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Conventional television viewing should be consigned to history by the end of the decade as the UK authorities remain committed to the deadline for switching off the analogue signal. In an interview in today’s Financial Times, the culture secretary, Tessa Jowell said that the government was ‘likely’ to meet its target for the switch-off, which… Continue reading Government ‘Likely’ To Meet Analogue Switch-Off Target, Says Minister

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 for the first time: BBC World Service; Kerrang!, oneword radio and Smash Hits… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – Local Commercial Stations

RAJAR data for the first quarter of 2003 reveals a mixed picture of London listening, with many of the capital’s premier stations seeing weekly reach decline.The big story was once again Capital 95.8 FM, which has dominated the headlines recently with speculation that high profile DJ, Chris Tarrant, is set to retire. Despite assertions from… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – Capital 95.8 FM Feels The Heat In London

Year on year analysis of listening for national radio stations during the first quarter of 2003 reveals a rather disappointing period for Virgin Radio AM. Despite launching a £3 million advertising campaign to promote changes to its DJ line-up and music policy (see Virgin Radio Invests £3m In Biggest Ever Ad Campaign), the station saw… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q1 2003 – Virgin Radio AM Continues To Slide

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

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

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 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

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