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MAKING WAVES: Behind The Scenes At Swedish Dance Awards... see page 14 APRIL 20, 199 voAk VOLUME 13, Issy THE NEW SINGLE AT RADIO NOW £2.95DM8 FFR25 US$5 DFL8.50 ,I. (ONRV* Small UK StationsBertelsmann, CLT Set Face Take -Over Up New Euro Giant by Jonathan Heasman nies be allowed to own more than one FM (or AM) licence by Christian Lorenz majority shareholder Groupe and Germany. UFA is a strong LONDON -Smaller players in a single broadcast area Bruxelles Lambert,Albert partner which will undoubted- on the UK radio scene are (Music & Media, April 6). LUXEMBOURG -German media Freres,signedaletterof ly strengthen our position in worried they will become SeveralLabour MPs concern Bertelsmann and intent announcing the plans the German radio market." instant take-over targets ifhave already made their Luxembourg -based group CLT onApril 2. Provisionally UFA also does not plan to government -backed changes opposition clear to any such are to merge their broadcast- named CLT-UFA, the new make immediate changes to to the current Broadcasting changes, which will be dis- ing interests to create venturecomprises TV and CLT's radio operations. "Eco- Bill are passed. cussed in detail during the Europe's largest radio and TV radio activities in six Euro- nomically speaking, there are Theproposals,which committeestageofthe enterprise. pean countries. moreinterestingfieldsfor were lobbiedfor by the Broadcasting Bill (expected Bertelsmann is to bring its "It is too early to talk about CLT-UFA than the radio mar- Commercial Radio Compa- to commence at the end of TV and film production hold- the effects of the merger on ket," says Bertelsmann nies Association CRCA (for- April). The Radio Authority ing UFA into a 50/50 joint CLT's radio activities,"says spokeswomanUlrikeGriin- merly known as the AIRC), has also counselled the gov- venturewith RTL parent CLT director of corporate com- rock. are expected to establish the ernment against the move. CLT, creating a company with munications Karin Schintgen. UFA is already a key player principle that radio compa- continues on page 27 a turnover in excess of DM5 "Last year was very successful in the burgeoning pay -TV mar- billion (app. US$3.5 billion). for our radio operations. We ket with a 25% stake in Ger- Bertelsmann board mem- entered new markets in Scan- man channel Premiere. ber Michael Dornemann and dinavia and moved into the According to Griinrock, "the INSIDE the president of CLT indirect talk radio market in the UK merger with CLT opens new RAI Board possibilities for Bertelsmann German Youth Discovers Kat Onoma Honoured With Bus D'Acier in the areas of digital and Love For Music 20 advertising -financed TV." Resigns continues on page 27 City Profile: Hamburg's Radio Scene 8 En -Masse Cranberries SPOTLIGHT Belgian Publishers, Labels by Mark Dezzani Choose Rocky Pool Resources 10 MIRAN -The full board of gov- Road For ernorsatItalianpubcaster Follow -Up NUMBER ONE RAI has announced its inten- tion to step down early. The departure marks the LONDON -How do you follow up European Hit Radio end of a controversial two-year an album that was Europe's TAKE THAT term during which the pub - best-selling soundcarrier of How Deep Is Your Love caster'smassivedebtwas 1995? The Cranberries resisted (RCA) reduced, but accusationsof the temptation to opt for the political bias were rife. easy way out by making No Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Although its mandate tech- Need To Argue Part II. ROBERT MILES nically expired on December Chrysalis -signed Kat Onoma has won the 14th Bus D'Acier 1996, Instead, the group has lined 31 1995, the board-headed by France's main rock prize. The event, named after the venue Bus Palladi- up with "hard rock" producer Children um and judged by a jury of 40 journalists and radio professionals, is spon- (DBX) RAI president Letizia Morat- Bruce Fairbairn opting for a sored by music channel MCM and EHR net NRJ, and supported by per- rawer edge without sacrificing ti-stayed at its post saying it forming rights society SACEM. Kat Onoma, fronted by Rodolphe Burger, European Top 100 Albums would resign after it had com- released its fourth album Far From The Pictures at the end of 1995. Its its dreamier tendencies. The result, To The Faithfully TAKE THAT pleteditsrestructuring and new single La Chambre is gaining increasing airplay on both AC and Departed, will be commercially Greatest Hits presented the 1995 accounts to EHR nets. Previous Bus D'Acier winners include Rita Mitouko, Stephan