK in the future.” •. We are starting to integrate parts of Real & Smooth into our business by moving Smooth Radio London to Leicester Square. In a group-wide announcement, we have told staff the news, letting everyone know that the Smooth programming and sales teams in London and West Midlands will merge with our teams.

Smooth Radio’s programming team in Manchester, which involves presenters, journalists, producers and administrators will also transfer to London. Programming will be made in Global Radio’s London HQ in Leicester Square and provided to all Smooth Radio stations in England, as it does now. More to follow in the coming months. Published on: 13th August 2013 •.

We’re pleased to announce that the broadcaster and presenter Andrew Castle has joined LBC 97.3 as the brand new host of its weekend breakfast shows. Every Saturday and Sunday morning from 7am, Andrew will be talking to the station’s one million listeners* about the big issue stories of the day. From this weekend, he is joining the team– home of the Call Clegg and Ask Boris phone-ins – at a time when our station is enjoying its highest ever audience figures and as it prepares to celebrate its 40th birthday in October. Andrew is one of the most experienced live presenters in British broadcasting, having occupied the famous GMTV sofa as an anchor for a decade.

A former British Number One tennis player, he is also the BBC’s lead commentator on its coverage of Wimbledon Tennis, culminating in his role as main commentator on the last ten Men’s Singles Finals. Recently, Andrew hosted LBC 97.3’s drivetime show for a week, while regular host Iain Dale covered the breakfast show.

Our Director of Broadcasting Richard Park said: “Andrew is a first-class broadcaster and presenter and this, together with his natural rapport with our listeners, makes him a welcome addition to our weekend line-up in the station’s 40th birthday year.” Tune into Andrew Castle every Saturday and Sunday (starting on Saturday 31stAugust) from 7am to 10am, on LBC 97.3 – available in Greater London on 97.3 FM, digital and lbc.co.uk * RAJAR/Ipsos-MORI/RSMB, period ending June 2013. All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA. We are delighted to announce that the multi-award winning hip hop DJ Tim Westwood is joining our urban station Choice FM to host his own Saturday night show. Starting next weekend, every Saturday from 9pm to 11pm, Tim will be playing the very best hip hop, from the latest cuts to massive anthems, to Choice FM’s 808,000 weekly listeners*. He made the announcement during his final show on Radio 1 on Saturday, where he’s been a presenter for the last twenty years, telling listeners: “I got my big break courtesy of Richard Park. He gave me my first job at Capital FM.

So, right now, this is not the end of an era – it’s another chapter. It’s an exciting chapter. I’m moving to Choice FM which is a station I want to be part of and it’s a natural home for me. I’m back with Richard Park. He’s hired me again. Much love to Richard.

I couldn’t do this without you. So, from next Saturday at 9-11pm I’ll be on Choice FM blasting off crazy in London.” Tim Westwood is the UK’s most recognised urban DJ and widely regarded as Europe’s most influential figure in hip hop.

Throughout his phenomenal career in music, radio and television, Tim has introduced millions of people to hip hop and urban music, supported countless British artists in the genre and, to date, has sold more than two million albums with the biggest selling urban compilation in history. He enjoys close working relationships with major artists from Jay Z to Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj to Drake and his success has been recognised with numerous industry accolades, including five MOBO Awards for best DJ and seven Sony Radio Academy Awards. Richard Park, our Director of Broadcasting, said: “Tim Westwood is a true pioneer of the music and radio industry in this country. He is the undoubted king of urban and hip hop in the UK and we are thrilled to welcome him to Global and Choice FM.” Tune into Tim Westwood every Saturday night from 9pm to 11pm (starting on Saturday 21st September) on Choice FM, available in London on 96.9 and 107.1 FM, digital and choicefm.com * RAJAR/Ipsos-MORI/RSMB, period ending June 2013.

All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA. Classic FM and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra this week announced that Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is to become Classic FM’s Orchestra in the South of England.

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is the UK’s busiest Orchestra, presenting more than 140 performances each year across 35 venues in the South and South West of England, reaching 5,000 concert-goers each week across 10,000 square miles. The new partnership with Global Radio’s Classic FM, which reaches more than 5.6million listeners each week, will extend Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s world-class music-making to even wider audiences. Classic FM already has established highly-successful partnerships with six major UK orchestras, enabling it to directly engage with its large audiences across much of the UK. By bringing Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra into the Classic FM family, it can now better serve its existing audiences across the South of England and work with the BSO to develop new ones. Sam Jackson, Managing Editor, Classic FM said: “At Classic FM, we believe classical music should be accessible to everyone – and we’re delighted to launch this exciting new partnership with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble that shares our passion for bringing live music to as wide an audience as possible.

With 5.6 million listeners every week, more people experience the BSO via Classic FM than through any other broadcaster, and we’re thrilled that it today becomes our seventh partner orchestra.” Dougie Scarfe, Chief Executive Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, said: “In our 120th consecutive year of music-making it is exciting to launch this new partnership with Classic FM and we are greatly looking forward to working together to inspire both our loyal supporters and build new audiences for the future. The partnership kicks off on Saturday 26 October with a new Classic FM/BSO series – Saturday Nights at Seven – at Bournemouth Pavilion.

The series includes six concerts there across the season, the first presented by Classic FM presenter Jamie Crick. To celebrate the launch of the series, Classic FM will broadcast Jamie’s programme from Bournemouth (3pm to 5pm) as well as the first concert, featuring Sibelius’ Karelia Suite, the Mozart Clarinet Concerto and Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4 conducted by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s Young Conductor in Association Maxime Tortelier. Classic FM and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will also work together to extend their shared passion for classical music in many of the towns and cities served by the Orchestra, from full symphonic concerts in Poole, Bournemouth, Exeter, Bristol, Portsmouth, Brighton and Cheltenham to a multitude of Education & Participation projects which sees BSO musicians working with people of all ages throughout the region, from Cornwall and Gloucester to the Isle of Wight.

Today’s announcement coincides with the launch of a fresh new-look website for Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra which utilises the most up-to-date technology to enable users on any digital device to experience the website at its best automatically. Published: 24th September 2013 •.

Today we have unveiled Capital XTRA, the first commercial urban dance music station to be broadcast nationally across the UK. Capital XTRA will be the first commercial station playing urban dance music across the UK, available nationally on DAB digital radio, and on 107.1 and 96.9 FM in London. “Kojo & Jade with XTRA in the morning” officially launch the new station this Monday (7th October) at 6am. Carrying the strapline, DANCE.URBAN.UK., the new station will play new music and break urban dance acts first. Illustrating our commitment to Capital XTRA, we have made a huge investment of over £1 million in the station, covering everything from new signings, including big name presenters Tim Westwood, Craig David and Avicii and up-and-coming talent, through to new state of the art studios at our headquarters in London’s Leicester Square, as well as national transmission on DAB Digital radio.

Ashley Tabor, founder and executive president here at Global said: “The launch of Capital XTRA is a great moment for listeners, for commercial radio, for the DAB platform and for our team here at Global. People right across the UK will now get to enjoy a truly national station in Capital XTRA – the only commercial station to play urban dance music nationwide. We’re taking the best presenters and shows and building on that by adding even more new talent to the line up and we believe Capital XTRA has a very bright future.” Capital XTRA will supersede Choice FM, the company’s current urban music platform which is currently limited to London, and will build on the heritage of the station. A number of the most popular presenters and shows will migrate to Capital XTRA, where they’ll now broadcast to a national audience. Charity appeals, partnerships and events will continue under the Capital XTRA banner. Capital XTRA will have a new website,, and a new mobile and tablet app.

To spread the Capital XTRA message, we are rolling out an integrated marketing campaign starting today. On 8th October 1973, Commercial Radio was born with the words “Welcome to LBC. It’s six o’clock”. Forty years later, London’s Biggest Conversation is more popular than ever. A number of original presenters are making an appearance on our station, LBC 97.3, today to mark the 40th anniversary of the London talk station. Douglas Cameron, who co-hosted The AM Programme in the 1970s, will be reading the 8am news bulletin, while Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow will be reviewing the papers with Nick Ferrari. Later at 9pm, LBC 97.3 will broadcast a special hour-long programme called LBC @ 40.

Hosted by Clive Bull, it will look back at how the station has covered the biggest stories and events in London and beyond, from the Falklands War, the Iranian Embassy Siege and the Poll Tax riots through to the 7/7 London bombings, the 2011 Royal Wedding and last year’s Olympic Games. It will feature exclusive interviews with some of the former presenters including Angela Rippon, host of LBC Newstalk from 1990 to 1994, Brian Hayes, presenter of the morning show from 1976 to 1990, and Dickie Arbiter, Special Events Presenter. Richard Park, our Radio’s Director of Broadcasting here at Global, said: “When LBC launched on the 8th October 1973, it transformed the radio landscape in this country forever. Forty years on, the station remains a true pioneer in UK broadcasting and we are proud to celebrate this landmark birthday as we look forward to serving London for the next forty years.” Check out the LBC 40th Birthday celebrations. Our charity arm here at Global, has led a partnership of the UK’s biggest music and entertainment brands and major youth sector players to secure a £3.85 million Big Lottery Fund contract that will bring positive changes to the lives of millions of young people across the UK. Global Charities has brought together UK Youth, the BPI (which runs The BRIT Awards) and a large range of further supporting organisations from across both the music and charity sectors. Together they will deliver a pioneering, nationwide music-based youth engagement campaign encompassing roadshows, workshops, training and industry placements to help transform the lives of young people in some of the most deprived areas across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

We have a long standing commitment to our younger listeners and we will use the unparalleled reach of our Capital FM network and all its media and marketing expertise, to reach out to our listeners and engage them with the life changing opportunities this initiative offers. Stephen Miron, our Chief Executive, said: “Here at Global, we are obsessed with radio, music and entertainment – this is our world. We believe that music can be a catalyst for change, and we are committed to supporting the Big Lottery Fund music project, in a big way. By providing access to Capital FM, the UK’s number one hit music station, we are well placed to inspire young people to follow their dreams.” •.

It’s been a very successful Rajar for us here at Global. A record Rajar card means that we have achieved our highest ever reach this quarter, with over 20.4 million* people now tuning into one of our brands each week.

What’s more, our hugely successful Capital Network is now the UK’s number one commercial radio brand, with 7.7 million listeners. And, in it’s 40th year, LBC 97.3 now reaches 1.3 million listeners nationally and 1.1 million listeners in London. This is its highest ever. *Source: RAJAR / Ipsos – MORI / RSMB, period ending September 2013. We are disappointed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s decision to reject our appeal of a Competition Commission ruling that we must divest radio stations in seven areas of the UK following last year’s purchase of the Real and Smooth networks. A Global spokesperson said: “Obviously this is a disappointing outcome. We share the concerns of many within our industry, who believe the basis on which the Competition Commission formed their decision to be outdated.” We will now consider the decision further.

Today we have launched our first ad campaign for Capital XTRA, the first commercial urban dance music station to be broadcast nationally across the UK. The ad, which will run for four weeksduring November and December on video on demand, follows a young music lover on a journey to discover new music in a secret underground location. The creative from WCRS illustrates the station’s remit to find music trends first in order to help its audience to stay ahead of the curve. Capital XTRA plays urban dance music and breaks new and emerging talent. With an impressive roster of DJs including Avicii, Tim Westwood, Hardwell, DJ Fresh and Jaguar Skills, our station is well equipped to break into this unexplored territory. Giles Pearman, Group Marketing Director here at Global said: “Capital XTRA is the UK’s first national commercial urban dance station. This campaign reinforces what the brand is all about, helping our listeners find new music first with Capital XTRA.” Our station is housed in new state of the art studios at our headquarters in London’s Leicester Square, as well as national transmission on DAB Digital radio.

Capital XTRA is the first commercial station playing urban dance music across the UK, available nationally on DAB digital radio, and on 107.1 and 96.9 FM in London. Take a look at the ad. Marvin Humes to host weekday evenings on Capital and The Vodafone Big Top 40 every Sunday. A new voice will be breaking the news of the number one single throughout 2014 as Marvin Humes, already one of Capital FM’s most popular presenters, takes over as host of the Vodafone Big Top 40 every Sunday from the New Year. Today we have also announced that Marvin will present the weekday evening show on 95-106 Capital FM. Marvin joined our station, the UK’s No. 1 Hit Music Station, in March as host of a Friday night mix show, and he proved such a hit with Capital FM fans that two months later, he landed another show on Saturday nights.

From Monday, January 6, Marvin will present weekday evenings from 7-10pm, as well as taking over the Vodafone Big Top 40, the UK’s most popular chart show, reaching 2.7 million people each week*. His debut on the Vodafone Big Top 40, the only real-time chart show in the UK, will be in January. The news comes as the multi-million selling JLS continue their ‘Goodbye’ UK arena tour. Pandora, who currently hosts weekday evenings, will move to present the 10am to 1pm slot on Capital, taking over from Rich Clarke who will leave the station at the end of the year. Marvin Humes said: “I’m over the moon to be a part of the exciting 2014 line up on Capital. What an amazing opportunity. I remember being on The Big Top 40 as an artist and to now be presenting the show is a dream come true.” Our Group Executive Director and Director of Broadcasting Richard Park said: “Since joining us in May, Marvin immediately connected with our audience and quickly established himself as a key presenter for Capital.

This move clearly positions him at the frontline of the station’s plan for 2014.” •. Ashley Tabor, Founder & Executive President here at Global, said: “This is the biggest boost to local DAB coverage in many years, and a great result for listeners all over the country.

We are delighted that an agreement has been reached to share the costs of new local DAB transmitters between the BBC, Government, Arqiva, Bauer and Global so that local DAB coverage will finally match FM coverage for local commercial radio stations. We want all our local stations, that are part of the Capital and Heart networks, to enjoy good coverage on DAB, and this will soon be a reality as a result of this agreement. The real winner here is the listener. “We look forward to contributing to the Ofcom review on radio licence regulation which we hope will result in the rules being updated so that they are fit for radio’s digital future.” •.

Today we are announcing the creation of a new Global Academy, a full University Technical College (UTC) that will create an educational environment to train young people for jobs in the digital broadcasting industry. The Department for Education has given the go-ahead for this ground-breaking project, which will open in London in September 2015, and will be in partnership with the University of Arts London. Since 2008, we have offered a formal route to work experience and internships, and to date 450 work experience and internship placements have been secured. Individuals can apply through our website for positions at all our 21 broadcast centres. The Global Academy, the digital broadcasting industry’s first University Technical College (UTC), builds on this work, and will provide education for 14-18 year olds studying GCSEs, A-Levels, BTECs and the English Baccalaureate. However, unlike traditional schools and sixth form colleges, the Global Academy will also provide specialist vocational training modules leading to specific qualifications in creative, technical and digital media as well as entrepreneurship.

The curriculum will have a strong focus on the technical skills needed to get a job in today’s digital broadcasting industry. Ashley Tabor, our founder & executive president here at Global, believes the shortage of young people with the right skills to work in the industry highlights a need for such a facility, the first of its kind. “I wish there had been a school like this when I was studying,” he said. Tabor conceived and developed the new Global Academy over the past two years. “Since founding Global,” he said, “I’ve been struck by the shortage of young people coming into the industry with the right practical skills or broad enough skills. As emerging technologies continue to change the way we do business, that skills gap will only get bigger. With this new Global Academy, we want to lead the way in developing and nurturing talent and securing jobs for young people from all backgrounds.

We will bring talented young people, some of whom wouldn’t otherwise get the chance to gain these skills, into the exciting digital broadcasting industry and help ensure the industry continues to thrive while simultaneously equipping these students with the real skills they need to succeed in today’s industry,” said Tabor. Some students will go on to higher education and further education and apprenticeships, and others straight into jobs.

By year two, the Global Academy will have roughly 800 students. The Department for Education will fund the Global Academy, ensuring it is accessible to talented and driven students from all social and economic backgrounds. Global will lead the academy, creating a culture of entrepreneurialism and ensuring the correct modules are offered, as well as contributing resource and expertise from our teams to spend time with students. Lord Baker, who came up with the idea of University Technical Colleges in 2007, said: “Today’s announcement shows continued support and commitment from the Government to increase the size and impact of the UTC movement. There will now be six UTCs. I am delighted that UTCs enjoy all-party support and that the Coalition continue to back them. I am very pleased to note that there will be a further application round later this year with a closing date of 9 May 2014 for UTCs to open in 2016.” We will also draw on expertise from industry partners, including Universal Music Group, Decca Records, Independent Radio News, WCRS, PHD, RCS, Ooyala, Arqiva, Cisco, Clifford Chance, and Slaughter & May.

Industry bodies, the Radio Advertising Bureau, the Radio Centre and the BPI, are also supporting the initiative in order to make the training relevant to a broad range of workplace environments. Karen Blackett, CEO, MediaCom UK, said: “It’s inspiring to see Global take the lead in setting up a university technical college for the digital broadcasting industry. It’s critical that we equip the next generation with the skills needed to get jobs in the industry when they finish their education. The creation of the Global Academy chimes with our beliefs at MediaCom UK and we are keen to support the development of the curriculum, and offer work placements to students where possible.” The suite of vocational specific qualification modules developed by Global and its partners will be accredited by University of the Arts London. The Global Academy will be subject to Ofsted inspection and will be part of the standard Department for Education league tables. LBC, London’s favourite talk radio station, is to go national from February 11th, becoming Britain’s first and only commercial news talk radio station to be broadcast across the UK.

As LBC’s parent company, we have today taken a significant and bold step, investing in news talk radio and creating the UK’s first ever national full news talk commercial radio station. Going live at 7am on Tuesday 11th February, the launch of the new national LBC marks a sea change in the British commercial radio landscape. For the first time, the UK public have a national forum to discuss and debate the news of the day in real time on a commercial radio station, in high quality on DAB.

LBC is uniquely driven by its audience, the public, making it distinct from other talk radio services. LBC will be almost exclusively news talk, tackling the big issues of the day with intelligent, informed conversation aimed at the voting public, not politicians. That’s a first for radio in the UK. LBC addresses the issues that matter to people across London with informed, incisive and entertaining dialogue between presenters and listeners, and more news bulletins than any other talk radio station.

In the past year, LBC has added ‘appointment to listen’ programmes such as the weekly ‘Call Clegg’ and the ever popular and entertaining ‘Ask Boris’. LBC has been enjoying huge growth in recent years. It recorded its highest ever audience at 1.3 million listeners at the last RAJARs (in October 2013) with Nick Ferrari’s Breakfast Show gaining almost 100,000 listeners in a year, representing the greatest share of listeners of any breakfast show in London. Other presenters include Nick Ferrari, James O’Brien, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Iain Dale and Larry Lamb. From February 11th listeners right across the UK will have the opportunity, for the first time, to hear the station on DAB digital radio. Listeners can challenge senior members of Government and people in authority live on air. LBC gives listeners a national forum to drive debate, express opinions and share stories.

Our award-winning presenters are known for their incisive commentary. LBC is the world’s only media outlet to have Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as a host, making history with his weekly programme ‘Call Clegg’. The programme is also available to watch live online. LBC’s national DAB digital coverage will be in addition to its existing London FM coverage on 97.3 and its online and mobile coverage worldwide. LBC was the first commercial radio station launched in the UK in 1973, at the time, standing for ‘London Broadcasting Company.’ The station became ‘London’s Biggest Conversation’ in 2007 and on February 11th 2014, will change its meaning for only the third time in its history, as LBC becomes ‘Leading Britain’s Conversation’. Founder & executive president of Global, Ashley Tabor, said: “LBC has been a pioneer since it began broadcasting as the first commercial radio station 40 years ago, challenging traditional formats and producing innovative shows.

Under Global’s ownership last year we introduced a first in UK radio with the Deputy Prime Minister hosting his own weekly show on LBC, ‘Call Clegg,’ giving LBC’s listeners, the public, a chance to hold a senior political figure directly to account for the first time every week. “From February 11th 2014 Global is investing further in digital radio, and in speech radio, to create the UK’s first national commercial news talk radio station, giving listeners across the whole of the UK a voice and a forum to engage in the issues that matter to them. I’m incredibly proud to bring the winning LBC formula to listeners across the UK and for Global to lead the way in the development of UK media brands.” •.

Global Publishing has announced their latest signing, The Script. The deal with The Script follows a spate of high profile and diverse signings at the end of 2013, as Global Publishing enters a new phase in its growth. With more than 20 million record sales, two UK number one albums and five platinum US singles under their belts, The Script’s popularity continues to grow both in the UK and internationally. The 2013 hit “Hall of Fame” was a number one single worldwide, selling five million copies and generating more than 100 million YouTube views and Spotify plays – their biggest success to date.

Global Publishing managing director Paul Adam said: “When we heard that The Script’s publishing rights would become available, we decided to leave no stone unturned to sign the group. We’re huge fans and Danny and Mark are both incredible songwriters.

