GCap Media said today that it remains in talks about a possible takeover by Global Radio.Charles Allen’s Global Radio has until 5pm today to decide whether to proceed with its proposed £371 million takeover (see Deadline Extended For Global Radio GCap Bid).GCap released a trading update this morning which said: “The company remains in discussions… Continue reading GCap And Global Radio Talks Continue

More than 20% of British 16-24-year-olds use the internet whilst watching television, whilst almost 70% of UK adults go online at some point whilst watching TV, according to a survey commissioned by Blinkx, the video search service.The report suggests that of those using the web while watching television, as many as 30% searched for products… Continue reading Over 20% Of UK Kids Online Whilst Watching TV

UK commercial radio revenues increased year on year by over 7% in the last quarter of 2007 to almost £151 million, according to research by Enders Analysis.The increase was driven by an 11.4% increase in national revenues, a 3.2% increase in local revenues, and a 1.1% increase in branded content (also known as sponsorship and… Continue reading Q4 2007 Commercial Radio Revenue Up 7% YoY

GCap Media said in a trading update released today that its total revenues are forecast to increase by around 4% for the year ending 31 March 2008, with a forecast increase of 4% year on year for the quarter ending 31 March 2008. Within this, like for like radio advertising revenues are forecast to be… Continue reading GCap And Global Radio Talks Continue

The series one finale of Ashes To Ashes grabbed a peak audience of 5.1 million adults in its 9pm slot on BBC One last night, easily beating ITV1’s Trial And Retribution.The BBC has just announced that there will be a second series of the show, so viewers will be able to see if Drake is… Continue reading 5.1m Tune In To Ashes To Ashes Series Finale

Bauer Radio has said that it will relaunch a Q magazine branded radio station this year, as part of a huge investment in its brands.Q Radio, which is currently available via Freeview, will be rolled out nationally across satellite, cable and online from 2 June.The launch follows predecessor Emap Radio’s launch of Heat Radio last… Continue reading Bauer Confirms Relaunch Of Q Radio

Retro 80s drama Ashes To Ashes will return for a second series on BBC One.The show, which ended its first series last night, has been recommissioned by the BBC following strong ratings and good feedback from fans.Details of the new series are being kept under wraps at the moment, but Simon Crawford-Collins, executive producer and… Continue reading Second Series For Ashes To Ashes

Advertisers will spend £3.4 billion online in 2008, a rise of 27% from the year before, according to new online ad spending figures released by eMarketer. Internet advertising spending will continue to show double-digit growth through 2010, said eMarketer, passing £4.3 billion in 2010 and exceeding £5 billion in 2012. Internet advertising should hold its… Continue reading Online Adspend To Rise 27% In 2008

Advertising expenditure in Europe is expected to grow by 3.9% in 2008, despite real economic growth slowing to just 1.8%, according to a new forecast published by the World Advertising Research Center in association with the Advertising Association. UK adspend is expected to rise by 3.5% this year, while adspend in the US is set… Continue reading European Adspend Forecast To Grow 4% In 2008

A new forecast from Magna Global predicts that US DVR subscriber households will number 42.7 million (36.3% of TV households) by 2012. This is up from Magna Global’s original estimate of 24.6 million (22.1% of TV households) as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2007. By 2012, Magna expects that video-on-demand will reach… Continue reading US DVR Subscriber Households To Reach 42.7m