parliament on May 9. Eicher, Alain Bashung, Etienne Daho, Indochine, Mano Negra, Les Inno- released by Island on April 29. (RCA) continues on page 27 cents and Berurier Noir. See page 15 THEXPRESS present The First Album and the New Single from the Group THEXPRESS LOVE4 LIBERTY Lost Paradise Lime Records In Association With You See aside for further informations LOVE 4 LIBERTY AVER Rave On AmericanRadioHistory.Com Rada eaftimeace October 24-25, 1996 Warsaw, Poland 1996 Music & Media Radio Conference Poland Fourth edition Their opinions -It is the only event where competitors from public and private radiostations meet, discuss and socialise. Krzysztof Kurianiuk, Radio Bialystok (Poland) - Theperfect opportunity to meet the Polish 'radio family' in one place. Piotr Wojcicki, Audiofan (Poland) - From the beginning the conference has been very well organised and all the participants- exhibitors as well as attendees - are looked after in a very personal and pleasant way. Marina Riester, On Air Syndication (Germany) -A well organised, well targeted radio conference. 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Music & Media senior writer by Dermott Hayes anews serviceproviding some of the fee should be made Christian Lorenz takes a look at Ham- national coverage to rival that available to independent local burg's radio situation and what he finds is DUBLIN - Ireland's new nation- of pubcaster RTE. Ireland also stations where there is a real extreme homogeneity-a market crowded al radio news service should be has two rival syndication news commitment to public service by mainstream EHR and ACE formats funded from pubcaster licence services produced from Dublin. radio," he adds. that churn out similar diets of pop fare. fees, according to the newly - He says, "For many years Collins went on to assert Although Hamburg has a long and rich appointed chief executive ofits been argued that there his commitment to public ser- musical history and can boast current Radio Ireland. shouldbeanalternative vice radio, saying that the new alternative acts like Tocotronic and Selig, Former RTE radio producer national news service to that commercial station should be there's no radio station that dares to tap and Radio Kerry chief execu- offered by RTE. able to provide programming into the city's roots. And the situation is tiveandbroadcasterDan "This argument has been for local radio. by Machgiel Bakkerno different in other European capitals Collins will head up the coun- made by successive govern- Radio Ireland is to blend like Stockholm, Madrid, Munich, Dublin try's new national commercial ments, when talking about a the best of quality music pro- and, to a lesser extent, Paris and London-ACE-heavy, Rock-lite. station-also dubbed"Radio new nationalradiostation, gramming, he comments, Economic reasons are often cited as the driving force behind this Riverdance"becauseof the and it should at least be con- mixed with an innovative style uniformity. Everyone is afraid of losing the big advertisers, and it involvement ofthestage sidered that a new national of speech programming. seems that catering for the younger age bracket is a faux pas. Yet, show'sproducers(Music & news service be funded from "I think itis possible to these same advertisers often go to extreme lengths to convey a hip Media, February 24). the national licence fee. makecreativeprogrammes image through TV spot campaigns which use alternative rock and The station plans to set up "I've argued constantly that which are intelligent and chal- pop sounds. Levi's has used Babylon Zoo, Stiltskin and Biosphere, , lenging, which are also enter- Camel is high on techno/rave and Heineken beer uses Dutch -lan- taining. Ireland excels at the guage versions of classic Anglo-American rock songs. Similar Contact To Launch 2nd natural arts of talking and cross -merchandising examples include Mustang, Lion and Pepsi. story -telling." It's strange that in their often desperate search for alignment with' German -Speaking Station The new station hopes to the youth, advertisers cannot be persuaded to book space on sta- discover new talent instead of tions that target precisely that demographic. The only stations by Marc Maes Radio Contact station targeting big name and estab- that still can afford to play alternative pop/rock are, as always, the managerAndreGoebbels lished broadcasters from RTE, publics which are in a much less vulnerable position and have less BRUSSELS-EHR-formatted explains, "This second station he adds.

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