NEWS RADIO MUSIC AIRPLAY CHARTS SALES CHARTS SPECIAL REPORTS Janet Jackson uro sadio-ctive l lewsweekly Bursts Into EHR Top 40 VOLUME 12. IssuE 10. MARCH 11, 1995 £2.95 DMS FFR25 US$5 DFL8.50 Authority Revokes CLT, Endemol Form Media Group I Frequency From Voice by Christian Lorenz togetherwithVeronica's by Charles Ferro Thott says, "I can't figure the not complied with regulations radio and TV outlets (Hol- decision out. We've been doing on programming, but he refus- AMSTERDAM - After months land FM and Veronica TV). COPENHAGEN-The Danish the same thing for six or seven es to go into detail. of negotiations, three major CLT has two Dutch TV broadcastingauthorityhas years-a production company At the end of February The pan-European media groups channels (RTL4 and RTL5) announced that it is to revoke takes care of our program- Voice was told it had five days have joined forces with Dutch and RTL Rock Radio, as well a Copenhagen frequency of ming." to prove it sells no more than broadcaster Veronica to a 50% share of RTL sales commercial station The Voice. A spokesman for the 10% of airtime to advertisers. launch a company combining house IP. Theauthoritysaysthe authority says The Voice had (continues on page 28) all their radio and TV inter- Last autumn, Veronica decision, which was made on ests. announceditwould leave March 1 andwillbecome CalledHollandMedia the public broadcasting sys- effective on April 1, was made Group (HMG), the new com- tem on September 1 1995, on the grounds that The Voice pany will group the broad- and, in an immediate joint was not creating its own pro- casting interests of Luxem- venture with Endemol, gain- gramming. bourg -based CLT, Endemol ed control of Holland FM. Under the ruling, the sta- Entertainmentand VNU (continues on page 28) tion,whichcurrentlyhas threefrequenciesinthe Copenhagen area, will lose its Austria most important one. The Voice will continue to broadcast on the others and can still oper- Hands Out IP's European Advertising ate its satellite frequency. Forecasts 10 Voice CEO Otto Reedtz- Private Swiss dance music pioneers Yello united the cream of the world's techno Hot Norwegian Talent 14 scene at a Zurich nightclub last month. Top DJs and producers from Aus- Licences tria, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the US gathered to celebrate the Giorgia Wins Sanremo 28 Ten Sharp's release of the remix album "Hands On Yello". Pictured (l -r) are: Westbam VIENNA - The Austrian gov- (remix), Boris Blank (Yello) and Klaus Jankuhn (producer). ernment has awarded the Memorable first 10 terrestrial licences to private broadcasters, writes Melodies Christian Lorenz. iatmatoki!, Stein Promotes The move means that for AMSTERDAM -After All The the first time private stations European Hit Radio Love -Has Gone by Holland's Gibson To BMG MD can broadcast to the Austrian Ten Sharp (Columbia) contin- ANNIE LENNOX public from a base within the No More I Love Yous ues to strengthen the band's MUNICH -With effect from bines all GSA music opera- country. Austria now effec- (RCA) . popularity on EHR. July 1, Matthias Gibson is to tionsoftheBertelsmann tively has a private licence for At presstime, a month after replace Thomas M. Stein as media group. each of its nine states with a Eurochart Hot 100 Singles the single was a CD insert in MD of BMG Ariola Munich, BMG Ariola Munich han- second licence for Vienna. M&M, it is backed by 47 sta- one of the two subsidiaries of dles the labeli Ariola, Arista, INI KAMOZE The successful applicants Here Comes The Hotstepper tions across Europe. Germany's BMG Ariola Music. Hansa and Logic. Gibson will have until September 1 this The pop duo hasn't enjoyed Gibson currently holds the be supported by deputy man- year to set up their operations (Columbia) better support for one of its position of distribution direc- aging director Jan Bolz, who and go on air. If a station fails European Top 100 Albums singlessinceYou reached tor at BMG Ariola Music. will leave his present position to start broadcasting by Janu- CRANBERRIES number two in the Eurochart Stein will concentrate on as head of finance and admin- ary 1 1996 itwill lose its No Need To Argue Hot 100 Singles in 1992. his duties as president of the istration at BMG Ariola Media licence. ' (Island) See page 13 holding company, which com- on July 1. (continues on page 28) "it's the best thingyou ever had" AmericanRadioHistory.Com 5 MILLION COPIES W INCLUDES THE SING `THE POWER OF L THE MILLION SELLI `THINK TWICE' AmericanRadioHistory.Com \/1Y. DVH AmericanRadioHistory.Com M & M N E T HIS E E K T I N NRJ Urges Authority To Reclassify 22 Stations to the three labels and both Gib- by Emmanuel Legrand a day. The plan would affect change in categories. INTERNATIONAL. ert and Legend will have to pay stations in the cities of Rouen, All sectors Of the market Borchard