RAJAR Results Q4 2001- Overall SummaryToday’s RAJAR listening figures for the 3 month period to December 2001 show that BBC Radio has retained a larger share of listening than Commercial Radio.While Commercial Radio’s losses were spread across both local and national stations, the BBC only saw share of listening increase period on period for its… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2001-
Overall Summary
Year on year, the largest percentage increase in weekly reach among national stations was at BBC Radio 2, which put in a strong performance again, increasing 15.5% year on year to achieve an average weekly reach of 12.3 million.In the commercial sector Classic FM managed an increase of just under 11% year on year. Meanwhile… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2001- National Stations
Year on year, the largest percentage increase in weekly reach among national stations was at BBC Radio 2, which put in a strong performance again. While talkSPORT strengthened its position, its BBC rival, 5 Live, saw an even more impressive increase in reach.BBC Radio 2 also put in a strong performance in terms of share… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q4 2001- National Stations
Liberty Media’s agreed deal E5.5 billion deal to acquire six cable franchises from German media group Deutsche Telekom (see Deutsche Telekom Sells German Cable Regions To Liberty Media) looks set to be blocked by the country’s regulators, according to a number of reports. It is understood that the Cartel Office in Germany is preparing to… Continue reading Liberty Media’s Deutsche Telekom Cable Deal Hits Regulatory Snags
The New York Times reported its Q4 financial results yesterday which showed advertising revenues have fallen by 21% year on year during the quarter. Profits declined by 46% and sales were down 17%, but the results were broadly in line with expectations, according ABN Amro analysts. In terms of current trading, the company says that… Continue reading New York Time Revenues Drop 21% In Q4
Pearson today announced that it has completed the sale of its 22% stake in European broadcaster, RTL Group, to Bertelsmann AG, as previously announced in December last year (see Pearson Agrees Sale Of RTL Stake). Following the deal, Marjorie Scardino, chief executive officer of Pearson, and John Makinson, finance director at Pearson, will resign as… Continue reading Pearson Completes Sale Of RTL Stake To Bertelsmann
French television groups TF1 and M6 each released its 2001 financial results yesterday, with the outlook continuing to be weak, according ABN Amro analysts. TF1 saw advertising revenues fall by 4.7%, with Q4 down by over 10%. However, the figures were in line with the broker’s expectations. Ad revenues at M6, meanwhile, grew by 2.3%,… Continue reading French TV Groups’ Figures Show Ad Downturn Continuing In Q1
Shares in satellite broadcaster BSkyB fell sharply yesterday to close trading down 45½p, or 6.3%, at 673p. The heavy trading was prompted by reports that the company’s interim financial results, which are released next Friday, may show a declining rate of subscriber growth, along with a substantial write-off on Sky’s investment in Premiere, the pay-TV… Continue reading Sky Shares Plummet Despite Forecasts Of ‘Solid’ Interims Next Week
The ASA has upheld complaints against Richard Desmond’s Daily Express for confusing readers on two separate occasions with “misleading” front-page ads.In the first case readers claimed to have been mislead by a front-page flash offering cheap flights to the USA “for every reader.” The terms and conditions of the offer were printed on page 47… Continue reading Express Pulled Up On Misleading Ads
Smartlogik and Telewest were the worst performers in yesterday’s rather gloomy media market. The former saw shares slump by 40% to close at žp, while the latter fared slightly better with stock dropping 22.95% to finish at 35źp, a loss of 10˝p on the day before.GWR, which issued a trading update last week revealing falling… Continue reading Sharewatch
