French radio group NRJ may be winding up to its first move into the UK radio market, according to a report in today’s Financial Times. The paper says that NRJ’s founder and chairman, Jean-Paul Baudecroux, believes he could teach a thing or two to the UK’s radio operators. It speculates that Chrysalis Radio is the… Continue reading France’s NRJ Reported To Be Considering UK Radio Move
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Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier this morning said that the slowing of the US economy is impacting its business to business operations, although it believes the effects are ‘manageable’. The group said that its science, medical, legal and educational businesses are are largely unaffected by conditions in the US. Chairman Morris Tabaksblat told the company’s… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Optimistic Despite Impact Of US Slow-Down
Global market information company, Taylor Nelson Sofres, has bought the remaining 70% of Taylor Nelson Sofres Mode Private, a leading market information company in India. The original 30% holding was purchased by the group in May 1997. Mode has 200 full time staff across 12 offices in India and also offers coverage in neighbouring countries.… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sofres Takes Control Of Indian Division
Trinity Mirror shares have fallen by over 3% or 14½p this morning, as condemnation of the Sunday Mirror for publishing an interview with the father of the victim in the Leeds footballer trial continues to mount. Both the defence and the prosecution in the trial of Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate for affray and GBH… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Shares Fall As Fears Of Contempt Charge Rise
US television network Viacom has been given a temporary reprieve from the audience reach limit of 35%, as it waits for its case to be decided in the Court of Appeals. The group recently pulled out of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) over its support for the limit, which is set by the Federal… Continue reading Viacom Given Temporary Audience Limit Reprieve As Courts Reassess Rules
Over one third of the top advertisers in terms of spending significantly cut their investments during last year, including the top spender, Proctor & Gamble, which spent £123m promoting brands such as Pringles, Fairy and Lenor, 24% less than in the previous year. Total adspend for the top 50 biggest spenders was £2,070,795, up just… Continue reading One Third Of Top Ten Advertising Spenders Cut Investment Last Year
Granada Media has abandoned the plans it had to form a production company with Australian broadcaster the Seven Network. Red Heart was formed 18 months ago, but has failed to achieve the goals set. It will now be retained as a vehicle for co-production between the companies. It is thought that the opportunity for Granada… Continue reading Granada Abandons Australian Production Joint Venture
GWR Group plc’s 63% owned subsidiary, Digital One, announcement today that they are to enter into a strategic agreement with Imagination Technologies plc to jointly develop, fund and market a low power, low cost digital Base-Band chip and the reference design for a digital radio receiver module. The agreement will result in smaller, lighter, portable… Continue reading Cost Of Digital Radio Set To Fall
GWR Group plc’s 63% owned subsidiary, Digital One, announcement today that they are to enter into a strategic agreement with Imagination Technologies plc to jointly develop, fund and market a low power, low cost digital Base-Band chip and the reference design for a digital radio receiver module. The agreement will result in smaller, lighter, portable… Continue reading Cost Of Digital Radio Set To Fall
According to a new report by The Media Audit internet radio is slowly taking off in the US and is attracting “significant local market audiences” According to the report, 23 radio websites are attracting over 2% of all adults in their immediate markets and this figure would double if considered as a percentage of only… Continue reading Web Radio Slowly Takes Off In US