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RAJAR figures for Q1 2011 saw stand-out performances from a number of commercial radio stations, including talkSPORT, Capital and Absolute .

Total Global Radio (UK) again heads up the nationals and networks with its reach – up 5.9% YoY.

Digital radio put in a strong performance once again, posting increases in weekly reach, hours, share and DAB set ownership.

The newly renamed Capital London has raced to the top of the London charts after an impressive 11.1% QoQ and 14.4% YoY increase pushed its reach up to almost 2.2 million listeners.

Radio listeners across the UK still like to wake up to Chris Evans, apparently. The BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show has a weekly reach of almost 9.2 million listeners (up 5.3% QoQ but down 5.7% YoY) ahead of BBC Radio 1 and Radio 4.

The latest RAJAR figures show a positive period for the radio industry with commercial radio’s share up 1.3% YoY and reach up 5.9% YoY.

Following Microsoft’s announcement yesterday of an $8.5bn deal to buy Skype, there are two lines of analysis from commentators today – the price and the next steps.

Raymond Snoddy on Max Mosely’s European Court failure, the anonymous Twitterer who blew apart the increasing misuse of super-injunctions, and the hackettes from the Daily Telegraph who enticed Vince Cable to express bile and bias against Rupert Murdoch…

According to new research from IHS iSuppli, worldwide shipments of 3D TVs are expected to increase 463% in 2011, reaching 23.4 million units.

As ITV publishes Q1 interim results today, Adam Crozier, chief executive, has admitted to a difficult Q2 for the broadcaster.