Creative Radio: April Fool

Sunday, 3 April 2011

April Fool

The BBC and Commercial radio have got together and launched a widget that can find your favourite radio station on a PC or MAC. Launched on 1st April it must be an April fool, the BBC and Commercial radio have never worked together before? But a miracle happened and the UK Radio Player isn't an April Fool, it will be a one-stop place to find radion and on demand content.

It's not perfect - searching for the station I have been working for - 'Fun Kids' there is, as yet, no entry in the search or browse. It also needs an app for mobile phone and a way of using it on Virgin Media and Sky and on a PS3 but it is a very good start.

Now all the industry has to do is persuade car manufacturers to follow Ford's lead and fit DAB radios as standard into their cars ....!

2 comments:

James3 April 2011 at 14:30
1. It launched on 31st March

2. It doesn't contain Fun Kids yet; stations are progressively being added to it. The next lot go live on Tuesday, I think.

3. The currently-included stations are at www.mediauk.com/radio/platforms/radioplayer
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Steve Campen3 April 2011 at 16:12
1. Trust you to let the facts get in the way of a good story, they'd never let you work at the Daily Mail.

2. Great that's good news.

3. Ah a plug for your very well run website.
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Steve Campen

Celebrating more than 30 years in commercial and BBC radio. Part of a Sony Gold award winning team. Radio Producer, voiceover, (Recent work includes voice of Skoda Octavia cinema ads, Pokemon X and Y TV commercial)

Award winning comedy writer, (New York Gold & Silver) Tutor, (London Academy Media Film & TV) Director of Creative Radio Prtnshp Ltd a media training and audio production Company.

Content Producer for Fun Kids working with Create and Folder Media. Fun Kids team won Sony Gold 2011 for Best Digital Station in the UK.

Launched first paid for podcasting service in UK. This successful model still used by LBC Radio.

New York Radio Festival Gold Award winning comedy writer and performer.

Have worked past and present for LBC, BBC Radio London 94.9, Classic FM, Westwood One, Radio Luxembourg, Talk Radio, Talk Sport, Liberty Radio, ITN, Global Radio Content and Create.

Specialties: Voice Artist, Producer, Director of Creative Radio a quality audio production company. A former BBC Broadcast Journalist, Commercial Talk Radio producer with mentoring, training and technical skills that include Audition and Premiere Pro CC Suite MAC & PC, Final Cut, SADiE RCS including Selector, ENPS, Burli.