There was better news in terms of reach for National Commercial radio this quarter, as year on year analysis revealed gains for Classic FM, which rose 2% and talkSPORT, which, having seen losses last quarter gained a healthy 10.7% during this one.The BBC saw a large boost to Radio 2’s reach this quarter, with year… Continue reading RAJAR: Classic And talkSPORT Increase Reach
Two recent developments in ambient and outdoor have brought the consumer-rich environment of the shopping centre into focus, with More Group extending its point-of-sale portfolio and a new company planning to target shoppers pausing for refreshment.More Group has announced the acquisition of Foxmark in a six figure deal. Foxmark owns more than 450 six sheet… Continue reading Advertising Targets Shopping Malls
Commercial radio has fought back in share of listening, according to RAJAR figures released this morning. All Commercial saw a quarter on quarter increase in percentage share of 0.6 percentage points, while All BBC saw a drop of 0.8 percentage points, although it still leads the field. Local Commercial also had a healthy quarter in… Continue reading Quarterly Gains For UK Commercial Radio
Use of the internet in the US is starting to eat into consumers’ use of other media, with 20-24% of respondents to a Content Intelligence survey claiming to have cancelled subscriptions to magazines since they started using the Net. The survey shows that the Web rapidly becomes the favourite source for both personal and special… Continue reading Net Usage Hits Other Media, With Newspapers Least Affected
Following the release by BSkyB of Sky+, a new integrated personal video recorder, Datamonitor foresees rapid uptake of new set top boxes across Europe. Datamonitor predicts that by 2005, 48% of set top boxes will include PVR technology. 42% of households with digital TV are also forecast to have more than one set top box… Continue reading A New Era For Set-Top Boxes Dawns, Says Datamonitor
GWR Group has restructured its internet operations in a move which will make annual cost savings of around £1.3 million. The move will also see a restriction in the ‘speed of development’ of koko.com, the group’s regional information and enterainment portal. GWR says it will now concentrate resources on its localised directories and radio station… Continue reading 46 Jobs Go As GWR Restructures Internet Operations
Regional Independent Media (RIM) has said that it is not interested in being split up by a consortium and that it intends to take its business public if no other suitable offers are received. These comments come after Gannett, US publishing giant and owner of Newsquest in the UK, had made moves on RIM as… Continue reading RIM Confident On Outlook And Independence
New motorcycling magazine Two Wheels Only barely got out of the starting blocks before being slammed by the ASA for its launch advertising campaign. Emap Automotive Ltd made an official objection to national press and magazine advertising which stated that the title was the “New No.1 in motorcycling”, pointing out that, being a new magazine,… Continue reading ASA Rules On Motoring Mags
Pearson continued to see shares fall yesterday after releasing its interim financial results on Monday (see Pearson Results Show FT Profits Hit By Ad Downturn). Stock dropped 1.29% to finish at £10.73 for the day, a loss of 14p on the previous day.ITV partners, Carlton and Granada continued to see shares rise in yesterday’s market.… Continue reading Sharewatch
Capital Radio has appointed David Andrews as marketing chief, with responsibility for Capital’s FM music stations and Gold Network.In line with Capital’s intention to build strong brands, Andrews will be responsible for defining and developing the marketing and business strategy for the CHR network (the umbrella brand for Capital’s FM music stations) and the Gold… Continue reading New Marketing Chief At Capital
