National Commercial radio continued to increase its reach this quarter, as year on year analysis revealed gains for Classic FM and talkSPORT. Classic FM, which recently reported its first full year’s profit, saw a 6.3% year on year increase in reach, while talkSPORT, which experienced significant gains last quarter, saw an 8.3% increase during this… Continue reading RAJAR: Continued Success For National Commercial Radio
The following tables show the performance of each of the main UK radio groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the one year to September 2001. BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Ch BBC 3 Counties H 126 179 42.1 BBC… Continue reading RAJAR September 2001 – Performance By Ownership
Having seen a slight increase in share of listening in June’s period on period analysis, Commercial radio dropped back again over the three months to September. Today’s RAJAR results show that Commercial radio’s share of listening was 46.5%, a fall of 0.1 percentage points period on period. Meanwhile, all BBC grew 0.3 percentage points to… Continue reading BBC Retains Lead In RAJAR Results
The period held good news for many of Commercial Radio’s London stations. Among those stations seeing period on period increases in reach was Magic, which rose 10% to over 1.4m, News Direct, which increased its reach by 28%, Virgin which added 11.6% quarter on quarter to hit 1.2m, Choice, which added 28.5% and Jazz which… Continue reading London’s Commercial Stations See Positive Quarter
In it’s 2000 Long Term Advertising Forecasts, The Advertising Association has predicted a rise of more than 40% in advertising expenditure over the next 12 years. The report covers expenditure trends to 2012 in nine media – television, national newspapers, regional newspapers, consumer magazines, business magazines, directories, outdoor, radio and cinema – and seven product… Continue reading AA forecasts 40% growth in ad expenditure
Optimedia UKÂ’s Revenue and Inflation Estimates, published in March 2000, include estimated revenue growth rates for all the major media as far as 2003. As in last year’s edition, Optimedia is the least optimistic about Commercial Radio’s immediate future. Last year’s forecast for 2000 has been upgraded from 6.0% to 9.9%, however the forecast for… Continue reading Optimedia Forecasts
Zenith Media have upgraded their forecast growth figures for Commercial Radio – revenue is predicted to grow at 14.4% in 2000 and 15.0% in 2001. This is well ahead of estimated growth rates in total advertising revenue at 7.5% and 4.7% for 2000 and 2001, respectively. However, Zenith suggests that Commercial Radio’s market-beating growth rates… Continue reading Zenith Commercial Radio Forecast Upgrade
As reported earlier in the week, the radio sector is now also feeling the advertising downturn that is sweeping the media industry, with analysts downgrading their forecasts for Capital Radio accordingly (see Forecasts). Three radio companies released trading statements this morning: GWR, Capital and Scottish Radio Holdings, and all conveyed a similar message. Commercial radio… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Radio Feels The Effects Of Advertising Downturn
The continuing advertising deterioration which has severely hit the television sector, is also having an impact on the radio industry, according to broker ABN Amro. Analysts there have just cut their forecasts for radio, with the adjusted figures predicting an 8.6% decline in 2001 and growth of just 0.3% in 2002. As radio revenue data… Continue reading Radio Forecasts Downgraded As Ad Slowdown Squeezes Tighter
Great Britain’s leading commercial radio stations saw sales increase by 37% to an average of £5.4 million over the three accounting years to 1999/2000, according to The Prospect Shop‘s Business Ratio report. Profits rose by 101% to an average of £1.3 million last year. “The last three full accounting years have been extremely prosperous for… Continue reading Radio Companies See Medium-Term Profits Growth, Says Report
