Today sees the launch of two new regional radio licences; JFM 100.4 in the North West, and Century Radio in the North East.JFM 100.4, which is the largest radio station outside London, began broadcasting at 6am this morning. JFM 100.4 plays a mix of blues, soul, rhythm & blues and jazz, to a potential audience… Continue reading Regional Radio Launches
Country 1035 was launched today at London’s Planet Hollywood. The station was officially opened by Garth Brooks live from Australia. Broadcasting on the frequencey of 1035 kHz AM, it is the first radio station in the UK to be dedicated to Country Music.Country 1035 is aiming for a weekly reach of 6% of all adults… Continue reading Country 1035 Radio Launch
The Sun has pulled out of its £1m sponsorship of Family Fortunes, after an ITV decision to move the programme from Friday to Saturday. The rescheduling will reduce impact on sales because of the extra delay before the Monday edition. The Family Fortune deal was announced together with 3 other game shows, Wheel of Fortune,… Continue reading Sun Withdraws Family Fortunes
The MRG evening held on 25 August was the first in a series held to celebrate 30 years of the MRG. Brian Jacobs, International Media Director of Leo Burnett was billed as speaking on “Why UK Media Research is the Best in the World?!” However, the first thing he asserted was his preferred title was… Continue reading Is UK Media Research The Best In The World? – MRG
Guardian Direct is to sponsor the Lawn Tennis Association’s British Nationals Championships, which take place from October 29 to November 6.
The Guardian is launching a new lifestyle section from Friday September 16. The new section, called Friday, will replace the G2 tabloid, with the usual Friday environment features and advertising being incorporated into the Thursday G2.Friday, which will still be a tabloid, newspaper format, will be entertainment based, giving a cultural preview of the weekend;… Continue reading Guardian Friday Lifestyle Section
The IRA announced shortly after 11am this morning that from midnight tonight there will be a “total cessation of violence”, and that the ceasefire will be “unconditional and open-ended”.The text of the IRA statement is:“Recognising the potential of the current situation and in order to advance the democratic peace process the IRA will call a… Continue reading IRA Ceasefire Announced
The NRS commissioned research by BJM into readership of newspaper sections has been released, finding that the interests a reader may have, relating to the topic interest question, do not necessarily correspond to the relevant paper or sections read or looked at. There was also some difficulty with respondent understanding of the question.It was found… Continue reading Sections – Qualitative Research Results
Tony the Tiger and Kellogg’s Frosties are to sponsor the new series of Gladiators, which starts on Saturday 3 September at 6.45pm. The deal covers 25 programmes, and includes a Gladiators themed on-pack promotion.
According to the latest JNLR/MRBI Listenership Survey, Independent local radio stations have increased their lead over RTE Radio 1. The independent stations now have a national market share of 42% (up 1%), compared to RTE Radio 1 at 37% (down 1%) and 2FM at 21% (up 1%).Michael O’Keeffe, Chief Executive of the Independent Radio and… Continue reading Irish Independent Local Radio Increases Lead
