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The latest RAJAR listening figures for the third quarter of 2004 reveal a relatively disappointing performance for All Commercial Radio, which saw its share of listening decline by 1.3% points period on period to 43.7%. The corresponding increase experienced by All BBC helped it extend its lead as it pushed past the 54% mark.The situation… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q3 2004: BBC Extends Lead Over Commercial

Sky Media has appointed Paul Curtis to the newly created position of deputy managing director, following the departure of Mark Chippendale as head of advertising sales last month.Curtis, currently managing director of Viacom Brand Solutions, will report to Nick Milligan, managing director of Sky Media, with a brief to deliver more integrated solutions to advertisers… Continue reading Sky Picks Curtis As New Advertising Sales Boss

The latest RAJAR audience figures for the three months to September reveal a poor performance for leading London radio stations Capital and Heart, which saw their weekly reach decline year on year as listeners switched to rivals such as Magic and Kiss.Capital 95.8 FM continued to see its grip on London listening loosen in the… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q3 2004: Capital And Heart Feel The Heat

IPC’s veteran music weekly NME has secured Wella ShockWaves as the headline sponsor of its annual awards, which are to be broadcast on Channel 4 early next year.The event will be held on Thursday 17 February in London and will be promoted by a week of programming on Channel 4 featuring highlights from the awards… Continue reading NME Secures ShockWaves To Sponsor Annual Awards

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 Sep 2003 Ending Sep 2004 % Change Star 107 (Cambridge/Ely) Y 14 39 178.6 Classic Gold 1431/ 1485… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q3 2004: Local Commercial Stations

Advertising on the internet is seeing significant growth but it is set to remain a modest part of newspaper revenues for many years to come, says a new report from the World Association of Newspapers.The Profiting from Digital report from the Shaping the Future of Newspaper (SFN) project says, publishers need to look for other… Continue reading Newspapers Must Be ‘Cleverer’ To Profit From Digital Content

Global information and news group, Reuters, has confirmed it is in exclusive talks with telecoms giant, BT about the sale of its financial extranet, Radianz, which was set up as part of a joint venture with communications group, Equant. As part of the deal, Reuters has agreed to purchase Equant’s 49% stake in Radianz for… Continue reading BT To Buy Reuters Financial Extranet

The chief executive of French advertising giant, Publicis, has said that buying Parisian based Havas ‘is not really something we need desperately’. Ever since Havas lost out on the bid for Grey Global of the US to WPP, speculation about a take-over bid has been surrounding the group and the natural buyer would be Publicis,… Continue reading Publicis Boss Says He Is Not Desperate To Buy Havas

Satellite superpower BSkyB saw its share price climb yesterday, rising by 2.33% to close at 506p ahead of the launch of FreeSat, the broadcaster’s new free to air digital satellite service, tomorrow.However, investment bank UBS Warburg yesterday claimed that the new service will confuse viewers, detracting from Sky’s core objective of attracting subscribers. UBS also… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Price Up Ahead Of FreeSat Launch

Channel 4 has secured Toyota as the six-figure broadcast sponsor of the new series of comedy drama, Teachers, which returns to the channel for its fourth run next week.The deal, which will promote Toyota’s new Rav4 model, marks the first sponsorship by the car manufacturer since it cut short its partnership with ITV’s coverage of… Continue reading Channel 4 Bags Toyota For Teachers Sponsorship