We’re absolutely delighted they have decided to join the Global family.” Global Founder & Executive President Ashley Tabor said: “I’m a big fan of The Script and Danny & Mark’s songwriting is top class. We’re very excited and honoured to have them as part of the Global family.” The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue and Mark Sheehan said: “Ashley and Paul flew to Amsterdam to see the first night of our tour and we knew instantly that Global was the publisher for us. Ashley is incredibly forward thinking and focused and we are so excited to be working with him.

Paul is one of the best A&R guys in the business and having his input is fantastic.” Global Publishing also signed The Vamps, Jungle, Say Lou Lou and Elyar Fox at the end of 2013. British group The Vamps, who are hotly tipped to become the biggest pop act of 2014, scored a number two hit with their first single “Can We Dance”, and will release their second single “Wild Heart” on January 18. Jungle has been described as one of the most exciting bands to emerge from Britain in 2013. Their video for “Platoon” has now topped 600,000 views on Vimeo. Say Lou Lou are a twin sister musical duo from Australia. Their music, described as Dream Pop, recently earned them a place on the BBC Sound of 2014 longlist.

Eighteen-year-old pop sensation Elyar Fox first sparked attention on the music scene at the age of 16 when he spent his gap year hustling for a record deal. Since signing to Global Talent and Global Publishing, his YouTube channel views have reached tens of millions and his debut single “Do It All Over Again” is set to reach the top five this week. The new signings join a boutique roster of songwriters at Global Publishing including Corinne Bailey Rae, Ellie Goulding, Lawson and The Vaccines. Here’s our Rajar Q4 13 Update: 95.8 Capital FM is now London’s No. 1 Commercial Radio station, winning on reach, share and hours with 2.2 million listeners. Capital London’s Breakfast show with Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon retains its spot as London’s most popular commercial breakfast show with 1.2m listeners.

The Capital brand (Capital and Capital XTRA) now reaches an incredible 8 million listeners with 47.7m total hours. LBC’s national reach remains very strong at nearly 1.3 million listeners. Classic FM has had a fantastic RAJAR, adding 313,000 listeners last quarter, and now reaches 5.6 million listeners. Heart is the second largest commercial brand in the UK, second only to Capital, with 7.3m listeners across the country. *This includes the Smooth stations (Smooth London, Smooth West Midlands and Smooth out of area) under Global ownership during RAJAR period ending 15th December 2013.

Source: RAJAR / Ipsos-MORI / RSMB, period ending 15th December 2013. All stations and group results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA. We have agreed a deal to divest radio stations in the regions required by the Competition Commission to Communicorp. Communicorp, the leading radio company in Ireland, was the successful acquirer in a competitive sales process and has been approved by the Competition Commission as a suitable owner of the divested stations.

The stations that we have sold to Communicorp are Capital South Wales, Capital Scotland, Smooth East Midlands, Smooth North West, Smooth North East. Real North Wales, Real Yorkshire and Real XS Manchester. All stations required to be divested by the CC are being sold in one deal. The stations have been sold on a brand licence model which means that Global has licensed its award winning brands to Communicorp.

As a result of the deal all existing Real stations will be re-launched as Heart, reinforcing Heart’s position as the largest commercial radio brand in the UK with over 9.3 million listeners a week. In addition the Capital network will be enhanced with a new station in North Wales, taking Capital’s weekly reach to 7.7million, and the overall Capital brand’s weekly reach to 8.2million listeners (including Capital Xtra). Smooth will grow to become the fourth largest radio brand in the UK, behind Capital, Heart and Classic FM, with 4.3 million listeners a week. Stephen Miron, Group CEO here at Global said: “We are delighted to have agreed this deal with Communicorp so quickly. Most importantly the conclusion of this deal solidifies Global’s position as the number one commercial radio company in the UK, and enables our brands to continue to grow, extending their reach into all parts of the UK, making Global’s offering truly national.

The future launch of Heart in five new regions, Smooth in many new regions and a new Capital in North Wales is particularly exciting and enables us to continue our strategy of ‘national brands delivered locally.’ This is great news for listeners and advertisers” Gervaise Slowey, Communicorp’s Chief Executive commented: “We are delighted to add these popular radio stations to the Group’s stable. It’s clear that the UK advertising market is buoyant, and this move will make us the fourth largest commercial radio group in the UK from a standing start. The brand licence agreement that we have in place with Global for Heart, Capital and Smooth will allow us to combine the clout of a national brand with local presence, and we feel this model will provide the best of both worlds to our listeners and our customers.” In addition to the brand licence agreement, Commuincorp has agreed for Global to represent their branded stations to national advertising agencies and advertisers and will also be acquiring a number of other services from Global. Communicorp local sales teams will sell the stations to local advertisers, in competition with Global at the local level. Full completion of this deal is subject to Irish Competition Authority review as a media merger, which the parties hope will be undertaken within the next eight weeks, after which the deal will fully complete. In the past year, we have grown our brands reach to their highest ever, and once this deal completes, our brands will reach more than 24million listeners.

By Royal Appointment: The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall celebrate British Radio with a visit to Global. In a celebration of British Radio, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited us here at Global, the UK’s leading music and entertainment company, on the day that our pioneering news talk radio station LBC went national. The pair were met by Global’s founder & executive president Ashley Tabor, Group CEO Stephen Miron, and Chairman Lord Allen, before taking a tour of some of the UK’s most successful commercial radio stations including LBC, Classic FM and Heart.

Classic FM presenter John Suchet commented after the visit: “Radio is such a powerful and wonderful way to engage an audience. Classic FM now has more than 5.6 million listeners who love what we do each week. The Prince was really interested to see how we work and asked a lot of questions about how we select the music. It was lovely to hear how passionate and knowledgeable The Prince is about composers such as Sir Hubert Parry and Patrick Hawes.” After learning how some of Britain’s favourite radio shows are put together, the final stop on the tour was to meet some of the famous voices that keep more than 20 million people entertained each week. These included Capital London Breakfast hosts Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon, Classic FM’s Aled Jones and Myleene Klass, and Jamie Theakston and Emma Bunton, who host London’s Heart Breakfast.

Emma Bunton added: “It was great to welcome The Prince and Duchess to the home of Heart Breakfast today. I hear that Charles had a lot of fun in the studiosperhaps he could stand in for Jamie when he’s on holiday – I’m sure he’d be a natural!” Global’s founder & executive president, Ashley Tabor said: “This is a fantastic day for Global and for British Radio; I’m extremely proud that The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall chose to visit Global at a time of significant growth and investment for our stations and on the very same day that we launched LBC nationally.

A truly historic day for all of us at Global.” •. Kate Garraway, Andrew Castle and Myleene Klass join Tina Hobley and other Smooth presenters as the station re-launches and prepares to extend its reach, becoming the UK’s fourth largest commercial radio network. This March, Smooth re-launches as ‘Your Relaxing Music Mix’.

The move signifies a huge investment in the brand from us here now Global. Kate Garraway, one of Britain’s best-loved presenters, will join Smooth from 3rd March when she starts her mid-morning weekday show, which will be broadcast across the network from 10.00 to 13.00. Former British number one tennis player and TV presenter, Andrew Castle, will ease London listeners into weekday mornings, with four hours of music and chat at breakfast from 06.00 to 10.00. Castle will also interview a big name celebrity every Sunday evening, on ‘Andrew Castle Meets’, which will also be broadcast across the network.

Myleene Klass, already a firm favourite on Classic FM, will join Smooth to present the Saturday morning show each week from 10.00 to 14.00. Completing the national line-up, Paul Phear will present weekday afternoons, Anthony Davis, who recently took up his new slot, remains on Drive, Chris Skinner will present ‘The Smooth Sanctuary’, and Tina Hobley will continue to present the Sunday mid-morning show. Weekend schedules will receive a further revamp with the launch of two new shows, celebrating the very best British and American music. Saturday nights ‘Great British Song Book’ will be hosted by Chris Skinner, and Sunday evenings will belong to the ‘Great American Songbook’, hosted by Anthony Davis. Global’s founder & executive president Ashley Tabor said, “Richard Park and his team have assembled an all star cast for Smooth. Andrew Castle, Kate Garraway, Tina Hobley and Myleene Klass joining Smooth tell you just how seriously Global takes the launch of Smooth, and the focus and investment we’re putting behind this brand.

It’s a further demonstration of our core strategy of ‘national brands delivered locally’, and it’s very important to us. As Smooth becomes one of the country’s biggest commercial radio brands, we’re investing to make it bigger and better for our listeners and advertisers.” Commenting on the announcement, Andrew Castle said, “I can’t wait to get started on the Breakfast show. I’m a big fan of the new Smooth and love the music on the station. I’m also looking forward to my Sunday evening interview show.” Kate Garraway said, “I love the music on Smooth Radio so I’m thrilled to be part of the new line-up. To be given my own weekday morning show is very exciting – and a bit nerve-wracking – but I can’t wait to get started!” Myleene Klass said, “I love all types of music and I’m looking forward to playing some of my favourite tracks on Smooth, as well as keeping up my Classic FM show of course!” •. Wednesday 26th March, 7pm – With Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage LBC, Britain’s only national commercial news talk radio station, will host the first leaders’ debate on Britain’s future in Europe.

On Wednesday 26th March at 7pm, the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, will go head-to-head with UK Independence Party leader, Nigel Farage, in a live hour-long programme to be broadcast across the UK on LBC and on lbc.co.uk. The LBC Leaders’ Debate will be hosted by the station’s breakfast presenter Nick Ferrari in front of a live studio audience in London. The announcement comes just weeks after LBC launched as a national station. The Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, said: “I challenged Nigel Farage to a debate because I wanted the British people to see that there is a very real choice at the upcoming European elections: between the Liberal Democrats as the party of IN and UKIP as the party of OUT. I am delighted that it has been confirmed that this debate will now definitely happen.

I’m relishing the prospect of talking about how the Liberal Democrats are fighting to keep Britain IN Europe to protect British jobs while UKIP want to yank us OUT and threaten our recovery. I hope the voters will enjoy what I am sure will be a lively contest.” UK Independence Party leader, Nigel Farage, said: “For the first time in 39 years, the British people will hear a proper, open debate on the UK’s membership of the European Union. For too long the arguments have been spun or concealed while the UK has walked blindly towards a situation where now 75 per cent of our laws are made in Brussels by unaccountable Eurocrats. Nobody in Britain has ever voted to be part of anything other than a trading bloc. I am going to show the British people that not only will we survive outside the EU, we will thrive.

It’s time to leave the undemocratic and failing European Union and embrace the world.” Global’s Director of Broadcasting Richard Park said: “It was on his LBC show that the Deputy Prime Minister challenged Nigel Farage to a live debate on Europe, so we are proud that both leaders have chosen LBC as the first national broadcaster to host this landmark occasion in UK politics. LBC stands for Leading Britain’s Conversation, and this event illustrates how the station is at the cutting edge of national debate.” LBC broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, at lbc.co.uk, on the app and on 97.3 FM in London. LBC, Britain’s only national commercial news talk radio station, has announced two new stellar weekend breakfast shows, as part of Global’s investment in the national talk station. Firstly, broadcaster and news presenter Kay Burley will be joining the weekend line up to host a new Sunday morning programme. Starting on 23rd March at 8am, every Sunday, Kay will team up with The Sun’s Managing Editor Stig Abell as they tackle the major stories of the day and interview the biggest names in politics, business, culture and entertainment. Kay is the longest-serving news presenter on British television and currently hosts Sky News every weekday afternoon. ‘Leading Britain’s Conversation’ on a Saturday morning will be the Daily Mail’s Consultant Editor and columnist Andrew Pierce, who will host a new three-hour Saturday breakfast show from 7am, starting on 22nd March.

Kay Burley said: “I’m delighted to be joining LBC. The timing is just right with an election coming up next year – we’ll be putting politicians through their paces, and discussing the issues that matter to our listeners. I can’t wait for Stig and I to get started.” Global Radio’s Director of Broadcasting Richard Park said: “Kay Burley is one of the UK’s leading news broadcasters. Her skill of holding politicians and leading authority figures to account will make Sunday mornings a must-listen around the country on LBC.” Current host Andrew Castle moves to a new weekday breakfast show on LBC’s sister station, Smooth Radio, part of the Global family of radio stations, from Monday 24th March. Our station, XFM, the leading indie, alternative and rock music station, has returned to Scottish airwaves with some of Scotland’s best loved presenters and new live shows. Renowned for pioneering new music, XFM Scotland will continue the station’s history of supporting new and upcoming talent. Acts championed by XFM include, Biffy Clyro, The View and Snow Patrol.

Former XFM Scotland presenter Fraser Thomson will return to host the XFM Scotland Breakfast Show weekdays 6 to 10am. The music focused show will play a mix of new upcoming bands and XFM favourites alongside topical conversation.

The ‘voice of new music’ Jim Gellatly, already a firm favourite, will present XFM Scotland Drivetime weekdays 4 to 7pm. Broadcast veteran Tom Russell, who recently celebrated 30 years in radio will host Weekend Breakfast 6 to 10am. The presenters will join a stellar line-up including Jo Good (weekdays from 1 to 4pm) John Kennedy (weekdays 10pm to 1am), Blur drummer Dave Rowntree (every Thursday 9 to 10pm) and comedian Josh Widdicombe (Saturday 10am-1pm). XFM managing editor, Chris Baughen, said: “Coming back to Scotland after nearly six years away is huge for us. We’re really excited to be returning to our loyal listeners across the country.

We’ll continue to support emerging Scottish bands, as well as XFM favourites from across indie, alternative and rock music.” XFM Scotland’s Breakfast presenter Fraser Thomson said: “Scotland has a strong connection with music so XFM is a great station for Scotland. I’ll be squeezing loads of tunes into four hours, unearthing some new gems and digging out some old favourites.” XFM Scotland’s new Drivetime presenter Jim Gellatly said: “Some of the best moments of my career were on XFM Scotland so I’m over the moon to be joining the station again nearly six years on.

When I got the call from Chris [Baughen], I didn’t have to think twice. It feels like coming home for me.” XFM will be broadcast on 96.3FM in Paisley and on DAB across central Scotland. The Big Music Project has launched nationwide Young people can transform their passion for music into a brighter future Any young person, aged between 14 and 24, hoping to carve out a career in the music industry will now have the opportunity to transform their dreams into a reality, as The Big Music Project launches nationwide. Our station, Capital FM and the BPI who own the iconic BRITs brand – have joined forces with youth work charity UK Youth, to help youngsters from every corner of the UK get the transferable skills they need to take a step closer to a brighter future. The Big Music Project is supported by a £4million grant from The Big Lottery Fund. This morning we are announcing the launch dates for the new Heart and Capital stations.

Heart, the UK’s biggest and most popular commercial radio brand, will launch in Scotland, North East, North West, South Wales and Yorkshire on Tuesday 6th May at 6am. And Capital, the UK’s number one hit music station, also launches on 6th May in North Wales at 6am. We are bringing Heart to listeners across Scotland, the North West, the North East, Yorkshire and South Wales for the first time from Tuesday 6 May 2014, cementing its position as the UK’s biggest and most popular commercial radio brand, with 9.3 million listeners every week*. Real Radio stations in these regions are being launched as Heart, as we roll out its hugely popular radio network. Under the tagline ‘More Music Variety’ Heart plays familiar feel good music that listeners love, with songs from artists like Bruno Mars, Olly Murs, Whitney Houston, Black Eyed Peas, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Take That. Heart presenters include Emma Willis, Stephen Mulhern, Emma Bunton, Jenni Falconer, Toby Anstis and Mark Wright. We are continuing our strategy of ‘national brands delivered locally’, investing further in our radio brands.

As well as the network shows that connect listeners to a bigger community, listeners will hear locally made programmes every weekday and weekend, connecting them to their local community. Local news and content will also be delivered throughout the day. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president of Global, said: “This is a huge milestone for the team at Global as we grow Heart’s reach to 9.3 million listeners each week, the biggest commercial radio station in the UK. We are investing heavily in the launch of Heart in these new regions, with quality local programming and a superb new marketing campaign.

The fact that there’s now a commercial radio station in the UK that reaches close to 10 million listeners is also great news for our commercial partners.” We are supporting the increased footprint with a multi million pound advertising campaign including TV, outdoor, press, online, social media and pr in all the new regions. In addition, from Tuesday 6th May, North Wales will be able to listen to the UK’s number one hit music station when we launch Capital in the region. Capital plays non-stop hit music from some of the hottest hit music artists of the moment and is home to the world’s biggest stars with A-list interviews, star-studded events and ‘money can’t buy’ competitions and prizes.

The new stations will all have local breakfast and drive programmes, as well as weekend programmes and news bulletins throughout network programming. Plus, there’ll be one hour of Welsh language programming each day in the North Wales Coast. * With the new Heart stations added, Heart’s reach will be 9.3m. Previously, Heart’s reach was 7.3m listeners. This morning, the new Heart and Capital stations have launched.

Heart, the UK’s biggest and most popular commercial radio brand, has launched in Scotland, North East, North West, South Wales and Yorkshire. And Capital, the UK’s number one hit music station, has also launched in North Wales. We are taking Heart to listeners across Scotland, the North West, the North East, Yorkshire and South Wales for the first time from this morning, cementing our brand’s position as the UK’s biggest and most popular commercial radio brand, with 9.3 million listeners every week*. We are continuing our strategy of ‘national brands delivered locally’, investing further in our radio brands. As well as the network shows that connect listeners to a bigger community, listeners will hear locally made programmes every weekday and weekend, connecting them to their local community. Local news and content will also be delivered throughout the day.

In addition, from today, North Wales will be able to listen to the UK’s number one hit music station, Capital. Capital plays non-stop hit music from some of the hottest hit music artists of the moment and is home to the world’s biggest stars with A-list interviews, star-studded events and ‘money can’t buy’ competitions and prizes. The new stations will all have local breakfast and drive programmes, as well as weekend programmes and news bulletins throughout network programming. Plus, there’ll be one hour of Welsh language programming each day in the North Wales Coast.

* With the new Heart stations added, Heart’s reach will be 9.3m. Previously, Heart’s reach was 7.3m listeners. Tickets to Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone went on sale on Friday and sold out on Saturday, before the weekend was even over! Miley Cyrus, Pharrell, Rita Ora, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Cheryl Cole, Jessie J, Ellie Goulding, Enrique Iglesias, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Duke Dumont, 5 Seconds of Summer, Clean Bandit, The Vamps, Union J and Little Mix make this year’s ball the biggest ever! Now the only way to get tickets is to win on Capital – listeners need to tune into Capital across the UK, where tickets will be given away in the coming weeks leading up to the ball. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president of Global, said: “The ball has sold out before the weekend is even over and I’m incredibly proud of the whole team at Capital and Global, who have put together an amazing line up. With more than 80,000 Capital listeners heading to Wembley Stadium on June 21, Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone is going to be a day to remember!” Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone takes place at the iconic Wembley Stadium on Saturday June 21.

To fit all the acts in, the biggest party of 2014 takes place on the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. #CapitalSTB •. The winners of the 2014 Radio Academy Awards, the UK’s most prestigious radio accolades, were announced last night at a glamorous ceremony in London. And, it was a great night for Global. 95.8 Capital’s dream team of Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon triumphed with their first Radio Academy Gold for Breakfast Show of the Year (10 million plus), and XFM mix-master Scroobius Pip beat off strong opposition from David Rodigan, Zane Lowe, Mistajam and Mark Radcliffe to take the trophy for Best Specialist Music Programme for his show, The Beatdown on XFM. LBC’s rising star Tom Swarbrick collected his first Gold for National Radio Journalist of the Year, with LBC picking up a second Gold for Best Community Programming – bringing our Gold haul to an impressive five wins.

The Special Award went to our station, LBC for their ground-breaking phone-in programmes Call Clegg and Ask Boris, which, for the first time in UK radio, placed politicians in front of the mic, hosting their own shows on a regular basis. For The Special Award, the LBC Production and Presentation Team was praised for their “innovative strand of weekly programmes that put commercial radio on the news agenda, right across the year.” The ceremony also recognised the 40th anniversary of commercial radio with a special video tribute dedicated to all those who have played a part in the success of commercial radio in the UK. Tracey McNellan, one of the most experienced figures in Scottish media, has been appointed managing director of Global in Scotland. McNellan, who takes up her post next month, will be charged with growing revenues across all Global brands, and strengthening relationships with local businesses and partners across the country. McNellan’s media career spans more than 20 years with director roles at Radio Clyde and West Sound Radio.

McNellan was managing director for Global in the East Midlands in 2011. McNellan joins Global in Scotland from Romanes Media Group where she is currently managing director of YOUR Radio. Commenting on the appointment, Chris Jones, regional managing director at Global, said: “With more than 20 years’ experience in radio, Tracey’s understanding of the media industry in Scotland is unrivalled. With her experience and passion, I know that she will be an invaluable addition to the current management team”. McNellan will work across Global’s portfolio of brands including Capital, Heart, XFM and Classic FM and will report into Chris Jones, regional managing director at Global.

The groundbreaking new Vodafone Big Top 40 will take into account streaming, YouTube And social media in addition to downloads and radio airplay Five years ago, we launched the Vodafone Big Top 40 and pioneered the ‘real time’ music chart format. The countdown combined both downloads and radio airplay giving a far more accurate and up to date chart than ever before. It was an immediate hit with listeners, and the Vodafone Big Top 40 is the most listened to chart every Sunday with twice as many listeners as its competitor.

