England’s historic victory over Australia in the Rugby World Cup final did little to improve the fortunes of Kelvin MacKenzie’s talkSPORT. The station saw its weekly reach decline by almost 23% year on year, despite its coverage of what proved to be the biggest sporting event of 2003.The latest RAJAR audience figures show that talkSPORT… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Rugby Fails To Boost talkSPORT
Capital Radio Group has announced that Kellogg’s is to extend its £8 million network breakfast-show sponsorship throughout 2004 following the publication of a study demonstrating the success of the association.The twelve-month sponsorship, negotiated through BroadMind, will see Kellogg’s Corn Flakes promoted across stations on the Capital and Century FM networks with on-air idents, trails and… Continue reading Capital Retains Kellogg’s As £8 Million Breakfast Sponsor
Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC, today quit his position as the Corporation descended into chaos following the publication of the Hutton Report.Mark Byford, his deputy, has been appointed as acting director-general.The departure of Dyke follows the resignation of chairman Gavyn Davies yesterday, after Lord Hutton’s report found the BBC defective in its operations… Continue reading Greg Dyke Steps Down As BBC Director General
ITV is investing in its interactive television capabilities by appointing Eckoh Technologies to provide interactive telephony services for the channel. Eckoh is one of Europe’s largest speech application service providers.Eckoh offers technology that will build on ITV’s existing interactive elements in programmes including This Morning, CiTV and Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Eckoh claims… Continue reading ITV Builds Interactive TV Platform With Eckoh Deal
Radio revenues across the US remained weak during the final quarter of 2003, but the industry is showing signs of rejuvenation for 2004, according to Merrill Lynch.Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national and international media analysis, forecasts and news by visiting the site.
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 2002 Ending Dec 2003 % Change Signals Big AM (was Signal Two) H 31 73 135.5 Delta… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Local Commercial Stations
Highbury House Communications, publisher of Front and Fast Car, today issued an upbeat trading report. Trading in the last two months of 2003 had been in line with expectations, it said, and it expects profits for the full year to be as forecast. The company said that its shift towards becoming a pure consumer publisher,… Continue reading Highbury House FY Profits In Line With Market Forecasts
Independent News & Media (INM) is to sell its 50% stake in its Irish cable operation, Princes Holdings, to Liberty Media International for an undisclosed sum. INM had already confirmed that it did not intend to hold its investment in Princes Holdings – which trades under the brand name Chorus – for the long-term, as… Continue reading INM Sells Irish Cable Group Stake To Liberty Media
GWR was seen in focus yesterday with shares dipping by 3.15% following the announcement that Patricia Hodgson, former chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has been appointed to its board of directors.The radio group also recently denied speculation that it is holding £840 million merger talks with Capital about a potential £840 million merger… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Sees Stocks Dip As Hodgson Joins Board
Ofcom has surprised the broadcasting industry by announcing that Luke Johnson, owner of The Ivy and the man who floated Pizza Express, will replace Vanni Treves as chairman of Channel 4.It had been expected that the £66,000 a year non-executive position would be handed to former Coca-Cola executive, Penny Hughes, whose name appeared at the… Continue reading Ofcom Names Johnson As New Channel 4 Chairman
