Global Media & Entertainment
 | |
| Global | |
| Company type | Privately held company |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | The Lord Allen of Kensington(Chairman) Ashley Tabor-King(Founder & Executive President) |
| Revenue |  £824 million (March 2020) |
| £59.5 million (March 2020) | |
 £−202.9million (March 2020) | |
| Total assets | £1.781 billion (March 2020) |
| Total equity | £−555.45million (March 2020) |
| Owner | Ashley Tabor-King |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Global Media & Entertainment Limited,[2]trading asGlobal,is a British media company formed in 2007. It is the owner of the largest commercial radio company in Europe having expanded through a number of historical acquisitions, including Chrysalis Radio,GCap MediaandGMG Radio.Global owns and operates seven core radio brands, all employing a national network strategy, includingCapital,Heart,Gold,Classic FM,SmoothandLBC.
Global is also one of the leadingout-of-home advertising(OOH) companies in the UK.
History
[edit]Global was founded byAshley Tabor-Kingin 2007, with financial backing from his fatherMichael Tabor,[3]and purchased Chrysalis Radio, where Global took control of the radio brands Heart, Galaxy, LBC and The Arrow. A year later on 31 October 2008 Global Radio officially took control of all GCap Media and its brands. The GCap Media name was dropped at this time. The GCap purchase gave Global the network of FM stations which GCap had operated asThe One Network(many of which are now part of theHeartorCapitalnetworks), plusClassic FM,XFM,Choice FM,GoldandChill.
Following the acquisition of GCap Media, Global was required to sell off a number of stations in the Midlands. The stations were bought byOrion Media,headed by Phil Riley, former Chief Executive of Chrysalis Radio.
Heritage local radio stations in areas not already served by Heart FM were gradually rebranded and incorporated into a larger Heart Network that covers most of southern England and parts of North Wales – the stations which would become Heart in the North were acquired later. The remaining stations briefly formedThe Hit Music Networkbefore being merged with theGalaxynetwork andCapital Londoninto theCapitalnetwork.
On 25 June 2012, Global acquiredGMG Radiofor a sum thought to be between £50 and £70 million; it continued to be run separately while a regulatory review was conducted. In May 2013, theCompetition Commissionruled that Global would be required to sell seven stations across the network.[4]
The company initially offered to dispose of three stations, Real XS in Manchester and Scotland, and Gold in the East Midlands,[5]to try to prevent the sale of the seven stations mentioned in the ruling. When this failed Global Radio launched an appeal against the decision.[6]
The appeal was based on three grounds: (a) Real and Smooth as alternatives to the Greater Manchester stations, (b) reliance on "significant adverse effects" in the North-West (c) Global's remedy proposal (see above). The appeal was rejected on all grounds and the company must sell the seven stations it was ordered to in the original judgement,[7]Global said it was disappointed with the decision and was considering it further.[8]
On 6 February 2014, it was announced that a number of stations would be sold to the Irish broadcasterCommunicorp,with programming generally to be supplied by Global under contract.[9]The deal involved control of Smooth Radio in the North East, the North West and the West Midlands, of Capital in South Wales and Scotland, of Real Radio in North Wales and Yorkshire, and of Real XS in Manchester. Most stay under their current brands though the Real stations will be renamed Heart and carry the Heart network off-peak programming as provided by Global. Global will retain control of all other stations, relaunching the existing Heart North West and Wales as Capital to allow Real North Wales (under Communicorp) to take on the Heart affiliation. Real XS in Paisley will be retained by Global and join the XFM network; the future branding and direction of Real XS in Manchester, under Communicorp, is unclear at the present time. Most of the Gold stations switched to taking the Smooth London/Network output, with the exception that, in areas where Smooth is available on FM (London, Manchester and the East Midlands), a reduced Gold oldies service will remain, run by Global and taking programmes from London as now.[citation needed]
It was announced in June 2015 that Darren Singer would be appointed as Global's chief financial officer.[10]
In February 2017, Global changed its company name from 'This is Global Limited' to 'Global Media & Entertainment Limited'. It also changed all its social media handles from 'thisisglobal' to 'global' and its web domain to global.com.[11][12]Global also combined the three sub-companies, Global Radio, Global Entertainment and Global Television into just 'Global'.
On 1 March 2018, Global launched a brand new awards show called The Global Awards celebrating the stars of music, news & entertainment across genres in the UK and from around the world. It took place at London'sEventim Apollo.[13]
In September 2018, Global announced the double acquisition of two key outdoor companies, Primesight and Outdoor Plus, creating Global's Outdoor Division. The acquisitions were rumoured to be worth several hundred million pounds.
On 19 September 2018, rival commercial radio groupBauerannounced that they were pulling out of the biggest networked commercial radio chart show,The Official Vodafone Big Top 40,produced by Global'sCapital.The move led to Global discontinuing the Sunday evening show for all stations outside of their own Heart and Capital networks, on which the show continues to air.
