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The weekly reach of all commercial stations declined by 2.4% period on period for all demographic groups, although it was up more than 1% year on year.The BBC’s weekly reach across all demographics was also down period on period, by more than 1%, although like commercial it enjoyed a year on year increase, of just… Continue reading Weekly Reach Declines Across Demographic Groups

All BBC and All Commercial both enjoyed upturns in weekly reach according to the latest RAJAR figures for Q3 2007.All Commercial’s weekly reach rose to around 32 million for the period with a share of listening of 43.3%, whilst All BBC had a reach of around 33.2 million and a share of listening of 54.4%.All… Continue reading BBC And Commercial Radio Enjoy Rise In Weekly Reach

Aegis Group has announced the acquisition of Genesis Media in Canada. Genesis has gross assets of US $16.2m. Founded in 1992, Genesis Media is an independent media agency with a particular presence in the Western Canada region. It has a diversified service offering, including CRM, digital, direct and data analytics. Aegis Media said that the… Continue reading Aegis Acquires Genesis Media

Magic 105.4 again took the top spot in London, with Q3 2007 RAJAR figures revealing a weekly reach of more than two million listeners after a year on year boost of 24%.The station also recorded a period on period rise, of more than 3%, to make it the capital’s choice.Magic’s share of listening remained static… Continue reading Magic 105.4 Scoops London Top Spot With Over Two Million Listeners

TIOTI, the social media aggregator and one-stop source for TV content, has successfully concluded first-round funding with Europe’s largest early-stage technology venture capital fund, Pond Venture Partners.After TIOTI’s public launch on October 1 (see Next Generation Of Online TV To Launch), www.tioti.com is now indexing over 75,000 television shows and more than 500,000 individual episodes… Continue reading More Funding For TIOTI

Clear Channel Outdoor has unveiled a new advertising functionality – a glowing halo of light that can be remotely tuned to any one of one billion hues to complement a client’s advertising creative or branding.The new light halo has been installed at Clear Channel Outdoor’s new flagship North London Tower.The halo, which is operated remotely… Continue reading Clear Channel Outdoor Unveils New Advertising Functionality

Emap Advertising’s Kiss network and Global Radio’s Galaxy network have teamed up to create a major national campaign for CKOne.The partnership is the first use of radio for CKOne and a first for the networks in terms of joint programming. The activity sees them creating a DJ talent search to find the best new mixing… Continue reading Kiss And Galaxy Team Up For CKOne Campaign

Internet users in Europe will spend a projected €51 billion ($71 billion US dollars) online during the Christmas season this year, according to Forrester Research. For the full year 2007, Forrester projects European online retail to grow 58% year-over-year. Forrester’s holiday forecast covers 17 Western European countries and 22 retail categories, and draws upon its… Continue reading European Internet Users To Spend €51b Online At Christmas

A Sky ad which claimed that new customers get the same deals as existing ones has been found to be misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).The ad, headlined “Why do existing Virgin Media customers often pay more than new ones?” had smaller text beneath it which said “At Sky we think it’s wrong to… Continue reading Sky Ad ‘Misleading’

Radio bosses have asked Ofcom to consider a radical overhaul of radio regulations, claiming that smaller commercial stations outside London cannot compete with the BBC.The radio chiefs, such as GCap’s Ralph Bernard and Emap’s Dee Ford, have also suggested that stations with a potential audience of fewer than 500,000 listeners should be allowed to cut… Continue reading Radio Bosses Urge Ofcom To Consider Radio Overhaul