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MediaTel Group has launched Press+ – a significant extension to its heavily used press information system within MediaTel.co.uk, the media information system used by over 140 media companies, including all the top 20 media agencies and major media owners.The launch is the culmination of an 18-month, £500,000 investment in the product, which was a b2b… Continue reading MediaTel Group Launches Press+

ITV could take legal action against Dawn Airey after she quit as managing director of global content to join RTL Group as chief executive and chairman of Five.Tempers are said to have frayed after Airey announced her departure to the executive chairman, Michael Grade, and the ITV board earlier this week, reports the Guardian.It is… Continue reading ITV Could Take Legal Action Over Airey Move

Virgin Radio has teamed up with producer Endemol to create an online magazine TV show, hosted by Virgin Radio DJ Iain Lee.The weekly ten minute long show, Punch Drunk TV, will be hosted on Virgin Radio’s newly revamped online home www.virginradio.co.uk.Both Virgin Radio’s and Endemol’s in house sales teams will take the format out to… Continue reading Virgin Radio Teams Up With Endemol For Online Show

The number of people participating in online social networking (OSN) is booming, according to a new report from market analyst Datamonitor. The UK has the highest social networking membership in Europe, said Datamonitor, and it is forecast to almost triple by 2012 to 27 million. While the trend is driven by the younger age groups,… Continue reading Online Social Networking Participation Is Booming

The latest RAJAR figures, for Q1 2008, show that BBC Radio 2 had the highest weekly reach of all the national stations, at more than 13.6 million listeners, up almost 2.9% year on year and 6.3% period on period.Not far behind it was BBC Radio 1, with a reach of around 11 million listeners. It… Continue reading BBC Radio 2 Sees Weekly Reach Increase

Jane Lighting is to resign from her position as Five chief executive tomorrow, with Mark White, Five’s executive director of sales, serving as interim CEO until Dawn Airey takes over.Airey, who recently left ITV (see Dawn Airey Leaves ITV For RTL), has now been confirmed as chief executive and chairman of the channel.Lighting said: “Sometimes… Continue reading Lighting Resigns As Five CEO

Andrew Freeman, senior consultant, media research at Harris Interactive, takes a big picture view of the latest RAJAR figures and looks at the implications for both commercial and local radio…This RAJAR, while many stations will be talking about increases in reach, fewer enjoy longer listening hours. Yet again, at a headline level only the BBC’s… Continue reading RAJAR: An Analysts View – Is Radio Connecting?

The latest RAJAR figures, for Q1 2008, show that All BBC radio saw a year on year and period on period increase in weekly reach.All Commercial, meanwhile, reported a year on year decline in reach, although it was up period on period, by 1%.All Commercial also experienced a year on year decline in share of… Continue reading All BBC Radio Sees Weekly Reach Growth

Magic 105.4 once again had the highest weekly reach in London, at around 1.9 million listeners, after a year on year increase of 6.2%, according to RAJAR figures for Q1 2008.Its share of listening, at 5.8%, down by around 1.7% points year on year, was level with that of Heart 106.2 FM, which enjoyed a… Continue reading Magic 105.4 Has Highest Weekly Reach In London

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 and Magic 105.4’s breakfast shows currently run from 6am-9am while 95.8 Capital Radio’s runs from 6am-10am.95.8 Capital Radio’s breakfast show, hosted by Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen, remained on top in… Continue reading Capital Radio Is Top London Breakfast Show