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September saw substantial drops in revenue for all terrestrial broadcasters, with GMTV faring worst, having lost over a quarter of its revenue year on year.ITV1 also had a poor month, even though it was the start of the new season and new dramas and ratings bankers such as X-Factor returned to the screen. The channel’s… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 2006

The BBC overall recorded a slight year on year and period on period decline in weekly reach across the UK in Q3, with local and regional BBC stations also seeing declines, according to Q3 2006 RAJAR figures.The BBC’s overall share of listening also dropped both year on year and period on period, although taken as… Continue reading Commercial Radio Increases Share Of Listening

September was another record breaking month for text messaging, with over 3.7 billion sent during the month, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).This figure is an increase of 100 million on the previous highest total of 3.6 billion recorded in August (see Text Messaging For August Soars To Record Levels).The… Continue reading Record Breaking September For Text Messages

Heart 106.2 FM grabbed the top spot in London back from Magic FM, enjoying a period on period increase of 3% in Q3, giving it a weekly reach of 1.7 million listeners, the highest figure of the London stations. Heart’s share of listening stayed static quarter to quarter, making it the station with the highest… Continue reading Heart 106.2 FM Retakes London Top Spot From Magic FM

BBC Radio 2 remained the UK’s favourite breakfast time station, with the latest RAJAR figures for Q3 2006 showing it had a national audience of over 7.6 million listeners per week.However, Radio 2 saw its weekly reach fall by 5.2% period on period from a total of eight million, and also a small decline year… Continue reading BBC Radio 2 Is Nation’s Number One Breakfast Station

The latest RAJAR data for Q3 2006 reveals that digital only stations are continuing to perform strongly, delivering record performances in weekly reach and total hours.Weekly reach for digital only stations increased by 4% period on period and 17% year on year, whilst total hours grew by 3.5% compared with Q2 and 15% year on… Continue reading Digital-Only Stations Deliver Record Performances

BT has acquired Counterpane Internet Security, a provider of managed networked security services, as part of its strategy to expand and develop its global professional services capabilities. Counterpane currently monitors 550 networks worldwide for multinational and Fortune 100 customers. Following the acquisition, Bruce Schneier, the founder of the company, will continue in his role as… Continue reading BT Acquires Internet Security Company

September was another record breaking month for text messaging, with over 3.7 billion sent during the month, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). This figure is an increase of 100 million on the previous highest total of 3.6 billion recorded in August (see Text Messaging For August Soars To Record… Continue reading Record Breaking September For Text Messages

The internet has a greater effect on brand engagement than any other medium, according to new research from IAB and Carat Insight. The study, which concentrated on advertising campaigns from the automotive sector, found that brand engagement is determined by different factors depending on the audience and product category. It added that for this audience… Continue reading Internet Has Strong Effect On Brand Engagement

Aegis is to hold a shareholder meeting on November 22 to consider Vincent Bollore’s nominations to the Aegis board. Aegis said that shareholders should once again vote against Bollore’s nominees, Philippe Germond and Roger Hatchuel, who were rejected by shareholders at a meeting earlier in the year (see Bollore Fails In Board Bid). Bollore is… Continue reading Aegis Announces EGM For Bollore Board Bid