Independent research from Contented reveals that digital agencies have misjudged the threat posed by customer publishers and the growing trend for “editorialisation of brand” in the digital arena. The research, commissioned by the Association of Publishing Agencies, included in-depth interviews with digital agencies, brands and customer publishers and shows that 10% of customer publishing revenue… Continue reading Digital Agencies Misjudging Customer Publishing Threat
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The latest RAJAR figures, for Q1 2008, show that BBC Radio 2 had the highest weekly reach of all the national stations, at more than 13.6 million listeners, up almost 2.9% year on year and 6.3% period on period.Not far behind it was BBC Radio 1, with a reach of around 11 million listeners. It… Continue reading BBC Radio 2 Sees Weekly Reach Increase
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 and Magic 105.4’s breakfast shows currently run from 6am-9am while 95.8 Capital Radio’s runs from 6am-10am.95.8 Capital Radio’s breakfast show, hosted by Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen, remained on top in… Continue reading Capital Radio Is Top London Breakfast Show
Today’s RAJAR figures, for Q1 2008, reveal that 17.8% of all radio listening is now done via a digital platform, up from 16.6% in the fourth quarter of 2007.DAB digital radio, meanwhile, makes up 10.8% of all radio listening, an increase on the 9.9% recorded last quarter.The internet now makes up 2.1% of all radio… Continue reading Almost 18% Of All Radio Listening Now Via Digital
Sky added 56,000 customers in the first quarter of 2008, taking its total number of subscribers to 8.9 million.The satellite broadcaster, releasing results for its third quarter, said that Sky+ households grew by 262,000, to 3.4 million, while broadband customers were up 229,000 to reach 1,428,000.The company added that it added 43,000 high-definition subscribers, taking… Continue reading Sky Adds 56,000 Customers
Dawn Airey has left ITV with immediate effect to join RTL Group in a senior position that will include becoming chairman of Five.Airey has been at ITV for just eight months (see Dawn Airey Confirmed As ITV Director Of Content), where she has been managing director of the global content division and was recently promoted… Continue reading Dawn Airey Leaves ITV For RTL
Virgin Media has announced a partnership with the BBC to launch the iPlayer onto its TV platform.Viewers using BBC iPlayer on Virgin Media will be able to watch full screen pictures at full quality on their television set without the need for downloading.As of today, Virgin Media customers will be able to catch up on… Continue reading iPlayer To Launch On Virgin Media
Sky added 56,000 customers in the first quarter of 2008, taking its total number of subscribers to 8.9 million. The satellite broadcaster, releasing results for its third quarter, said that Sky+ households grew by 262,000, to 3.4 million, while broadband customers were up 229,000 to reach 1,428,000. The company added that it added 43,000 high-definition… Continue reading Sky Adds 56,000 Customers In Q1
Revenue from mobile media and entertainment (MME) services in the US will more than double during the next five years, according to the latest research from Analysys Mason. US MME services (excluding messaging, and mobile browsing and data charges) generated US$3.1 billion in revenue in 2007, and Analysys Research forecasts that revenue will grow to… Continue reading US Mobile Media Revenues To Double During Next Five Years
Hitwise, the online intelligence service, has revealed that the top 100 Google internet properties sent over one third of all internet traffic to websites in the UK during March 2008. A custom category consisting of the 100 most visited web properties in the UK that are owned by Google accounted for 36.55% of upstream traffic… Continue reading Over One Third Of UK Internet Traffic Comes From Google Sites
