Each week, MediaTel INSIGHT brings NewsLine readers a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.The new online television service Joost (see Joost Ready For Lift Off) revealed that it five parties invested $45 million in the company.Index Ventures, a European capital firm, Sequoia Capital, which has invested in Yahoo! and… Continue reading Media In The City

The weekly reach of all commercial stations across all demographic groups fell during the first quarter of 2007, by just over 0.5% period on period. The BBC, meanwhile, recorded an increase of just under 2% across all demographic groups.There was a relatively large decline in reach for commercial stations in the 4-14 age group, dropping… Continue reading BBC’s Weekly Reach Increases Across All Demographic Groups

All BBC recorded a 1.6 percentage point increase in its share of listening compared with the Q4 2006, and a year on year increase of 0.6 percentage points, according to the latest RAJAR figures.The BBC overall also saw its weekly reach grow, by 2.8% year on year and 2% period on period. However, listeners were… Continue reading BBC Overall Extends Share Of Listening And Reach

Capital 95.8 was resurgent in London’s battle for the commercial breakfast number one spot, beating both Heart 106.2 FM and Magic 105.4 FM to the top of the table.The Q1 2007 RAJAR figures show that Capital 95.8 enjoyed a 5% period on period increase in weekly reach, giving it a total of almost 855,000. Capital… Continue reading Johnny Vaughan Grabs London Breakfast Crown

The RAJAR figures for the first quarter of 2007 show that digital radio continues to perform strongly, with a healthy increase in the number of DAB homes in the UK.The Q1 figures show that 20% of the UK population now live in DAB homes, up from 16% in the fourth quarter of 2006, with increases… Continue reading Digital Radio Continues To Perform Well

A suitably sinister looking David Suchet crept about our screens on Friday night in BBC Two’s Maxwell, when the star of Poirot stepped into the shoes of Robert Maxwell.Maxwell told the story of the corrupt fraudster’s last months, as his tangled web of deceit unravelled around him.The hour and a half show attracted a peak… Continue reading BBC One Edges Bank Holiday Battle

Each week, MediaTel INSIGHT brings NewsLine readers a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.BSkyB revealed that its revenue for the nine months to March 31 was up by 10% to £3.3 billion, including £41 million from residential broadband (Full Story).Meanwhile, Publicis, the world’s fourth largest advertising group, announced that… Continue reading Media In The City

Taking different approaches to research was another of the big topics up for discussion at yesterday’s MediaTel Group seminar, with chair Torin Douglas probing the panellists for their views on the pros and cons of engagement and exposure.Lynne Robinson, research director at the IPA, said that it is important to not get carried away by… Continue reading Engagement And Exposure Debated At MediaTel Research Seminar

Today’s MediaTel Group seminar, on the future of media research, looked at several aspects of research and one question posed by panel chair Torin Douglas, media correspondent for the BBC, was whether media technology is moving too fast for research technology as a whole.Lynne Robinson, research director at the IPA, was the first of the… Continue reading Seminar Gains Insight Into Research Technologies

Each week, NewsLine brings you a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times, announced that it expects double digit profits at the title this year, thanks to new cost measures, integration actions and diversification (Full Story).The company added that it is trading in line with… Continue reading Media In The City