This report on national radio stations has been slightly amended to incorporate the re-release of data from RAJAR for Q4 2007, following weighting irregularities from RAJAR’s contractor RSMB on six monthly reporting stations. Any changes are clearly highlighted in the text and tables (where appropriate).The latest RAJAR figures, for Q4 2007, show that BBC Radio… Continue reading BBC Radio 2 Sees Weekly Reach Decline

GCap Media’s Classic FM has signed Laurence Llewelyn Bowen, Margherita Taylor and Alex James and is introducing a daily jazz show for the first time in its 15-year history.Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, who makes his radio presenting debut with The Sunday Spa. Starting at 9am, the programme will provide two-hours of laid-back classics.Ex-Blur bassist Alex James returns… Continue reading Classic FM Unveils New Presenters

A problem has been observed with the RAJAR data for Q4 2007 regarding stations reporting on a Half-Yearly basis, due to weighting irregularities from RAJAR’s contractor RSMB.This means that the data is being reissued by RAJAR. The vast majority of Half-Yearly reporting services are marginally affected, with only a minority experiencing more significant changes. The… Continue reading RAJAR Data Re-Issue

Long-running weekly financial magazine, The Business, has been axed and is to be replaced by a new monthly, Spectator Business.Martin Vander Weyer, the Spectator‘s business editor, will edit the new title when it launches in the spring.Barclay brothers’ owned The Business will cease publishing from this week and Press Holdings Media, the company that owns… Continue reading The Business Is Axed In Favour Of New Monthly

Woman magazine has unveiled another revamp, including a price rise, just 18 months following a previous relaunch.Over £1 million has been invested in the weekly, which shed around 11.5% of its total or almost 47,400 copies to take its final figure to just shy of 370,000 for the first six months of 2007.The magazine will… Continue reading Woman Unveils Second Revamp In 18 Months

The UK’s five biggest mobile operators have joined together to develop an industry-wide mobile advertising measurement system.Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile, Orange and 3 have formed a working group with the aim of defining a common mobile measurement system, similar to those already in existence for press and TV.The working group will examine each firm’s operating business,… Continue reading Mobile Networks To Develop Ad Measurement System

Yahoo! has announced the launch of oneConnect, a new mobile communications service providing easier access to social network contacts, messaging and email.Yahoo! said that oneConnect will be the first mobile product with an open architecture that aggregates communications tools – email, instant messaging, text messaging, and social networks.Consumers will be able to access a wide… Continue reading Yahoo! Unveils New Mobile Communications Service

POSTAR has announced a significant increase in its investment in audience research for out of home.For the first time, POSTAR will measure all OOH media and use GPS technology to accurately record consumers’ travel patterns and exposure to out of home.The new POSTAR research will provide a unified currency for audience measurement across all the… Continue reading POSTAR Announces Significant New Investment Plans

Channel 4 has reportedly delayed the launch of the first services on the second national digital DAB multiplex until the autumn.In its original licence application Channel 4 said that most of the stations would be launched by the summer (see 4 Digital Group Reveals Digital Multiplex Bid).When awarding the licence for the second multiplex last… Continue reading 4Radio Set For Autumn Launch

Orange and T-Mobile UK intend to jointly pilot a new mobile TV and multimedia broadcast service in London that will see customers receive up to 24 high-resolution television channels along with 10 digital radio stations.The pilot is scheduled for the second half of 2008 and will be targeted at people living or working in West… Continue reading T-Mobile And Orange Announce Mobile TV Trial