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Mills appointed Sales Director talkSPORT

Mills appointed Sales Director talkSPORT

Adam Mills is taking over as Sales Director of talkSPORT and Sport magazine, effectively replacing Adam Bullock who left last year.

09/05/2013 - 09:40 | Reply More
talkSPORT starts targeted international ads

talkSPORT starts targeted international ads

talkSPORT is launching a new in-stream audio advertising platform which will allow the station to tailor adverts to its international listeners.

07/05/2013 - 10:53 | Reply More
talkSPORT takes Premier League to China

talkSPORT takes Premier League to China

Commentary of Premier League games will be heard in the People’s Republic of China thanks to a new international talkSPORT deal.

17/04/2013 - 15:53 | Reply More
Absolute, talkSPORT, 5live retain deals

Absolute, talkSPORT, 5live retain deals

Absolute Radio, the BBC and talkSPORT have all retained their rights to live Premier League match coverage for the next seasons till 2016.

09/04/2013 - 17:05 | Reply More
Sky takes talkSPORT drivetime sponsorship

Sky takes talkSPORT drivetime sponsorship

UTV Media’s talkSPORT has done a deal through Mediacom with Sky for the television company to sponsor the station’s Drive Time show.

09/04/2013 - 16:30 | 1 Reply More
talkSPORT promotes Liam Fisher to PD

talkSPORT promotes Liam Fisher to PD

talkSPORT has appointed its Head of Production Liam Fisher as the company’s new Programme Director, officially replacing Moz Dee.

24/03/2013 - 16:32 | Reply More
talkSPORT performing well for UTV Media

talkSPORT performing well for UTV Media

talkSPORT has seen a 26 per cent rise in sales in 2012, as owner UTV Media posts pre-tax profits of £21m, down 1%.

19/03/2013 - 23:45 | Reply More
talkSPORT celebrates 100th live commentary

talkSPORT celebrates 100th live commentary

talkSPORT will broadcast its 100th live football commentary of the 2012 /2013 season tomorrow as Arsenal face Bayern Munich.

12/03/2013 - 14:14 | Reply More
Alan Brazil eats horse live on talkSPORT

Alan Brazil eats horse live on talkSPORT

Breakfast presenter Alan Brazil has eaten horsemeat live on-air, in a taste test to see if he could tell the difference.

25/02/2013 - 11:10 | 1 Reply More
talkSPORT extends Darren Gough’s contract

talkSPORT extends Darren Gough’s contract

Former England cricketer Darren Gough has extended his contract with talkSPORT to co-host the afternoon drive show for a further two years.

22/02/2013 - 11:04 | Reply More
talkSPORT launches free international apps

talkSPORT launches free international apps

talkSPORT has launched free mobile apps for its international service talkSPORT Live, offering sport in English, Spanish and Mandarin.

18/02/2013 - 13:17 | Reply More
UTV’s talkSPORT restructures sales teams

UTV’s talkSPORT restructures sales teams

Sales teams at talkSPORT and Sport magazine have undergone a restructure, moving from platform based teams to agency focused ones.

17/02/2013 - 13:07 | Reply More
Live football helps keep talkSPORT up

Live football helps keep talkSPORT up

UTV Media has remained above 3million listeners this quarter with a 32% increase in listeners to live sport.

31/01/2013 - 00:03 | Reply More
talkSPORT gets Heinz Big Soup as sponsor

talkSPORT gets Heinz Big Soup as sponsor

talkSPORT has signed an agreement through Vizeum with Heinz BIG Soup to sponsor the station’s 2013 Super League season coverage.

28/01/2013 - 11:24 | Reply More
Ford renews talkSPORT deal for 10th year

Ford renews talkSPORT deal for 10th year

Ford is continuing to sponsor the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast on UTV Media’s national station talkSPORT for the 10th year running.

22/01/2013 - 14:14 | Reply More
Moz Dee & Adam Bullock depart talkSPORT

Moz Dee & Adam Bullock depart talkSPORT

talkSPORT Programmes Director Moz Dee and Managing Director of Sales Adam Bullock are leaving the UTV Media station in the new year.

