BBC In The News

Songtrust hires Lara Baker as Director Of Business Development, UK & Ireland

Baker was previously Marketing & Events Director at AIM

BBC Radio 1 now reaches 17% of the UK population, down from 23% in 2011

Commercial radio and BBC Radio 2's reach has remained consistent in same timeframe

Cooking Vinyl makes string of new signings, including Swim Deep and Saint Raymond

Also joining the label are Isobel Campbell, Sam Lee and Kerri Watt

Vanessa Reed exits PRS Foundation, joins New Music USA as President and CEO

She exits PRS Foundation after 11 years

PRS for Music sees record £746m revenue in 2018, but costs top £97m

A total of £603.6m was paid out to songwriters, composers and publishers

UK’s MMF teams up with Ally McCrae & Sophie Paluch on AWAL-supported music management podcast series

First episode features The 1975 manager Jamie Oborne

BBC to hire all-powerful Pop Music Controller in major radio shake-up

Stations such as Radio 1, 1Xtra, Asian Network, Radio 2 and 6 Music will report into new hire

Bob Shennan promoted to BBC Group Managing Director

Shennan first joined the BBC in 1987