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Outdoor advertising specialist, Maiden Group plc, has issued a pre-close trading statement, for the year to 31 December 2004, revealing a strong financial performance for the company during 2004, despite under performing in their outdoor billboard division. The quality of the Group’s retail division (mall and supermarkets) improved last year, and despite a 25% reduction… Continue reading Maiden Up Despite Poor Performance In Billboard Advertising

Publishing and media group, United Business Media (UBM) is reported to have appointed advisers to consider a sale of its market research firm, NOP World, valued at £250 million. UBM said that investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Allen & Co will carry out the review, which will “examine a number of alternatives to maximise… Continue reading UBM Considering Sale Of NOP World

Student union television specialists, SUBtv is sponsoring the National Student Music Awards, and has signed up online music site, Wippit, as its digital download partner, which will be used for online voting and promotions.SUBtv is sponsoring and organising the event and will be providing facilities for filming and recording the bands. Thirty finalists have already… Continue reading SUBtv To Sponsor National Student Music Awards

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced the appointment of Christine Cryne as their new chief executive officer, taking over from interim CEO John Coke, who has managed CIM since April 2004.Cryne joins from a high profile role as executive director of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, where she increased membership by 20% and added… Continue reading CIM Appoints Charity Boss As New Chief Executive

The nation’s digital stations saw a strong performance throughout the fourth quarter of 2004, undoubtedly fuelled by purchases of digital radio receivers in the run up to the Christmas period.Digital commercial radio performed admirably towards the end of the year, with Emap’s Heat adding a spectacular 124.1% to its weekly reach year on year, while… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2004: Digital Stations See Boom In Listenership

BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending Dec 03 Ending Dec 04 % Ch 1Xtra from the BBC Q 248 288 16.1 BBC 6 Music Q 155 238 53.5 BBC Asian Network Q 159 138 -13.2 BBC Asian Network UK H 453 535 18.1 BBC Essex Q 254… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2004: Performance By Ownership

The latest RAJAR listening figures for the fourth quarter of 2004 reveal few overall changes, with neither the BBC or commercial radio’s share of listening breaking the 1% points change barrier in either growth or decline.The BBC saw declines period on period, however, with All BBC and All BBC Network Radio dipping by 0.4 and… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2004: Radio Market Steady As Listening Hours Decline

Five has secured one of its largest sponsorship deals to date, with food manufacturer Ginsters agreeing to support the eagerly awaited US sitcom Joey.Five acquired the exclusive broadcast rights to the Friends spin off series after Channel 4 withdrew from an intense bidding war, claiming that the price for the programme had risen too high… Continue reading Ginsters Signs As Five’s Sponsor For Joey

The latest RAJAR figures for the three months to December 2004 reveal leading London stations Capital and Heart in decline, losing 11.3% and 14.7% respectively from their weekly reach year on year. Capital retained its lead over Chrysalis-owned Heart, however, with a total weekly reach of just over 2 million, compared with Heart’s 1.6 million.Consequently,… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2004: Heart And Capital Pegged Back By Rivals

The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London. Top/Bottom 10 Weekly Reach (000s) % Change Station Survey Period Ending Dec 2003 Ending Dec 2004 % Change Passion 107.9 Y 11 22 100.0 Star 107 (Cambridge/Ely) Y 19… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2004: Local Commercial Stations