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Chrysalis Radio is in advanced discussions to take control of LBC’s owner, London News Radio, from GWR Group, the group has confirmed this afternoon. No figure was cited in Chrysalis’ statement, but press reports speculate that the group will pay in the region of £25 million for LNR. However, the acquisition would be part of… Continue reading Chrysalis To Swap Galaxy 101 For London News Radio

ITV has retained the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champion League matches under a new deal covering the 2003 to 2006 seasons.The decision follows speculation that the BBC was planning to screen sponsors’ logos in an attempt to strengthen its bid to secure the rights to the matches, a rumour that the BBC has subsequently… Continue reading ITV Retains Champions League Rights

With Christmas exactly three months away, online retailers are turning their attention to the festive season and the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) has sought to convince the public that internet shopping is cheap, hassle-free and above all secure. It is estimated that more than 10 million people in the UK will shop online… Continue reading UK Industry Group Predicts Online Christmas Bonanza

Radio content and programme producer UBC Media Group this morning said that its revenues are expected to be up by 20% year on year for the six months to 30 September 2002. Growth has been particularly strong at Classic Gold Digital, with revenues up 58% to around £2.2 million. UBC acquired the Classic Gold business… Continue reading UBC Figures Show Positive Radio Revenue Growth

Radio Authority chairman, Richards Hooper, has been appointed deputy chairman of the Government’s new communications super-regulator, Ofcom.Hooper, who missed out on the job of chairman following the appointment of Lord Currie of Marylebone earlier this year (see Lord Currie To Chair New Communications Regulator) is one of five new non-executive appointments to the Ofcom board.… Continue reading Richard Hooper Joins Ofcom As Deputy Chairman

Gradually improving trading figures are expected from the UK radio sector, even though there may be no significant recovery just yet, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. Trading figures from GWR and Capital Radio are to be released tomorrow and are predicted to reveal improving growth (or lessening decline), mainly due to more easy comparisons… Continue reading Insight Analysis: UK Radio Sector Update

Chris Moyles’ new early-evening entertainment show, Live With Chris Moyles, has added 100,000 viewers since its debut yesterday, according to unofficial overnight figures from BARB.Last night the show, which is set in a bar in Islington’s Caledonian road, was watched by around 500,000 viewers, a 25% increase on the 400,000 who tuned in for the… Continue reading New Chris Moyles Show Pulls In The Punters For Five

Although sales of stand-alone Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) have been sluggish until now, there are signs that the technology is starting to enter the public conciousness. A new report from Informa Media Group forecasts that the number of PVR households worldwide will total 2 million at the end of this year and rise to 24… Continue reading PVRs To Emerge As A Force, Says Informa Media

Freeserve has announced that Eric Abensur is to take the post of chief executive officer following the recent departure of John Pluthero (see Pluthero Quits Freeserve For Energis).Abensur, who has been acting CEO since Pluthero’s resignation, previously worked at Freeserve as chief financial officer. Prior to this he was director of finance at France Telecom… Continue reading Freeserve Appoints New CEO To Replace Pluthero

RTL has appointed Channel Five’s head of advertising, Nick Milligan, as acting chief executive of the channel ahead of the departure of Dawn Airey at the end of the week.The channel’s owner announced yesterday that it would not be holding Airey to the one-year notice period specified in her contract and would be letting her… Continue reading Five Appoints Milligan As Acting Chief Executive