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Classic Hits suing Greatest Hits Radio

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  • #2
    GSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,414 ✭✭✭GSF


    They think they own Hits in Ireland



  • #3
    waywill1966
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭waywill1966


    They are still there but rebranded to GHR.



  • #4
    Kaybaykwah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,350 ✭✭✭Kaybaykwah


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123575451#Comment_123575451

    Hit’s very presumptuous of them.



  • #5
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,491 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    My hits are way bigger than your hits!!



  • #6
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    I wonder if a radio station had a show called "Classic Hits" - would they take any action on this as well ?



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  • #7
    RoTelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,651 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    With the number of name changes that 4FM have had over the years it wouldn't be much of a jump to think that they might have rebranded to Greatest Hits Ireland.

    I think also the current set of DAB channels are nothing massively new, I can't see it lasting beyond the year unless someone makes significant gains in audience out of it.

    Are Classic Hits Ireland on DAB+?

    Also Wireless Ireland rebrand to ONIC to avoid confusion with NewsTalk, so I was told by someone in the know. They didn't want to go with News Ireland.

    ______

    In the end they were just greedy, they all knew one another and knew what to expect more money for no return, it was a secure cash flow, but in fairness they looked for what they wanted and fair dues to them for that, and wouldn't you be doing the same!

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #8
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,491 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    Seems quite spurious actually. A bit like Pepsi Cola getting an injunction against Coca Cola when they both contain the word cola in the name. If you’re running a classics service you have few options with naming you’d think.



  • #9
    RoTelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,651 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123580916#Comment_123580916

    Now that's what I call Greatest Classic Hits 2025!

    ______

    In the end they were just greedy, they all knew one another and knew what to expect more money for no return, it was a secure cash flow, but in fairness they looked for what they wanted and fair dues to them for that, and wouldn't you be doing the same!

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #10
    RoTelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,651 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    Surprised that Bauer don't use any of their suit of Irish Brands for Greatest Hits, Spin or Beat Hits would have worked. Though too many of these meaningless radio stations.

    Beat 00s, Spin 00s and TodayFM 00s do you need 3 stations doing the same thing from the one company?

    ______

    In the end they were just greedy, they all knew one another and knew what to expect more money for no return, it was a secure cash flow, but in fairness they looked for what they wanted and fair dues to them for that, and wouldn't you be doing the same!

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #11
    Infoanon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123580930#Comment_123580930

    The name 'Greatest Hits ' comes with all the imaging in place and was a no brainer imho. That they are sticking to GHR is to allow a simple transition back to Greatest Hits when the court action is resolved.

    Beat / Today etc have very different audiences hence Beat 00s, Today 00's , and it's also very cheap to run these services .



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  • #12
    GSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,414 ✭✭✭GSF


    surprising that Bauer don’t launch a few of their other brands on the DAB test especially Magic and Kiss



  • #13
    RoTelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,651 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123581039#Comment_123581039

    I wouldn't be surprised if Beat, iRadio and Spin become Hits radio, with regional opt outs, not sure why you'd keep those brands, Red FM might be come Cork's Greatest Hits.

    Wouldn't of thought there was much need for Beat and Spin 00s.

    ______

    In the end they were just greedy, they all knew one another and knew what to expect more money for no return, it was a secure cash flow, but in fairness they looked for what they wanted and fair dues to them for that, and wouldn't you be doing the same!

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #14
    radiotrickster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 929 ✭✭✭radiotrickster


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123581560#Comment_123581560

    Spin used to have the noughty threesome stream, based off the back of a feature on Fully Charged. I would presume they just rebranded the stream once the show dropped the feature, rather than dropping the stream entirely



  • #15
    RoTelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,651 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123581955#Comment_123581955

    Looks like beats version of that was Naughty Beats which has since the take over rebranded to Beat 00s

    ______

    In the end they were just greedy, they all knew one another and knew what to expect more money for no return, it was a secure cash flow, but in fairness they looked for what they wanted and fair dues to them for that, and wouldn't you be doing the same!

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #16
    real rocker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 648 ✭✭✭real rocker


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123576346#Comment_123576346

    7pm to 9pm Fridays Liffey Sound 96.4 Lucan Dublin

    THE CLASSIC HITS

    Join Derek for two hours of great music. Turn up the volume and belt out some classic hits!



