Revenues at the Wireless Group have risen by 24% during September, October and November, with the company’s flagship talkSPORT jumping by 28%, 42% and 38% respectively.In a trading statement released this morning, the company said that the local radio stations saw revenues up by 11% in September, 23% in October and 19% in November. These… Continue reading Positive Outlook From Wireless Group And UBC
Online music sales are unlikely to drive a revival in the music industry and revenues will continue to fall for the time being, according to a study by Informa Media Group. The report, entitled The Global Music Industry, claims that the value of global music sales will drop for the fourth year in a row… Continue reading Record Companies Cannot Bank On Digital Sales
The development of the UK’s digital audio broadcasting sector is gathering pace, according to radio station and programme production company, UBC Media. The group today predicted that sales of DAB digital radios will have more than doubled over 2002’s 175,000 by the end of this year.Also On MediaTelINSIGHT Today….US Television Revenues Rise By 0.8% In… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: UBC Puts Faith In Digital Radio
The development of the UK’s digital audio broadcasting (DAB) sector is gathering pace, according to radio station and programme production company, UBC Media. The group today predicted that sales of DAB digital radios will have more than doubled over 2002’s 175,000 by the end of this year. Whilst the sale of 350,000 or so sets… Continue reading UBC Media Puts Faith In Radio’s Digital Future
IPC Media is launching a radio advertising campaign to encourage consumers to consider magazine subscriptions as Christmas gifts.The campaign launches later this week on Magic FM with two separate executions featuring the voice of Lucy Gaskell from ITV1’s Cutting It drama series. One ad will drive consumers to IPC’s subscriptions website www.xmasmagazines.com and the other… Continue reading IPC Promotes Magazine Subscriptions As Christmas Gifts
US television advertising revenues rose by 0.8% in the third quarter of the year, slipping back from Q2’s 5.1% rise (see US Television Revenues Nudge Up 2.1% In H1), according to the latest figures from the Television Advertising Bureau (TVB). Within the total figure, network TV rose by 5.3%; syndicated TV by 17.8% and local… Continue reading US Television Revenues Rise By 0.8% In Q3
Week on week analysis of the media sector brought good news to Scottish Radio Holdings, which rose 2.7% week on week following a strong set of financial results.The radio group announced that like for like broadcast revenues were up by 6% during the year to September, with national advertising up 9% and local up 3%… Continue reading Sharewatch: Scottish Radio Surges Following Results
Richard Desmond, owner of Express Newspapers and Lord Rothermere’s Daily Mail & General Trust could be ruled out for the race to buy the Telegraph Group amid concerns they could face investigation by competition authorities. Both newspaper groups have shown an interest in the owner of the Telegraph titles, which is expected to be put… Continue reading Big Guns Could Be Ruled Out Of Race For Telegraph Titles
Convergence was one of the key words at the IPA’s Measuring Media In The Future conference held in London earlier this week, as a series of speakers attempted to paint a picture of the media, the media industry and the key issues for the next ten years.Nigel Whalley, managing partner at Decipher, set the tone… Continue reading Convergence And PVRs To Kill Off Traditional Schedules
The Media Research Group’s one day conference will take place next week with speakers including Wireless Group chairman, Kelvin MacKenzie, and RAJAR’s managing director, Jane O’Hara.The contentious issue of radio audience measurement will be high on the agenda following RAJAR’s recent decision not to introduce electronic meters, despite claims from some in the industry that… Continue reading MRG Conference To Tackle Electronic Measurement
