Month: May 2021

Full regulatory clearance has been given to Bauer Media Audio for its acquisition of Communicorp Group.
The approval follow’s Bauer’s purchase of Communicorp earlier this year and extends its business operations to eight countries.
It is anticipated that the acquisition will complete on May 31st, 2021.
Paul Keenan, President of Audio told RadioToday: “We are excited to be one step closer to entering Ireland. This is a fantastic addition to Bauer Media Audio, and we see great opportunities to further develop the business while continuing to play an important cultural role in Ireland with trusted news, talented presenters offered within well-known brands.”
Approval from Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin has confirmed that following an initial media merger examination, the proposed acquisition of Communicorp Group by Bauer Media Audio Holdings GmbH can proceed as it is not contrary to the public interest in protecting the plurality of media in the state.
This completes all phases of required regulatory approval and follows approvals from The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. […]

Beat 102 103 has created a special two-part documentary on Long Covid featuring presenter Michelle Heffernan.
On 2 January 2021, Michelle was diagnosed with Covid-19 and like many others, she believed it would be over within a few weeks; instead, she endured months of debilitating fatigue.
In response to the ignorance and unfamiliarity with this condition, Michelle and Beat now present “It’s Not a Cold-It’s Long Covid” examining Long Covid, its effects, and the distressingly poor response patients have endured.
“I had a tough time recovering,” says Michelle, “but that is nothing compared with the stories I have heard, the lives I have seen obliterated.
People are bed-ridden; people have lost jobs, friends, or relationships. There are approximately 2,000 people in a Long Covid Ireland Facebook group and most of them are reporting that that that’ve been ignored, dismissed or gaslit.
I want to raise awareness on this issue and ask what we can all do, to lessen the number of usually healthy people from becoming disabled and disenfranchised due to Long Covid.”
Speaking ahead of the broadcast CEO of Beat 102 103 Gabrielle Cummins says: “Long Covid is new to all of us; it’s affecting our audience to varying degrees so we want to try our best to provide information that could help our listeners to better deal with this new type of illness.
“As a market leading station, it’s important that we raise awareness around how debilitating Long Covid can be but we also want to highlight solutions that will help people come out the other side of this horrible sickness & feel more positive about their future.
“As we’ve seen previously with Michelle’s other documentaries produced for Beat, she delves deep into the heart of the issue and shows great empathy with her subject matter so I’ve no doubt this latest series from her, will be as engaging as all the others have been, for Beat’s audience.”
“It’s Not a Cold-It’s Long Covid” Part 1 & Part 2 will air on May 16th and May 23rd respectively on Beat from 10am. It will be available for playback thereafter on soundcloud.com/beat102103 […]

Learning Waves is launching its Radio Matters Lunchtime Series for 2021, with Bauer Media in the hot seat first.
The first event is this Thursday, 13th May, with Graham Bryce from Bauer Media Group in conversation with Andy Matthews from Triple M Media.
Bauer recently bought Communicorp and is currently waiting for regulatory approval before taking over the group and its radio stations including Today FM and Newstalk.
To register for this event go to : https://lnkd.in/eFP9RbG
Following sessions include:
27th May 2021 – Ray Sheerin on ‘What’s the Story with Creativity?’ To register for this event go to : https://lnkd.in/egFBgVi
10th June 2021 – Ian McShane on ‘What’s the Story with Irish Consumers?’ To register for this event go to : https://lnkd.in/e8pXj6M
1st July 2021 – Jill Downey on ‘What’s the Story with Sponsorship?’ To register for this event go to : https://lnkd.in/eUUrF6F
27th July 2021 – Aidan McCullen on ‘What’s the Story with Innovation?’. To register for this event go to : https://lnkd.in/eC6Hq5s
The above events will be brought to you in association with Peter McPartlin.
For more details go to www.learningwaves.ie […]