The owner of Kiss FM and Magic FM and the magazines ‘Heat’ and ‘Grazia’ is buying the rock radio station Absolute Radio.
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Absolute Radio sold to Bauer Media UK in £22m deal
Monday 29 July 2013
Absolute Radio has been snapped up by the owner of rival stations Kiss and Magic in a £22 million deal.
Nick Grimshaw Breakfast Show audience down 1m since taking over from Chris Moyles
Thursday 16 May 2013
The DJ has lost 950,000 viewers in six months
Breakfast radio host battle: Chris Evans versus Christian O'Connell at the Sony Awards 2013
Monday 13 May 2013
Chris Evans will take on the Today programme and Christian O'Connell for best breakfast show at the Sony Awards.
Paul Gascoigne: 'Please don't let me die, I need to water the plants'
Monday 25 March 2013
Former England star tells of 'horrific' health scare
Miranda's Mad March in jeopardy after Call The Midwife actress twists ankle in high heels
Monday 11 March 2013
TV star Miranda Hart has thrown Red Nose Day plans into chaos after suffering an ankle injury - by stumbling in her high heels.
Gascoigne 'thought he was going to die' during visit to rehab
Sunday 10 March 2013
Footballing star Paul Gascoigne thought he was going to die during his latest stretch in rehab to beat alcohol addiction, it has been reported.
The mother of all award ceremonies: Bradley Cooper and the other stars who brought their mums to the Oscars
Monday 25 February 2013
It was to be expected that nine-year-old Beasts of the Southern Wild actress Quvenzhane Wallis would be accompanied on the red carpet with her mother, but it was more surprising that heart-throb Bradley Cooper brought his Mum along as his Oscars date.
Tottenham pledge to help troubled Paul Gascoigne
Thursday 07 February 2013
The former England midfielder is battling with alcoholism
Radio 2 bosses defend Sunday Half Hour move
Friday 11 January 2013
Radio 2 bosses have defended a decision to move one of the BBC's longest-running shows to an early-morning slot and cut the number of hours of religious programming on a Sunday, to the upset of many listeners.
France has been driven 'mad' by British cycling success, says David Cameron
Thursday 09 August 2012
France has been driven so “mad” by British cycling success that they are resorting to questioning the team's honesty, David Cameron said today.
Whedon to direct Avengers sequel
Wednesday 08 August 2012
Joss Whedon has been hired again as boss of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and their superhero pals for a sequel to The Avengers.
MGM seeks cash boost from sale
Saturday 14 July 2012
One of the oldest names in British life insurance has been put up for sale with a potential price tag of £200m.
First Night: The Sunshine Boys, Savoy Theatre, London
Friday 18 May 2012
The sun has set on this limp revival of a Seventies comedy classic
And the prize for sorest loser goes to... Huey Morgan
Wednesday 16 May 2012
Muhammad Ali once said "No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room," but Huey Morgan, BBC 6 Music host and former Fun Lovin' Criminals frontman, had plenty to say when he lost out in the Music Radio Personality of the Year category at the Sony Awards.
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