Demon Media celebrates 25th anniversary

March 23, 2021 by Leave a Comment

By Thomas Carter

The Demon Media group at DMU will be celebrating the society’s 25th anniversary throughout the month of April.

Members of the group [or ‘Demons’ as they’re known in the DMU community] have a whole host of celebratory plans and events to mark the upcoming occasion that students across the university can get involved with.

Radio station Demon FM are launching a revamped schedule, including anniversary-themed shows. Magazine, The Demon, is publishing a bumper special edition, featuring articles written by current students as well as DMU alumni.

Lawrence Robertson, chair of Demon Media, said: “This is a key milestone for the group and gives us the opportunity to celebrate our history, forging new and strengthened connections with our alumni as we continue to develop our membership experience for future Demons.

“Due to the pandemic, our 25th year has also been one of our most challenging. Despite this, the team have worked incredibly hard to continue to provide the best possible experience for our members.

“This has undoubtedly been a challenge, but it has been fantastic to see how everyone has risen to that and gotten involved regardless.”

Demon Media is looking forward to exciting 25th anniversary celebrations (Credit: Demon Media)

In addition to the strand-specific events, the group is also looking to host the annual ‘Demon Media Awards’ night at the end of term, with members coming together to celebrate individual achievements across the society and look back on memorable moments from the last year.

“The passion and commitment I see every day honestly amazes me and makes me so proud to be part of what has to be one of the best student groups at DMU,” added Lawrence.

Established in 1996, Demon Media has been home to thousands of student members over the years, and is one of the oldest societies remaining active at DMU today.


For more information on the Demon Media anniversary celebrations and to find out how to get involved with the group, visit: https://www.demon-media.co.uk/

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Demon FM prepares for lockdown re-launch

February 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment

By Thomas Carter

De Montfort University’s student radio station Demon FM is set to launch a brand new series of content to be released over the course of lockdown.

With national restrictions preventing students from returning to campus, the team Demon FM, like many societies at DMU, is trying to continue providing activities for its members.

Instead of weekly shows live from the studio, presenters will produce the programmes from their homes, seeing the radio station move towards a podcast format.

Mike Kennedy, programme director at Demon FM, said: “The world might be in a state of uncertainty but at Demon FM we want to provide great content for people to access.

“It’s important to have an escape from the world around us, and Demon’s new way of programming will help keep the spirits of ‘demonites’ [society members] up.”

Demon FM will continue to produce content over the course of lockdown

Content being produced over lockdown includes political debate on InFocus, a brand new Sports Show, and the return of the ‘Weekly Wonder’ podcast, a previous staple of Demon FM.

The shows will be released on a weekly basis and shared across the Demon FM social media pages, with listeners being able to interact with the products via Facebook and Twitter.

Additionally, the broadcasts will be available as podcasts, meaning they can be downloaded and listened to on demand.

For those able to access the studio facilities, the station is fully Covid-compliant, with presenters wearing masks and equipment being sanitised after every use.

More information on how to listen or get involved with the Demon Media group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemonMedia

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Budding newshounds urged to sign up for new ‘Demon News’ strand at DMU’s award winning media group

December 8, 2020 by Leave a Comment

By Zach Saunders

De Montfort University’s award-winning student media group, Demon Media, will be offering new opportunities to students after it unveiled its new project ‘Demon News’.

It has started advertising for the role of Deputy Director of News and plans soon to be recruiting other students to other positions within the News strand.

The creation of the new strand ‘Demon News’ will accompany the current strands of Demon FM, Demon TV and The Demon Magazine.

Join us: Demon Media is seeking recruits to join its new News strand.

The team at Demon Media hope that the creation of a dedicated central news team will allow them to improve both the quantity and quality of content they produce.

They aim to provide a better experience for their student members and to be a source of information,as well as entertainment for DMU students.

Lawrence Robertson, Demon Media Chair, said: “Demon Media offers students the chance to gain media experience, from hosting their own radio show to seeing their articles in print, to finding out what it feels like to be a TV presenter or producer. Most importantly, there is the chance to meet other likeminded students along the way!”

The opportunity to apply for the role of Deputy Director of News is open until the deadline this Friday (DEC11) at midday. Interested students can find details on the role and the application by following the threads in this tweet.

After a successful applicant has been chosen for deputy, the gates will open for many more role opportunities such as news assistants, editors, producers and more. 

“Demon News will enhance this experience by providing a hub for all journalism experience for all students who would like to join,” said Lawrence.

Membership of Demon Media costs £8, which lasts the whole academic year and entitles students to many fantastic opportunities, including membership to all four strands of Demon Media and the ability to get involved in any projects, from filming a TV show, to designing a magazine column, to producing their dream radio show.

If DMU students are interested in joining Demon Media or simply wish to find out more, they can email hello@demon-media.co.uk for more details.

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DemonFM announces podcast plan in wake of coronavirus closures

March 27, 2020 by Leave a Comment

By Thomas Carter

With the coronavirus causing a shutdown to much of university life, student radio station Demon FM have refused to submit to the pandemic, instead launching an unprecedented plan for a series of podcasts.

This is because the on-campus live studio has been closed as part of De Montfort University’s COVID-19 lockdown procedures, forcing those at Demon Media (who run the station) to adapt to the new broadcasting climate.

As announced on social media last week (Monday 16th March), Demon FM will be replacing their usual show schedule with new podcasts, produced by station members from their homes.

The podcasts will cover a wide range of topics, including latest news updates, musical chart toppers and political debate panel shows.

Listeners can access the podcasts through the station website, as well as episodes being available via social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook.

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Anticipation builds as Demon FM announce their biggest show of the year

December 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment

By Thomas Carter

De Montfort University student radio station Demon FM have announced a groundbreaking all-night General Election show for Thursday(DEC12), providing political coverage throughout the evening for nine hours.

Set to take place live from the on-campus studio this week, the show will be on air from 10pm to 7am, ensuring listeners are kept up to date with all the events from this year’s General Election.

The broadcast will feature a range of panelists, as well as streaming live to the official vote count for Leicester, delivering updates and getting reactions from local voters.

Tom Fair, who is the Deputy Station Manager for Demon FM, said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity for us, and the biggest thing we have done this year.

“We’re lucky enough to be allowed in the count on Thursday night, so standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the big broadcasters like BBC and Sky is a huge reputation boost for the station!”

Alongside this, the Demon Magazine (another strand of the student-run Demon Media Group) will be running its first live blog, which will provide a timeline for people if they are unable to listen on radio.

Masters student and Demon FM Producer Jack Vines also commented on the anticipation for the upcoming show, saying: “It is vital for us to deliver entertaining but impartial coverage of the results.

“The all-night election show is great as it shows that young people are still interested in politics.”

Listeners can tune in live from 10pm to 7am this Thursday, catching all the action on the Demon FM website here: https://www.demonfm.co.uk/

Alternatively, those who are unable to listen in can follow all the updates and reactions from across the Midlands with the Demon Magazine live blog on their website: https://www.demon-media.co.uk/magazine/

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