Now it’s time for us to revolutionise the chart once again. As the Vodafone Big Top 40 celebrates its fifth birthday, we are announcing changes to the way the chart is compiled to more accurately reflect the way people listen to and engage with music today, making it bigger and better than ever. From this summer, by combining consumption of and interaction with music on streaming services, YouTube, social media, downloads and radio airplay, the Vodafone Big Top 40 will once again redefine the UK chart.

This innovative approach will ensure the chart continues to be a true barometer of the music the UK is listening to and engaging with. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president here at Global, said: “More and more people consume music and interact with music on many platforms including downloads, streaming services, YouTube, social media and radio. The new chart that reflects how people listen to music and interact with music in 2014 and beyond. With the new Vodafone Big Top 40, however our listeners are getting their music fix, we’re there and we’re counting their music choices and we will continue to add new relevant data sources as consumption and interaction habits continue to evolve.” The Vodafone Big Top 40, presented by Marvin Humes, is the biggest chart in the UK and the biggest show on commercial radio, with more than 2.4 million listeners. The chart airs on Sundays from 4-7pm on 118 radio stations, including the countries two biggest commercial radio networks, Heart and Capital. RECORD BREAKING IGGY AZALEA AND VODAFONE BIG TOP 40 NUMBER ONE ACTS ELLA HENDERSON AND KIESZA, ALONG WITH AUSTIN MAHONE AND RIXTON, JOIN LINE UP OF THE BIGGEST BALL EVER!

The biggest ball ever just got even bigger! UK and US chart topping acts Iggy Azalea, Ella Henderson and Kiesza have been added to the immense line up of Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone. They will be joined at the biggest ball ever by two of the freshest new acts around, teen sensation Austin Mahone and homegrown talent, Rixton. Together they are Capital’s ‘breakers’. Simply five of the hottest new acts around.

On Saturday June 21, they will all grace the stage at Wembley Stadium along with Pharrell, Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Cheryl Cole, Jessie J, Union J, Ellie Goulding, Enrique Iglesias, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Duke Dumont, 5 Seconds of Summer, Clean Bandit, The Vamps and Little Mix. Iggy Azalea, one of the biggest artists on the planet right now, recently matched The Beatles US chart record, scoring both the number one and number two spots simultaneously on the US charts. Joining Iggy Azalea at the biggest ball ever is Ella Henderson. The 18 year old showed she was the real winner of X-Factor as her debut single, Ghost, topped the Vodafone Big Top 40 chart in the same week that the show’s winner was dropped by his label. Kiesza is yet another Vodafone Big Top 40 number one act to perform.

Having written tracks for Rihanna and Kylie, she scored the number one spot with her track Hideaway. Both Austin Mahone and Rixton are already making waves and are set to take the music world by storm. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president of Global, said: “It’s fantastic to be able to give newer and brand new talent the opportunity to perform at Wembley Stadium at the Summertime Ball, both home grown UK talent and artists from overseas.

At Capital we pride ourselves on making and breaking the hits and so adding in the ‘breakers’ section at the Summertime Ball is something we’re excited to do!” Capital presenter Max exclusively revealed Capital’s ‘breakers’ live on-air at 7pm, on Sunday. Today, we have launched a new business that will transform the digital advertising market.

The Digital Audio Exchange (dax) that we have developed creates a brand new advertising platform that gives advertisers a single buying point, for the first time, to access the biggest digital music brands across connected mobile devices. Launch advertising partners include Vodafone, Lexus, Costa, eBay, Virgin Media, ASDA, Heinz, Philips, Go Compare, EE, Nandos and 20th Century Fox. Dax gives these brands access to more than 30 premium digital music platforms including Spotify, Blinkbox, Mixcloud, audioboo, Bauer Media’s Absolute Radio Network, including it’s digital decade brands including Absolute 80s and Absolute Radio 90s as well as Global’s Classic FM, Capital, Capital XTRA and LBC brands. Mike Gordon, managing director of commercial here at Global, said: “This is an incredibly exciting innovation as we are now enabling advertisers to tap into a huge audience they couldn’t previously reach, while creating a new revenue stream for digital audio publishers. This market is worth an estimated $1bn in the US.

Given the support and collaboration we have already received from both digital audio publishers and advertisers, we are very confident about its potential.” Giles Jespon, chief marketing officer at Heinz, commented: “dax brings an opportunity that no other media platform in the UK currently offers. We are committed to innovation and testing new ways of connecting with our customers, so I am pleased that we are a launch partner. Global’s investment in a strong technical infrastructure, combined with their expertise in audio and ability to collaborate with other great streaming services gives me confidence that dax is set up for success.” Paul Davison, head of digital trading at Amplifi, said: “Audio advertising makes complete sense on mobile because it fits in with how people are consuming music. Global has already proved digital audio’s ability to deliver results for advertisers on mobile, so we are very excited by the increased opportunity that dax provides. By offering a scalable audio ad product across a variety of digital music streaming services it is set to be one of the most exciting innovations in the digital market.” Camilla Harrisson, CEO of M&C Saatchi, added: “dax is brilliant and its arrival opens up a world of new and exciting creative opportunities for agencies and brands.

Using services like Mixcloud and Spotify alongside more premium music brands such as Capital, Classic and Absolute we can reach and engage new audiences with creatively compelling audio that totally owns the mobile moment.” •. LBC has been honoured with a United Nations Award for its behind-the-curtain documentary about modern-day slavery in London. LBC’s ‘Slavery on our Streets’ won the United Nations Department of Public Information Award for Best News Documentary or Special, established in collaboration with New Yorks Festivals to honour programmes that best exemplify the aims and ideals of the United Nations. It was one of four awards that Global picked up at last night’s New York Festivals International Radio Awards in Manhattan.

Classic FM morning presenter John Suchet won Best Radio Personality, LBC Senior Broadcast Journalist Tom Swarbrick was awarded Best News Reporter, while ‘Slavery on our Streets’ won a second award for Best News Documentary in a separate category. The New York Festivals honour the world’s best radio programmes from stations, networks and independent producers from more than thirty countries around the globe. Richard Park, Global’s Director of Broadcasting, said: “It is a great privilege for Classic FM and LBC to be recognised on the international stage in this way. LBC’s quality programming and journalism consistently set the UK’s news agenda and to win the United Nations Award in the same year the station became a national broadcaster is an amazing achievement.” •. Mike Gordon, currently Managing Director of Commercial, will become Chief Commercial Officer.

This appointment is made in recognition of Gordon’s contribution to the business since joining in 2008, not only in creating a multi award winning Sales Team but also in helping to grow Global’s commercial revenues, both nationally and locally. In addition Will Harding, currently Group Strategy & Development Director, is promoted to the role of Chief Strategy Officer. Harding has been at Global since its inception and has played an instrumental role in many of Global’s biggest and most important strategic decisions. Stephen Miron, Group CEO of Global commented: “One of the great strengths of Global is the talent of the people within the company. We always try to ensure that our structure reflects the needs and requirements of the business today, and also the opportunities that lie ahead.

Both Mike and Will have played a critical role in Global’s success and these promotions recognise their importance to our future.” •. Today, we have announced that Ian Hanson will be joining the Board in the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. He will work across our radio, and talent and publishing entertainment division.

Hanson joins us from DMGT Plc, where he has worked for six years. For the last year he has been the CEO of Evenbase Recruitment, facilitating the recent sale of the business, and for the previous five years Hanson held the title of Group Operations Director, DMG Media, the consumer media division of DMGT. Prior to DMGT Hanson spent 18 years at EMI in a variety of senior roles culminating in him becoming Chief Operating Officer of EMI Music Worldwide in 2007.

Hanson will report to Stephen Miron, Group CEO of Global, who commented: “I am absolutely delighted that Ian is joining Global. Ian is an incredibly talented and experienced executive with a passion for the media and entertainment industry. Given his skills, I know that not only will he enhance and complement the executive leadership team at Global, but he will also help us to achieve and fulfil our future ambitions.” Hanson said: “I am really looking forward to joining Global.

The radio division is among the best in the world, and it’s good to be returning to the music and entertainment business. I’ve followed Global’s progress closely since the company was created and I have huge admiration for the success that the team at Global has achieved.” •. It’s our best ever RAJAR results, in our history as Global. Capital is again London’s no. 1 commercial station, surging ahead on reach, share and hours.

And, Capital London’s breakfast show with Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon hold onto their no. 1 spot as London’s biggest commercial breakfast show. Nationally, Heart, Capital, Classic FM and Smooth are the nation’s top four commercial radio brands, with 23.2 million people tuning into Global stations every week. Smooth adds nearly 300,000 listeners nationally in this quarter alone. Capital London adds more than a quarter of a million (290,000) listeners in the past three months, with 2.2 million listeners now tuning in every week, making Capital the no.

1 commercial station in London for reach. Heart London are up on share from 5.3% to 5.5% making Heart the no.1 commercial station in London for share.

Smooth London adds 216,000 listeners in the past quarter taking reach from 565,000 to 781,000 and the Smooth network reach is up to 4.6m – its highest ever. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president here at Global, said: “It’s an immensely special day for the team at Global with our best RAJAR ever, leading the pack in the fiercely competitive London market with Capital, Heart and Smooth all enjoying phenomenal success. I’m very proud that Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon continue to win at breakfast, and Capital London as a whole has added nearly 300,000 listeners, taking it clearly past all commercial competitors in the UK’s biggest market. “Overall, Global’s brands are reaching more people than ever. A staggering 23.2 million people are listening each week in the UK – these figures reflect the hard work and dedication of every single person working at Global.” Richard Park, group executive director and director of broadcasting at Global, said: “This is a great result for our brands.

With an impressive new line up including Kate Garraway, Andrew Castle and Tina Hobley, Smooth has proved itself a force to be reckoned with, in London and across the network, enjoying significant growth in all regions. I’m also particularly proud of the stellar quarter enjoyed by Heart, with more of our audience listening for even longer on our largest brand.” Source: RAJAR / Ipsos-MORI / RSMB, period ending 22 June 2014. All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA. GLOBAL OFFERS CREATIVE POP UP SHOP AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL From August 17-22, our creative team will travel to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the world, to launch the inaugural Open Studio Sessions. For one week, our creative team will establish a pop up studio and creative hub giving brands and agencies access to the best vocal talents from the festival. The Open Studio Sessions will serve a dual purpose.

For creative agencies, they offer a chance to address a difficult brief, or a demonstration of how best to bring the comedy or a new interpretation to a radio script. For emerging talent, the sessions will open up commercial opportunities and give them a platform to showcase their skills. We will facilitate this by bringing together some of the best talent the festival has to offer, teaming them up with some of the most innovative agencies around, and producing a demo or radio scamps free of charge.

These will all be produced by Global’s multi award-winning creative team, who have picked up accolades at Cannes Lions, the Radio Academy Awards, and the London International Awards, to name just a few. Stuart Mays, director of commercial strategy at Global, said: “The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is packed with the world’s best performers, so we are offering creative agencies and clients the chance to tap into this and get a new take on how to make the most of commercial radio. Ultimately it’s about having fun with sound, pushing boundaries and throwing adland and Fringe talent together and seeing what happens!” Gerry Human, executive creative director at Ogilvy & Mather, added: “We’re thrilled to be able to share our ideas with so many talented artists.

This initiative from Global is exactly the kind of thing we need, to support more risk taking in radio.” Ross Neil, creative director at WCRS, commented: “The best adverts are often the alchemy of a great idea performed by great talent. Global is giving us access to the greatest performing talent in the world. Now it’s our job to craft some world class scripts.” •. Global has joined forces with Hearst Magazines UK in a media first to promote the new 108, Peugeot’s latest compact city car.

The six-week campaign centres around the strapline ‘New Style Leaders’, and is designed to highlight the 108’s stylish, chic and personalised features to a predominantly young female audience. It’s the first time Global and Hearst have ever worked together with the partnership providing an exciting and fresh new approach to a multi-platform ad campaign. The campaign will run across Global’s Capital network, reaching 7.3 million listeners across the UK, and on capitalfm.com, which has more than 2.6 million highly engaged unique users, and Hearst UK’s brands, ELLE, Company and Cosmopolitan, reaching more than 3.6 million women in print, more than five million on Facebook, 1.1 million via Twitter and 331k via Instagram.

Mike Gordon, chief commercial officer here at Global, said: “The campaign has a significant sponsorship and promotion element, which allows us to create really compelling content. The Capital brand and its audience is a great fit for the new Peugeot 108, and Max, known for her great sense of style as well as her interviews with the world’s biggest music artists, is the ideal person to front the campaign.” •. Global, the media and entertainment company, and home of the biggest commercial radio brands Capital, Heart, Classic FM, LBC, Smooth, XFM, Capital XTRA and Gold, has announced the creation of a new national charity, Global’s Make Some Noise. On-air activity started today across all eight Global brands and will continue over the coming weeks.

Global’s Make Some Noise will award grants to projects across the country that help children and young people affected by illness, disability, bereavement or lack of opportunity. More than 23.2 million listeners tune into Global brands every week.

On Thursday October 9, Global’s Make Some Noise will bring all these listeners together with presenters from across Global brands, some of the biggest names in music and entertainment, as well as Global’s clients and partners to raise as much money as possible to change young lives. Stephen Miron, group CEO of Global, said: “Global has evolved incredibly over the past six years and it has always been our ambition to bring all our brands together under one charity. Global’s Make Some Noise gives us a great opportunity to fulfil this ambition. As with everything we do at Global, it’s big, it’s bold and it’s going to make a real difference to charities that deliver life-changing work and give youngsters a brighter future.” Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president of Global, added: “At Global we’re passionate about music and entertainment. I couldn’t be prouder that, with Global’s Make Some Noise, we’re using that passion to make a real difference to young people’s lives in the communities to which we broadcast.” Richard Park, group executive director & director of broadcasting at Global, commented: “Every Global brand is going above and beyond to produce great on-air content for Global’s Make Some Noise.

What we have planned is truly special.” •. Nick Clegg pledges to make a racket for charity.

Our station, LBC, auctions tennis match with Deputy Prime Minister and Andrew Castle to raise money for our new national charity, Global’s Make Some Noise. On his weekly Call Clegg show on LBC this morning (Thursday), the Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg announced he will play a very special game of tennis to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise. Global’s Make Some Noise is a new national charity. For the first time, Global is uniting all its brands, Capital FM, Capital XTRA, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, XFM and Gold, to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Clegg will be joined by Smooth presenter, and former British number one tennis player, Andrew Castle for an extraordinary doubles match with one lucky listener and a friend, at the Queen’s Club in West London. The match will take place on Thursday 9 October, the day after Clegg delivers his speech at the final Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference ahead of the General Election.

LBC listeners will be able to bid for the opportunity to play Clegg and Castle in a no holds barred doubles match. The auction will run until Monday (6 October).

Listeners can register their bids online at LBC.co.uk until 07.00 on Monday when the auction will cross to the LBC studio where Nick Ferrari will play auctioneer, announcing the lucky winner before 10.00. Clegg has often spoken of his passion for tennis, and he will be looking to prove his sporting prowess and, most importantly, raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise, when he takes to the court. Clegg said: “I am delighted to be taking part in Global’s Make Some Noise, and I hope the winning listener is prepared to face my somewhat erratic serve.” Castle added: “I have met Nick Clegg in a number of different settings but this will be the first time we meet on a tennis court. I hope his tennis is as good as I’ve heard and he doesn’t let the side down. This is a great way for us to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise.” James Rea, managing editor of LBC, said: “We are used to hearing Nick Clegg take on callers in his weekly Call Clegg show. We are looking forward to seeing how he fares playing alongside Andrew Castle, with the listeners in opposition.

We’re delighted the Deputy Prime Minister has pledged his time, and put his sporting reputation on the line, to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise.” The proceeds from the auction will go to Global’s Make Some Noise. The money will support projects that help children and young people affected by illness, disability, bereavement or lack of opportunity, across the country.

Join the fundraising appeal on Thursday 9 October 2014 and find out more by tuning in to LBC, following us on Twitter @makenoise. Global has made history, as for the first time ever it united its brands and listeners across the UK through its new charity Global’s Make Some Noise, to change young lives, and raised more than £1 million. Our eight brands, Capital, Capital XTRA, Heart, Classic FM, LBC, XFM, Smooth and Gold, all took part in fundraising for Global’s Make Some Noise. Staff at Global’s 22 broadcast centres around the country, schools, colleges and workplaces participated in a whole host of fundraising activities to help improve young lives. Listeners have rallied to support Global’s Make Some Noise with donations continuing to pour in. Stephen Miron, group CEO here at Global, said: “Global’s Make Some Noise has been a huge success and I would like to thank each and every one of our listeners and staff for their incredible efforts in raising so much money.

Their contribution will make a huge difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. I’m exceptionally proud of what everyone at Global has managed to achieve in the first fundraising appeal for Global’s Make Some Noise, and have no doubt that Global’s Makes Some Noise in 2015 will be even bigger!” One hundred per cent of the money raised will go to Global’s Make Some Noise.

The money will support projects that help children and young people affected by illness, disability, bereavement or lack of opportunity, across the country. Great news for us today, as Capital remains London’s number one commercial station. Plus, Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon continue to lead at breakfast. Heart remains the UK’s favourite commercial radio brand, with a reach of 9.1m and an increase in share across the UK this quarter. All stations which joined the Heart family earlier this year, across the North East, North West, Yorkshire and Scotland, have seen phenomenal increases across all measures – reach, share and hours. Smooth has added even more listeners and hits an all time high, with 4.7 million listeners tuning in every week. Mission Impossible Rogue Nationin Hindi Wapin.

More listeners continue to tune in to Global brands than any other, with over 23 million people listening to a Global station every week. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president here at Global, said: “Global is once again celebrating another great RAJAR quarter.

I’m extremely proud that Capital has extended its lead in the highly competitive London market, especially making gains in market share. Once more Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon are the clear winners at breakfast, striding ahead of their competitors. “This is proving to be a fantastic year for Global, with more listeners tuning into our brands than any other, and that is testament to the hard work and dedication of every single Globaler working across all our brands.” Richard Park, group executive director & director of broadcasting at Global, said: “This is a great set of RAJAR results in what has been an incredible year for Global.

I am particularly pleased with the continued growth and success of Heart which cements its position as the UK’s most popular commercial network. Every new Heart station we launched in May enjoyed an increase in reach, share and hours, proving the ongoing popularity of the brand with our listeners.” RAJAR / Ipsos-MORI / RSMB, period ending 14 September 2014. All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA.

Every ticket has now been sold to some very lucky people, who’ll get to see 16 of the world’s biggest artists this December at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Morrisons. Yes, that’s right – 16,000 tickets for each night of the two-day event have been sold, and they sold out in record time – in less than one hour! The line-up is incredible. If you haven’t seen it, check it out.

Those who’ve bought their Jingle Bell Ball tickets will now be preparing to see 16 of the world’s hottest artists on Saturday 6th December and Sunday 7th December at London’s O2 Arena. We have today announced the launch of Smooth Christmas and brand new station Smooth Extra. Launching on November 15th on the DAB D1 slot currently occupied by Smooth, Smooth Christmas will carry the strapline ‘Your Christmas Music Mix’. Smooth has a history of Christmas programming and is the only radio brand in the UK to provide a dedicated Christmas music service throughout the festive season.

Smooth Extra will carry the line ‘Your Refreshing Music Mix’, playing all the best refreshing music from the last five decades, and will take over the Smooth Christmas slot on D1 from December 27. Richard Park, group executive director & director of broadcasting here at Global, said: “Since its re-launch in March, the Smooth brand has consistently added more listeners, reaching an all time high last month with more than 4.7m people tuning in every week. Given its winning formula, we are introducing a new sister station, Smooth Extra, which will play refreshing music from the Smooth decades and bring Smooth to even more listeners across the country.” •. Yesterday evening (Thursday), Global, the media and entertainment group, held the inaugural Global’s Make Some Noise Night.

The mighty Take That gave their first performance as a three-piece at the star-studded evening. Held at Supernova in London, Global’s Make Some Noise Night raised more than £500,000 to help disadvantaged children and young people across the UK, to add to the £1.1 million that was raised on Global’s Make Some Noise day in October. On October 9th all Global’s brands – Capital, Capital XTRA, Heart, Classic FM, LBC, XFM, Smooth and Gold – united for one very special day of fundraising activity. The money raised tonight (Thursday) takes the total raised by Global’s Make Some Noise to a staggering £1.6 million, which will transform young lives across the UK. The exceptional Kaiser Chiefs, internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE and the incredibly talented Ella Henderson also performed at Supernova on London’s Embankment. Many of our presenters lent their support on the night including Capital’s Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon, Heart London’s Jamie Theakston and Emma Bunton, Nick Ferrarri from LBC, Smooth Radio’s Kate Garraway, Jenni Falconer from Heart, Myleene Klass from Classic FM and Smooth Radio, Tim Westwood from Capital XTRA and Marvin Humes from Capital and The Vodafone Big Top 40.

