Radio revenues at GWR Group were flat in the final quarter of 2002, despite a 14% increase at the group’s flagship Classic FM station, the company announced in a trading statement this morning.National airtime revenues were also flat, whilst local sales dropped by 4%. Like-for-like revenue figures for January 2003 are expected to show an… Continue reading GWR Group Sees Flat Q4 Revenues
Mobile internet services attracted an average of 13.5 million page impressions per day during December, according to the latest figures released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA) and the UK’s four GSM operators.This brings the total for the month to 421 million, which represents an increase of over 55 million on November and 18% growth… Continue reading WAP Services Go From Strength To Strength In December
Woolworths has been signed as the multimillion sponsor of the Network Chart Show, in what is thought to be the biggest sponsorship deal in British radio history.The two-year agreement, which was signed with Capital Radio Group’s commercial division on behalf of Network Chart Ltd, begins this Sunday when the Woolworth’s Hit 40 UK will be… Continue reading Woolworths Signed As New Chart Show Sponsor
Megaposter is launching three new giant banner sites in Liverpool in an attempt to capitalise on the increasing popularity of the city as a day trip designation.The first two sites measure over 200 square metres and are located in Williamson Square and The Cavern Quarter. The third and largest of the sites measures 352 square… Continue reading Megaposter To Launch New Giant Banners In Liverpool
Entrants to the MediaTel Group charity Sports Quiz in aid of Whizz-kidz now have an additional chance to win a pair of tickets to see England v South Africa at Lords in August, courtesy of Channel 4.All you need to do is predict the highest total number of runs scored by any team in a… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz – Win Test Match Tickets
ITV1’s share of viewing closed 2002 down by 2.6% points on the year before, whilst the multi-channel sector saw its share rise by 2.4% points, according to figures from BARB.ITV1’s average share of all TV viewing was 24.1% in 2002, down from 26.7% in 2001. Its primary rival, BBC1, saw its share fall by 0.7%… Continue reading Insight Analysis: ITV1 Share Further Eroded In 2002
UK Radio Underperformed TV In 2002, Says Merrill LynchThe UK radio sector underperformed in 2002 as compared to the UK television and US radio markets, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch.Hi-Tech Publishing Market Ad Volumes Dip 13% In DecemberThe US hi-tech business to business publishing sector saw its advertising page volumes decline by 13.4% in… Continue reading On MediaTel Insight Today…
Cordiant Communications has chosen Nigel Stapleton to be the company’s next chairman, replacing Charlie Scott who announced his intention to step down last September (see Cordiant Chairman Follows Bungey And Jumps Ship). Stapleton, who was formerly joint-chairman at Reed Elsevier, will take the helm on March 1. He is charged with the responsibility of reversing… Continue reading Cordiant Appoints New Chairman
Forever Broadcasting, the Newcastle-based independent radio company, today said that it has experienced encouraging trading for its first quarter to 31 December 2002, although no actual growth figures were given. The group pointed to yesterday’s RAJAR figures showing a 9% quarter on quarter and 30% year on year growth in listeners across its stations as… Continue reading Forever Broadcasting In Bid Talks, Trading Strong
Advertising revenues at the New York Times Company increased by 16.7% in December, when compared with the same month in 2001, it was announced yesterday. Growth was particularly pronounced at the flagship New York Times title where ad revenues were up by 21.6% year on year. This was largely the result of an upsurge in… Continue reading New York Times Ends 2002 On A High
