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The latest Rajar figures have revealed commercial radio listening growing to an all-time high, the rise of smart speakers and decline in breakfast listening.
Smart speaker listening now accounts for 13.4% of all radio listening and over half of total online radio listening (23.6%).
LBC seems to be profiting from a confluence of trends, as well as the BBC’s misfortune.
Bauer launched Hits Radio Pride as a six-month pop-up in the pandemic as Pride events closed up and down the country, and is growing hours, reach and advertiser interest more than two years later.
Radio has been named Europe’s most trusted medium again in new research by the European Commission.
The Media Plan: Pet food brand Lily’s Kitchen has leveraged out-of-home, radio, and podcasts to target new Gen Z and Millennial “pet parents” at key times of day.
In brief: The ASA has upheld a complaint from the Official UK Charts Company that Global’s “The Official Big Top 40” was “misleading”.
Rajar’s Midas report has revealed live radio is still dominant amongst adults aged 15 and over.
In brief: Conservative MP and former Cabinet minister Michael Gove is rumoured to be moving to Times Radio as a presenter.