On 26 February 2019, Global Radio announced plans to replace the regional breakfast shows onCapitalandHeartwith a single national breakfast show for each network, whilst Smooth kept its regional breakfast shows, instead turning its drive time show national. Capital's new breakfast show launched in April with Roman Kemp, Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden launched in June and Smooth Drivetime with Angie Grieves launched in September.[14]
In September 2019, it was announced that Quidem, the owners ofBanbury Sound,Rugby FMandTouch FMhad entered into abrand-licensingagreement with Global Radio. This change will see the Quidem stations rebrand under the Global brands.[15]At the beginning of October,Ofcomopened a consultation following Quidem's request for its six stations to make significant changes to their formats.[16]
On 20 December 2021 it was announced that Global has acquired the UK podcast hosting, distribution and monetisation startup, Captivate with founders Mark Asquith and Kieran McKeefery joining the Global team in order to continue to grow Global's presence in the digital audio and podcasting space.[17]
On 22 February 2022 Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel announced they were joiningGlobalto launch a new podcast.[18]On 30 August 2022The News Agentslaunched as a dailypodcastpresented byEmily Maitlis,Jon Sopel,andLewis Goodall.Episodes are released every weekday afternoon.[19]On 26 May 2023, it was announced that a weekly US version of the podcast would launch on 20 June.The News Agents USAis hosted by Maitlis and Sopel.[20]On 29 September 2023, Global announced a further spin-off podcast,The News Agents Investigates,would launch on 1 October and be presented by Goodall.[21]
In March 2024, Simon Pitts was appointed Group Chief Executive of Global Media. He will take up his role in early 2025.[22]
In the first week of September 2024, Global announced that they would introduce an additional twelve radio stations, via a week long advertisement campaign on their social media pages. Additional spin-off stations of Heart, Capital, Radio X and Classic FM would be introduced on the 12th September 2024. This brings the total number of stations operated by Global up to 33.[23]
Radio stations
[edit]Capital
[edit]The Capital network consists of eleven contemporary hit stations which currently broadcast in numerous areas of England, Wales and central Scotland, alongside adigital UK-wide version.On 3 January 2011,Capital London,The Hit Music Networkand theGalaxynetwork became part of the nine-stationCapitalradio network; two former Heart stations became Capital in May 2014. Local news hours were extended as part of the agreement to increase programme-sharing, and advertising remains locally sold. Programming outside local hours originates from Capital's network studios inLeicester Square,London. Unlike its competitorBBC Radio 1,Capital only plays pop music and dance music and does not play rock music, alternative music or classic hits.
Capital runs two major multi-artist events each year, Capital'sSummertime Balland Capital'sJingle Bell Ball.
Capital Dance
[edit]Capital Dance is a national digital radio station operated as a spin-off from the main Capital station. The station broadcasts from studios at Leicester Square in London alongside its sister stations Capital and Capital XTRA. The station predominantly plays contemporary electronic dance music.
Capital XTRA
[edit]An urban music station based in London, originally named Choice FM. Until Summer 2010 it was sold as part of the Galaxy network for marketing purposes only, but retained its own separate branding and programming. From then on, with Galaxy ultimately absorbed into Capital, Choice was a separate station within Global's line-up. On 7 October 2013 Choice FM was rebranded as Capital XTRA and made available nationally via DAB radio.[24]
Capital Xtra Reloaded
[edit]Capital Xtra Reloaded broadcasts from Birmingham and is available on DAB+ in London and online via Global Player. Its output consists primarily of hip-hop, dance, garage, R&B and grime classics from the 1990s and 2000s.
Heart
[edit]Heart is a contemporary radio station which currently broadcasts in numerous areas of England, Wales and central Scotland, alongside adigital UK-wide version.The network began with a single regional station in the West Midlands and subsequently a second station in London. The third station, Heart 106 in the East Midlands (previously Century 106) was sold to Orion Media and run as a franchise retaining the Heart name until the start of 2011, when it was rebranded asGem 106.
In 2009 many of the heritage CHR stations which had formed part of the One Network were renamed Heart, as were Ocean and South Hams Radio (which were not part of the One Network). Heart Hertfordshire is owned by Communicorp and uses the Heart name and format under licence from Global; Heart South Devon was partly owned by UKRD Group; and Heart stations in North Wales and Yorkshire (both formerly Real Radio licences) are operated by Communicorp; all other Heart stations are wholly Global-owned. All of the Real Radio stations were rebranded as Heart on 6 May 2014. Heart is also available on DAB in some areas where there is not a local Heart station on FM; these areas generally receiveHeart UK,which is a relay of Heart London. Heart has five sister stations:Heart 70s,Heart 80s,Heart 90s,Heart 00sandHeart Dance.