Appointed a Ffr50.000 fine every time an PARIS- NRJ is to ask the Le Havre, Dijon, Reims, would benefit from such a Columbia's VP Int'l offence is proved. SNEP says it French broadcasting authority Dunkirk, Le Mans and move, NRJ adds.Listeners Columbia Records has took the case to court in order CSA to reclassify some 22 local Orleans. will be offered "new services announced the appointment of "to ban the fueling of these illicit stations currently airing the The reclassification of these and a greater interactivity," Julia Borchard as vice presi- products on the French mar- network's programme. local stations would lead to the whileorganisersoflocal dent, international. Working in ket." In a statement issued to the creationof new jobs, NRJ events will have "a new win- tandem with Columbia Records CSA Lay Down Members' press, NRJ outlines its plans argues, necessitating the hir- dow for their initiatives" and in the US and Responsibilities for the category D local sta- ing of journalists, on -air hosts advertisers will get"a new the Sony Music The sectors covered by the dif- tions, which effectively act as and sales staff. Such a move outlet that will help increase affiliate offices, ferent members of broadcasting "transmitters" broadcasting would see some 50 jobs created their performances." Borchard will authority CSA have been made NRJ programmes while hav- "immediately" with the possi- The CSA has yet to react to oversee the public. Ronald Faure will con- ing no access to local advertis- bility of 100 new work places the announcement. international tinue to oversee public and pri- ing markets. being generated in the short set-up, release vate radio stations, as well as NRJ wants these 22 sta- term. plan and mar- the Club DAB, which groups tionsto become category C NRJexplainsthatthe keting/ promotional follow- together radio operators and outlets which would then have recent changes in the rules Alvarez Tops through on all Columbia US - companies involved in new access to local advertisers pro- giving access to local advertis- signed artists. She will be based broadcasting technologies. viding they run a minimum of ing (M&M, November26) Chrysalis in New York. Georges -Francois Hirsch will three hours local programming opens thedoortosucha oversee public television, while III POLAND newcomer Philippe Labarde will Spain's Roster 10 Polish Stations Use RFI take over his radio duties. Programmes Hirsch will continue to be by Howell Llewellyn RFI has announced that 10 Pol- involved in the Musique France ish stations have opted for pro- Plus association he helped to set MADRID - Chrysalis Spain has grammes supplied by the up. launched the first artists on its French international broadcast- domestic roster three months ing service. The most recent UNITED KINGDOM after it became a fully-fledged agreement was signed by RFI Avex DD Launches label under the EMI Music president Andre Larquie and London -Based Label Spain umbrella. Ryszard Langowski, president Avex DD, which claims to be the The label has signed Javier of the Olsztyn region's public fourth largest record company Alvarez, 25, a leading light of station, which reaches some in Japan and one of the largest a new generation of Spanish 160.000 inhabitants. The sta- indies worldwide, has set a new singer/songwriters. His debut tion will use Polish -language London -based label called Avex album, Javier Alvarez, was satellite -fed programmes, fea- UK Phil France, formally from French rap artist Soon E MC is pictured above (right) signing to released in February and pre- turing mainly news items and PWL and the man behind Black EMI France, while company president Gilbert Ohayon looks on. sented at showcases in Madrid magazines, broadcast from Diamond, heads up the new andBarcelonato critical RFI's Paris headquarters. RFI label. His first major band sign- acclaim. is currently broadcast on sta- ing is 10CC. The band's first Chrysalis managing direc- tions in Poznan, Katowice, release will be an acoustic ver- P3 Vows To Play torCarlos Sanmartin says, Szczyrk, Kostowy, Czestochowa, sion of their 1975 hit single I'm "Javier is very talented and we Kielce, Zacopane, Bygdoszcz Not In Love. France has also More Danish Music see him as a leader of a new and Torun. recruited Richard Ford, previ- wave of singer/songwriters." ously from Deep Distraxon, to by Charles Ferro of P3's format change. The Spanish charts were FRANCE set up an underground dance One spokesman froma dominated by older generation RMC Opens Office In label, Distinctive Records. In COPENHAGEN - Denmark's major company says, "We're singer/songwritersin1994, Lebanon addition, France has been the public broadcasting company trying to promote both inter- with the spotlight focused on RMC Moyen-Orient, which driving force behind a new DanmarksRadioplansto national and local music.