Production News

Former BBC Director of Radio Helen Boaden is to Chair the Funding Panel of the new Audio Content Fund.

Gaydio will be launching in Brighton this year complete with a new package of jingles from ReelWorld.

Following the week of new programmes starting on BBC Radio 2 in January, Wisebuddah has created a montage of all the new jingles and themes it has created.

MediaCityUK-based imaging company Ignite Jingles has resung its Smooth Radio UK jingle package for James FM in Switzerland.

A new jingle package with six custom cuts and top of hour sequence is now on-air at Spirit FM.

ReelWorld is starting a new updating imaging service called RED Hits, aimed at hit music radio stations.

BBC Radio 1Xtra has kicked off 2019 with an updated set of IDs created by the team at ReelWorld.

The Imaging Days conference is returning for 2019, with New York radio DJ and presenter Broadway Bill Lee lined up for a session.

Dundee and Perth's commercial radio station Wave FM has a new set of custom jingles and imaging on-air.

Sam Bailey, a Commissioning Executive for BBC Radio 1, has been appointed as Managing Director of the Audio Content Fund, funded by the UK Government.

Dawn French will be the station voice of Bauer's Greatest Hits Radio brand when it officially launches in January.

Classic FM has hired actress Keeley Hawes to be the new female voice of the station alongside the actor Robert Lindsay, who is the male voice of the station.

AudioUK, the trade association for independent audio production companies has welcomed the announcement that Channel 4 will be setting up a new national HQ in Leeds and two creative hubs in Bristol…

ReelWorld is celebrating a busy few months working with BBC Radio 1 on a number of projects, including the breakfast show.

The government has announced a new Audio Content Fund of up to £3m for public service radio programmes.

UK independent production company Distorted is celebrating a new partnership which will see one of its programmes aired on SiriusXM in the States.

The Programme Manager and Head of Production at kmfm has launched his own music production library.

There's a new Top of Hour signature tune on BBC World Service Radio from today created by London-based Mcasso.

Hits Radio has launched a new custom jingle package produced by Wisebuddah after its launch across the UK in July.

MediaCityUK-based ReelWorld Europe has created a new custom jingle package for VRT Radio 2 in Belgium.

Audio producers are invited to submit their work to be in with a chance of being recognised in the Audio Production Awards 2018.

Independent UK production music company Deep East Music has been acquired by BMG Production Music.

Heart has updated its station sound with a jingle and imaging re-fresh created by the team at ReelWorld in Salford.

The VOX Awards are now open for entries ahead of the annual awards ceremony and voice-over conference in October.

The MediaCityUK-based company is producing all the new content for this year’s output - over 20 hours of music mixes.

The Radio Independents Group - the trade association for UK audio production companies - has rebranded as AudioUK.

Shelly Smith, a radio producer for Global based in Manchester, has won a brand new iPhone X from production music service Beats Bakery.

AudioSweets ID has created a new package of four jingles for its existing client station Original 106.

Ignite Jingles has created a new set of custom composed jingles for Kingdom FM in Fife.

As part of BBC Radio 2's big schedule changes, Wisebuddah has created new themes and jingles for some of the new shows.

Capital FM Audio Production Assistant Sam Wickens has been named World’s Best Imager in a competition in the States.

A brand new podcast series has been produced in Australia looking at the power of radio production and those who sit at the desk and create audio magic.

The BBC is letting anyone download its collection of more than 16,000 sound effects for free.

Audio company Wisebuddah has launched a new service representing singers as part of its Voices division.

Dutch radio station SLAM! has refreshed its sound this week with a new custom jingle package from ReelWorld.

The new audio imaging for Weekend Breakfast with Dev and Alice on BBC Radio 1 has been produced as a collaboration between the in-house team and Contraband Media.

Absolute Radio is commissioning a series of programmes which will be made by in-house talent from One Golden Square.

Wisebuddah has appointed high-profile BBC Exec Adam Uytman to the new role of Head of Content.

BMG Production Music, the production music business of Bertelsmann’s music division, BMG, has made a number of personnel changes and promotions.

On The Sly has been working with Virgin Radio in Switzerland to create a new jingle package for one of its new spin-off stations. Have a listen to the jingles for Virgin Radio Rock on the RadioToday…

Austria’s KRONEHIT kick off 2018 with brand new jingles from ReelWorld featuring the new slogan “Mehr Geile Hits”.

A new conference for voice-overs will take place in London over four days from April 26th to 29th 2018.

Italian dance music radio station M2o celebrated their 15th birthday this month with a new jingle package from ReelWorld.

A new package of idents performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra starts tomorrow.

Have a listen to Charlie Sloth’s new imaging for his show, The 8th, on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra.

Germany’s bigFM has taken delivery of a new set of custom imaging themes from ReelWorld.

Virgin Radio has refreshed itself today with a new breakfast show, new strapline and jingles.

Wisebuddah has renewed its partnership with Sky Radio in The Netherlands after a competitive pitch.

Dutch broadcaster Radio Veronica has launched a new custom jingle package created by the team at ReelWorld at MediaCityUK.