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Listening to radio via new technologies, such as mobile phones, the internet and radio via television, is on the increase in the UK, according to an analysis of the latest RAJAR data by the Radio Advertising Bureau. Via television Radio listening in these new environments is proving popular and is on the increase. Fifteen percent… Continue reading UK Radio Listeners Turn To New Technologies

US radio advertising revenue is forecast to grow by 5.3% in 2003, with national advertising continuing to out-pace local, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. This is an outperformance of the broader advertising market forecast, for which Merrill predicts 4.0% growth, and is a slight increase on the 5.2% 2003 growth that the broker forecast… Continue reading US Radio Advertising Set For 5.3% Growth In 2003, Says Merrill Lynch

BSkyB reckons that its satellite customer base could ultimately pass ten million, within a UK pay-TV market penetration of 80%, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. The broker itself is now forecasting that there will be 8.1 million Sky satellite subscribers by 2010. This is an upgrade on the July forecast, which put Sky at… Continue reading BSkyB Bullish On Its Future, Says Merrill Lynch

On the final day of the MRG Conference in Budapest, John Stockley and Tim Farmer from Ipsos-RSL showed what existing industry surveys can tell us about emerging technologies. They explained that convergence can lead to PCs becoming TVs, radios or newsagents and questioned what implication this would have on media consumption. The benefits of using… Continue reading Ipsos Examines Unorthodox Radio Usage

US radio advertising revenue growth remains strong, with the combined total sales for October rising by 13%, according to the latest figures from the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). National spend continues to lead the way with a 23% growth on October 2001, whilst local revenue rose by 10%. This is the second consecutive month… Continue reading US Radio Revenue Maintains Strong Growth, Up 13% In October

Analysts at Merrill Lynch are upgrading their US radio advertising growth forecasts following a strong September, which saw revenues rise by 17% year on year, according to the Radio Advertising Bureau (see US Radio Figures Looking Stronger And Stronger, Up 17% In September). The broker is maintaining its Q4 2002 forecast of 10% growth, but… Continue reading Merrill Lynch Upgrades 2002 Forecast For US Radio

US radio advertising jumped by 17% year on year in September 2002, the highest monthly radio growth rate since May 2000 when ad markets were peaking. The latest data from the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) show that national ad dollars soared by 26%, whilst local spend rose by 14%. September also closed Q3, in… Continue reading US Radio Figures Looking Stronger And Stronger, Up 17% In September

UK commercial revenue growth for the third quarter has beaten analysts’ expectations by turning in a 3.2% year on year growth to £140 million, according to the latest figures released by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) this morning. In September, analysts at Merrill Lynch forecast that Q3 would be down by 5.0%, following two quarters… Continue reading UK Radio Beats Revenue Forecasts In Third Quarter

The unexpectedly poor Q3 radio trading in the UK appears to be continuing into October, although there is currently very little visibility beyond that, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. In an update on the UK radio marketplace, the broker said that Q4 comparables should ease slightly and it hopes to see the market pick… Continue reading UK Radio Trading Remains Weak Into Q4

UK radio advertising revenues are set to grow at a slight higher rate than the overall advertising market between now and Q2 2004, according to the latest quarterly advertising forecasts from the Advertising Association (AA). The figures show an average quarterly growth of 4.6% between Q1 2002 and Q2 2004 for radio, whilst the overall… Continue reading UK Radio Advertising Forecasts From The AA