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Publication: AIRSPACE
Date: Summer 2003
Title: Questions & Answers with Henry Peirse
Story: Henry Peirse is the founder of Global Radio News Ltd (GRN), a UK-based company that distributes freelancers' work around the world and [GASP!] pays them for it. Utilizing 500 freelancers across 98 countries, it wasn't until the most recent war in Iraq that GRN became widely recognized as a new news source for stations. Now, having helped fuel the fire of the world's insatiable appetite for international news, GRN is off and running in new directions. http://www.airmedia.org/airspace/summer03/peirse_interview.html

Publication: Media Guardian
Date: 14th April 2003
Title: Pictures in Words
Story: Henry Peirse's big idea was to bring together freelance radio reporters worldwide and broadcasters via an online link. The current Iraqi conflict has proved the turning point, he tells Owen Gibson. more

Publication: Press Gazette
Date: 29th November 2002
Title: Middle East News Deal
Story: GRN has signed a deal with Jerusalem Post Radio to distribute its coverage of Israel and the Middle East. more

Publication: The Channel
Date: September 2002
Title: Radio Newsgathering - the future's freelance
Story: More outlets means more content. Less money means more contraints. So what about the freelancer? Henry Pierse, founder of GRN, thinks his international marketplace for broadcasters and freelancers - now working with the CNN and BBC World Service - provides a solution. more

Publication: Broadcast
Date: 13th September 2002
Title: CNN Content Syndicated Across EMEA
Story: CNN radio content is to be syndicated across Europe, the Middle East and Asia for the first time for the first time by web based content agency, GRN. more

Publication: Radio Mag
Date: 7th September 2002
Title: GRN signs CNNRadio Deal
Story: GRN has signed a deal with CNN Radio allowing its programme content to be distributed throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. more

Publication: Press Gazette
Date: 6th September 2002
Title: CNNRadio strikes web supply deal
Story: CNN's radio arm has signed a distribution deal with web based agency Global Radio News to sell its content to stations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. more

Publication: Radio Mag
Date: 24th August 2002
Title: Global Trial with BBC
Story: GRN will begin offering material to BBC Radio programmes from next month. more

Publication: Press Gazette
Date: 23th August 2002
Title: BBC signs deal to use content from Global Radio News
Author: Julie Tomlin
Story: The BBC has suigned a deal with web based agency Global Radio News to use its material on its national radio programmes and the World Service. more

Publication: Financial Times
Date: 13th August 2002
Title: In the field and on the air
Author: Alan Cane
Story: Yesterday the fledgling agency's confidence was boosted by the announcement of a deal to distribute material from CNN, the US news service, in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Under a similar agreement, GRN distributes material from Sky News radio outside the UK. HTML | JPG

Publication: Broadcast, Press Gazette, Radio Mag
Date: March/April, 2002
Title: Coverage of Sky News Radio distribution deal
Author: N/A
Story: These three reports from UK-based media publications cover Global Radio News Ltd's March 25, 2002 deal with Sky News Radio to distribute Sky's audio content to radio stations worldwide, excluding the UK and South Africa.more

Publication: UKRadio.com
Date: 29th January 2002
Title: Free Content For February
Author: N/A
Story: Global Radio News is offering all content free to broadcasters in February. Since going live in third quarter 2001 the company has built on its reputation as an independent content provider to broadcasters world-wide.more

Publication: Press Gazette
Date: 4th January 2002
Title: The Challenges Ahead
Author: Mary Stevens
Story: The Press Gazette asked key media figures to name the challenges facing journalist in 2002…more

Publication: Press Gazette
Date: 26th October 2001
Title: Calling All Stations
Author: Mary Stevens
Story: As a freelance Middle East correspondent, Mike Theodoulou has no shortage of stories. There is, he says, "always something happening". The problem for him and others like him is getting those stories to local radio stations and out to listeners. The process can be hard work; a day wasted spending time and money on calls...more

Publication: Sunday Business
Date: 14th October 2001
Title: My best and worst decisions
Author: Annunziata Rees-Mogg
Story: The worst decision I ever made was to stay in a job too long...more

Publication: The Radio Magazine
Date: 11th August 2001
Title: Global Radio News Secures Tyson Interview
Author: n/a
Story: London based audio news content distrrbution service Global Radio News, has secured a Mike Tyson interview recorded exclusively a a gym in Phoenix for TV, radio and print publications...more