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Saturday’s Live8 concert generated a huge spike of online interest, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, with visitors to the charity’s official site numbering 707,365 from the UK alone on the day of the concert itself.The new figures, provided by the internet measurement specialist’s NetView service, show UK visitors viewing over 8.75 million pages of content on the… Continue reading Live8 Sparks Surge Of Online Interest

Journalist and broadcaster, Ray Snoddy, gave delegates at the 2005 Radio Festival in Edinburgh an informative and entertaining look over the past year in radio this afternoon, as well as making predictions for what 2006 holds for the radio industry.First to be given a “sideways” look was the merger between GWR and Capital Radio, creating… Continue reading Snoddy Sums Up A Tumultuous Year In Radio

Virgin Radio has enhanced its online radio offering, boosting its radio player and providing direct links for the purchase of mp3 music files, ringtones, CDs and concert tickets at the touch of a button.Virgin claims the revamped player is the “world’s most advanced,” giving access to the broadcaster’s three stations, as well as showing detailed… Continue reading Virgin Launches Advanced Internet Radio Player

Publicis Groupe-owned ZenithOptimedia has revised downwards its UK advertising expenditure forecasts for 2005, citing worries over the health of the economy as well as a ‘signicant fall-off in advertiser demand’ in the second quarter of this year. The agency has cut its predictions for UK advertising growth from the 4.9% forecast in April, to just… Continue reading ZenithOptimedia Cuts 2005 Adspend Forecast

Cable giants NTL and Telewest look set to announce their long-awaited merger this month, with reports over the weekend predicting that the two companies would begin formal steps towards consolidation before the end of July.The Independent on Sunday claims the tie-up will have begun to take shape within weeks, with a source close to the… Continue reading Cable Giants Set To Announce Merger This Month

There was no end in sight for the continuing decline in viewing share for the nation’s terrestrial television broadcasters during May, as negative growth across the board reflected the increasing uptake of multi-channel digital television.All ViewingChannel 4 saw the largest dip in share, shedding just over 1% points to 9.1% year on year, although the… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – May 2005

Sky has today announced its coverage of football games for the new season, these are:Sky Sports:Sun, Aug 14: Arsenal v Newcastle (1.30pm), Wigan v Chelsea (4pm). Sun, Aug 21: Chelsea v Arsenal (4pm). Sun, Aug 28: Newcastle v Man Utd (4pm). Sun, Sep 18: Liverpool v Man Utd (12noon). Mon, Sep 19: Arsenal v Everton… Continue reading Sky Announces Football Coverage For New Season

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and Outdoor Advertising Association (OAA) have joined together to market their respective media, claiming that a combination of the two generates a higher level of frequency, delivering multiple executions to consumers operating in different mindsets.The trade bodies’ claims are backed by new research, Using Radio with Outdoor, which shows a… Continue reading RAB Joins OAA To Prove Cross Media Benefits

ITV has seen its share price climb by around 8% on speculation that US media heavyweight Time Warner is preparing to make a bid for control of the company.The takeover speculation, which has surrounded ITV since the merger of Carlton and Granada last year, fuelled an increase of 10p per share in early trading, marking… Continue reading ITV Bid Speculation Pushes Share Price Skyward

The 2005 Radio Academy Radio Festival will kick off in Edinburgh this afternoon, with high-profile delegates and speakers swarming to the event, which promises to lift the lid on the latest radio research, as well as offering insight from some of the industry’s top names.Amongst those due to address the event are Ofcom chief executive,… Continue reading Radio Festival Kicks Off In Edinburgh