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Shareholders of the planned digital radio venture, 4Digital Group, have agreed to dissolve the business and hand the licence back to Ofcom.The decision to end the proposed digital radio service has reportedly been made during a number of board meetings, which have taken place over the past two weeks, by the remaining 4DG shareholders.However, minority… Continue reading Board pull plug on 4DG

Almost a third (31.7%) of the UK’s adult population claim to have listened to the radio via the internet, while 7.2 million have downloaded a podcast, according to new RAJAR figures.The survey, conducted in October by Ipsos MORI, also found that the majority of internet radio listening takes place at home (89%) while one in… Continue reading Almost a third of UK adults listen to radio via the internet

Ofcom today imposed a £20,000 fine on talkSPORT radio after its presenter James Whale “seriously breached” broadcasting rules by encouraging listeners to vote for Boris Johnson in the London mayoral elections.Whale made the comments during a live phone-in show on March 20 and was subsequently fired by the UTV-owned station in May following an internal… Continue reading Ofcom fines talkSPORT £20,000

Martina King is stepping down from her role as chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau as radio industry trade body RadioCentre cuts seven jobs.King was appointed chairman of the RAB in February and also took on a role as non-executive director of RadioCentre (see Martina King Appointed RAB Chairman).Andrew Harrison, the chief executive of RadioCentre,… Continue reading RAB chairman steps down

Kangaroo ads will be sold together with ads around the ITV and Channel 4 websites, according to recent presentations about the joint online venture.Several ad formats for the planned on-demand online service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 are thought to be under discussion at the moment.An agency contact said: “The commercial broadcasters’ websites… Continue reading Kangaroo ads to be sold with web inventory

The Radio Advertising Bureau is set to launch a new consultation service for advertisers, media and creative agencies in a bid to encourage more radio advertising.Ad Doctor, which aims to help individual advertisers to “overcome creative barriers” to use radio as part of their campaign mix, will be rolled out by the RAB this week.The… Continue reading RAB launches Ad Doctor

GMG Radio has signed a new deal that will see First Radio Sales take over Rock Radio’s national and regional airtime and sponsorship and promotions activity.First Radio Sales will represent Rock Radio, which broadcasts in Glasgow and Greater Manchester as well as on DAB digital radio in the North East of England and Edinburgh, from… Continue reading GMG agrees a Rock deal with First Radio Sales

At least five parties have entered the second round of bidding for Global Radio’s Midland stations.The first round of bids for the five Midlands stations ranged from around £30 million to £40 million, according to reports.A number of consortiums are thought to be interested in purchasing the stations, including one led by the former Chrysalis… Continue reading Five parties bid for Global’s Midlands stations

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has reported a 30% fall in profits for the three months to the end of September.The company, owner of properties including MySpace and the Fox TV network, and majority shareholder in BSkyB, has revised down full-fiscal year operating profit forecasts from 4% to 6% to potentially show a double-digit decline.It also… Continue reading News Corp reports fall in profits

Audience measurement was the focal point of discussions at the annual ASI European Radio Symposium event, taking place in Lisbon yesterday.Canada and Norway’s personal meter panel developments were explained, alongside the launch of a joint paper and online survey in the Netherlands.In Norway the result of using PPM as a trading currency has been phenomenal,… Continue reading ASI Conference 2008: Focus on audience measurement