Spectacular auction items were snapped up including a Range Rover, tickets to the BAFTA Awards, a luxury five star holiday at the exclusive Sandy Lane resort in Barbados, VIP access to Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball, and tickets to some of the biggest sporting events including the 2015 Wimbledon Men’s Final and the Rugby World Cup. One of the beneficiaries of Global’s Make Some Noise Night will be Child Bereavement UK, who were represented by Victoria Milligan.

Victoria appeared along with her family, and spoke movingly and passionately about how incredible the charity has been in helping her family through their tragedy. Victoria Milligan said: “When we lost my husband and daughter, my whole family were devastated and I didn’t think there was any way through the grief. Child Bereavement UK helped us begin to come to terms with our loss and continue to be of enormous support to my children as we begin to rebuild our lives. The money raised at Global’s Make Some Noise Night will help Child Bereavement UK support many more families who need their help, so on their behalf I’d like to thank you for your generosity.” Stephen Miron, Group CEO here at Global, said: “This has been a wonderful evening and I would like to thank all our friends who have given so generously tonight as well as the Global team that made it all possible. The money raised will, quite simply, change young lives across the UK.

Our sincere and huge thanks go to Take That who were just sensational in their first performance as a three-piece. I would also like to thank the Kaiser Chiefs, Katherine Jenkins and Ella Henderson who were all incredible and helped to make our first Global’s Make Some Noise Night a huge success.” The first Global’s Make Some Noise charity appeal took place on 9th October and raised more than £1.1 million as Global’s eight brands united behind one cause. One hundred per cent of the money raised will go to Global’s Make Some Noise, which supports projects across the UK that help children and young people affected by illness, disability, bereavement or lack of opportunity, across the country. Global, the media & entertainment group, has today (Wednesday) announced it will take significant capacity on the DAB digital radio D1 national multiplex, launching a host of new national digital stations over the next year.

Global will introduce brand new stations ‘Smooth Extra’ on 27 December 2014, ‘Heart Extra’ in the new year and other stations yet to be announced. In the past year, Global has launched Capital XTRA and LBC on D1, alongside its existing Classic FM service. The new deal with D1 sees Global take significant capacity nationally on D1, cementing its brand led strategy and increasing its national digital services to five, with more to come. Global has also reaffirmed its commitment to investing in local DAB – the group is making a heavyweight investment in the build-out of the local DAB transmission network, adding coverage for its core brands, Heart, Capital and Smooth. This is part of the joint commitment to fund local DAB coverage, announced by Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy, in 2012.

Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president of Global, said: “Now is a really exciting time as DAB digital radio gathers pace. Global is committing significant investment in the D1 digital platform; the only national commercial DAB multiplex with near true national coverage. We’re launching new digital only stations, all of which are brand extensions, and thus extending some of our most loved brands nationally on digital radio.” He continued: “We’re also continuing to invest heavily in local DAB coverage, adding coverage for our core brands, Heart, Capital and Smooth.

We want all our listeners to be able to enjoy their local stations on DAB as well as our national ones.” Finally, Global also continues to innovate, leading the industry with the new DAB “service following” initiative. This will facilitate seamless listening as people drive between local multiplexes, without a break in service and without drivers having to manually retune from one station or multiplex, to another. Service following is currently in final testing and launches on the vast majority of local DAB multiplexes in early 2015. Our station, LBC, has announced that the award-winning broadcaster Shelagh Fogarty is joining our national news talk radio station next year. Fogarty will present LBC’s weekday afternoon programme between 1pm and 4pm starting on Monday 5th January. She joins the station from the BBC where she was a presenter on Five Live for fifteen years, including anchoring the breakfast show.

Shelagh Fogarty said: “I can’t wait to start. The opportunity to present a daily news show on LBC was too attractive an offer to pass up, especially as we head into a general election year.

The station is also offering me a chance to exercise some different journalistic muscles too. As well as daily news, I plan to focus on some passion projects of my own and give them some real attention and airtime. For those, I’ll be talking to people across the UK and I hope we can all learn something about some of the toughest problems, which touch us all one way or another. I promise there’ll be some laughs, too.” Richard Park, group executive director and director of broadcasting here at Global, said: “It’s testament to LBC’s national status that we’ve secured a presenter of Shelagh’s calibre as we start what will be an exciting election year for the station. Her warmth and wealth of experience will be a great addition to our powerful 2015 line-up.” LBC will also be making changes to its weekend schedule. Beverley Turner will join the station to present a new Sunday morning programme from 10am until 12pm.

LBC’s multi award winning reporter Tom Swarbrick will be the new presenter of Sunday afternoons between 3pm and 6pm. LBC broadcasts across the UK on DAB digital radio, at lbc.co.uk, on the LBC app and in London on 97.3 FM. We’re pleased to say that we have the four most popular commercial radio networks across the UK with Heart, Capital, Classic FM and Smooth. London’s Capital Breakfast Show with award-winning duo Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon holds the fiercely contested London no. 1 spot with more listeners (941,000) than any other commercial radio show in the capital. The Heart network remains the country’s no.

1 commercial radio network with more than nine million listeners. Heart London is up from 1.5 to 1.8m listeners adding 335,000 listeners in the last quarter of 2014. The station also becomes the commercial market leader in share with a huge leap to 6.3% (up from 3.9% in the last quarter).

Classic FM now reaches a huge 5.6m (5.2m last quarter) adding more than 370,000 listeners in the last three months of 2014 with new shows from Katherine Jenkins and Alexander Armstrong. The Smooth network has recorded its highest figures ever growing reach, share and hours, with 4.8m listeners – up more than 100,000 listeners in the last quarter. Smooth London is also up on all measures (reach, share and hours) and now has 760,000 listeners (from 742,000 in the last quarter). Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president here at Global, said: “I’m so proud that the Capital Breakfast Show with Dave & Lisa remains no.

1 in London with the most listeners – leading breakfast in the hugely competitive London market is a big achievement. I’m delighted that with Heart, Capital, Classic FM and Smooth we have the four most popular commercial radio networks across the country. This is testament to all the hard work of everyone at Global.” Richard Park, group executive director and director of broadcasting here at Global, said: “This is a great result for Global with Heart cementing its position as the most popular radio brand across the country and Smooth recording its highest ever numbers with gains in all measures.

We have a stellar line up of presenters at Global and it’s good to see them proving so popular with our listeners. With new shows from Katherine Jenkins and Alexander Armstrong, Classic FM enjoyed a hugely successful quarter with its audience now at 5.6 million.” Source: RAJAR / Ipsos-MORI / RSMB, period ending 14 December 2014.

All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA (Total Survey Area). We have hired Adam Johnson as our new Director of Marketing. Johnson joins us in May 2015 from Microsoft where he is Marketing Director for Mobile Devices. Johnson will report into Stephen Miron, Group CEO here at Global. Johnson was Marketing Director at Nokia where he had worked for the previous eight years, when Microsoft acquired the business in 2013 and Johnson was asked to take on the role of Marketing Director for the new Mobile Devices division at Microsoft. At Nokia, he was responsible for the high profile launch of the Lumia brand, which remains the fastest-growing smartphone brand in the UK since it was introduced in 2011. Johnson has worked across the world in a number of marketing leadership roles, delivering strong results and celebrated campaigns.

Stephen Miron said: “Adam has impressive experience right across the marketing spectrum with outstanding digital credentials and exactly the skills and drive needed for the Global family of brands and we look forward to Adam bringing this talent and experience to Global.” Adam Johnson said: “I’m a big fan of what Global have created and their ambition for the future. As content, media and technology continue to converge around us, I hope my experience and passion for all these areas will help continue to accelerate Global’s growth.” •. Global Entertainment, the content creation arm of Ashley Tabor’s U.K.-founded Global, the media and entertainment group, today announced the appointment of more key executives in the division. Randy Phillips, CEO of Global Entertainment, based at Global Entertainment’s new state-of-the-art Los Angeles headquarters, continues to assemble an all-star team of expert industry professionals. Firstly, Monti Olson joins Global Entertainment as an EVP and Managing Director of Worldwide Music Publishing, leading Global Publishing across both the LA and London offices. Olson joins from Universal Publishing where he was Executive Vice President/Head of A & R.

Global Publishing already has an impressive roster including Ellie Goulding, Corinne Bailey Rae, LMFAO, The Script, The Vamps and The Vaccines, among others. Olson will lead the existing team in London, which already consists of a comprehensive team including A&R, administration, song plugging and sync, as well as building a team in the LA Office. Paul Adam expands his A&R responsibilities in a new position as SVP A&R at Global Entertainment, based in London and working across both the UK and US for recorded music and music publishing. Adam is a seasoned A&R executive with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry, notching up numerous multi-Platinum selling albums. Adam has held senior A&R roles at labels including Mercury Records, Island Records and Polydor, launching Bjork’s career, and signing acts including The Gaslight Anthem, Suede, McFly, Busted, Ian Brown and Amy Macdonald. He was a judge on the first reality TV talent show, Popstars, which was the forerunner to Pop Idol and the X Factor.

In the core label function of Global Entertainment, Bob Semanovich joins as SVP Marketing, based in LA. Semanovich joins from Capitol Records where he was responsible for the marketing strategy and implementation of acts including Katy Perry, Beck, Rod Stewart and Coldplay. Prior to that, Semanovich was at Columbia Records for a decade. Ben Karter, who reports to Semanovich, joins Global Entertainment as GM, Recorded Music, UK. Karter was previously Director at James Grant management, with responsibility for artists such as The Script and Pixie Lott. Prior to that he was Head of Marketing at Mercury Records where he looked after artists including Elton John, Taylor Swift, Jake Bugg and Bon Jovi. Karter was previously at Sony Music.

Between them, Semanovich and Karter bring a wealth of experience in marketing strategy & rollout, product management and digital experience. They form the core of the company’s label functions. Finally, in the artist management function of Global Entertainment, Nicola Carson joins as VP Artist management, based in Los Angeles. Carson was formerly at Modest!

Management where she oversaw Leona Lewis, One Direction, and the Modest! Roster in the US. In the UK, Rachel Wood, who has been at Global Entertainment for four years and was previously at 19 Entertainment overseeing the Spice Girls reunion and managing other high profile artists and brands, partners with Carson as VP Artist Management, based in London. Between them Carson & Wood run Global Entertainment’s artist management functions across the US and the UK, including strategic planning with the label functions at Global Entertainment, diary planning and management of Global artists and day to day artist management.

Global Entertainment, which boasts offices in LA and London, is a trailblazer for the 21st century music and entertainment sector, with a fully staffed music content company featuring label, publishing, artist management, promotion, live concerts, events, touring, branding, sponsorships and marketing divisions, all under “one roof” in two transatlantic offices. With a content hub at its core, the diverse yet interrelated areas of expertise are led by experienced executives at the top of their fields.

Phillips said: “These executives are all seasoned pros who can think outside-the-box and get the job done for our artists which fits the Global profile. I have always maintained that a great company is only as great as the people in it and Monti, Paul, Bob, Ben, Nicola, and Rachel are an example of the commitment that Global is making to our industry. There are other significant executive announcements coming now that Global Entertainment is running on all cylinders.” “These appointments show the depth of commitment Global has to our new Entertainment division and we are hiring top class executives in each of the areas of the company. All executives announced today are in place and we have more to come soon.” Global is off and running with its first release, 18-year-old Atlanta wunderkind Anthony Lewis, brought to Global by Garnett March. Already one track, “Candy Rain,” landed on the Urban Mainstream chart at #11, while the official first single, “It’s Not My Fault,” featuring T.I., is rapidly garnering airplay. The state-of-the-art Los Angeles office for Global occupies the 21st floor of 1100 Glendon Avenue, Westwood, California and can be contacted at (310) 774-4700.

More announcements to come. Britain’s female leaders step up for four-way LBC debate. Morgan, Harman, Featherstone and Evans on 9th April. Four of the most senior female politicians in Britain have signed up to a live election debate on LBC.

Nicky Morgan for the Conservatives, Labour’s Harriet Harman, Lynne Featherstone representing the Liberal Democrats and UKIP’s Suzanne Evans will clash on Thursday April 9 at 7pm. Chaired by Iain Dale, the 90-minute showdown will be broadcast from LBC’s brand-new high definition studios. The first all-female broadcast debate of the election will cover the key issues of the moment and include questions from LBC’s audience. The format also includes a strand called ‘Ask Me Anything’ with each politician given the chance to quiz their rivals on any election issue. James Rea, managing editor of LBC said: “For the next few weeks, the voters are in charge.

LBC is putting them at the heart of the debate and I’m delighted that some of Britain’s leading female politicians have taken up the challenge.” Harman said: “The election is important for women as well as men. “Women’s voices need to be heard in this election and this LBC women political leaders debate will be a big part of that.” Morgan said: “Nine million women didn’t vote at the last election. I hope the four of us can use this debate to persuade them that voting can change things.” Featherstone said: “The Lib Dems have made a real difference to women’s lives and I look forward to being quizzed on what we have achieved.” Evans said: “It’s brilliant that LBC are holding this debate for women political leaders. I’m looking forward to it hugely.” Last year, LBC successfully staged the first historic debate between Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage on Britain’s relationship with Europe. The women leaders’ clash will be fully visual and interactive and made available to other broadcasters.

LBC has turbo-charged its political programming in the run up to May 7th to include a daily ‘Election Call’ with senior politicians where listeners can question them on their policies and pledges. In the final two weeks of the campaign, breakfast presenter Nick Ferrari will hit the road in the LBC Battle Bus broadcasting live from the battleground seats that will decide the future of the country. Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending has been voted the nation’s favourite piece of classical music for the sixth time since 1996 in the world’s biggest annual poll of classical music tastes. The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2015, now in its 20th year, attracted 200,000 votes. The popularity of orchestral music used in video games surged with 12 pieces (up from eight last year) in the top 300, including two in the top 20. Classic FM has played video game soundtracks regularly for the past two years, establishing a new audience for this musical genre and engaging with a younger audience.

The music for the Final Fantasy series, written by Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu, has remained the highest video game music entry at number nine, while The Elder Scrolls, composed by BAFTA award-winner Jeremy Soule, has climbed six places to number 11. Yoko Shimomura has secured the highest ever entry for a female composer with Kingdom Hearts at number 30, and British composer Fiona Bennett has three pieces in the chart with A Lad and A Lass, Tempus Fugit and The Landscape.

This year’s chart of the most popular classical works notably features a range of living composers including Ola Gjeilo, Morten Lauridsen and Ludovico Einaudi, all of whom have new entries in the chart. In 2015 there are more living composers with new entries in the chart than any other year.

The core repertoire of timeless classics has remained strong as listeners continue to vote for old favourites. With 19 entries overall, Mozart achieved more chart positions than any other composer in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2015. Beethoven came a close second in the countdown with 16 appearances. Classic FM’s John Suchet said: “Twenty years after the very first Classic FM Hall of Fame countdown, I’m delighted that we’ve attracted so many votes for our chart. What I find truly exciting is the continued increase in a younger audience for classical music – I didn’t expect to be thanking the video game industry for introducing the genre to a new generation of people, but it’s wonderful.” The Classic FM Hall of Fame has generated more votes than any previous years with 64,000 people casting almost 200,000 votes. This year’s chart features a diverse range of pieces with the emergence of 21st century composers as well as old favourites from classical music’s most famous names, including Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. For the first time ever, all 300 entries in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2015 will be available digitally via immediately after the number one has been announced on air.

This will give Composed subscribers exclusive access to the world’s most popular classical music. Composed is a subscription based, ad free streaming service that allows users to stream classical music based on mood, composer or curated playlist.

Composed is user friendly, easy to navigate and features a repertoire of more than 10,000 of the finest recordings ever made by Decca Classics and Deutsche Grammophon. To find out more about Composed: •. Global Entertainment, the content creation arm of Global, the media and entertainment group, who recently announced a raft of senior appointments, have announced the next division of the company to be launched – Global Live.

Global Live is the live touring and festival promotion arm that sits as part of Global Entertainment. The new venture will see Global backing live talent as tour and festival promoters. Led by Randy Phillips, CEO of Global Entertainment and former founder & CEO of AEG Live, and based at Global Entertainment’s new state-of-the-art Los Angeles headquarters and London offices, Global Live will focus on quality not quantity, with Global committing real resource to its live arm. In the U.S., Paul Korzilius, a widely respected and successful senior entertainment executive with over 35 years’ experience in the business, will serve as Senior Vice President of Global Live. In addition to his duties and responsibilities at Global Live, Korzilius is manager of Bon Jovi, a position he has held since 1992, and has been responsible for four consecutive Bon Jovi #1 worldwide tours. Korzilius was the recipient of Billboard Magazine’s 2013 “Manager of the Year” and has served as Producer or Executive Producer on a dozen long-form music TV productions.

In the U.K., Sam Bush joins Global as Director of Global Live. Bush joins from AEG UK where he was Director of Live Music and involved in booking high profile outdoor events including British Summer Time in London’s Hyde Park. There, he launched the U.K. Touring careers for The Vamps, Rixton and Selena Gomez. Previously, Bush ran his own business managing the early careers of Ben Howard, Clean Bandit and Stooshe and organized major brand sponsored events such as the Quicksilver Tony Hawk Show featuring Maximo Park on Brighton beach. Additionally, Global Live has announced that Ned Collett will lend his talents to the company as a consultant responsible for divisional operations and finance. A concert and venue industry veteran, Collett previously held the positions of Managing Director and Executive Vice President at BASE Entertainment, Inc.

And served as Chief Executive Officer of FDR Management, LLC dba PURE Management Group (PMG), as well as Executive Vice President of North American Venues for Live Nation. In the U.S., Global Live’s first concert event is The Rolling Stones at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Independence Day in conjunction with AEG live. Announced on March 31, the concert is the first non-race week concert ever at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and a real statement of intent as Global Live launches in the United States. Global Live’s first U.K. Promoted tour is the sold out “The Vamps” tour this April, a co-promotion with AEG Live.

In 2014, Global also served in a consultancy capacity for Rock-In-Rio’s first U.S. Talent booked included Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Metallica, No Doubt, Linkin Park, Mana, Echosmith, and more. Randy Phillips said: “Having built AEG Live from the ground up with some really gifted executives, I know what it takes to build a live entertainment company. Global is well positioned to do this again in the year 2015, and the industry is anxious for another professional, well resourced, financially stable live promotion company to enter the market. As a new company, whose only mandate is not to be constrained by legacy and to focus on presenting great talent on stages around the world, we are able to independently promote and/or work with partners on a project-by-project basis.” Bush said: “Joining Global is incredibly exciting. The ambition, drive and financial resource here means we can make some really exciting plays that will genuinely enhance the live landscape in the U.K.” Global Entertainment, which boasts offices in LA and London, is a trailblazer for the 21st century music and entertainment sector, with a fully staffed music content company featuring label, publishing, artist management, promotion, live concerts, events, touring, branding, sponsorships and marketing divisions, all under “one roof” in two transatlantic offices.

With a content hub at its core, the diverse yet interrelated areas of expertise are led by experienced executives at the top of their fields. Global continues to assemble an all-star team of expert industry professionals in all areas of its business. Global Entertainment is off and running with its first release, 18-year-old Atlanta wunderkind Anthony Lewis, brought to Global by Garnett March. Already one track, “Candy Rain,” landed on the Urban Mainstream chart at #11, while the official first single, “It’s Not My Fault,” featuring T.I., is rapidly garnering airplay. The state-of-the-art Los Angeles office for Global occupies the 21st floor of 1100 Glendon Avenue, Westwood, California and can be contacted at (310) 774-4700. More announcements to come.

It’s the biggest music event of the summer with the hottest superstar hit music artists jetting in from all over the world to perform. And they don’t get any better than this! The biggest band in the world, One Direction, is the first act confirmed for Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone on Saturday June 6th 2015, at the iconic Wembley Stadium. The huge news was announced this morning on the Capital Breakfast Show as Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon kick-started the big reveal week for Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone. It’s the first time the 1D boys will take to the stage for Capital’s Summertime Ball, and it will also be their first ever London date as a four-piece. Speaking exclusively to Capital’s Dave and Lisa this morning about the gig, Liam Payne said: “Wembley is obviously one of the best places to play in the world so I’m well excited!” Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president, Global, said: “Only Capital can bring our listeners the world’s hottest superstar hit music artists all in one place, and they don’t get any hotter than this!

Harry, Louis, Niall and Liam are the first massive act in our line-up. I can’t wait for Capital to reveal the other names joining them at this year’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone.” This Wednesday, April 29th, from 7am the line-up gets even bigger as Capital Breakfast releases more news about the world class show featuring Grammy award-winning stars whose 130 million dedicated fans have created countless Twitter trends around the world, and streamed their music videos more than 20 billion times.

