As Rajar publishes its third quarter results for the radio market, Carat’s AV planning team assesses the data.

Rajar’s third quarter results for the radio market paint a largely healthy picture. Here, Newsline presents the key findings showing station and network reach, share and average listening hours.

As Rajar publishes its third quarter results for the radio market, Newsline presents a full round-up for the national stations and networks and the digital and breakfast markets.

Analogue listening declined year on year by 10.4% to just over half of listening, according to the latest Rajar results – representing a “tipping point” for digital.

The publisher of the Daily Mirror and Sunday People will buy out the 80% it does not already own in Local World to create the largest regional newspaper publisher in the UK.

New! Welcome to the world of Alice – a weekly glance at the absurdities of a life working in media.

Sky AdVance will connect TV and online audiences and uses the broadcaster’s viewing and device data to help advertisers address the most relevant audiences via whichever screen they are currently using.

The latest Advertising Association and Warc Expenditure Report has revealed that UK adspend grew 5.8% to reach a record high of £9,424m in the first half of 2015.

UTV is Northern Ireland’s biggest commercial channel and on completion of the deal ITV will own 13 of the 15 regional licences for the Channel 3 network – as well as new channel UTV Ireland.

September was a strong month for commercial broadcasters, with revenues up across the board.