Capital Radio is launching a digital tracking system to measure on-air credits, in a move intended to improve the accountability of radio sponsorship and promotions.The new system, which has been developed in conjunction with Autonomy Corporation, monitors every second of a station’s output and uses voice recognition technology to hear and record any pre-determined brand… Continue reading Capital Radio Launches Sponsorship Tracking System
ITV2 appears to be benefiting from the success of the second series of I’m A Celebrity – Get Me Out Of Here and its coverage of the reality TV show has helped the channel to achieve its highest ever weekly share of viewing.According to figures from BARB, ITV2 achieved a 3.28% share of viewing in… Continue reading ITV2 Scores With I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
Britain’s three million small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are losing confidence in the economy, according to a new survey from the The Tenon Group. The Q2 2003 edition of the Tenon Forum found that 46% of businesses questioned are negative about economic prospects, with a mere 2% feeling positive on the outlook. This is a… Continue reading UK’s SMEs Lose Confidence In The Economy
Chrysalis Radio chairman, Chris Wright, has vowed to play a ‘leading role’ in the formation of the UK radio landscape that will emerge after the new Communications Bill proposals comes into force later this year. Wright, whose group owns the Galaxy and Heart networks, sees many exciting opportunities in the Communications Bill, which intends to… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Chrysalis Looks To Lead In Consolidating Radio Landscape
Virgin Radio is planning to expand into the regional market and has announced its intention to launch FM radio stations in the West Midlands and Glasgow.The Glasgow-based Scottish Media Group is in the final stages of developing a new regional format of Virgin’s national station in bid for the proposed West Midlands FM licence. The… Continue reading Virgin Radio Looks To Tackle Regional Market
The introduction of more secure payment options could act as a spur for the online content market, according to a new study carried out by PaymentOne. Sales of online content virtually doubled in the US last year and the sector as a whole was worth $1.3 billion (see Online Content Sales Surge In 2002). However,… Continue reading Online Content Providers Must Pioneer New Payment Methods, Says Report
Chrysalis Radio chairman, Chris Wright, has vowed to play a ‘leading role’ in the formation of the UK radio landscape that will emerge after the new Communications Bill proposals come into force later this year.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Online Content Providers Must Pioneer New Payment Methods, Says ReportThe introduction of more secure payment options could… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Chrysalis Looks To Consolidation
Chrysalis Group’s pre-tax profits jumped to £9.0 million in the first half of the year, up from just £0.6 million in H1 2002, the company announced this morning.The figures were boosted significantly by the sale in September of Galaxy 101 to Vibe Radio Services for £12.5 million. This disposal added £6.3 million to Chrysalis’ profits,… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Outperforms Industry
Mobile internet services attracted 560 million page impressions during March, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) and the UK’s four GSM network operators.The figure represents an increase of 16% on February’s total and marks the first time that the monthly number of page impressions has surpassed the half a billion… Continue reading WAP Usage Figures Peak At Half A Billion During March
Two more events in the MediaTel Group Sports Quiz have put four entrants from Starcom Motive in the top 10 places on the leaderboard.We asked entrants to name the winner of the Rugby League Challenge Cup and the winner of the Embassy Snooker World Championships. Bradford Bulls overcame Leeds Rhinos for the Challenge Cup title,… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz Update
