The winners of the 2020 Mediatel Media Research Awards are to be announced later today during a prestigious ceremony at central London’s Banking Hall.

Rajar’s report for Q4 2019 overall illustrates a radio sector which remains in rude health. Here, industry experts outline their key takeouts.

Continuing to top Rajar’s league table in terms of weekly reach is Total Global Radio (UK) with a healthy 23.2m listeners – although the group continues to experience a decline.

The share of digital radio listening has increased by 11% to a new record of 58.5%, according to the latest Rajar results.

The festive season proved strong for the national breakfast market during the last quarter of 2019, with 11 of 17 stations recording a boost in listenership compared to Q3.

Nicklin will be responsible for leading the commercial growth of the group’s media line of business and will oversee the development of agency brands Amplifi, Carat, dentsu X, iProspect, and Vizeum.

Glug now operates in over 40 cities worldwide and offers a creative community of 50,000 ‘Gluggers’ the opportunity to network, learn and share ideas.

UK adspend rose 5.6% year-on-year to reach £5.97bn in Q3 2019, according to the latest AA/Warc adspend report. Here, industry experts analyse the findings.

Channel 4 has appointed Sophie Lloyd to the newly created role of branded entertainment & creative leader, poaching her from creative agency Mother.

Independent out-of-home (OOH) agency Talon has named Imran Elahi as its first head of digital, charged with driving digital OOH innovation.