Tickets to Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone go on sale on Friday May 1st at 8am. Capital VIPs and Vodafone customers will have access to the first tickets in the VIP pre-sale, which starts on Wednesday April 29th at 8am. #CapitalSTB •. Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone returns to the iconic Wembley Stadium on Saturday June 6th 2015 with simply our most insane line up ever! Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon kicked off the big reveal week on the Capital Breakfast Show on Monday by confirming the biggest band in the world, One Direction, will make their debut at Capital’s Summertime Ball – 1D’s first ever London date as a four-piece. Today, in the second of three massive announcements from Capital this week, Dave and Lisa added huge stars Avicii, Kelly Clarkson, Flo Rida, Jason Derulo, Carly Rae Jepsen, Olly Murs and Jess Glynne to the bill for this summer’s hottest event.

Swedish superstar DJ, producer and Capital presenter Avicii was the first act announced this morning. Next up was original American Idol and US superstar, Kelly Clarkson. Joining them on the bill is US rapper Flo Rida who will fly into Wembley Stadium to treat hit music fans to what is certain to be an incredible performance including his recent smash hit ‘G.D.F.R.’ Making a return to the ball alongside 1D are platinum singer songwriter Jason Derulo and US pop princess Carly Rae Jepsen, along with UK favourites Olly Murs and Jess Glynne, who recently enjoyed a huge UK number 1 with her single ‘Hold My Hand’. All join 1D at Wembley, completing today’s news. But there’s more to come! Tomorrow from 7am on Capital Breakfast, Dave and Lisa will unveil the next big names joining the line-up. The complete line-up will feature Grammy award-winning stars whose combined 130 million dedicated fans have created countless Twitter trends around the world, and streamed their hit music videos more than 20 billion times.

Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president, Global, said: “We started the week by revealing the 1D boys will perform at the ball – their first London show as a four-piece! Just when you think it couldn’t get any bigger, we’re taking it to the next level with the hottest hit music artists of the moment jetting in from right across the world to perform at Capital’s Summertime Ball, with yet more names still to come this week!” Tickets to Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone go on sale on Friday May 1st at 8am at www.capitalfm.com/summertime-ball. Capital VIPs and Vodafone customers have access to the first tickets in the VIP pre-sale, open now. #CapitalSTB •. Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone returns to the iconic Wembley Stadium on Saturday June 6th 2015 with simply our most insane line-up ever! Today Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon continued the big reveal week on the Capital Breakfast Show adding megastars Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Ne-Yo, Meghan Trainor, Martin Garrix, Pitbull, Rita Ora and Little Mix to the bill. This past Monday on Capital Breakfast the big reveal week started with the news the biggest band in the world, One Direction, will make their debut at Capital’s Summertime Ball –1D’s first ever London date as a four-piece.

Yesterday, in the second massive announcement from Capital this week, huge stars Avicii, Kelly Clarkson, Flo Rida, Jason Derulo, Carly Rae Jepsen, Olly Murs and Jess Glynne joined the line-up for this summer’s hottest event. And this morning Dave and Lisa opened the show with the huge news that US pop sensation Ariana Grande would be joining the ball this year! The Capital Breakfast Show co-hosts didn’t disappoint as they continued to unveil the rest of the stellar line-up, starting with four-time Grammy and three-time BRIT award-winning Sam Smith. Sam first appeared at Wembley at Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone in 2013 just as he was beginning his meteoric rise to fame.

Next announced was RnB star Ne-Yo, who will fly into Wembley Stadium to give a hit-laced performance including his new smash hit ‘She Knows.’ Next up was news that ‘Lips Are Movin’ and ‘All About That Bass’ pop princess Meghan Trainor would join Sam Smith and the other huge names flying in to kick the summer off in style. ‘Animals’ super DJ producer Martin Garrix, who’s currently in the studio working on his first album, will also make his debut at the ball whilst US rapper Pitbull will be jetting into Wembley to perform for the 80,000 Capital hit music fans. Up next was news that chart-topping star Rita Ora will also take to the world famous stage to perform her biggest hits ahead of the release of her second album. And last but never least, the Little Mix girls were in the Capital Breakfast studio this morning to share the news they’d be joining our most insane line-up ever to perform their brand new single at the ball! Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president, Global, said: “It doesn’t get any bigger than this!

We’ve assembled a world-class line-up of the hottest hit music stars from around the world. On Saturday June 6th they’re all descending on London for one day only! We’re all set here at Capital to put on the biggest live music show and entertain millions of Capital listeners.” The Grammy award-winning line-up so far: One Direction, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Avicii, Ne-Yo, Kelly Clarkson, Flo Rida, Olly Murs, Jason Derulo, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jess Glynne, Meghan Trainor, Martin Garrix, Pitbull, Rita Ora and Little Mix. Together these superstars collectively attract 130 million dedicated fans who have created countless Twitter trends around the world, and streamed their hit music videos more than 20 billion times. With only five weeks left to go, keep it Capital to see what else is in store for this year’s Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday May 1st, at 8am at www.capitalfm.com/summertime-ball.

Capital VIPs and Vodafone customers have access to the first tickets in the VIP pre-sale, open now for a limited time. #CapitalSTB •. Iain Dale and Shelagh Fogarty will anchor LBC’s general election night coverage. From 9.55pm on Thursday 7th May, the award-winning pair will kick-start ‘Britain Decides’, more than 24 hours of non-stop election coverage on the country’s only commercial news talk radio station, in the tightest election in decades. Dale and Fogarty will be joined in LBC’s brand new high definition London studios by Gordon Brown’s former adviser Damian McBride and one of Britain’s best-informed observers of the Conservative Party, Tim Montgomerie.

At the moment Big Ben strikes 10pm, Lord Ashcroft will give his first reaction to the exit poll. The impressionist and comedian Rory Bremner will also be part of the LBC election night team to give his verdict on the twists and turns of the campaign. Supported by Global’s newsrooms around the UK, LBC will be live on the ground in more than 50 battlegrounds seats, reporting through the night and early morning, bringing the latest news and results. • LBC’s political editor Theo Usherwood will be at Westminster. • LBC presenter and senior correspondent Tom Swarbrick will be with David Cameron at his seat in Witney. • Katie Radley will be in Ed Miliband’s constituency in Doncaster. • Alice Bailey will be in Nick Clegg’s Sheffield Hallam constituency.

• LBC’s late night presenter Ian Collins will report from Margate where Nigel Farage is hoping to gain the Thanet South seat. • Darren Adam will be in Scotland to report on the country’s influence on the next British government. Nick Ferrari will pick up the baton at 5am for a special five-hour election edition of his breakfast show broadcast live from Westminster. Every hour Ferrari will be joined by some of the biggest names in politics who stepped down from Parliament in 2015 for their insight including Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Dame Tessa Jowell and Sir Menzies Campbell. Boris Johnson’s father Stanley, who has been one of the roving reporters on the LBC Battle Bus during the campaign, will give his reaction as his son finds out whether he’s won a seat at Westminster. LBC’s David Mellor and Ken Livingstone will also join the show. Across the day, non-stop coverage continues with election specials from James O’Brien and Andrew Pierce as attempts are made to form a new government and LBC’s audience have their say on the outcome of the polls.

James Rea, managing editor, LBC said: “LBC has its best political team in action covering the battle for Number 10 – a general election that will define a generation. There’ll be sharp insight and punchy opinion from presenters, guests and of course, reactions and views from an unrivalled supporting cast – our listeners.” Online, will provide results, analysis and the key moments of election night. Presenters, correspondents and reporters will also be tweeting, posting, pinning, vining and instagraming as the story unfolds.

Capital just took it up another notch this morning adding hot new Miami artist LunchMoney Lewis to the line up for Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone, at Wembley Stadium on Saturday June 6th 2015 – with our most insane line-up ever! It doesn’t get much hotter than LunchMoney Lewis right now whose unbelievably catchy debut single ‘Bills’ has gone straight into the Vodafone Big Top 40 top 3 and debut on iTunes at #1.

It will be his first ever UK performance! On Capital Breakfast every day for the rest of the week, Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon will reveal more acts who will be joining the world’s hottest hit music stars on the iconic stage for Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone. The line-up so far: One Direction, Ariana Grande, Avicii, Ne-Yo, Kelly Clarkson, Flo Rida, Olly Murs, Jason Derulo, Carly Rae Jepsen, Jess Glynne, Meghan Trainor, Martin Garrix, Pitbull, Rita Ora, LunchMoney Lewis and Little Mix.

These superstars collectively attract 130 million dedicated fans who have created countless Twitter trends around the world, and streamed their hit music videos more than 20 billion times! With more acts to be confirmed every day for the rest of the week on Capital and less than three weeks to go before the hottest event of the summer, the only way to get tickets to the sold out ball is to listen to Capital for ticket giveaways and to find out what else is in store for this year’s Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone. #CapitalSTB •. Global retains lead with 23 million listeners tuning in to Global brands every week across the UK. Global has the top 3 commercial radio brands in the UK. Smooth closes in on 5 million listeners, up 11% in 12 months.

And, LBC reaches record listening figures across the UK in the run up to the General Election. Paul Weller is joining XFM to give music fans a rare insight into his career. From his humble beginnings in the mod-punk trio The Jam, through the 1980s soul years in The Style Council, to his solo career as the elder statesman of Britpop, Weller is one of Britain’s finest songwriters. XFM’s John Kennedy will talk to Weller about his amazing career in front of a very intimate audience at The Hammersmith Club in west London on Thursday 25 June. The intimate event is in aid of Global’s Make Some Noise. Global’s Make Some Noise is a national grant giving charity. Global is home to the country’s best loved commercial radio brands, Capital, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, XFM and Gold, which it has united to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people around the country.

There will also be some special guests who will provide their own experiences of and insights into Paul’s career. Chris Baughen, XFM’s managing editor, said: “This will be an incredible evening for all Paul Weller fans as he joins us for what I know will be a fantastic and enlightening chat. We’re very grateful to Paul and our other guests for getting together with XFM for our charity, Global’s Make Some Noise.” Tickets go on sale on Friday 5 June at 8am from. Tickets are £80-100 with proceeds from the event going to Global’s Make Some Noise.

Global Entertainment, the content creation arm of Global, today announced the acquisition of a significant strategic stake in Broadwick Live. Broadwick Live stages music festivals around the world. The company has created internationally renowned festivals including Snowbombing and Festival No.6 and branded music events such as the hugely successful Bacardi Triangle. The deal is Global Entertainment’s first UK acquisition. Broadwick Live will operate independently, working closely with Global Live, the live touring and festival promotion arm of Global Entertainment launched earlier this year.

The move signals the next stage for Global Entertainment’s live event offering. “When Ashley Tabor and I decided to build a live entertainment company as part of Global Entertainment, we always planned to expand into the festival and event space as part of our strategy which included one-off events like the Rolling Stones at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and world tours for our proprietary content partners and third party superstar talent,” said Randy Phillips, CEO of Global Entertainment. “The inventiveness, creativity, and business savvy of Broadwick Live are the perfect complement to the growth of Global Live’s worldwide business model.” Sam Bush, director of Global Live, said: “Broadwick Live is an impressive company with a management team who share our ambitions. Gareth and the team at Broadwick Live have created a collection of festivals and branded events that have won all the major awards and are unlike anything else in the festival space. We will continue to support these events as well as developing new events in the UK and around the world.” Gareth Cooper, CEO, Broadwick Live, commented: “The opportunity to partner with Global Live is huge. With their vision, expertise and investment, we will be able to co-create incredible new events and experiences, and extend our existing portfolio at home in the UK and internationally.” •. Classic FM has appointed the multi-award winning Debbie Wiseman MBE, Britain’s leading female composer for film and television, as its new Composer in Residence.

Wiseman’s first commission for Classic FM is a work entitled The Musical Zodiac, a twelve-movement suite inspired by characteristics of the astrological signs. From Pisces to Aquarius, every piece will reflect the personality and unique quality of each sign.

The work will be released on the Classic FM label in September 2016. Throughout the year, Wiseman will also be a regular guest on Charlotte Green’s Culture Club on Classic FM, as she takes the station’s 5.6 million listeners on the journey of the composition with her. Having written more than 200 film and television scores, Debbie Wiseman is one of the UK’s most successful composers. Her numerous film credits include Tom and Viv, which was nominated for two Academy Awards, Haunted and Wilde. She has written a host of popular scores for television such as Warriors, Judge John Deed, A Poet in New York, Father Brown and most recently, Wolf Hall, the soundtrack to which entered the Classic FM Chart at number one.

Classic FM’s inaugural Composer in Residence was Joby Talbot, who was appointed to the role in 2004. He was succeeded by Patrick Hawes and, from 2008 until the end of 2014, the position was held by Howard Goodall. Classic FM’s Managing Editor Sam Jackson said, “We have had the fortune of working with three brilliant Composers in Residence at Classic FM and I’m delighted that Debbie Wiseman has now agreed to take on this exciting position. I’m confident that the new work we’ve commissioned Debbie to write will be hugely popular with our audience and the whole team is looking forward to working with her.” Continued Debbie Wiseman said, “I am thrilled to be Classic FM’s new Composer in Residence, but also to be working on a new album project is especially exciting. The idea of writing The Musical Zodiac presented a wonderful opportunity to create music inspired by the individual characteristics of each star sign. I hope that people might even recognise their own personality traits within the movement that is dedicated to their sign!

It will be a huge honour to record the album and bring the music to life next year.” Classic FM is available across the UK on 100-102 FM, DAB digital radio, at classicfm.com and on the Classic FM app. Ministry of Sound is the 140th publisher to join Dax, the Digital Audio Exchange developed by us here at Global, the media and entertainment company. Dax now gives advertisers a single buying point for 140 digital audio platforms including Rdio, Musicovery, audioBoom, Global’s radio brands Capital, Capital XTRA, Classic FM and LBC, and Bauer’s Absolute Radio network. There are now more than 17 million consumers streaming digital audio every week in the UK.

Dax is the first and only programmatic digital audio advertising platform in the UK. Ministry of Sound Radio now joins other leading music streaming services, digital radio and podcasting platforms now able to sell their inventory through the ground-breaking advertising exchange, as Dax continues to grow the market. Mike Gordon, chief commercial officer at Global, said: “Before we created Dax the market was fragmented. We developed Dax to give advertisers access to the large and growing world of digital audio. It has been a phenomenal success and it’s fantastic to see the iconic dance music brand, Ministry of Sound Radio, become the 140th publisher to join Dax.” He continued: “Dax will continue to expand and transform the market, allowing new digital audio platforms to thrive and giving advertisers access to a highly engaged audience who are receptive to hearing from brands.” Alexis James, commercial director at Ministry of Sound, said: “Ministry of Sound Radio has seen its monthly audience grow significantly since the start of the year and our growth trajectory is huge.

We’re thrilled to be partnering with Dax to monetise our extensive radio audience and provide advertisers a unique opportunity to reach a devoted audience of music influencers.” •. The four Labour leadership contenders will go head-to-head in a live hustings on LBC later this month. Presenter Iain Dale will host the 90-minute clash between Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall, to be broadcast on Wednesday 22 July at 7pm. The format will enable LBC’s audience to put their questions directly to the candidates about the key issues that matter.

It will also include a strand called ‘Ask Me Anything’, where each contender can quiz their rivals on any topic. The hustings will be fully interactive and made available to other broadcasters. LBC is available across the UK on DAB digital radio, at lbc.co.uk, on the LBC app and in London on 97.3 FM. Today, we have announced the appointment of Gary Muircroft as Managing Editor of Global Scotland. Starting in October, Muircroft will oversee the programming and output from our Broadcasting Centre in Glasgow, which is home to Heart, Smooth Radio and XFM in Scotland.

Muircroft joins us from Bauer Radio, where he has been Regional Content Director for Scotland (The Regions) for the last two years. He will be taking over from David Treasurer. Richard Park, Global’s Group Executive Director and Director of Broadcasting, said: “Gary’s vision and passion for radio in Scotland, combined with a wealth of programming experience, will be a tremendous asset to Global as he leads our team onto greater success.” Gary Muircroft said: “I am very much looking forward to my new role with Global as we enter another exciting period for commercial radio in Scotland. This is an amazing opportunity for me to head back to my home patch to work with an incredibly talented team and the greatest radio brands in the UK.” •. Here are our RAJAR headlines: In London, Capital is the commercial market leader with 2.2 million listeners. We surge ahead with Capital and Heart adding more than 580,000 listeners in London alone.

Global leads London’s commercial breakfast, with Capital’s Dave & Lisa winning on breakfast reach and Heart’s Jamie & Emma winning on breakfast share. Across the UK, we have the three most popular commercial radio networks with Heart, Capital and Classic FM.

Plus, LBC hits 1.5 million listeners for the first time – its highest ever reach. Capital XTRA beats BBC 1 Xtra for the first time, with almost 1 million weekly listeners. Here are more headlines from across our brands: CAPITAL • Capital is clearly the UK’s leading hit music brand with 7.6m listeners every week • Capital London wins the hotly contested commercial number one slot with 2.2m people tuning in every week up 407,000 listeners in just three months • Capital Xtra secures its highest figures yet with almost a million people now tuning in across the UK, beating Radio 1Xtra for the first time*. HEART • Heart is the UK’s biggest commercial radio brand by far with 8.9m listeners tuning in nationally every week • In London, Heart has close to 2m listeners adding 452,000 in three short months LBC • LBC records its highest ever reach, with 1.5m listeners – up 124,000 listeners in the last three months. CLASSIC FM • Classic FM reaches 5.3m listeners each week Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president here at Global, said: “This is a fantastic set of results for Global. Capital wins hands down across the UK and wins in the fiercely competitive London market where we have 2.2 million people tuning in every week to hear the hottest hit music, making Capital London’s number 1 commercial station.

Winning both the London breakfast reach (with Capital) and share (with Heart) is also very special. Global continues to lead the commercial sector with the country’s top three radio networks in Heart, Capital and Classic FM. I’m very proud of how hard everyone at Global has worked to achieve these figures.” Richard Park, group executive director and director of broadcasting here at Global, said: “Another stellar set of numbers for Global. LBC is a force to be reckoned with, setting the news agenda across the country and achieving its biggest ever audience on record with more listeners and hours, and a greater market share than ever before. Heart London now reaches two million listeners every week helping strengthen Heart’s position as the UK’s number one commercial radio network, and Capital Xtra beats Radio 1Xtra for the first time ever.

This is a great set of results for Global.” * In its own TSA on a six month reporting period. The Q2 RAJAR figures exclude Smooth Extra listeners, which were previously counted under Smooth Radio Network (UK). These listeners will be included in the Q3 figures. For this reason, the Q2 figures don’t give a like-for-like comparison. Source RAJAR / Ipsos-MORI / RSMB, period ending 28 June 2015.

All stations and groups results are reported on their specified reporting period and TSA (Total Survey Area). We are returning to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to host a second year of EdFest studio sessions. Our creative team will run the sessions from a pop-up studio in the heart of Edinburgh, giving brands and agencies the opportunity to produce ad demos using the festival’s established and emerging talent. In 2014, unprecedented demand for the studio sessions saw the Global creative team develop more than 60 radio ads for 23 brands.

This year, the team will produce demos for more than 70 brands including John Lewis, Thomson, BT and KFC over 10 days. The EdFest sessions use the creative atmosphere and talent available at the biggest arts festival in the world, encouraging both agencies and artists to have fun with sound. This year’s sessions will showcase the role that audio plays in building brands.

As part of this, and for the first time at EdFest, Global will be integrating its use of binaural recording in the ads, allowing for even greater creative freedom. Stuart Mays, director of commercial strategy here at Global, said: “Last year’s EdFest programme was incredibly well received by both clients and agencies. We produced entertaining, often amusing, and in many cases very distinctive content that really pushed the boundaries of the creative process. The demand for sessions this year has been huge so we’re excited to return to Edinburgh and can’t wait to hear the demos.” Global’s EdFest studio sessions is running from Thursday August 13 to Sunday August 23. Today, we have announced a pioneering new technology developed by Global, that will now allow drivers radios to automatically switch between different local radio stations that are part of the same network as they travel around the country. The technology has been developed and implemented by Global and Arqiva so that both digital radio receivers and FM receivers automatically transition between different Heart, Capital and Smooth local stations, picking up the best DAB or FM signal available, and automatically switching over to the next transmission area as a driver passes from one area to the next. The innovation means drivers will no longer have to manually switch between networked stations as they drive around the country.

Over the past year, we’ve worked with Arqiva, the broadcast infrastructure company, Ofcom and multiplex owners, to create the technology. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president of Global said: “When I came into the UK radio industry in 2007 I was told this sort of service switching was already up and running, but it wasn’t truly working. Last year I set our engineers the challenge to once and for all solve this issue and I’m very proud that has become a reality today. This innovation is a huge step forward in ensuring drivers have a great listening experience right across the UK. We are continuing to invest in digital radio with new stations, brand expansion and transmission coverage expansion. This is a further demonstration of our commitment.” •. After a summer of speculation with more gossip than there was sunshine, it’s finally here!

