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Redefining Radio

Videos of each speaker will be available tomorrow morning – so don’t forget to check back then. Redefining Radio was a huge success this morning at the Houses of Parliament in London. Speakers at the prestigious invite-only event included Ed Vaizey – Minister for  Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Karla Geci – Strategic Partner Development [...]

2011 – What a Year!

It’s been yet another action-packed year for the Absolute Radio team here at one Golden Square. Who could forget the launch of Absolute Radio 60s, with station friend Cliff Richard helping us snaffle more than a few column inches. We also launched yet another station to compliment our decade station strategy –  Absolute Radio 70s [...]

Radio outperforms the ad market

Revised figures published today show that instead of flat growth in the summer, radio ad revenues actually increased. 350 brands spent over £60,000 on radio, the highest number on record, during the third quarter of 2011. This is a rise of 10% over the same timescale last year. Read more about the story on Arif [...]

Fenton – the internet sensation

Who’d have thought a dog chasing deer in a park would generate over a million hits on youtube in just three days? Well if you’ve seen the video you’ll probably understand why! Benton, or actually Fenton, as it was revealed on the Christian O’Connell breakfast show, has become a global internet sensation and Absolute Radio [...]

Absolute Radio welcomes new Head of Agency Sales

Welcome to Ben Barker, who is set to join Absolute Radio as our new Head of Agency Sales. Ben joins from OMD UK where he’s currently head of radio and will replace Remy Kirk, who was confirmed as Advertising Director back in August. Ben will have the task of strengthening agency contacts and will also [...]