More Audio Site articles

Facebook is still the most popular social networking site in the UK following a 7.2% rise in unique users from March to April, according to new figures from comScore.The site was up by a massive 288.9% year on year, to 14.35 million UK unique users during April.The average time spent by each user on the… Continue reading Facebook Remains UK’s Most Popular Social Networking Site

Bauer’s Q Radio has named Eddie Piller and Russell Kane as new resident presenters ahead of its launch on 2 June.Piller is due to host a weekly Friday night slot, while Kane is set to head up a weekly Sunday comedy show.Last week the station announced that former XFM and BBC 2 presenter, Samanthi, would… Continue reading Q Radio Announces New Line Up

Starting today for one week, Magic 105.4 is becoming Sex and the City FM to promote the release of the Sex and the City movie.During this week Magic will run a promotional competition, entitled ‘Sex and the City’s Gorgeous Giveaway’, featuring hourly rounds of trivia on the characters, New York, fashion, cocktails and nightlife.From 7am… Continue reading Magic 105.4 In Sex And The City Promotion

Bauer Advertising has named Derek Hewitt, formerly of News International, as its new radio trading director.Hewitt has 20 years experience in the industry, most recently working as a client development manager on exclusive deals with Mars and Kimberly Clark.He was influential in growing News International’s portfolio of non-spending clients from £2 million to £14 million… Continue reading Bauer Advertising Hires New Radio Trading Director

Ofcom has fined ITV a record £5.675 million for its part in the premium rate phone-in scandal that rocked broadcasting last year.Ofcom said that the fine, the highest imposed by this or any of the previous regulators, “reflects not only the seriousness of ITV’s failures but also their repeated nature”.The previous highest fine imposed by… Continue reading ITV Handed Record £5.675m Fine Over Phone-In Scandal

GCap Media has signed a six figure deal with Ribena to run the first radio promotion for the brand’s range of Ribena 100% Pure Juices.Launching in mid-May, it will feature a ‘100% truth and nothing but the truth’ competition representing the 100% pure juice content of the product.Running across the Capital 95.8 and One Network… Continue reading GCap Media In Ribena Promotion

Mike McClean is to be the new presenter of the Xfm breakfast show when Jason Mansford leaves later this month.McClean, who has worked on Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast and Richard and Judy begins on Monday 2 June,Other changes to the Xfm Manchester schedule include new daytime shows from Rick Shaw from 10am to 1pm… Continue reading Xfm Manchester Gets New Breakfast Show Presenter

Market research firm TNS has rejected a £948 million offer for the company made by Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP.WPP approached TNS at the weekend with a cash and shares offer valuing the company’s shares at 230p.The bid followed the announcement that TNS was in discussions with GfK about a nil-premium merger.TNS rejected WPP’s offer on… Continue reading TNS Rejects £948m WPP Bid

Andrew Freeman, senior consultant, media research at Harris Interactive, takes a big picture view of the latest RAJAR figures and looks at the implications for both commercial and local radio…This RAJAR, while many stations will be talking about increases in reach, fewer enjoy longer listening hours. Yet again, at a headline level only the BBC’s… Continue reading RAJAR: An Analysts View – Is Radio Connecting?

The latest RAJAR figures, for Q1 2008, show that All BBC radio saw a year on year and period on period increase in weekly reach.All Commercial, meanwhile, reported a year on year decline in reach, although it was up period on period, by 1%.All Commercial also experienced a year on year decline in share of… Continue reading All BBC Radio Sees Weekly Reach Growth