Today we have put an end to all the rumours as we confirmed the launch of the most hotly anticipated new radio station across the UK in recent years, and the long-awaited return of one of radio’s biggest personalities. On Monday September 21st Chris Moyles will be back on the air from 06.30-10.00 a.m. To give the nation its first taste of Radio X, a brand new national radio station playing the best fresh rock and guitar-based music across the UK. We can also confirm household name presenters Vernon Kay on mid-mornings, Johnny Vaughan at drive and Kaiser Chiefs’ front man Ricky Wilson at weekends will join the all star line-up. This concludes several months of guesswork from the media industry, with more big names mooted than there have been rumours about Oasis getting back together. Together with Chris Moyles at breakfast, they will inject a huge dose of personality into the new station.

The station will replace XFM and add significant firepower to Global’s portfolio of radio brands giving the group, and the commercial radio sector, the first truly male-focused, fully national music and entertainment brand for 25-44 year olds. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president here at Global, said: “I’ve had a great summer hearing some of the funniest rumors I’ve ever heard.

I’m pleased we can now confirm the industry’s best kept secret, we are indeed launching a brand new national radio station on Monday September 21st. Radio X will focus on fresh rock and guitar-based music alongside huge personalities. And personalities don’t get any bigger than Chris Moyles! Chris is a broadcasting genius and as Global makes a multi-million pound investment in launching Radio X on a national scale, I couldn’t think of anyone better to host the station’s breakfast show. Along with Vernon Kay, Johnny Vaughan and Ricky Wilson, the UK has never had a radio station like Radio X before.” Richard Park, group executive director & director of broadcasting here at Global, said: “With new acts like Hozier and James Bay enjoying phenomenal success, and iconic rock acts Muse, the Foo Fighters and the Arctic Monkeys returning with great albums, there couldn’t be a better time to launch Radio X. We know there’s a gap in the market and a massive audience across the UK waiting for a radio station that caters for them – Radio X will be bold and uncompromising in its promise to deliver music and entertainment for this audience. I’m delighted the time has finally arrived for us to launch this great new station.” Stephen Miron, group CEO at Global, said: “I’m proud that Global is launching Radio X today and that we’re able to bring a completely new national music and entertainment property for 25-44 year old men to the market.

Radio X will be a one of its kind radio station and the first time the commercial sector has catered for this hard to reach group. We’re excited about working with our clients and agency partners to connect them with this audience through Radio X. Our investment in a national platform, an unbeatable talent line-up and a heavyweight advertising campaign speaks to our ambition for the brand.” Vernon Kay, Radio X mid-morning presenter, said: “I’m excited to be getting back on the radio. The launch of Radio X is the dawn of a new era in radio. There is a real buzz around the station because we know that this is going to be a lot of fun It’s going to be a real honour to have Chris Moyles as my warm-up, bringing his unique style of broadcasting back onto the radio waves.” Johnny Vaughan, Radio X drive time presenter, said: “They say there’s nothing better than that ‘new car’ smell. Well there is it’s the smell of a brand new drive time show on a brand new radio station being listened to in that brand new car! Great Britain needs great banter and I can’t wait to be back on air five days a week talking to people up and down the UK as we get them home with a bit of a laugh and some awesome music!” Ricky Wilson, Radio X weekend presenter, said: “XFM was the first station to invite me and the band down for a session, way before we were even called Kaiser Chiefs.

They were right there for us and many, many other bands from the very beginning of their histories, through all incarnations, career ups and downs, break ups and come backs. Even talking recently to other bands and musicians about the station, everyone has very fond things to say about it so it makes me both proud and excited to be right there at the beginning of a new chapter as Radio X launches as the new rebel of the airwaves.” Radio X will be home to the world’s freshest rock and guitar-based music playing the biggest songs from these genres. Regulars on the playlist will include Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons, Blur, Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, The Maccabees, Radiohead, Nirvana, The Smiths, Royal Blood, Kasabian, Catfish & The Bottlemen and Kings of Leon. Radio X will champion new music, taking over from XFM, which has been instrumental in breaking acts including Royal Blood, The xx, Arctic Monkeys, Jamie T, Kings of Leon, The Killers, Everything Everything and Biffy Clyro.

Radio X will launch right across the UK on Monday September 21st at 06.30 a.m. With a new multi-million pound national advertising campaign. In the coming months, Chris Moyles will hit the road with some of his favourite bands and artists to bring listeners across the country a series of exclusive live music events.

The strapline for the brand new Radio X is ‘Get into the Music’. Radio X will be available all across the UK on the digital radio platform D1 as well as on 104.9FM in London and 97.7FM in Manchester from Monday September 21st 2015. Its brand new mobile app will launch before September 21st. Monday September 21st will see Global, the media & entertainment group, launch its new national brand Radio X. The multi-channel campaign has been developed to tell people right across the UK that Radio X has arrived.

The campaign centres on Chris Moyles’ hotly anticipated return to radio. The television ad is a parody of the iconic Bittersweet Symphony music video and follows Chris on his journey to work at the Radio X studios for his first show. The press and OOH campaign creative shows Chris Moyles aloft a radio tower proclaiming his return to radio, and is illustrated by Tavis Coburn. The television ad will air on ITV during the biggest matches of the Rugby World Cup, including England vs Wales on September 26th as well as across ITV Digital, Channel 4 Digital and Sky channels. Press ads include double page spreads in the Evening Standard and Metro and a cover wrap of ShortList, while outdoor spots include premium sites across London and Manchester where Radio X is on 104.9FM and 97.7FM.

Global has created a series of nationwide live music events, the Radio X Roadtrip, supported by O2. The first programme of events will take place at O2 venues from October to December 2015 around the UK including London, Manchester and Glasgow to celebrate the introduction of the new national Radio X. Radio X will stage a series of major live music events around the UK in November and December this year to celebrate its new national presence.

O2 is the official partner for the Radio X Road Trip, which will be hosted by new Radio X breakfast show host Chris Moyles. The events will take place at: 03.11.15: Stereophonics at O2 Academy Bristol 09.11.15: Bloc Party at O2 ABC Glasgow 23.11.15: Courteeners at O2 Academy Leeds 02.12.15: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Johnny Marr, Neon Waltz and Pretty Vicious at O2 Apollo Manchester 08.12.15: James Bay at O2 Academy 2 Birmingham Chris Baughen, managing editor of Radio X, said: “Today Radio X goes live right across the UK. To celebrate this we wanted to do something special for listeners. We’ve created the Radio X Road Trip to bring the music and personality of Radio X to music fans in cities up and down the UK. We’ve got some great bands and artists who are going to perform at O2 venues and we’ve got Chris Moyles to host the whole thing. I’m looking forward to the next few months.” Ian Cafferky, head of marcomms at O2 UK, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Radio X as it expands its reach to a national audience.

This partnership builds on our heritage in music, as we will be sponsoring both The Chris Moyles Show and the Radio X Road Trip. The Radio X Road Trip will see some massive bands performing at O2 venues around the country and we will be giving O2 customers the chance to get Priority Tickets 48 hours before they go on sale to the public.” Priority Tickets for O2 customers go on sale on Wednesday September 30th at 09.00. Download the Priority app or head to o2priority.co.uk/tickets. Radio X newsletter subscribers can get tickets from Thursday October 1st at 09.00 and tickets go on general sale from Friday October 2nd 2015 at 09.00 from radiox.co.uk. We have today announced our plans to launch Capital in Liverpool in early 2016 after receiving clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority today for the purchase of Juice FM. Liverpool is the latest addition to the Capital network, the UK’s number 1 hit music station, which now reaches over 7.1m people in the UK every single week. Juice FM adds a further 250,000 listeners to the network, making it far and away the biggest hit music radio network in Europe with over 7.3m listeners per week.

Alongside its national sister network, Capital Xtra, the combined Capital brand now reaches nearly 8m listeners per week across the UK. Global is now the largest radio company in the North West, with the Heart and Smooth brands already covering the entire region on FM & DAB and now with the Capital brand on FM & DAB in Manchester, Liverpool and North Wales. This in addition to Global’s national brands Capital Xtra, Radio X, Classic FM and LBC.

Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president here at Global, said: “I’m extremely happy that we can now bring Capital, the UK’s number one hit music station, to the city of Liverpool, something we’ve wanted to do for some time. The Capital network has grown and grown over the years by continuing to deliver what our listeners love, playing the world’s biggest hits from the world’s hottest stars, putting on the biggest and best events and delivering world class content to every corner of the UK.

We will continue to take the Capital network from strength-to-strength in 2016 and we’re looking forward to continuing this journey and bringing Capital to Liverpool early next year.” Juice FM reaches more than 250,000 listeners every week. UTV and Global reached an agreement on the sale of Juice FM in June 2015, subject to regulatory approval from the Competition and Markets Authority. Completion of the sale is expected to take place on Thursday October 8th 2015. Today (Thursday) some of the biggest names from the worlds of music and entertainment will take to the airwaves to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise – the charity set up by Global, the media & entertainment group, to give a voice to small charities that struggle to raise awareness. On its biggest day of fundraising to date, Global’s Make Some Noise will call on Global’s star line-up of presenters, friends from the music and entertainment world, and its 23 million listeners to get involved and raise money for disadvantaged youngsters across the UK. In its second annual appeal day, Global will unite all its radio brands including Heart, Capital, Capital Xtra, Radio X, Classic FM, LBC, Smooth, Smooth Extra and Gold to help youngsters living with illness, disability or lack of opportunity.

Stephen Miron, group CEO of Global, said: “Global’s Make Some Noise is back and we’re determined to raise as much money as possible for disadvantaged young people right across the UK. We’re supporting some remarkable charities who are doing incredible work but don’t have the resources to raise awareness on their own. By giving them a voice on our radio stations, our TV channels and our digital platforms, these organisations can reach tens of millions of people and make a make a much bigger impact on the lives of disadvantaged youngsters. Together with presenters from around the Global family of brands and some of our friends from the music and entertainment world, we’re asking everyone to get involved in this year’s fundraising day to help these charities do more extraordinary work. Dll Tool Serial Key Download. ” Olly Murs will take on a bold challenge to become the first person to broadcast live on air on all Global stations, starting on Radio X this (Thursday) morning. He will be given less than 60 minutes to appear on every Global station with some of the UK’s best-loved radio presenters. On Capital, Simon Cowell will go from judge to being judged as he performs the Flo Rida hit ‘I Don’t Like It, I Love It’.

Amid the Make Some Noise activity, Capital Breakfast’s Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon will cast their Black Magic on Little Mix, who will have to carry out pranks on unsuspecting Global staff. Ellie Goulding will become Telly-Goulding as she puts her unique twist on some of TV’s most iconic theme tunes including ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Neighbours’. Heart’s Mark Wright will also be warming up his vocal chords as he joins the award-winning Rock Choir for a special live on air performance. David Tennant and David Suchet join an all-star cast featuring every Classic FM presenter including Myleene Klass, Alexander Armstrong, Alex James and Alan Titchmarsh in the comedy whodunnit ‘Upstairs Downland Abbey’. On the roof at Global’s HQ in Leicester Square, Heart’s Jason Donovan, Stephen Mulhern and Emma Willis will take part in a very special karaoke session. Musical genres collide as Classic FM’s John Suchet asks the nation to “hold tight for the reload” for an explosive UK Garage show on Capital Xtra, while his fellow Classic FM colleague Aled Jones transforms himself into his alter-ego ‘DJ AJ’ for the day presenting a show on the history of jungle and drum and bass.

Radio X will offer the chance to bid for tickets to experience the world’s biggest bands and artists, including a seven-night holiday to Australia to see both Mumford & Sons and Florence & the Machine. Smooth Radio listeners can get up close with their favourite presenters through competitions, including a VIP trip on the London Eye with Myleene Klass and a day watching motor racing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with Tina Hobley. Gold breakfast presenter Tony Dibbin will embark on a 24-hour marathon broadcast and is joined by special guests including The Osmonds and Sir Tom Jones. Throughout the day, a host of prizes will be up for grabs including holidays to New York, Los Angeles, Barbados and Mauritius, plus the chance to meet The Vamps in Paris and Jennifer Lopez in Las Vegas. Across the country, people in schools and offices will be encouraged to dress loud and donate money to Global’s Make Some Noise. Vodafone, Confused.com and LifeSkills created with Barclays are generous supporters of Global’s Make Some Noise. To donate £5 text NOISE to 70070 with 100% of donations will go to Global’s Make Some Noise.

Find out more by visiting or following us on Twitter @makenoise. Coca-Cola will return as the headline partner for Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball in December 2015.

Following a hugely successful partnership in 2013, Coca-Cola will once again partner with us for Capital’s flagship Christmas event as part of the Coca-Cola Christmas campaign. The partnership will feature all four Coca-Cola variants and will run across all Capital touch points including Capital FM, Capital TV and all its digital platforms. The partnership forms part of Coca-Cola’s annual Christmas campaign, which includes its highly anticipated Christmas Truck Tour and much-loved classic ‘Holidays are Coming!’ advert. Coca-Cola’s famous truck has been a Christmas icon since it first launched on TV in November 1995. Since then, it has been a regular feature of festive TV in more than 100 countries across the world. In 2014, the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck made 45 stops between late November and Christmas. This year, Capital will also be giving away tickets to Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball and Capital presenters will join the truck at a number of locations, along the tour*, to add to the festive fun.

Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball is always a sell-out event. As part of the sponsorship, Coca-Cola will also be giving away sought after tickets through a number of bespoke competitions. Mike Gordon, chief commercial officer at Global said: “Coca-Cola is synonymous with Christmas. To have Coca-Cola on board reinforces the reputation of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball as one of the biggest events in the Christmas calendar.

We’re looking forward to bringing our biggest Jingle Bell Ball yet to Capital listeners.” Bobby Brittain, managing director at Coca-Cola Great Britain said: “As part of our plans for Christmas this year, we are delighted to once again be partnering with Global on Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball. At Coca-Cola, we have a rich heritage of celebrating the magic of Christmas. Ever since our first Christmas advert launched in the 1920s, we have continued to create excitement around the festive season.

Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball allows us to do just that with some of the world’s leading music artists and their adoring fans.” Now in its eighth year, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball is always a sell-out event. Last year more than 30,000 people flocked to London’s O2 Arena to see performances from global superstars including Taylor Swift, Take That, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran. #CapitalJBB #HolidaysAreComing *Dates for the 2015 Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour are yet to be announced. Just over a year after it launched in the UK, we have announced that we will expand Dax, the digital audio exchange, into 18 countries across Europe offering advertisers a way to reach a highly engaged audience of 60 million from early 2016. This move means that for the first time advertisers will be able to access a huge number of people consuming digital radio, music streaming services and podcasts in Europe making Dax the single biggest audio platform across the continent, with both direct and programmatic buying options.

Speaking at the IAB Upfronts today (Monday), Oliver Deane, commercial digital director at Global, made the announcement in front of an audience of more than 300 people at London’s Ministry of Sound. Deane cited growth in listening and demand from clients as the reason for the move, which will see Global set up its first international sales team, grow its digital account management team and recruit a network of creatives to develop pan-European campaigns.

Deane said there was a high level of interest from existing Dax clients in running campaigns across the major European markets. The network of creatives will write and produce ads in different languages for clients, reporting into Jo McCrostie, creative director at Global. Leading local and pan-European music streaming services, digital radio and podcasting platforms have already signed up to Dax enabling them to sell their inventory through the groundbreaking advertising exchange across Europe from early 2016.

Listening to digital audio is now a large part of the media day for European consumers with more than 150 million people in the top 10 European markets listening to digital audio every month. Mike Gordon, chief commercial officer at Global, said: “We created Dax to give brands access to the digital audio market in one single buy. The growth we’ve experienced in just over a year has defied our expectations. In that period, we’ve signed up more than 140 digital audio publishers, 250 forward-thinking advertisers, grown our audience from zero to seven million and demonstrated the power of digital audio to deliver brand messages and help drive traffic to brands’ websites and apps through research among 400,000 smartphone users.” Gordon continued: “In the US digital audio is a multi-billion dollar industry with Pandora leading the market. Our vision for Dax is to recreate the US market across Europe. Dax will continue to expand and transform the market, allowing new digital audio services to thrive by generating ad revenue for them, and giving advertisers access to highly engaged audiences who are receptive to hearing from brands.

Dax allows brands to deliver messages to a highly engaged audience while they stream digital audio at crucial moments throughout the day.” In the UK, Dax already gives advertisers a single buying point for more than 140 digital audio platforms including Rdio, Musicovery, audioBoom, Ministry of Sound, Global’s radio brands including Capital, Heart, Radio X, Classic FM and LBC, and Bauer’s Absolute Radio network. Global created and launched Dax in June 2014. We have announced today (Thursday) that construction has started on the Global Academy, our university technical college (UTC), which will open in September 2016. The Global Academy will provide academic and vocational training for 800 students who want to work in the broadcast and digital media industry. The curriculum will get a practical makeover ensuring the 14-18 year olds are not only prepared for their GCSEs and A-Levels but also for a career in the fast-growing broadcast and digital media industries. At the same time, students at the Global Academy will learn the technical skills needed to work in the broadcast and digital media industry preparing them for jobs in radio and TV production, broadcast engineering, app and web development, script writing, event management, radio production, broadcast journalism and many more.

Ashley Tabor, Global’s founder & executive president, came up with the idea of the Global Academy. He said: “There is a real shortage of young people coming out of school with the skills needed to work in the broadcast and digital media industries. The Global Academy will give our students the practical skills they need to hit the ground running as well as teaching them core subjects in a practical way. We want to give young people from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to get a foot on the ladder in the media industry and connect the dots between their core GCSEs and A-Levels, and practical life skills needed in the real world.” Opening in September 2016, the Global Academy will be on the site of the Old Vinyl Factory in Hayes in the London borough of Hillingdon. It will house extensive recording and filming studio space, a theatre and a four-storey atrium. Students will be taught a mainstream key stage 4 and key stage 5 curriculum together with diplomas in broadcast and digital media. These will be awarded by the Global Academy’s university partner, University of the Arts London (UAL), through its Ofqual-approved awarding organisation, UAL Awarding Body.

With funding from the Department for Education, 50 per cent of places will be open to students who live in the local catchment area (a five mile radius) with the remaining 50 per cent open to students from across the UK. For more information and to find out about open days click.

The countdown to Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola has begun, as it was revealed this morning that Jason Derulo is the first act confirmed for night one on Saturday 5th December at London’s O2 Arena. The platinum singer songwriter whose smash hit ‘Want To Want Me’ topped the Vodafone Big Top 40 for four consecutive weeks, will fly into London to perform at the Capital Jingle Bell Ball in front of more than 16,000 hit music fans.

Jason was on the Capital Breakfast Show as Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon launched the big reveal week for Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola. Talking about the event he said: “I’ve got a special feeling about this year man, it’s going to be epic! Capital always just pick the biggest artists in the world and it ends up being a night to remember, every single time!” Jason also gave some big hints about other artists on the bill. All the clues are at Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president, Global said: “We kickstarted our big reveal week this morning with one of the hottest male artists of the moment and that’s just the beginning! Over the next four days the line-up is set to get much much bigger as we help Capital listeners get closer to the stars this Christmas.

I can’t wait to see the response from the fans as we reveal the other huge acts who will help to make Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola the biggest music event this season!” Tomorrow (Tuesday) from 7am, Capital Breakfast continues the big reveal week ahead of tickets going on sale on Friday 6th November at 8am. Capital VIPs have access to the first tickets in the pre-sale, from Thursday November 5th at 10am, and Coca-Cola fans can get early access to tickets through Coca-Cola’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

Now in its eighth year, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball is always a sell-out event. Last year, more than 30,000 fans flocked to London’s O2 Arena to see performances from global stars including Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Take That and Jessie J. #CapitalJBB •. The countdown to the hottest event this Christmas, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola, continued today on Capital.

Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon revealed the first act for night two will be Little Mix. The UK’s hottest girl group will take to the stage at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday December 6th. The ‘Black Magic’ and ‘Love Me Like You’ foursome, who have three number one singles under their belt and more than nine million fans on social media, will perform for 16,000 Capital listeners. Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon shared the news exclusively on the Capital Breakfast show this morning as part of the big reveal week before tickets go on sale on Friday.

Yesterday (Monday) Dave & Lisa announced that international platinum singer songwriter Jason Derulo was the first confirmed act for night one, Saturday 5th December, of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola. Talking about performing at the event, Perrie said: “We love doing the Jingle Bell Ball, everyone is on top form for a good laugh and a good boogie and it’s a good chance to catch up with our other artist friends!” The girls also gave some big hints about other artists on the bill.

