The Takeover Panel has this morning ruled against WPP’s attempt to free itself from its 555p-a-share offer for Tempus Group. WPP had made a submission to the Takeover Panel in an attempt to invoke the Material Adverse Change clause in its initial offer citing the further deterioration of the ad market following the terrorist attacks… Continue reading Takeover Panel Rules Against WPP
The Radio Authority has issued London-based Premier Christian Radio a warning after broadcasting programmes that were deemed “intolerant” and “denigratory” to other religious faiths.The station was found to be in breach of the 1990 broadcasting act after a complainant objected to a number of broadcasts, claiming they were “abusive” to other religious beliefs, such as… Continue reading Christian Radio Warned Over Content
The following tables show the performance of each of the main UK radio groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the one year to September 2001. BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending September 2000 Ending September 2001 % Ch BBC 3 Counties H 126 179 42.1 BBC… Continue reading RAJAR September 2001 – Performance By Ownership
Having seen a slight increase in share of listening in June’s period on period analysis, Commercial Radio dropped back again over the three months to September. Today’s RAJAR results show that Commercial Radio’s share of listening saw a fall of 0.1 percentage points period on period. Meanwhile, All BBC grew 0.3 percentage points.Losses for both… Continue reading BBC Retains Lead In RAJAR Results
National Commercial radio continued to increase its reach this quarter, as year on year analysis revealed gains for Classic FM and talkSPORT. Classic FM, which recently reported its first full year’s profit, saw a 6.3% year on year increase in reach, while talkSPORT, which experienced significant gains last quarter, saw an 8.3% increase during this… Continue reading RAJAR: Continued Success For National Commercial Radio
Having seen a slight increase in share of listening in June’s period on period analysis, Commercial radio dropped back again over the three months to September. Today’s RAJAR results show that Commercial radio’s share of listening was 46.5%, a fall of 0.1 percentage points period on period. Meanwhile, all BBC grew 0.3 percentage points to… Continue reading RAJAR Overall
Online advertising activity increased 6% during September as companies turned to the internet as a cheaper form of marketing.The latest figures from online advertising monitor, Lemonad, show that compared to August the number of individual advertisers using the internet during September grew by 6%.The number of online campaigns also increased by 4%, suggesting that a… Continue reading Online Advertising On The Up
Troubled digital terrestrial broadcaster, ITV Digital, has beaten its internal subscriber growth targets for the third quarter, according to a statement released by co-owners Carlton Communications and Granada this morning. The companies say that ITV Digital gained 82,000 customers in the quarter to September, pushing its total customer base to 1.2 million, up 36% year… Continue reading ITV Digital Reduces Costs And Grows Subs 36% In Q3