On 11 April 2023, it was announced thatHeart Scotlandwould reintroduce local breakfast, daytime and weekend shows as part of an expansion of Global's Scottish radio operations. This saw drive time presentersDes Clarkeand Jennifer Reoch move to Breakfast.[25]Sister stationCapital Scotland(owned and operated under a brand licence byCommunicorp) has also reintroduced local programming.[26]
Classic FM
[edit]Classic FM is a classical music station broadcast nationally on FM andDAB,and also available onFreesat,Sky,FreeviewandVirgin Media.It is one of threeIndependent National Radiofranchises, and the only one to broadcast on FM.
On 3 January 2024 it was announced that Dan Walker was joining to host Classic FM's breakfast show.[27]
Smooth
[edit]Acquired as part of the takeover of Real & Smooth Ltd, Smooth Radio broadcastssoft adult contemporarymusic on FM in six areas, and from March 2014 on MW in a number of areas previously served by Gold. After taking over Smooth, Global reversed the "national" format that Smooth had taken in 2010 – whereby a network version of the station was broadcast nationally on DAB with all English FM stations sharing this content – and reintroduced local breakfast and drivetime shows. Two of the Smooth areas had previously been Jazz FM stations, and three had originally been Saga stations; the North-East service launched as Smooth on a licence originally awarded to Saga.
LBC
[edit]LBC is a left wing news and talk radio station, focussing on stories and issues from across the UK and internationally by phone-in discussion programmes. It launched on 8 October 1973 as the UK's first licensed commercial radio station, withCapital Radiolaunching a week later on 16 October. Since 2014, LBC has been broadcasting nationally on DAB, television and Global Player, and FM in London only.
LBC News
[edit]On 28 October 2019, what had been LBC London News changed its name to LBC News. As well as remaining on 1152 AM in the London area, it is also available on DAB+ via the D1 multiplex nationwide, using the space vacated by Radio X switching to DAB+. It has reverted to a 24-hour station, dropping its simulcast of LBC, but otherwise keeping the same format of rolling twenty minute bulletins, but with a UK wide focus. Its news presenters includeLisa AzizandMartin Stanford,whilstJohn Kettleyis one of the weather presenters.
Radio X
[edit]Radio X (formerly XFM) broadcasts alternative rock and independent music. It began officially in 1997 as an independent London station, it was purchased by Capital Radio Group (now Global) in 1998. Radio X is available nationally on DAB+ digital radio, Global Player, Virgin Media channel 960, Sky channel 113, and on FM in London 104.9 and Manchester 97.7.
Gold
[edit]A network of stations principally dedicated to music from the 1950s to the 1980s, there are two different variants of the station; England and Scotland, and Wales. Many of these were the AM sister stations to heritage CHR stations which are now Heart or Capital stations, though Gold Manchester was originally a standalone stationFortune 1458and Lite AM before becoming part of the Big-AM and later Capital Gold networks. On DAB, Gold is available in some areas which do not have Gold on AM; in these areas Gold UK is carried. Global chose to close some unviable AM relays of Gold, but has continued to serve these areas on DAB. In the West Midlands, after the divesture of some radio holdings toOrion Media,the Gold brand continued as a franchise, however, in late 2012 these stations were rebranded asFree Radio 80sand no longer carried Gold network programming.
Most Gold stations on AM/local DAB transferred to receive their network programming provision fromSmooth Radioon 24 March 2014; local news, travel and advertising drop-ins into the network programming feed continue as previously provided under Gold, and the former Gold stations in Wales continue to offer a four-hour local show asSmooth Wales.Three Gold areas where Smooth is already provided on FM – London, Manchester and the East Midlands – retained a reduced Gold service on AM and (bar Manchester, where capacity is unavailable) local DAB, with most presented shows (aside from a daily morning show) ceasing.[28]However these were subsequently switched off as part of Global's decision to withdraw from AM broadcasting - the last to go beingGreater Manchesterat the end of April 2024.[29]
A number of areas gained or regained Gold as a DAB service in September 2015 in space vacated by XFM, following XFM's move from local to national transmission as Radio X.
Streaming-only stations
[edit]Global currently operates five stations exclusively broadcast via web-based platforms:
Smooth Extra
[edit]Smooth Extralaunched at the end of 2014 to broadcast nationally onDigital One(in the slot previously occupied by the network Smooth Radio service) with a 'melodic music from past decades' format (some programming is simulcast withSmooth London). A previous plan to launch a service of "music from the 70s, 80s and 90s" in the Digital One capacity[30]ultimately did not go ahead. Smooth added two further digital siblings on 3 September 2019;Smooth Country(previously a Global Player stream) andSmooth Chill,the successor toChill.