All the clues are. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president, Global said: “Announcing Jason Derulo yesterday set the bar pretty high for Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola and today we just raised that bar again! What an amazing first act to have on the bill for night two! We know how much Capital listeners love Leigh-Anne, Perrie, Jade and Jesy so we’re excited to help our listeners get closer to the stars this Christmas. With international platinum artist Jason Derulo and the UK’s hottest girl band already confirmed, the line-up for Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola is set to get even bigger tomorrow – bring it on!” Tomorrow (Wednesday) from 7am Capital Breakfast will reveal who’s joining the line-up for night one, Saturday December 5th, ahead of tickets going on sale on Friday November 6th at 8am at capitalfm.com/jinglebellball. Capital VIPs have access to the first tickets in the pre-sale from Thursday November 5th at 10am and Coca-Cola fans can get early access to tickets through Coca-Cola’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

Now in its eighth year, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball is always a sell-out event. Last year, more than 30,000 fans flocked to London’s O2 Arena to see performances from global stars including Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Take That and Jessie J. The line-up for night one of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola just got a whole lot bigger as Capital revealed that Ariana Grande, Jess Glynne, David Guetta, Nathan Sykes, Jason Derulo and Years & Years were all confirmed to perform on Saturday December 5th at London’s O2 Arena at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball! Today (Wednesday) pop princess Ariana Grande joined Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon on the Capital breakfast show as they announced the ‘Problem’ and ‘Break Free’ singer would be jetting in to London especially for Capital listeners. After Ariana’s incredible debut at Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone this year, fans will be looking forward to hearing her brand new smash single ‘Focus’. Dave & Lisa continued to excite listeners this morning as they announced one of the hottest groups around, Years & Years, will be joining the line-up for night one. As one of the biggest UK breakthrough bands of 2015 with their debut single ‘King’ going straight in at number one on the Vodafone Big Top 40, the band will be making their debut appearance at a Capital ball!

Talking about their recent tour of America and the UK the band said: “All the tours we’ve done have just been a lead up to the Jingle Bell Ball!” Jess Glynne, the second British female artist ever to have five number one singles in the UK, is also confirmed to perform at the Capital Jingle Bell Ball. The ‘Right Here’ and ‘Hold My Hand’ singer Jess will take to the O2’s stage to perform some of her biggest hits. Also performing at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola is 22-year-old singer songwriter and former Wanted sensation Nathan Sykes. Nathan’s had an incredible year notching up a US Billboard dance chart number 1 with his first solo single and selling out a headline tour across the UK. With his second single ‘Over And Over Again’ dropping this month and the emotional video for the song causing a huge stir online, fans will be excited to see what Nathan has in store for them. Last but not least, Dave & Lisa revealed that the massive Grammy award-winning superstar DJ producer David Guetta will be raising the roof at the Capital Jingle Bell Ball with his huge electronic smash dance hits. On Monday, Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon got the big reveal week off to a flying start when they announced that platinum singer songwriter, Jason Derulo, will jet in to London to perform on night one of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola on Saturday December 5th.

On Tuesday, the breakfast show hosts revealed Little Mix, the UK’s hottest girl group, as the first act for night two, Sunday December 6th. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president, Global said: “Only Capital can bring the world’s biggest hit music superstars together this Christmas. Today we announced an amazing line-up for night one of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola and tomorrow we’ll be revealing the line-up for night two.

I can’t wait to see how our listeners respond. Once again, the biggest music stars on the planet are jetting in for Capital as we help our listeners get closer to the stars this Christmas. It really is going to be the hottest event this festive season.” Tomorrow (Thursday) from 7am Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon will announce who will be joining Little Mix on the star-studded line-up for night two of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola before tickets go on sale on Friday November 6th at 8am at capitalfm.com/jinglebellball. Capital VIPs have access to the first tickets in the pre-sale, from tomorrow, Thursday November 5th at 10am, and Coca-Cola fans can get early access to tickets through Coca-Cola’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

Now in its eighth year, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball is always a sell-out event. Last year, more than 30,000 fans flocked to the ball over two days to see performances from global stars including Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Take That and Jessie J. #CapitalJBB •. This morning (Thursday) on the Capital Breakfast Show, Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon announced more massive names taking the line-up to new heights for night two of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola!

Justin Bieber, Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, Nick Jonas, Sigma, Charlie Puth and Little Mix will all perform as Capital helps listeners get closer to the stars this Christmas. Superstar record-breaking producer and DJ Calvin Harris was the first artist announced on this morning’s show. The ‘How Deep Is Your Love’ hit maker who made chart history as the first artist to have nine top 10 singles from one album will be getting the crowd jumping on night two of the ball.

Making a return to the ball is Ellie Goulding, who will perform some of her biggest hits, including Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack ‘Love Me Like You Do’, which broke a worldwide streaming record earlier this year. Fresh from his debut at Capital’s Summertime Ball with Vodafone earlier this year, Dave & Lisa revealed the ‘Jealous’ teen idol Nick Jonas will return to perform on night two of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola.

Nick promised fans a great show when chatting about his appearance saying that “with a show this big you have to bring an incredible production, set the bar high and really go for it”. Next up was breakthrough artist Charlie Puth, responsible for one of the biggest collaborations of the year with ‘See You Again’. Also joining this world-class line up is chart-topping drum and bass duo Sigma will perform some of the biggest tracks from their debut album ‘Life.’ Last but by no means least, watch out London! International YouTube phenomenon Justin Bieber, who has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, is flying in especially to perform at the Jingle Bell Ball for Capital listeners.

He returns to the ball in the wake of his incredible musical comeback, which began with the collaboration with US producers Skrillex and Diplo ‘Where Are U Now?’ He followed this up with the huge hit ‘What Do You Mean?’, which secured the superstar his first Vodafone Big Top 40 number 1, and his new smash hit ‘Sorry’ which is already storming the UK charts. Justin will bring his new sound to thousands of Capital listeners, live at London’s O2 for the Capital ball. On Tuesday, Dave & Lisa revealed the UK’s hottest girl group, Little Mix, will perform on night two of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola on Sunday December 6th.

Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president, Global said: “Just when you think it isn’t possible to pack any more of the world’s biggest hit music artists into one venue, we’re taking it up a notch! With yet more of the hottest musical talent descending on London for Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola, night two promises to be just as incredible as night one – it’s going to be an amazing show!” The world class superstars confirmed for night two will follow Ariana Grande, Jess Glynne, David Guetta, Nathan Sykes, Jason Derulo and Years & Years who will all perform on night one on Saturday December 5th. With only four weeks to go, keep it Capital to see what else is in store for this year’s Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday November 6th) at 8am at capitalfm.com/jinglebellball.

Capital VIPs have access to the first tickets in the pre-sale, from today (Thursday November 5th) at 10am, and Coca-Cola fans can get early access to tickets through Coca-Cola’s Facebook and Twitter pages. #CapitalJBB •. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any bigger or any better, one of the world’s biggest bands, Coldplay, has joined the huge line-up for night one of Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola! The news was announced this morning on the Capital Breakfast Show as Coldplay joined Dave & Lisa in the studio to talk about their hotly anticipated 7th studio album ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ which front man Chris Martin has hinted could be their last. The Grammy winners who have sold more than 100 million records worldwide and were one of the best-selling acts in the world last year will perform alongside superstars Ariana Grande, Jess Glynne, David Guetta, Nathan Sykes, Jason Derulo, and Years & Years on Saturday December 5th. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president, Global said: “What a way to end the week! We’ve had an incredible five days announcing the massive acts who are flying in for Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola and I’m so pleased and proud that Coldplay are going to join us for an incredible night this Christmas.” The line-up for night one, Saturday December 5th, is: Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Jess Glynne, David Guetta, Nathan Sykes, Jason Derulo, and Years & Years.

The line-up for night two, Sunday December 6th, is: Justin Bieber, Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix, Nick Jonas, Sigma and Charlie Puth. Tickets are on sale from today (Friday).

With only four weeks to go, keep it Capital to see what else is in store for Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Coca-Cola. Now in its eighth year, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball is always a sell-out event. Last year, more than 30,000 fans flocked to London’s O2 Arena to see performances from global stars including Taylor Swift, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Take That and Jessie J.

#CapitalJBB •. Let the countdown to Christmas begin. On Sunday 15 November, the festive season officially starts when Darcey Bussell turns on ‘Timeless Elegance’, the brand new Regent Street Christmas Lights sponsored by Jo Malone London. This will be a glamorous evening to remember, a world-first brought to you by The Crown Estate, the Regent Street Association, Jo Malone London and Classic FM. Hosted by Classic FM presenters Myleene Klass and Aled Jones, the star-studded show begins at 6pm. The Strictly Come Dancing judge and former prima ballerina, currently storming the charts with her compilation album ‘The Darcey Bussell Ballet Collection’, will pull the switch at approximately 6.30pm to launch Christmas across the capital. Darcey Bussell said: “I am honoured to be invited to switch on the world famous Regent Street Lights.

It promises to be a spectacular evening as we celebrate the start of Christmas in London. A time to get together and to think of others.” Myleene Klass said: “Classic FM is the home of Christmas music, so Aled and I are really looking forward to officially launching the festive season on one of the world’s most famous shopping streets. London, let the countdown begin!” Setting the scene for a magical occasion, the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will open the event, delivering a show-stopping performance of ‘Pure Imagination’. Fresh from her performance at the Rugby World Cup opening ceremony, British soprano Laura Wright, one of the biggest selling classical artists this decade, will sing a stunning rendition of ‘Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire’ and ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra. Laura Wright said: “I’ve been so fortunate to have performed at many iconic musical and sporting events across the world, but to help start the countdown to Christmas in the heart of the world’s greatest city is a real honour.” The show will continue with yet another internationally renowned classical music star.

The British trumpet soloist and multi Classical BRIT Award winner Alison Balsom will take to the Regent Street stage to perform ‘Ding Dong Merrily On High’ and ‘The Way You Look Tonight’ with the Orchestra. Alison Balsom said: “It’s a thrill to be involved with what has now become a British institution, and a festive day that celebrates London in all its glory.” Conducted by Nicholas Dodd, the Philharmonia Orchestra will then perform a brand new piece of music created by Pierre Mussche from Musicom in collaboration with acclaimed lighting designers Koert Vermeulen and Julie Boniche from ACT Lighting Design. The piece has been exclusively written for the Regent Street Christmas Lights switch-on and will set the scene for an enchanting occasion. As the Philharmonia Orchestra plays, the live music will create a magical immersive experience, which will lead up to the switch-on moment. The lights will gradually move and sparkle in time with the music and for the first time, Regent Street’s Christmas Lights will feature video animations and projections. The unique and dazzling elements create a golden way that will astonish visitors.

Koert Vermeulen, ACT Lighting Design said: “We wanted to sculpt time, to offer it as a gift – the genuine luxury of watching the time as it goes. We encourage people to rediscover this festive season with a new artistic perspective.” Annie Walker, Director of the Regent Street Association said: ” We’re delighted to announce our new partnership with Classic FM, Jo Malone London and ACT Lighting Design for the Regent Street Christmas Lights.

The Regent Street annual switch-on is the highlight of our year, marking the start of the festive season in the West End. It’s been an exciting year with fantastic retailers joining the shopping street, including fragrance brand Jo Malone London and more flagship stores set to open in 2016.” On the day of the switch-on from 12 noon there will be a variety of performances on smaller stages along Regent Street for all the family to enjoy. Shoppers will be treated to a traffic-free Regent Street on the day making Christmas shopping a pleasure; the perfect opportunity to visit Jo Malone London’s newly launched Global Flagship at 101 Regent Street. On Monday December 14th Take That will perform an exclusive live gig for 400 Heart listeners in partnership with StubHub. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will take to the stage to perform a selection of the band’s classics as well as some brand new material at Under The Bridge in London. Take That have sold more than 45 million records worldwide, had 12 UK number one singles and seven UK number one albums, won six Ivor Novellos, eight BRITs and sold over seven and a half million concert tickets in their lifetime. The evening will also feature DJ sets from Heart presenters Mark Wright and Toby Anstis, who will entertain the crowd before and after Take That’s performance.

Take That said: “We’ve performed in some great venues this year but to play such an intimate gig for Heart listeners next month will be a perfect way to end the year. We’re really looking forward to it.” Gary Stein, Heart’s managing editor, said: “Take That are one of the biggest and best loved bands in the world. We know Heart listeners love Gary, Mark and Howard and we’re looking forward to bringing them to an intimate venue especially for the fans – it’s set to be an incredible evening.” Tune into Heart on Monday 23rd November 2015 or go to heart.co.uk for your chance to win tickets.

Heart listeners can also hear the gig on Christmas Day at 7pm or watch it on Heart TV in January. Last night (Tuesday), Rita Ora, Ronan Keating and Olly Murs put on show-stopping performances in front of a star-studded audience at Global’s annual Make Some Noise Night. The glittering event at Supernova London raised £645,432 for Global’s Make Some Noise – the charity set up by Global, the media & entertainment group, to give a voice to small charities and projects that struggle to be heard. For the second year, Global united all its radio brands – Heart, Capital, Capital Xtra, Radio X, Classic FM, LBC, Smooth and Gold – to raise money for disadvantaged youngsters across the UK. British music superstar Rita Ora, internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Ronan Keating and one of the UK’s biggest male solo artists Olly Murs all performed live for 500 special guests at Supernova on London’s Embankment. Global presenters including Capital’s Dave Berry & Lisa Snowdon, Heart’s Jamie Theakston & Emma Bunton, Nick Ferrari from LBC, Smooth Radio’s Kate Garraway, Radio X’s Johnny Vaughan, Myleene Klass from Classic FM and Smooth Radio, Capital Xtra’s Craig David and Marvin Humes from Capital and The Vodafone Big Top 40 all gave their support, along with Fleur East, Ben Haenow, Katy B, plus James McVey and Tristan Evans from The Vamps. Spectacular auction prizes were snapped up including a private dinner with the world famous magician and illusionist David Blaine, a private tour of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon and a tennis lesson with Tim Henman, one week’s stay at private Cambodian Island Song Saa and tickets to some of the biggest entertainment and sporting events including The X Factor Live Final, the BAFTAs and the Wimbledon Men’s Final 2016.

Stephen Miron, Group CEO of Global, said: “Once again, Global’s Make Some Noise Night has been a terrific success. We have brought together Global’s eight radio brands, which reach 24 million listeners every week, to raise a record amount of money to help disadvantaged youngsters. We have also raised awareness of the extraordinary work that smaller charities and projects are doing across the UK. I would like to say thank you to our friends from the music and entertainment world, our star performers Rita Ora, Ronan Keating and Olly Murs, plus our Global presenters, who have helped us give a voice to these remarkable charities.

Young lives will be changed and I’m very proud of what the Global family has achieved.” All of the money raised will go to Global’s Make Some Noise, which awards grants to charities and projects across the UK that help youngsters living with illness, disability or lack of opportunity. Global, the media & entertainment group, has appointed Sharon Weir as principal of the Global Academy. The Global Academy, a university technical college (UTC), opens in September 2016 and will provide academic and vocational training for 14-18 year olds who want to work in the broadcast and digital media industry.

Weir brings 30 years experience in education to the role, alongside impressive academic credentials, which include degrees from St Andrew’s and Harvard University. Weir’s career has taken her around the globe and she has spent the past 13 years working in the US. From 2005 to 2015, she was principal and executive director of New West Charter in Los Angeles having joined from the Seashore Learning Center in Texas where she was director and CEO.

In 2009 she was awarded CCSA California Principal of the Year in recognition of her influence in transforming New West Charter into one of the most sought after in California. She will now bring her expertise to the Global Academy, taking up her new post in January 2016.

Ashley Tabor, Global’s founder & executive president, said: “Sharon is a truly inspirational leader with a career in education that spans more than three decades and two continents. Under her leadership, New West Charter became one of the most highly regarded institutions in California and Sharon is the perfect person to run the new Global Academy. I’m so pleased that she has agreed to join us and lead this very unique school.” Sharon Weir, said: “The Global Academy is an incredibly exciting and innovative project to be a part of, and I’m looking forward to opening the doors in September to welcome our first influx of students.

Over the course of their time at the Global Academy, I’ll be committed to making sure every student leaves equipped with the skills they need to become the next generation of leaders in the broadcasting and digital media industries.” •. 107.6 Capital FM Liverpool will launch on Monday January 18th 2016 as the UK’s number 1 hit music station comes to the city of Liverpool!

Capital Liverpool will play the biggest hits from the hottest hit music artists of the moment. Across the country, Capital is the UK’s number 1 hit music brand reaching more than eight million people every week. As Capital arrives in Liverpool, there’s huge local heritage to combine with the hugely successful brand. Liverpool favourites Adam Weighell, Gemma Cutting and Imogen Townley will present the Capital Liverpool Breakfast Show Monday to Friday from 6-10am and Graeme Smith and Sarah Story will join the station to host Capital Liverpool Drivetime from 4pm every week day. Every Thursday and Friday at 6pm, Graeme and Sarah will hand over to Anton Powers who will get the Liverpool weekend started early with the hottest tracks and some exclusive remixes while Baz Todd will bring the biggest tunes to Liverpool every weekend. Chris Chambers is Capital Liverpool’s news editor and his team will present 13 news bulletins every day. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president of Global, Capital’s parent company, said: “This is a really big day for Global – finding the right way to introduce Capital to the wonderful city of Liverpool has been something we’ve wanted to do for a long time and we’re so pleased we’ve found the best local line-up and team to make that happen.

In 2016, we’ll be bringing Liverpool the biggest hits from the world’s hottest stars and so much more. Watch this space!” Graham Sarath, Capital Liverpool’s commercial director, said: “Adam, Gemma and Imogen are loved by listeners on Juice FM and as we launch 107.6 Capital FM Liverpool, they will continue to wake up the city with their brand of humour and fun alongside the best hit music. Local lad Graeme is making a welcome return home to Liverpool together with his co-host Sarah and we know our listeners are going to love them. Anton and Baz will get our listeners in the party mood at the end of the week and into the weekends with their dance music shows.” •. One of Britain’s best known politicians, Alex Salmond, is to host his own weekly show on LBC, Britain’s only commercial news talk radio station.

Starting on January 13th, The Alex Salmond Phone-in on LBC will be live every Wednesday from 4pm to 4.30pm during Iain Dale’s show. No topic will be off limits as LBC listeners will have the opportunity to call, text, tweet or email the former First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party directly. Our station, LBC is the home of political debate and the only station to give its listeners unmediated access to high profile political figures. LBC made history when it introduced ‘Call Clegg’ in 2013 by becoming the world’s first radio station where the public could challenge a senior member of government live on air every week. This has continued with the current ‘Ask Boris’ every month with the Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the fortnightly ‘Phone Farage’ with the UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage. Alex Salmond said: “It is a great pleasure to be joining LBC for my first ever radio show. When I was First Minister of Scotland, there were times when I had to bite my tongue.

However, now unburdened from office, I can shoot straight from the hip. I am looking forward to discussing all of the issues and taking calls from every corner of these islands. It’s going to be honest, straight talking with a bit of fun thrown in!” James Rea, LBC’s Managing Editor, said: “LBC is the only national radio station which puts its listeners firmly in the driving seat, giving them direct access to senior politicians and people in authority. Alex Salmond is one of the most outspoken and straight-talking politicians with in-depth knowledge of Westminster and Scottish politics and we look forward to him joining our powerful line up this year.” LBC is available across the UK on digital radio, at lbc.co.uk, on the LBC app and in London on 97.3 FM.

107.6 Capital FM launched today with a bang as a host of guest stars descended on the Capital Liverpool Breakfast Show to celebrate the launch of the UK’s number 1 hit music station in Liverpool. Ellie Goulding dropped into the Capital Liverpool studios in the heart of Liverpool ONE this morning to talk to Capital breakfast hosts Adam, Gemma and Imogen and officially open the studio by sounding a foghorn and cutting Adam’s hair! Ellie gave away tickets to her show at the Liverpool Echo Arena on March 10th 2016 and a chance to meet her at the show. Answering a question about whether she would choose to go into the Big Brother House or do a bushtucker trial on I’m a Celebrity, Ellie said: “I think I would rather do a bushtucker trial although they do eat live spiders and I am not really sure if I am down with that but I would like to go into the Big Brother House for a day and just see what it is like. I have watched it since I was really young. I remember the first ever series. It has got a bit weird now but I think I would like to do a day as I am not sure I could survive any more than that.” Fresh from LA where they have been filming the new series of Saturday Night Takeaway, the nation’s favourite TV duo, Ant & Dec also joined the brand new Capital Liverpool Breakfast Show.

When Dec revealed they had done an undercover prank on James Corden in LA, Ant said: “What the hell. I am not even sure he was meant to tell you that.” Adam, Gemma and Imogen went to meet the boys at the Britain’s Got Talent auditions at the Liverpool Echo Arena and asked if they thought they could find a winner for Britain’s Got Talent from Liverpool. Dec said: “I don’t see why not. You have got everything here, you’ve got a great music background and a great tradition of music so I think we will get some good grooners here and some good singers.” They also talked about how excited they are to be hosting the BRITs for a second year and Dec said: “We weren’t supposed to be.

We did it last year and we always said we would do it for one year but we had quite a nice time so we have decided to do it again this is definitely the last time we are going to do it.” Hollyoaks favourite and I’m a Celebrity contestant Jorgie Porter also dropped into the Capital Liverpool studios to welcome 107.6 Capital FM and play the ‘scouse tucker challenge’, which saw her try three culinary delights prepared by Imogen. After the challenge in which Jorgie sampled scouse, a cheese and tomato omelette and a chocolate brownie, Jorgie gave a frank verdict on Imogen’s cooking skills telling the Capital Liverpool Breakfast Show host: “There is no potential there and I don’t think you should make any meals ever.” Jorgie confused Imogen’s cheese and tomato omelette for sausage and mistook her scouse for ostrich saying, “it smells like a bad canteen”.

