The Financial Times has decided to follow News International’s lead and launch a pay-per-view model for access to the FT.com.

All Commercial and All BBC radio enjoyed a year on year rise in weekly reach in the three months to the end of June, according to the latest RAJAR figures for Q2 2009.All Commercial also witnessed an increase in its share of listening, however, All BBC’s share of listening was down both year on year… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: BBC & Commercial

Magic 105.4 remains above all the other London stations for the tenth consecutive quarter in terms of weekly reach, but has fallen just behind 95.8 Capital Radio’s average hours per listener, according to the latest RAJAR figures for Q2 2009.Magic’s average weekly reach in London still sits above the 2 million listeners’ mark after a… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: London Stations

This analysis is comparing the weekly reach of the breakfast shows of the London stations and not the time slots. Heart 106.2 FM’s breakfast show currently run from 6am-9am, while 95.8 Capital Radio’s runs from 6am-10am and Magic 105.4’s runs from 5.30am-9am.Johnny Vaughan’s 95.8 Capital Radio breakfast show remains on top in the Capital once… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: Breakfast

Rupert Murdoch plans to start charging users to access his news websites, including The Times, the Sun and the News of the World by this time next year.In response to News Corporation’s $3.4 billion (£2 billion) net loss for the year to the end of June, Murdoch said the free model era was over.“Quality journalism… Continue reading Murdoch plans to implement pay model for all news sites

Britons are still spending on mobile phones, the internet and television services despite the recession, according to Ofcom’s annual ‘Communications Market’ report.The media regulator found that consumers view spending on communications and technology as a higher priority than most things, apart from food.Out of the 862 participants, over 40% said they would rather cut back… Continue reading Ofcom: Britons rate communications as priority despite downturn

ITV has published its half-yearly results and announced the sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid for £25 million.The commercial broadcaster reported a pre-tax loss of £105 million for the first six month of the year with advertising revenues falling 15% and overall revenue dropping 11% year on year to £909 million.However, in what has been… Continue reading ITV announces Friends Reunited sale and half-yearly results

ITV1’s Car Crime UK secured the highest ratings during the all-important peak-hour last night with 3.8 million viewers, a million more than its BBC One rival crime show.The third of six episodes, ‘Drugs, Drunks and Dogs’, pulled in 3.6 million average viewers and a 16.7% share between 9pm and 10pm, compared to The Truth About… Continue reading Overnights: ITV1’s prime time crime show beats BBC One

Commercial broadcast television viewing had a record first six months of 2009, according to new figures from BARB.The average viewer in the UK is now watching 16.7 hours of commercial television every week, which is up by almost 10 minutes on the record set during the same period last year.The figures, which were published in… Continue reading Commercial TV viewing hits a new high

Jimmy McGovern’s The Street continued to secure the Monday evening top spot with more than 4.3 million peak viewers.The BBC One drama series with Joseph Mawle pulled in over 4.3 million average viewers and a 20% audience share during the all-important 9pm to 10pm peak-slot.At the same time, ITV1’s rival drama Monday Monday, starring Fay… Continue reading Overnights: The Street claims the top spot