A pop-up digital Christmas music station, Smooth Christmas, was operated by R&S in the run-up to Christmas of 2011 and 2012, and having not run in 2013 was revived by Global in 2014 but was in 2015.[31] In 2016, Smooth Christmas was not revived, instead Heart Extra Xmas, a pop-up digital Christmas music station, appeared from 12 November 2016 until 27 December 2016. It returned on 9 November 2017.[32]
Heart Brand
[edit]Heart 80slaunched in March 2017; the conversion of these stations to DAB+ in 2019 permitted the launch of further stations includingHeart Dance,Heart 70s,Heart 90s,followed byHeart 00sin 2022 andHeart 10s,Heart Musicals&Heart Lovein 2024 as part of Global's network expansion on 12th September.
PopBuzz
[edit]PopBuzzis a cultural platform of interviews, articles, podcast, videos, and GIFs, combined with a music stream of the fastest trending tracks in social media with digital goodness from around the web. It also has an online radio station called PopBuzz Radio. PopBuzz podcast is released weekly.[33]PopBuzz Presents, introduced in 2017, is an original live program produced in partnership withTwitter.[34][35]Founded in 2014,[36][37]the site is targeted tomillennialsandGen Zs.[38][39]
Events
[edit]Global produce over 150 events for its radio brands annually. These include Capital'sSummertime BallandJingle Bell Ball,Heart Live and Classic FM Live at theRoyal Albert Hall.[40]It also produces its own Global Awards, which recognizes the most popular songs across its radio stations.[41]
In March 2018, Global launched a new awards show (The Global Awards) celebrating the stars of music, news and entertainment across genres in the UK and from around the world.[13]
Global Academy
[edit]TheGlobal AcademyUTC opened on 12 September 2016 and is sponsored by Global andUniversity of the Arts London.It is located on the site of theOld Vinyl FactoryinHayes, Hillingdon.[42]
On 20 January 2017, The Global Academy was officially opened by theDuke of CambridgeandPrince Harry.Two Breakfast shows from theGlobalbrands were broadcasting Live from the academy,Heart LondonBreakfast withJamie TheakstonandEmma BuntonandNick FerrarionLBC.[43]
Global's Newsroom
[edit]All of Global's stations broadcast news updates under the name Global's Newsroom. Local and national bulletins are produced and Global's Newsroom also provides the news to Global's news station LBC. In terms of weekly audience reach, Global's Newsroom is the second largest news broadcaster in the UK, second only to the BBC.[citation needed]
The Global Awards
[edit]TheGlobal Awardswhich started on 1 March 2018 are held by Global and reward music played on its own stations. The Global Awards returned in 2019.[44]
List of ceremonies
[edit]| Year | Date | Venue | Broadcast | Hosts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 March 2018 | Hammersmith Apollo | Capital Capital TV Heart TV |
Roman Kemp | Rochelle Humes | Kate Garraway |
| 2019 | 7 March 2019 | Capital Heart | ||||
Charity
[edit]Global's Make Some Noise is Global's in-house charity.
Every year Global's Make Some Noise has an annual appeal day where its radio stations come together to raise money for small projects supporting youngsters and their families living with illness, disability or lack of opportunity, in their local communities.
Before Global's Make Some Noise, some of Global's stations ran their own charity's such as Help a Capital Child, Have a Heart and the Classic FM Foundation.[45]
In 1975, Capital FM's charity Help a London Child was established by the late SirRichard Attenborough,to help disadvantaged young people in the capital. He once said: "Disadvantaged children don't have less imagination, just less opportunity to express it."
In 2014, Global's Make Some Noise was formed.[46]9 October it was Make Some Noise day, where all of Global's brands came together. Make Some Noise raised more than 1 million pounds.[47]
In 2015, Global's Make Some Noise ran its second year on 8 October they came all came together. They raised £1,955,869.[48]
In 2016, Global's Make Some Noise returned on 7 October. In total £2,860,897 was raised.[49]In the financial year 2016-2017 £0.98M was spent by Global Charities on fund raising.[50]
In 2017, Global's Make Some Noise returned on 6 October and raised a record breaking £3,534,628.[51]
Criticism
[edit]In February 2009, Global andLBCwere the subject of criticism by technical and scientific bloggers following their threat of legal action against medical journalistBen Goldacrefor publishing part of an LBC 97.3 broadcast byJeni Barnetton his website.[52]The move was interpreted as an attempt to suppress criticism and debate rather than enforcement of copyright. The broadcast itself was described as irresponsible byDavid AaronovitchinThe Times,and LBC and Barnett were specifically identified in a criticalEarly Day MotionbyNorman LambMP.[citation needed]
In May 2015, Global was criticised for dropping coverage of the HSBC tax story[clarification needed]in February that year. Coverage of the story was resumed "some days later".[53]
In July 2020, Global was criticised for failing to investigate multiple online allegations that Capital Xtra DJTim Westwoodhad behaved inappropriately with young female fans.[54]
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