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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

Bauer has announced that it will be closing its national digital music station Mojo at the end of the month.The station, which was launched in 2003 as a spin-off from the music magazine, has an average of around 260,000 listeners per week according to the latest RAJAR release (see Year on Year Rise In Reach… Continue reading Bauer set to close digital music station Mojo

UK radio ad revenues were down about 13% year on year in October and November, according to a report.The Advanced Radio Revenue Indicator figures show that national radio ad revenue was down 16% year on year in October and predicts it will be down 17% in November, said a report in Media Week.Figures published by… Continue reading UK radio ad revenues down

Kiss Radio today unveiled its research in to brand loyalties and what brands young consumers consider to be cool, innovative and relevant.The results show that Apple reigns as the coolest brand for young people in Britain, while Google is rated as the brand loved the most by 15-34 year olds.Britain’s female population bucked the trend… Continue reading Kiss unveils new brand research findings

Ulster Television, the Belfast-based media group, is set to sell its Edinburgh radio station talk107.UTV said it wants to sell off the station to focus on its national station talkSPORT and its music radio services, according to reports.Scott Taunton, UTV Radio GB’s chief executive, said: “The sale of talk107 makes both strategic and commercial sense… Continue reading UTV Set To Sell Talk107 Radio Station

Global Radio has appointed the former managing director of News Group Newspapers, Mike Gordon, as its commercial chief.The new role was created as part of the operator’s £375 million merger with GCap Media in April this year (see Global Radio To Acquire GCap For £375m).Gordon, who will bring Global’s national and local commercial teams together… Continue reading Global Radio Hires New Commercial Chief

John Myers, outgoing chief executive of GMG Radio, has said that the future of DAB radio will be decided over the next six months.Myers, who yesterday announced that he will be stepping down from his role at GMG next year (see “Radio is going to become more and more brand led, and there is going… Continue reading Outgoing GMG Chief Says DAB Faces Critical Six Months

Bauer Media has signed an agreement with Maxifier to improve the effectiveness of its online offering and advertising campaigns.Bauer Media’s digital campaigns will now be monitored in real time, with results and information collated into one central portal.The Maxifier technology allows Bauer Media to optimise advertising campaigns by highlighting websites and areas within sites of… Continue reading Bauer Media Signs Maxifier Deal

John Myers, chief executive of GMG Radio, is stepping down in 2009 to be succeeded by his current deputy Stuart Taylor.Taylor is the former commercial director of GMG’s sister company Guardian News & Media. He moved to the radio group last year and was appointed deputy executive in March. He is expected to take on… Continue reading GMG Radio Chief To Step Down