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How does Audio on Demand Redefine Radio? By Paul Sylvester – Absolute Radio Head of Presentation

Since the term was first conceived in 2004, podcasting has had its advocates and doubters. For millions of podcast users it’s enhanced the way they enjoy audio content, meaning they can listen again to radio programmes they’ve missed or specialist bespoke audio content created for an online audience. It’s also allowed thousands of people around [...]

Rock ‘N’ Roll Football’s Really Super Sunday by Paul Sylvester

Sunday 13th May really was Super for Rock ‘N’ Roll football as the programme helped to break all of Absolute Radio’s mobile and online usage records. (See image above which plots usage of the app at 4pm on Sunday across Manchester – the cluster in the middle being the City of Manchester Stadium) On the day when [...]

Rajar – A Quick Overview – by Simon Kilby

RAJAR Q1 results are starting to sink in so we thought we’d give you a quick re-cap. Three million listeners for the Absolute Radio brand is a real milestone, especially as we are only three years old. Christian O’Connell has gained 50,000 new Breakfast listeners this quarter and 200,000 over the year and three Sony [...]

Absolute Radio and LG Co-Marketing released

Co-Marketing between LG and Absolute Radio has been released which includes a shiny event page and event banner to promote the Absolute Radio LG Smart  TV app.  The graphic, which you can see a sample of below, includes details on how to download the Absolute Radio player app on your LG Smart TV with screen shots of the app, images from [...]

Absolute Radio to promote the release of Men in Black 3

We’ve teamed up with Metro, ShortList Magazine and Spotify to promote the nationwide release of what’s set to be one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters, Men In Black 3. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, aka Agents J and K respectively, are back, for the latest instalment in the hugely successful MIB franchise, ten years [...]