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NME Radio Website Launch

By Gregory Watson • Sep 3rd, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, News

Folder Media has recently completed a website for the new operators of NME Radio. The site uses Folder’s Radiobase system to create bespoke artist pages for NME Radio’s playlist and is also enabled to run FolderID, our listener marketing system.



Olympic 2012 – a London digital broadcasting opportunity

By Gregory Watson • Apr 1st, 2010 • Category: Lead Story, News

Here at Folder Media, we have been quietly working for a little while with a number of partners on ideas for a raft of digital services to broadcast across London during the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.



DAB Digital Radio tops ten million set sales

By Gregory Watson • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: Lead Story, News

DAB digital radio set sales punch through the 10m sales mark



Digital Economy Bill laid before House of Lords

By Gregory Watson • Nov 23rd, 2009 • Category: News

Digital Economy Bill presented to House of Lords.

We will watch the passing of the Bill through the Lords and Commons and give you updates as they happen



UK Radio Player Demo

By Gregory Watson • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

This is the demo that Tim Davie played at a recent conference.



Plans announced for Liverpool, Cheshire and North Wales DAB

By Gregory Watson • Feb 12th, 2009 • Category: News

MuxCo today (12 February) publishes an update on its plans for its new DAB Digital Radio multiplex that will serve Liverpool, Cheshire and North Wales when it launches later this year.



Folder Media welcomes the findings of the Digital Radio Working Group

By Gregory Watson • Dec 19th, 2008 • Category: News

The Digital Radio Working Group (‘DRWG’) has today (19 Dec 2008) published its final report on the status and strategy for digital radio. In the UK, 31.4% of all adults every week currently listen to radio via a digital radio platform, and this results in the digital platforms having a total share of all radio [...]



Channel 4′s Announcement

By Gregory Watson • Oct 13th, 2008 • Category: News

Folder Media notes the announcement from Channel 4  that due to a drastic downturn in their (television) revenues, that they are cancelling their radio project. DAB Digital Radio listening accounts for 11% of all UK radio listening (over double the combined figures for digital television and the internet) and the medium is on the verge [...]



Fun Radio Joins the Folder Family

By Gregory Watson • Sep 24th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, News

Fun Radio, the only UK radio station for children and their families has just been acquired by Folder Media. It broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio in London and online at www.funradiolive.com and we’ve got exciting plans for it to grow and develop.



MuxCo Wins Somerset

By Gregory Watson • May 21st, 2008 • Category: News

Folder Media subsidiary MuxCo has today, 21st May, been awardedthe DAB Digital Radio multiplex licence for Somerest by communications regulator Ofcom. MuxCo Somerset Ltd is a joint venture between MuxCo, The Local Radio Company and UKRD and plans to broadcast the following stations: Orchard FM, Star 107.7, Ivel FM, Quaywest, Easy Radio, UCB UK, Traffic Radio and a [...]