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Magic 105.4 remains above all the other London stations for the tenth consecutive quarter in terms of weekly reach, but has fallen just behind 95.8 Capital Radio’s average hours per listener, according to the latest RAJAR figures for Q2 2009.Magic’s average weekly reach in London still sits above the 2 million listeners’ mark after a… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: London Stations

This analysis is comparing the weekly reach of the breakfast shows of the London stations and not the time slots. Heart 106.2 FM’s breakfast show currently run from 6am-9am, while 95.8 Capital Radio’s runs from 6am-10am and Magic 105.4’s runs from 5.30am-9am.Johnny Vaughan’s 95.8 Capital Radio breakfast show remains on top in the Capital once… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: Breakfast

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has reported a $3.4 billion (£2 billion) net loss in the year to 30 June.Figures released today reveal that the media giant took $8.9 billion in writedowns on acquisitions, including a previously undisclosed $452 million charge in Q4 against the Fox Interactive Media division, which owns MySpace.Profits at the company’s global… Continue reading News Corp reports $3.4bn loss

The latest report from GfK’s Laura Dollin looks at how the recession is affecting consumers’ media habits…When will the recession end? This is the million-dollar question everyone wants the answer to. Whilst we can’t predict when the credit crunch will be over, it is possible to discover how the recession is affecting consumers, and what this… Continue reading GfK: When will the recession end?

Our columnist Raymond Snoddy on the news that GMG is considering options for the Observer. At first sight the leaked details of Guardian Media Group’s review of the future of the Observer seems crass and inept. You don’t take fundamental decisions about any major asset in the depths of a recession – let alone a 218-year-old… Continue reading The future of the Observer

ITV has published its half-yearly results and announced the sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid for £25 million.The commercial broadcaster reported a pre-tax loss of £105 million for the first six month of the year with advertising revenues falling 15% and overall revenue dropping 11% year on year to £909 million.However, in what has been… Continue reading ITV announces Friends Reunited sale and half-yearly results

Virgin Media added just 20,400 TV customers in the second quarter, giving the service a total of 3.7 million subscribers, while its broadband customer base was up by 5,100 to 3.7 million.BSkyB published its annual results last week, which showed that it is gaining subscribers at its fastest rate for five years, adding 462,000 customers… Continue reading Virgin Media adds 20,400 TV customers in Q2

In the past 30 days, 26% of online Americans have streamed a full-length TV show and 14% have streamed a full-length movie, according to data from Ipsos MediaCT. The research found that 30% of 18-24 year-old Americans have streamed a full-length movie in the past 30 days and 51% have streamed a full-length TV show.… Continue reading Online TV increasing in popularity in US

Rupert Murdoch plans to start charging users to access his news websites, including The Times, the Sun and the News of the World by this time next year.In response to News Corporation’s $3.4 billion (£2 billion) net loss for the year to the end of June, Murdoch said the free model era was over.“Quality journalism… Continue reading Murdoch plans to implement pay model for all news sites

Britons are still spending on mobile phones, the internet and television services despite the recession, according to Ofcom’s annual ‘Communications Market’ report.The media regulator found that consumers view spending on communications and technology as a higher priority than most things, apart from food.Out of the 862 participants, over 40% said they would rather cut back… Continue reading Ofcom: Britons rate communications as priority despite downturn