After trying the brownie, she gave her assessment, “it’s not chewable that was the worst brownie I’ve ever had”. The Vamps also joined Adam, Gemma and Imogen to celebrate the launch and will be back on Tuesday (January 19th) as well as Nathan Sykes. Craig David, Fleur East and Shawn Mendes all called in to wish Adam, Gemma and Imogen luck for their new show on Capital Liverpool. The fun is set to continue with more surprise guests dropping in to chat to the presenters. Capital Liverpool will play the biggest hits from the hottest hit music artists of the moment. Across the country, Capital is the UK’s number 1 hit music brand reaching more than eight million people every week.

Adam, Gemma and Imogen present the Capital Liverpool Breakfast Show Monday to Friday from 6-10am and Graeme Smith and Sarah Story host Capital Liverpool Drivetime from 4pm every week day. Every Thursday and Friday at 6pm, Graeme and Sarah will hand over to Anton Powers who will get the Liverpool weekend started early with the hottest tracks and some exclusive remixes while Baz Todd will bring the biggest tunes to Liverpool every weekend. Today (Monday) we have unveiled a heavyweight advertising campaign to launch 107.6 Capital Liverpool. The campaign, specifically created for Capital Liverpool will span TV, press, outdoor, social and experiential introducing the people of Liverpool to the city’s brand new hit music station, which reaches eight million listeners every week across the UK.

A brand new TV campaign will run on ITV Granada, in peak programming such as the National Television Awards, Take Me Out and Coronation Street as well as across YouTube and Facebook. The ad features some of the world’s biggest superstars including Justin Bieber, Little Mix, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Jason Derulo and Ariana Grande. The high impact outdoor will span digital, underground and rail sites with the city’s new hit music station taking over sites including the iconic Liverpool Media Wall and the Holiday Inn Liverpool City Centre. The press advertising includes a cover wrap of today’s edition of the Liverpool Echo and further advertising in the Liverpool Echo and Metro North West.

Adam Johnson, director of marketing here at Global, said: “Launching 107.6 Capital is a huge milestone and something we’ve wanted to do for a very long time. The scale of this new marketing campaign, and the artists that feature in it, reflect the importance we place on making Capital part of the fabric of the city of Liverpool and its incredible musical and cultural scene. The advertising will ensure that wherever you are in Liverpool you will definitely know about the city’s new hit music station.” As part of the launch, Capital is bringing its very own glam squad to Liverpool on the ‘Capital Glam Bus’, which will offer free beauty treatments for Capital Liverpool listeners. It will be in Williamson Square from 12-6pm on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd January.

The bus will move to Liverpool ONE the following week, where it will be stationed for a further three weekends from 12-7pm. Ever wished you could control the song you’re listening to on the radio? Today we announced the creation of a brand new app. After years in development, My Capital Xtra is the groundbreaking new app created by Global, which offers a completely new listening experience. If you’ve ever been listening to the radio and wanted to take control of the songs that your favourite station is playing, now you can. By combining what’s great about radio’s personal connection with the listener and radio’s brand focus, with the simplicity of streaming, the new app is a first that has never existed before.

The product takes the best elements of the radio brand, in this case, including the high production values and content from the station’s DJs discussing tracks, artists and the latest music news and gossip, and combines it with the ability for you to control what music you hear. The app serves up music in the genre of the radio brand in question, and the user can then simply listen as a normal radio listen, or swipe the song now playing to move onto the next one. The user can see the next eight records playing and remove them before they even play, and there is no limit to the number of times a user can skip. In a world first for radio, some of the speech content is also interactive – with presenters inviting listeners to tap the screen during links to view the content being discussed, providing a whole new interaction and dimension to listening to, and discovering new music. James Hickman, director of digital at Global, said: “This app is the first of its kind to combine the best of radio with the best of streaming. One Voice features the last never-before-heard recordings of Aled as a boy presenter Aled Jones MBE is to release a brand new duet album called One Voice, featuring the last ever recordings of him as a boy, which have never been heard before.

One Voice is a unique concept as Aled duets with himself – man and boy. Released on Friday 1st April on the Classic FM label, the album of timeless folk songs features a stunning mix of musical styles, from the classical world of Handel, Purcell, Britten and Vaughan Williams to the flavours of Celtic Irish and Welsh folk music. The original recordings of Aled as a boy were rediscovered following a chance conversation with his parents at their home in North Wales. Aled explained: “We were sitting around the kitchen table one day, when my mum suddenly announced that there was an album of folk songs of mine that had never been released. When she asked my dad where it was, he said that the tape of recordings was in the airing cupboard, to keep it dry, sandwiched in-between my old pants and socks! At the time, my voice had broken, so the record company decided not to release it. I didn’t even remember recording the album, but when I listened to it at my parents’ house, I felt like a proud uncle or father.

From that came the idea to release the album of duets, featuring my voice as a boy and now as an adult.” One Voice features Aled’s duets of classic folk songs such as Lark in the Clear Air and Danny Boy, as well as Welsh favourites All Through the Night and David of the White Rock. Aled has also recorded three new solo tracks as a man including Come To Me Soothing Sleep by Handel and The Ash Grove.

Aled said: “Listening back to the original recordings, it’s the album that I’m most proud of doing as a boy, because I’m probably singing the best I ever did. It just seemed like the perfect idea to create the duet album. In many ways, it feels like I’m coming full circle and I can put the early part of my life to bed.

To my knowledge, the concept for One Voice – the same person but with two different voices – is unique and no one else has ever done it before.” Sam Jackson, managing editor of Classic FM, said: “When Aled came to us with the idea for One Voice, we jumped at the chance of working with him. The recording from three decades ago is an instant reminder of just how beautiful the voice of the young Aled was, and to hear it blended with his modern-day sound is something really special.” The first live concert performance of some of the songs from One Voice will be at Classic FM Live on Tuesday 5th April at London’s Royal Albert Hall. This will be followed by a 22-date cathedral tour starting in Norwich on Friday 6th May and finishing in Aled’s hometown cathedral in Bangor on Saturday 2nd July.

One Voice will be released on Friday 1st April 2016 on the Classic FM label. For more information, please visit:.

Aled presents Sunday mornings from 9am to 12pm on Classic FM, available across the UK on 100-102 FM, digital radio, at classicfm.com and on the Classic FM app. BRAND NEW STATION WILL PLAY MORE NON-STOP FEEL GOOD MUSIC On Monday February 29th at 6am, the UK will wake up to a brand new national radio station as Global, the media & entertainment group, launches Heart extra. The launch of Heart extra means people right across the UK will be able to hear the nation’s most listened to radio brand on Digital One (D1). Heart extra will play even more hits and ‘more music variety’ from the 80s to the present day. The station will feature some of sister station Heart’s most loved presenters including Jamie Theakston and Emma Bunton who will start the day with the Heart extra Breakfast Show.

The Heart extra line-up will also include some of Heart’s best known personalities including Jenni Falconer, Mark Wright and Jason Donovan. This follows Global’s launch of Capital XTRA, Smooth Extra, LBC and Radio X on the national D1 DAB platform, joining Classic FM and showing the media & entertainment group’s firm commitment to building audiences on DAB and driving digital radio take up. Ashley Tabor, Global’s founder & executive president, said: “Today’s announcement marks another important step for Global and for Digital radio. Heart extra will bring even more of the nation’s most popular commercial radio brand to audiences right across the UK on the D1 platform. Our strategy of brand extension and investment in building audiences on national DAB is very clear. We’re driving digital radio take up and more and more of our listeners are enjoying our radio stations on DAB than ever before.” Gary Stein, Heart’s managing editor, said: “We know our listeners love the feel good music they hear on Heart and now they can listen to even more hits and ‘more music variety’ on Heart extra.

Heart is the biggest commercial radio brand in the UK and we’re excited about taking this next step to make it even bigger and better.” •. GLOBAL SECURES RECORD HIGH WITH 220M WEEKLY HOURS GLOBAL HAS THE TOP FOUR UK COMMERCIAL RADIO BRANDS WITH HEART, CAPITAL, SMOOTH AND CLASSIC FM! HEART RECORDS HIGHEST EVER FIGURES WITH 9.2M WEEKLY LISTENERS CAPITAL RECORDS HIGHEST EVER FIGURES WITH 8.1M WEEKLY LISTENERS – THE UK’S NUMBER 1 HIT MUSIC BRAND EXTENDS ITS LEAD OVER THE COMPETITION COMMERCIAL RADIO BEATS BBC RADIO FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2000, WITH 35.1M WEEKLY LISTENERS, ITS HIGHEST REACH EVER! MixRadio, the personalised music streaming service, is the latest publisher to sign up to Dax, the digital audio exchange developed by Global.

MixRadio joins 150 other leading audio platforms that now monetise their inventory through Dax. We created Dax in 2014 to offer advertisers a single buying point for both direct and programmatic advertising. Dax reaches millions of highly engaged users through premium music streaming, radio and podcast platforms. Mike Gordon, chief commercial officer at Global, said: “MixRadio prides itself on offering a personalised listening experience.

This makes it an ideal fit for Dax, where advertisers can deliver effective digital audio campaigns to specific target audiences. We created Dax to give clients and agencies access to the growing digital audio market in one buy, so being able to offer MixRadio’s inventory alongside other popular digital audio publishers is a fantastic development for us.” Ralph Pighin, vice president of advertising at MixRadio, said: “We are happy to be integrated with DAX to deliver premium advertising to our users.

DAX uniquely supports MixRadio’s strategy to deliver a great user experience while monetising our inventory. By focusing on programmatic solutions we are able to concentrate on our high quality user experience while keeping operations and sales lean.” •. From Monday (14th March) Capital Network’s evening and late shows get a new line-up as the UK’s number 1 hit music brand announces big changes to its schedule. Firstly, Roman Kemp will take over the evening show across the Capital network, 7pm until 10pm Monday to Thursday. A regular DJ on Capital over the last 18 months, Roman’s persona perfectly complements this new entertainment focused show. Roman will also host Sunday mid mornings giving his take on some of the week’s highlights in the world of music and of course playing the freshest hits around.

Next, Marvin Humes takes up the brand new Capital late show from 10pm until 1am Monday to Thursday. Marvin will bring gravitas to the slot with his unique tastemaker style and presence, introducing listeners to some of the freshest new music around. Marvin will also host Friday nights from 7pm until 10pm as we begin the official start to the weekend, ramping up Friday nights. Finally, Marvin will continue to host the UK’s biggest commercial radio show, the Vodafone Big Top 40 on Sunday as well as a brand new Sunday evening one hour special of Capital Throwbacks from 7pm to 8pm right after the chart. Ashley Tabor, founder & executive president of Global, and Capital’s Managing Editor said: “These changes are the start of our new schedule at Capital. Roman has made a huge impact since joining us – his relationships with artists are superb, his instincts are spot on and he’s Capital through and through. I think he will make a real impact on the evening show with bags of great content and great pace.” He continued “Marvin’s tastemaker style is perfect for his new late show slot and he’ll bring a gravitas and presence to the late show which will work well both for him and for Capital.

He’s the perfect choice to start our weekends on a Friday night and his new Capital throwback hour special right after the Vodafone Big Top 40 on a Sunday will be an exciting addition to Sunday nights on Capital.” •. LBC is to stage the first broadcast debate of the official 2016 Mayoral election, as the five leading candidates go head-to-head in the race to be the next Mayor of London. Hosted by breakfast presenter Nick Ferrari, the hour-long debate will be broadcast live across the UK on LBC from 9am on Tuesday March 22nd. LBC listeners will be able to put their questions directly to Sian Berry (Green), Zac Goldsmith (Conservative), Sadiq Khan (Labour), Caroline Pidgeon (Lib Dems) and Peter Whittle (UKIP) on the big issues that matter to Londoners, ranging from transport and policing to housing and the terror threat.

James Rea, LBC’s managing editor, said: “The LBC London Mayoral debate will put our listeners centre stage and at the heart of the conversation as they question the candidates live on air. With Nick Ferrari at the helm, it will set the agenda for the 2016 Mayoral election as Londoners decide who will be the Mayor of the world’s greatest city.” Tune into the LBC London Mayoral debate on Tuesday March 22nd from 9am to 10am on LBC, broadcast across the UK on digital radio, at lbc.co.uk, on the LBC app and in London on 97.3 FM. BRAND NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPITAL AND MINISTRY OF SOUND AS CAPITAL GOES IN THE MIX, NON-STOP AND AD FREE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS Following last week’s announcement of changes to the weekday evening show and late show at Capital, today sees further big changes to Capital network’s line-up on a Friday and Saturday night and over the weekend. On Friday and Saturday nights, from 10pm until 6am the following morning, ‘The Capital Weekender with Ministry of Sound’ will become the soundtrack to your weekend right through the night on Capital. In a first of its kind partnership with Ministry of Sound, Capital will go in the mix, non-stop, from 10pm to 6am every Friday and Saturday, playing the best re-mixes of the biggest hits, Capital throwback favourites and widening the playlist as well within the mix. But it doesn’t end there. To enable the non-stop nature of a show like this, and to enable it to truly become the soundtrack to our listeners’ weekends, we have taken the decision to go ad free on these shows from 10pm right through the night until 6am.

So whether on the way out, or way back, throwing a house party or just hanging out with friends, our listeners can keep it Capital right the way through the party without stopping on a Friday and Saturday night. The show will be hosted by a variety of DJs including Coco Cole, Mike Wooller and Goldierocks. Added to Martin Garrix’s existing show at 1am on a Friday night / Saturday morning, this is a serious weekend party line-up on Capital. Alongside ‘The Capital Weekender with Ministry of Sound’ there are also other changes to Capital’s weekend schedule. Bill Turnbull, one of the nation’s favourite broadcasters, is joining next month to host two brand new weekend programmes. Starting on April 9th, Bill will present Saturday and Sunday mid mornings from 10am to 1pm on the UK’s most popular classical music station, which now attracts 5.5 million listeners each week.

From a highly successful career in television news, Bill spent fifteen years waking up the nation each morning on BBC Breakfast, helping the show secure the number one spot in the ratings. Earlier this month, he was voted Best News Presenter at the Television and Radio Industries Club Awards. Bill’s programmes form part of Classic FM’s new weekend schedule. Alan Titchmarsh becomes the presenter of the station’s Saturday breakfast show (7am to 10am) and Aled Jones is the new voice of Sunday breakfast (7am to 10am). Alexander Armstrong presents two hours of lunchtime favourites every Saturday and Sunday from 1pm, while Classic FM’s weekend line-up is completed by a range of other long-standing programmes, hosted by presenters such as Charlotte Green, Nicholas Owen, Myleene Klass and Alex James.

Bill Turnbull said: “I am delighted to be joining Classic FM, with its distinguished line-up of presenters. It will be a real joy to turn from news to music, especially at a more civilised hour, and I’m looking forward to it very much.” Sam Jackson, managing editor of Classic FM, said: “Bill Turnbull is one of this country’s finest broadcasters and I’m so pleased to welcome him to the Classic FM family. Bill is one of those rare presenters who everyone feels like they know. His warmth and wit have endeared him to millions of television viewers and now we’re thrilled that he’s joining Classic FM’s weekend team. Bill is going to find himself in excellent company and we can’t wait for him to make his debut behind the Classic FM microphone.” Tune in to Bill Turnbull every Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 1pm on Classic FM, available across the UK on 100-102 FM, digital radio, at classicfm.com and on the Classic FM app. Russ Williams is joining Smooth Radio on Tuesday March 29th as the brand new host of Smooth Breakfast in London.

Williams has won all the major broadcasting awards and has more than 25 years experience presenting on Capital, Virgin, talkSPORT and most recently Absolute Radio. In 2013 Williams was inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements. Every morning from 6am to 10am Williams will ease London listeners into the day by playing Smooth’s ‘Relaxing Music Mix’. His show will also be broadcast on Smooth Extra, available right across the UK on digital radio. Williams will join the Smooth line-up, which features some of the nation’s most popular presenters including Kate Garraway and Myleene Klass.

Russ Williams said: “The opportunity to join Global and to work with Richard Park and Sam Jackson at Smooth was simply too good to miss. I am really looking forward to waking up London on Smooth Radio and the rest of UK on Smooth Extra.” Sam Jackson, managing editor of Smooth, said: “Just two years after we launched Smooth, it is already the third biggest commercial radio brand in the UK with an audience of five and a half million people every week so we know we have a winning formula.

Russ is one of the country’s top radio presenters and I know our listeners will love him.” Andrew Castle remains on Smooth as the host of The Great American Songbook on Sunday evenings. Smooth is available across the UK on 97-108 FM, digital radio, at smoothradio.com and on the Smooth app, as well as in London on 102.2 FM. 50,000 VOTES CAST IN FIRST RADIO X LISTENERS POLL Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ is the ultimate British song according to Radio X listeners, in the station’s inaugural Best of British poll. Just six months on from the brand new station’s launch in September 2015, Radio X listeners cast more than 50,000 votes. The top four tracks are all by Oasis revealing British music fans’ unflinching loyalty to one of the world’s biggest bands of all time.

With eight number one singles, eight number one albums and an estimated 70 million records sold, Oasis’ split in 2009 has done little to dent the band’s legendary status. Northern bands dominated the results with tracks by Oasis, The Stone Roses, Arctic Monkeys and The Verve making up the majority of the top 10. The Verve’s ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ came in at number eight boosted by the popularity of Radio X’s launch campaign, which parodies the original video. David Bowie’s incomparable contribution was confirmed with iconic tracks ‘Heroes’ and ‘Life on Mars?’ coming seventh and eighth. The Rolling Stones rounded off the top 10 with the 1969 hit ‘Gimme Shelter’. The UK’s top artists and bands had their say in the poll, with Wolf Alice nominating winning track ‘Wonderwall’, and Jack Garratt choosing Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ as his ultimate British record. Radio X also revealed how its presenters voted in the poll with Chris Moyles backing Coldplay’s ‘Viva la Vida’, John Kennedy supporting New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ and Dan O’Connell voting for The Beatles’ ‘A Day in the Life’.

John Robins supported ‘Common People’ by Pulp, and Vernon Kay backed Sex Pistol’s ‘Anarchy in the UK’. Chris Baughen, managing editor of Radio X, said: “Just six months on from the launch of Radio X, we asked our listeners to vote for their favourite records in the first ever Best of British poll, and they have spoken in their thousands. In fact we received more than 50,000 votes in just over two weeks showing how much our listeners love British music.” Radio X counted down the results throughout the day on Easter Monday with Vernon Kay revealing the top 10 this evening (Monday 28th March). THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ANNUAL SURVEY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC BEETHOVEN BEATS MOZART FOR FIRST TIME IN CHART’S HISTORY TO BECOME MOST POPULAR COMPOSER JOHN WILLIAMS’ STAR WARS REACHES ITS HIGHEST EVER POSITION MORE THAN 170,000 VOTES CAST IN TOTAL For the first time in the history of the Classic FM Hall of Fame, the world’s biggest annual poll of classical music tastes, Beethoven has beaten his composer rival Mozart to be crowned the most popular composer.

Beethoven achieved 19 pieces in this year’s chart, including three in the top 10 alone, compared with 16 pieces for Mozart. While the two composers reached joint first place in 2012 and 2013, Beethoven has never secured more pieces in the top 300 than his rival. Now in its 21st year, more than 170,000 votes were cast in the 2016 Classic FM Hall of Fame. Following the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens last year, John Williams’ iconic theme has reached its highest ever position, jumping 38 places to reach number 44. Star Wars has beaten Williams’ 5 other entries in the 2016 chart, including Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park and Raiders of the Lost Ark, confirming his place as the most popular living composer. Howard Shore’s The Lord of the Rings remains the nation’s favourite film score at number 28.

Sir Karl Jenkins has been voted the UK’s most popular living composer, with 3 pieces in the Classic FM Hall of Fame. Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace is the highest placed piece by a living composer, at number 15. The highest new entry is the video game score Shenmue by Koshiro & Iuchi. While the past few years have seen a surge in popularity of orchestral music used in video games, there are 11 pieces in the 2016 chart, compared to 12 in 2015. The music for the Final Fantasy series, written by Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu, has dropped out of the top 10, falling 8 places to number 17.

This year’s chart features a diverse range of classical music from well-known living composers such as Ludovico Einaudi to timeless favourites, which remain as popular as ever. For the seventh time since 1996 and reclaiming last year’s title, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending has been voted the nation’s favourite piece of classical music, followed by Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2. Classic FM presenter John Suchet said: “Ever since we launched the first Classic FM Hall of Fame in 1996, Mozart has taken precedence – that is until now. I think that Beethoven’s new position as the most popular composer has to do with films such as the Oscar-winning The King’s Speech, which famously used his 7th Symphony, but his music is so universally popular. If you land on any street in any town in any country of the world, someone will know Beethoven’s work.” The full top 300 list is published online at ww.