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year attglanceE W January agency Irish Music Rights Organisation (BIRO) inde- Polydor UK Arcade Entertainment Holdings European ad sales house IP predicts better radio advertis- pendent. regroups and consolidates to make it the Continent's biggest ing days to come, with ad spend expected to increase by up independent record group. to 4.4% in some markets RTL 102.5 Hit Radio MD Daryl Hall recorded Claudio Astorri quits in a row over station policy "Gloryland," the offi- october French parliament approves plans to introduce a 40% cial theme of the The RAI is accused of repoliciticising following a sweeping national music quota for radio stations in 1996 Saul World Cup finals in round of executive appointments Warner Music Tagarro is appointed president of Warner Music in the US, written and Benelux launches French -language Belgian public Spain and Portugal Italy's state broadcaster the RAI produced by Rick broadcaster RTBF radically overhauls five of its channels drops the Top 40 chart as part of budget cutbacks Blaskey and Charlie in response to an increase in private operators and reduced Chris Georgi is appointed new MD of Hamburg -based Skarbek and released government subsidies Italian record labels condemn the independent Edel. on the Mercury label. RAI's decision to drop the cult alternative rock show To promote the track PolyGram set up a two-week "Planet Rock" Two of Sweden's largest radio networks, campaign with MTV Europe. NRJ and Rix, join forces to create a 19 -strong group of sta- february tions MTV Europe announces the nominations for its French radio group NRJ unveils plans to invest Ffr50 mil- first -ever European music awards, which it promises will lion in expansion during 1994, with the bulk of efforts June honour "musicianship, not video excellence" Local sta- focused on Germany Italian disco and dance indies form The UK Radio Authority allocates the country's final tions in Norway demand changes in the law to allow them to the National Association of Music Publishers (ANEM) batch of FM frequencies to new regional stations, bad news compete with the runaway success of national commercial Spanish radio MDs fiercely reject suggestions that for Virgin 1215 national AM rock station which had been station P4 Belgium's BRTN Radio 2 celebrates its national music quotas should be set BBC Radio 1 trying to persuade the authority to go the national route 50th anniversary The UK Radio Authority announces remains top of the UK Rajar ratings, despite a 25% drop in Virgin Music Group reveals its chairman/CEO Ken the recipients of its London licences; Capital FM, Crystal listeners PolyGram Germany launches the Motor Berry is to become president/CEO of EMI Records FM and Virgin Radio get FM frequencies; Capital Gold, Music label National Italian operators welcome the Group International effective September 1 London Christian Radio and Viva AM get AM licences return of Audiradio ratings. French radio and music industries launch Musique The German state of Baden-Wurttemberg restructures its France Plus, the organisation offering a structure for dia- radio landscape and issues three regional and 15 local march logue between the two industries The IFPI challenges licences. The Dutch government passes a law granting public broad- the basis of Italian copyright law in an attempt to close Dutch public broadcast- casters 10 -year licences for national terrestrial frequencies Europe's final bootleg loophole Sony Music Europe MTV Europe confirms it is taking German music cable merges its Danish affiliate with leading national indepen- ing association Veronica TV channel Viva to the European Court over a breach of dent Pladecompagniet The second Radio Montreux confirms rumours that it the "unfair competition" clause in the Treaty Of Rome is dominated by issues threatening the future of radio will be leaving the public The French government drops plans to privatise MCA Music Entertainment Group announces the open- system to launch at least RMC/Nostalgie Norway's private stations and record ing of four more MCA companies this year in Austria, two 24 -hour a day com- companies lose out as the public turn to TV for coverage of Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. mercial radio stations the Winter Olympics The UK Radio Authority and one commercial TV reveals plans to advertise six licences for London; one more channel from September than was previously on offer Sony Music France presi- July 1 1995 with production dent Henri de Bodinat becomes executive VP of Sony George Michael loses his court case to rule his recording company Endemol Pictured (l -r) are Veronica chair- Software Europe Irish music representatives present contract with Sony "unenforceable." Some 41 compa- the government with a detailed report outlining their plans nies bid for the six new London franchises The long- man Joop van der Rijden, Veronica MD Van der Meer for the next 10 years. awaited Green Paper on the future of public broadcasting in