20/12/2012 - 14:16 | 2 Replies More
talkSPORT misses Andy Gray swearing gaff

talkSPORT misses Andy Gray swearing gaff

talkSPORT have admitted breaching Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code when presenter Andy Gray swore on-air, and failed to apologise as the incident went un-noticed.

19/11/2012 - 14:56 | 6 Replies More
talkSPORT to cover Lions Australia tour

talkSPORT to cover Lions Australia tour

talkSPORT has signed an agreement to broadcast exclusive UK radio commentary of the 2013 British & Irish Lions Tour of Australia.

07/11/2012 - 12:07 | Reply More
UTV:  talkSPORT climbs back over 3million

UTV: talkSPORT climbs back over 3million

talkSPORT has returned to over 3m listeners this quarter and is celebrating attracting over 1m listeners to all four daytime shows.

25/10/2012 - 00:10 | Reply More
talkSPORT does another deal with TuneIn

talkSPORT does another deal with TuneIn

talkSPORT and the radio app & website TuneIn are to bring live Barclays Premier League games to fans outside Europe for free.

19/10/2012 - 09:32 | 2 Replies More
talkSPORT hires Champion jockey AP McCoy

talkSPORT hires Champion jockey AP McCoy

Champion jockey AP McCoy OBE is to join talkSPORT as a contributor and presenter across the schedule from November.

11/10/2012 - 14:13 | Reply More
talkSPORT to broadcast Capital One Cup

talkSPORT to broadcast Capital One Cup

talkSPORT has begun broadcasting the Capital One Cup after agreeing a three-season partnership with The Football League.

27/09/2012 - 10:53 | Reply More
talkSPORT & BFBS extend rights agreement

talkSPORT & BFBS extend rights agreement

talkSPORT and the British Forces Broadcasting Service have today extended their re-broadcasting agreement.

20/08/2012 - 16:02 | Reply More
talkSPORT confirms international partners

talkSPORT confirms international partners

Radio stations in Africa, New Zealand and Canada are amongst the first to broadcast live Barclays Premier League commentary

08/08/2012 - 10:50 | Reply More
All-sports flip costs talkSPORT listeners

All-sports flip costs talkSPORT listeners

talkSPORT’s upward RAJAR trend has come to a halt this quarter with the station dropping from 3.2m to 2.9m weekly listeners.

The figures cover the period the station switched to an all sports format but station PD Moz Dee is confident the current line-up is performing well.

02/08/2012 - 00:04 | 7 Replies More
talkSPORT secures FA Cup deal till 2018

talkSPORT secures FA Cup deal till 2018

National sports station talkSPORT has secured the exclusive commercial radio rights for FA Cup for the first time in UK and global rights including Europe for talkSPORT International which launches next month.

It’s also the first time BBC Radio 5 live has had to share the rights with a commercial radio station.

26/07/2012 - 17:20 | 2 Replies More
Jonny Gould joins Simon Bates on Smooth

Jonny Gould joins Simon Bates on Smooth

Smooth Radio has hired sports media specialist Jonny Gould to anchor its extended breakfast sports bulletins during the Olympics.

Jonny will be reunited with breakfast presenter Simon Bates from Monday – more than 15 years after they first broadcast together on talkSPORT.

26/07/2012 - 17:08 | 3 Replies More
talkSPORT presenters in rowing challenge

talkSPORT presenters in rowing challenge

talkSPORT’s Breakfast co-host Ronnie Irani is going up against Drive co-host Darren Gough in a rowing challenge.

It’s part of a fundraising campaign to support international charity WaterAid, also backed by around 30 other stations.

12/07/2012 - 14:22 | Reply More
More than 30 radio stations back WaterAid

More than 30 radio stations back WaterAid

Several commercial radio stations – including Kerrang!, Jazz FM, Real Radio, Lincs FM and those from the UTV and Quidem groups – are supporting an appeal from international charity WaterAid to help bring clean water to communities in Malawi.

Launched today, The Big Dig Appeal will see presenters asking listeners to donate by sponsoring them for various challenges such as presenting an all-day show without drinking anything.

18/06/2012 - 11:04 | Reply More
talkSPORT creates Facebook radio app

talkSPORT creates Facebook radio app

talkSPORT has launched a new Facebook Social Radio app.

It will allow users to stream the station live and also receive breaking sports news, updates and features.

30/05/2012 - 07:32 | Reply More