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GCap Media’s Classic FM has signed Laurence Llewelyn Bowen, Margherita Taylor and Alex James and is introducing a daily jazz show for the first time in its 15-year history.Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, who makes his radio presenting debut with The Sunday Spa. Starting at 9am, the programme will provide two-hours of laid-back classics.Ex-Blur bassist Alex James returns… Continue reading Classic FM Unveils New Presenters

A problem has been observed with the RAJAR data for Q4 2007 regarding stations reporting on a Half-Yearly basis, due to weighting irregularities from RAJAR’s contractor RSMB.This means that the data is being reissued by RAJAR. The vast majority of Half-Yearly reporting services are marginally affected, with only a minority experiencing more significant changes. The… Continue reading RAJAR Data Re-Issue

Long-running weekly financial magazine, The Business, has been axed and is to be replaced by a new monthly, Spectator Business.Martin Vander Weyer, the Spectator‘s business editor, will edit the new title when it launches in the spring.Barclay brothers’ owned The Business will cease publishing from this week and Press Holdings Media, the company that owns… Continue reading The Business Is Axed In Favour Of New Monthly

Agencies are not demanding an online currency, and cost could prove a significant barrier to the development of one, according to Richard Firminger, the outgoing regional sales director, northern Europe, at Yahoo!, who was speaking on the panel at yesterday’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Online’ seminar.“The agencies should speak up [if they do want an… Continue reading No Huge Demand From Agencies For An Online Currency

Omnicom Group has announced that net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 increased 13.2% to $313.9 million from $277.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Worldwide revenue increased 12.7% to $3,626.0 million, from $3,216.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Domestic revenue for Q4 increased 9.5% to $1,845.9 million compared to $1,685.1… Continue reading Omnicom Posts Revenue Increase

Woman magazine has unveiled another revamp, including a price rise, just 18 months following a previous relaunch.Over £1 million has been invested in the weekly, which shed around 11.5% of its total or almost 47,400 copies to take its final figure to just shy of 370,000 for the first six months of 2007.The magazine will… Continue reading Woman Unveils Second Revamp In 18 Months

Global Radio, which made a £313 million bid for GCap Media in December, said yesterday that it is keeping its options open regarding another bid. GCap rejected Global’s original bid saying that it “significantly undervalued the company” (see GCap Turns Down Takeover Bid From Global Radio). In a statement to the City last night, Global… Continue reading Global Radio Could Return With GCap Bid

The UK’s five biggest mobile operators have joined together to develop an industry-wide mobile advertising measurement system.Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile, Orange and 3 have formed a working group with the aim of defining a common mobile measurement system, similar to those already in existence for press and TV.The working group will examine each firm’s operating business,… Continue reading Mobile Networks To Develop Ad Measurement System

Four groups were expected to submit first round bids for Virgin Radio by today’s deadline. Bidders for the SMG owned station are understood to include Charles Allen’s Global Radio, UTV (see UTV Could Bid For Virgin Radio) and private equity firm Vitruvian Partners. Global Radio bought Chrysalis’ radio division, including the Heart and Galaxy brands,… Continue reading Deadline For Virgin Radio Bids

Social networking is here to stay, but the dramatic growth the sites have experienced over the past few years will settle, and marketers and advertisers will have to discover the best ways to capitalise on the format, according to panellists at yesterday’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Online’ seminar.“I think the socialisation of media absolutely is… Continue reading Social Networking Growth To Settle