de Walcheren, Endemol's John de Mol and Joop van Sweden is released The Italian government ousts the den Ende. aprd RAI's board of directors WEA Music founds dance NRJ finalises a deal to buy a 40% stake in Munich classic company MAAD with four of the biggest names in the november rock station Radio Xanadu The UK government German dance market M&M celebrates its I Oth birthday Commercial radio finally beats BBC Radio 1 off the UK's announces it will review the legality of the chart deal Letizia Moratti is named new president of Italy's RAI top spot, Rajar ratings show The French record industry between the British Association of Record Dealers- French communications minister Main Carignon is thrown into turmoil as Henri de Bodinat steps down as which supplies the chart data-and the Chart resigns under the increasing pressure of fraud investiga- president of Sony Music France and Bernard Information Network-the company which commissions tions. Carbonez resigns as president of BMG France and supplies the listing The quota issue heats up in Managing editor Paul Robinson leaves BBC Radio 1 Ireland as leading Dublin ACE station FM 104 announces august Radio France journalists end a bitter 18 -day strike over it will voluntarily programme 20% Irish music Italy's BBC Radio 1 drops its Romeo programming software in pay discrepancies Eurochart Hot 100 celebrates its radio industry foresees sweeping changes in the media as favour of Selector Meanwhile, Rajar ratings show 300th edition, while M&M's Border Breaker Chart com- Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the right-wing coalition party Radio 1 lost nearly one-third of its market share during the memorates its first anniversary Martin Brisac steps Forza Italia. becomes the country's new president 12 months since its relaunch as an alternative to commer- down as GM of French ACE network Europe 2 The Bratislava -based EHR station Radio CD International is cial radio Radio CD International begins transmitting CSA redefines its station categories in line with the coun- forced off air by the Slovak Republic live again on 96.6mHz, the frequency previously home to try's new local advertising regulations Spain's four major Noordzee Nationaal, the first private commercial the public rock channel Rock FM Shareholders in UK networks link up for a 15 -minute joint broadcast to com- Dutch -language station to access nationwide terrestrial ILR group Chiltern Radio reject plans by Luxembourg - memorate the launch 70 years ago of the country's oldest . audiences, launches on April 1 M&M resumes coverage based radio giant CLT to take over the company Edel station, SER's Radio Barcelona. of the French singles charts MTV Europe announces launches a network of indies across Europe The Trans plans to launch a European music awards ceremony in World Communications hoard advises its shareholders to december November The Dutch frequency awards are challenged accept a bid from EMAP, which has found a loophole in MTV Networks says its adult -orientated VH-1 channel by nearly all bidders, who claim the selection process vio- the law to allow the take-over to go ahead Holland's Sky will be expanded from the UK to Germany, but denies the lated licence application procedures. Radio files a suit against the government charging that the station will battle with Viva 2 for Germany's older market commercial terrestrial radio frequencies awarded in Take That takes Best Group Award at MTV's first may January violate the country's Media Law The issue of European Music Awards; Bryan Adams is Best Male, The French music industry body SNEP elects Bernard multimedia takes centre stage at Popkomm in Cologne. Mariah Carey Best Female and the Crash Test Carbonez as its new president; his take-over date is set as Dummies the Best Breakthrough Artist Swedish com- July 1. Meanwhile, Herve Rony, CLT radio advisor, september mercial radio frequency auctions go ahead despite opposi- becomes SNEP's new GM IFPI releases figures which UK collection society PRS announces plans to drop its two- tion from the newly -elected government; Energy takes 11 show a 7.5% rise in unit shipments of recorded music in tier membership system and give all 1.539 members voting of the 23 frequencies on offer PolyGram Belgium com- western Europe in 1993 The French broadcasting rights Dutch broadcasters are rocked by proposals from bines Polydor and Phonogram promotion in a sweeping authority CSA and the country's music and radio industries the new government to slash 10 -year licences to five years reorganisation The BBC announces it will begin DAB sign a draft paper opening dialogue between radio and The UK Radio Authority questions ownership laws transmissions in September 1995 Dutch public broad- music on broadcasting quotas Top Irish musicians and following EMAP's take-over of Trans World caster the TROS drops plans to leave the public system songwriters-including U2's Bono, The Edge, Chris de Communications CSA gives CLT permission to pur- following the breakdown of talks with CLT.