  • #17
    RoTelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,651 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123582252#Comment_123582252

    Not sure that suing a local community radio station would look good.

    ______

    In the end they were just greedy, they all knew one another and knew what to expect more money for no return, it was a secure cash flow, but in fairness they looked for what they wanted and fair dues to them for that, and wouldn't you be doing the same!

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



  • #18
    Peter Dragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,712 ✭✭✭Peter Dragon


    When Spin first started they used to have Shite Night (or was it Shite Nite?) where they played crap songs and cheese in an ironic manner. Many of the songs they played then can still be heard on Today FM and 2FM.



  • #19
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123582591#Comment_123582591

    yeah…they were classed as 'shite' back in the day but now are credible …

    just like a lot of the 1980s songs considered throwaway pop, but now are considered masterpieces in pop (take for example the stock aiken waterman stuff from dead or alive to kylie)



  • #20
    Infoanon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    Back on topic, AFAIK the last time a station was subject to an interlocutory injunction over a name was when Energy 103 was prevented from using the Radio Nova name in 1987.

    Ultimately the judgement went in favour of Energy 103.



  • #21
    California Dreamer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123582775#Comment_123582775

    Also pretty ironic that Bay used the well established with a certain age demo the name NOVA and almost the same logo as well. But yeh sure, shout and scream that there will be confusion by the listener!



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  • #22
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    There is also an online station called Hits Radio Ireland, which seems to have come out of Charity Radio.



  • #23
    GSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,414 ✭✭✭GSF


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123583044#Comment_123583044

    Don’t tell em Pike!



  • #24
    end of the road
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,904 ✭✭✭✭end of the road


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123582138#Comment_123582138

    and i radio's was i radio old school.
    the problem now is that all 3 00s stations are the exact same playlist in the exact same order with the relevant jingles, rather then 3 unique streams as previous which worked well as they played the various tracks each station would have played back then.
    of course there will have been cross over and lots of it but each stream would have tracks that the others didn't play.
    both the red fm and 98 fm dance and r&b streams have the same problem, they are the exact same playlists with relevant jingles.

    I'm very highly educated. I know words, i have the best words, nobody has better words then me.



  • #25
    Genghis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭Genghis


    I find it interesting that to comply with the lawsuit they shortened the name to GHR. Conveniently this means they can use the exact same logo of the UK station with the full name they cannot use.

    Its this logo that is on my car for GHR, and the same acronym logo is used in the UK for the station called Greatest Hits Radio.

    https://images.app.goo.gl/ELdMemoywer86GKj6


  • #26
    waywill1966
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭waywill1966


    yes that comes up on the internet radio feed on my stream 93i



  • #27
    Orban6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 572 ✭✭✭Orban6


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123582775#Comment_123582775

    Are you sure about this? Nova 100 tried to amalgamate with Energy in 1986. It was short lived as the receiver objected. The Nova name wasn't used in Dublin until the relay of satellite Nova in 1987.



  • #28
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123582775#Comment_123582775

    I thought Nova and Energy were chris cary's - why would this be an issue ?



  • #29
    Infoanon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Infoanon


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123592465#Comment_123592465

    Nova media services Ltd was put into receivership , when Energy (fronted by Sybil and Tony McKenzie) started using the 'Nova' name , the receiver of Nova Media Services Ltd, Pearse Farrell got the injunction.

    Nova Media Services Ltd has now come out of receivership, (the longest in company history iirc) it's address is Castleforbes House....



  • #30
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,144 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123592628#Comment_123592628

    wow…kevin really is a N-O-V-A fan !!



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  • #31
    Antenna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,482 ✭✭✭Antenna


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123582252#Comment_123582252

    There is also a show on Community Radio Kilkenny City 88.7 called 'Classic Hits'

    https://crkc.ie/schedule-2/

    https://crkc.ie/show/classic-hits/

    which according to their website is on "9:00 pm - 10:59 pm" on Saturdays. (Don't know why they give the time that way! why not '9pm-11pm' ?)

    Kilkenny is outside their FM franchise area though, but of course served online.



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