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The world’s largest radio operator Clear Channel is believed to be keeping a close eye on the £700 million merger talks between Capital and GWR, with a view to launching a possible take-over bid for the combined group.Reports suggest that the American radio giant, which controls more than 1,250 commercial stations in the US, could… Continue reading Clear Channel Circles As Radio Merger Talks Advance

Emap has announced the appointment of Adrian Serle as the new managing director of its West Midlands-based Kerrang! 105.2 with a brief to increase the radio station’s revenue as the company builds its FM operations.Serle will take up his new position on 4 October, making the move to Birmingham from Emap radio stablemates, Hallam FM… Continue reading Kerrang! Appoints New Managing Director For Midlands

Virgin is to become the first UK broadcaster to launch visually enhanced radio for mobile phone users, in a move that will provide a range of new commercial opportunities for advertisers.The service will become available early next year when the new generation of visual radio-enabled Nokia handsets launches in the UK. Users will initially be… Continue reading Virgin Launches Visual Radio For Mobile Phones

European countries will not have achieved the full switch to digital television by 2010 despite the best efforts of Governments across the continent to promote the transition, according to the latest research from Informa Media Group.Despite many of Europe’s Governments working towards plans to ensure the analogue signal is switched-off in the next six years,… Continue reading European Plans For 2010 Digital Switch-Off Falter

IPC Prospector, the magazine marketing outfit, has bolstered its senior management line-up with the appointment of former Trinity Mirror research boss, Darran Snatchfold, to the newly created role of ad marketing manager.Snatchfold will report directly to group ad marketing director, Christina Hartley, with a brief to promote magazine advertising to agency planners and buyers. He… Continue reading IPC Prospector Bolsters Senior Management Team

Irish ITV franchise, Ulster TV, saw one of the strongest performances last week, rising by 5.99% ahead of interim results published this morning.The broadcaster announced a group profit increase of 29% for the six months ending 30 June 2004 and predicted a continuing increase for the rest of the year. John B McGuckian, chairman of… Continue reading Sharewatch: Ulster TV Sees Rise Ahead Of Results

BT is reported to be in talks with some of the UK’s biggest broadcasters to provide customers with television on demand via a high-speed broadband connection, marking the telecom giant’s first steps into the lucrative pay-per-view market.The company, which currently provides broadband connections to over 3 million customers, is understood to be consulting the BBC,… Continue reading BT In Talks With Broadcasters Over Broadband TV

Ulster Television saw pre-tax profits for the first six months of this year jump by an impressive 45% to £6.2 million, driven by a strong increase in advertising revenue.Revenue from television advertising met expectations from January to June 2004, growing by 16% and outperforming the ITV network as a whole, which grew by only 3.8%… Continue reading Impressive Profit Growth For Ulster Television

Media regulator Ofcom has announced proposals to deregulate the use of the UK’s radio frequencies, allowing more services to share the airspace and extending the offerings currently available from broadcasters.Ofcom currently splits the use of radio signals into 11 categories for specific types of usage, including aeronautical and maritime, amateur and citizens and broadband fixed… Continue reading Ofcom To Free Radio Spectrum For Multiple Uses

The Daily Telegraph has teamed up with airline bmi to offer readers flights to a range of European destinations for £50 return this winter.The promotion, which is the latest in a long line of initiatives designed to raise the profile of the Daily Telegraph, launches in the paper on Saturday 25 September with the support… Continue reading Telegraph Teams With BMI For Cut-Price Flight Offer