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MediaTel.co.uk and MediaGuardian.co.uk have joined forces to provide enhanced promotional opportunities for media owners wishing to reach key media audiences online.The partnership has secured Capital Radio Group as its first broadcast customer – as sponsors of the RAJAR results, released today.The sponsorship involves bespoke micro-sites to showcase Capital Radio’s seven brands: Capital FM, Capital Gold,… Continue reading Media Websites Team Up To Offer RAJAR Sponsorship

The tables showing the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London are now available to subscribers in the Radio reports section on the left.The following stations are reporting nationally for the first time: Mean Country.New national TSA reports this quarter are… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2003: Local Commercial Stations

BSkyB has sold its 9.9% stake in Chelsea Football Club to Roman Abramovich, the Russian oil billionaire for an undisclosed amount. The satellite broadcaster has already written off most of its £40 million investment in Chelsea which is now almost wholly owned by Mr Abramovich. According to The Times, BSkyB will receive £5.9 million for… Continue reading BSkyB Cuts Its Losses In Chelsea

Forrester Research forecasts that the US ecommerce sector will be worth $230 billion by 2008. Whilst growth has slowed since the boom period of 1997-2002, more and more people are connecting to the web and retailers are improving their services each year, ensuring that online retail will continue to rise for some time yet.Also On… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: US Ecommerce On The Up

First quarter underlying revenues at GWR Group were up by 0.4% year on year, driven by a good performance at the Local Radio Group (LRG). Strong national spend helped push LRG’s Q1 revenues up by 8%. At Classic FM, however, advertising has remained volatile, with a 16% dive in Q1 revenues, largely as a result… Continue reading Local Radio Group Helps GWR Stay Positive

French advertising and marketing giant Havas has confirmed that it is to undergo major reorganisation as it seeks to boost revenues in “challenging” market conditions. Havas, the world’s sixth-largest advertising group, said today that revenues had fallen by 19% to €836 million in the first half. This was attributed mainly to the recent rise in… Continue reading Havas Takes Steps To Reverse Sales Decline

The radio sector was in focus yesterday as analysts made forecasts over the release of today’s RAJAR radio audience figures for the second quarter of 2003.Capital Radio was seen under pressure after Bridgewell Securities cut profits and earning forecasts for the group ahead of the release of today’s RAJAR results. The stock was seen down… Continue reading Sharewatch: Radio Groups Falter Ahead Of RAJAR Release

Telewest Communications today announced reduced losses for the first six months of 2003 as it prepares to hand control to bondholders in a debt-for-equity swap. The cable company said that total sales were flat at £674 million but spending cuts have enabled it to trim net loss by 13% from £239 million in the first… Continue reading Telewest Looks To Turn Corner In Second Half

The UK TV market has shown no sign of increased advertising revenues, but audiences to commercial TV have risen in the first half, according to communications consultancy Media Audits.This has resulted in a decline in costs per thousand (CPT) of between 2% and 5%, depending on the audience demographic.Viewing figures from BARB show that average… Continue reading Media Audits Sees No Ad Recovery In UK TV

Trinity Mirror has announced plans to dispose of its Northern Ireland newspaper division, confirming rumours that the business would be sold as part of a broader structural review of the company (see Trinity May Sell Irish Titles). The division comprises the Derry Journal and Century Press & Publishing businesses which produce six titles in Northern… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Review Sheds NI Titles, Retains Nationals