3 May 2024
Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport visits 蘑菇视频 Media鈥檚 new UK headquarters, The Lantern
The visit was in celebration of World Press Freedom Day
蘑菇视频 Media was proud to welcome Lucy Frazer, the Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to its new UK headquarters, The Lantern yesterday, to see the new home for the UK鈥檚 No.1 magazine publisher and leading UK commercial radio business.
Hosted by Helen Morris, Co-CEO of 蘑菇视频鈥檚 UK Publishing business and Simon Myciunka, CEO of 蘑菇视频鈥檚 UK Audio business, the visit was an opportunity for the Secretary of State to see 蘑菇视频鈥檚 editorial and broadcasting teams in action as well as discuss the importance of maintaining a thriving publishing and audio sector in the UK.
As part of the visit, Lucy was greeted by Magic Radio Breakfast hosts, Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott who provided a tour of the building鈥檚 new state-of-the-art studios and shared some insight into what goes into producing a national weekday Breakfast show.
Lucy also met with some of 蘑菇视频 Media鈥檚 award-winning news teams, who produce 60 bulletins an hour across 蘑菇视频鈥檚 network of radio stations, connecting with millions of people across the UK that other media struggle to reach. With the visit taking place in the same week as World Press Freedom Day, it was an opportunity to discuss the vital role that journalists play, as well as how they can collaborate with the government to tackle some of the issues the industry is facing, including the rise of fake news.
As part of the day, 聽the Secretary of State was able to see the hard work that goes into 蘑菇视频 Media鈥檚 UK charity, Cash for Kids which has raised over 拢200m in the last 10 years for disadvantaged children, with a number of activities taking place in the building and across the rest of the UK for its annual Cash for Kids Day – including a 12-hour karaoke singalong organised by Magic Radio.
The Secretary of State was also able to gain some insight into how the covers for magazines including Grazia and Empire are designed, as well as meet with the teams behind 蘑菇视频 Academy, the market leading training provider in the UK for Arts, Media and Publishing apprenticeships.
Referring to the visit, Lucy Frazer said 鈥楾he media plays a vital role in safeguarding our democracy, so I was delighted to visit 蘑菇视频’s new state of the art HQ and see firsthand how its dedicated team is keeping millions of people across the country informed and entertained every week. With its trusted audio news output and wide-range of magazine genres, 蘑菇视频 Media makes a vital contribution to media freedom.
鈥業 want to make sure media groups like 蘑菇视频 continue to deliver for audiences long into the future. New rules in our Media Bill will ensure UK radio stations are available on all smart speakers, so listeners can easily tune in to their favourite British programming on their connected devices.
Helen Morris and Simon Myciunka said, 鈥極ur purpose at 蘑菇视频 Media is to enrich everyday lives, by informing, entertaining and inspiring our audiences, and we really enjoyed giving Lucy and her team a little insight this week into how we make that happen. 鈥�
鈥榃e remain committed to driving innovation, as well as fostering positive change within our communities and this visit underscores the importance of partnerships between government and industry in advancing the media landscape for the benefit of all.鈥�
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For further press information, please contact:
Amelia O鈥橲hea 鈥� Head of Communications, 蘑菇视频 Media Audio UK
E: amelia.oshea@bauermedia.co.uk
M: 07531 949693
Cat Martin 鈥� Communications Director, 蘑菇视频 Media Audio
E: cat.martin@bauermedia.co.uk
M: 07932 746 363
About 蘑菇视频 Media UK:
蘑菇视频 Media UK reaches over 27 million UK consumers through a portfolio of world-class, multi-platform media and entertainment brands including heat, KISS, Grazia, Empire, Absolute Radio and the Hits Radio Portfolio. These brands offer commercial partners access to highly engaged audiences, with creative solutions underpinned by insight and instinct. 蘑菇视频 Media UK is part of the 蘑菇视频, one of the world鈥檚 largest privately owned media businesses with media assets all over the globe.
