The reduced costs of operating digital radio stations, along with their ability to cater for more niche interest groups, will see a surge in popularity for speech-based offerings, according to radio chiefs Ralph Bernard, Phil Riley and Simon Cole, of GCap Media, Chrysalis Radio and UBC Media, speaking at yesterday’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and… Continue reading Radio Bosses See Speech Renaissance In Digital
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Research commissioned by free morning newspaper City AM claims that more workers in the City and Canary Wharf now read the title than the Financial Times.The findings, unearthed by research firm NOP, show 16% of London’s population read City AM, compared to 12% who read the FT.NOP also reports City AM’s readership reaching 98,000, almost… Continue reading City AM Claims More Readers Than FT
Iain Jacob is to be replaced as chief executive of Starcom by Linda Smith, former commercial director at GCap Media, assuming control of all Starcom operations in the UK.Smith’s appointment sees her return to Starcom following her departure from Starcom Mediavest as commercial director in 2000 to join Capital Radio Group, now part of GCap… Continue reading Smith Succeeds Jacob As Starcom CEO
Yesterday’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, saw the latest digital radio technology demonstrated, allowing listeners to purchase music and speech content at the press of a button without incurring the high costs of traditional mobile data downloads.The new system, demonstrated by Simon Cole, chief executive of UBC Media,… Continue reading New Technology Offers Glimpse Of Radio’s Future
Yesterday’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, saw the latest digital radio technology demonstrated, allowing listeners to purchase music and speech content at the press of a button without incurring the high costs of traditional mobile data downloads. The new system, demonstrated by Simon Cole, chief executive of UBC… Continue reading New Technology Offers Glimpse Of Radio’s Future
The reduced costs of operating digital radio stations, along with their ability to cater for more niche interest groups, will see a surge in popularity for speech-based offerings, according to radio chiefs speaking at yesterday’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian. Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, began… Continue reading Radio Bosses See Speech Renaissance In Digital
Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, criticised media regulator Ofcom today, branding the watchdog’s decision to create a new national digital radio multiplex as unfair and illegal. Speaking on the panel at MediaTel INSIGHT’s Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, Bernard spelt out his dismay at the regulator’s actions, following… Continue reading New Multiplexes Are Illegal – Bernard
Increasingly popular women’s weekly magazines offer marketers a new type of print advertising, according to Peter Stevens, marketing director at The Publishing Consultancy, who explains their advantages in driving short term sales, a previously under-rated attribute.When a brand manager is tasked with driving sales in the short-term, traditionally the response has been to pile money… Continue reading Weeklies As A Short-Term Solution
News network CNN has become the latest broadcaster to launch a video on-demand service, offering broadband users access to an extensive catalogue of archived content and live video streams.The new service, CNN Pipeline, charges users a small fee, building upon the news channel’s existing online operation, CNN.com, and its recently launched free video service, funded… Continue reading CNN Launches Premium Video On-Demand Service
Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, criticised media regulator Ofcom today, branding the watchdog’s decision to create a new national digital radio multiplex as unfair and illegal.Speaking on the panel at MediaTel INSIGHT’s Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, Bernard spelt out his dismay at the regulator’s actions, following a… Continue reading New Multiplexes Are Illegal – Bernard
