The latest RAJAR listening figures for the fourth quarter of 2003 reveal a slightly lacklustre performance for All Commercial Radio, which saw its share of listening decline by 0.9% points period on period to just above 45%. Meanwhile, All BBC extended its lead by a further 1.1% points to just under the 53% mark, despite… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: National Commercial Climbs
colspan=”5″>BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons
England’s historic victory over Australia in the Rugby World Cup final did little to improve the fortunes of Kelvin MacKenzie’s talkSPORT. The station saw its weekly reach decline by almost 23% year on year, despite its coverage of what proved to be the biggest sporting event of 2003.The latest RAJAR audience figures show that talkSPORT… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Rugby Fails To Boost talkSPORT
Capital Radio Group has announced that Kellogg’s is to extend its £8 million network breakfast-show sponsorship throughout 2004 following the publication of a study demonstrating the success of the association.The twelve-month sponsorship, negotiated through BroadMind, will see Kellogg’s Corn Flakes promoted across stations on the Capital and Century FM networks with on-air idents, trails and… Continue reading Capital Retains Kellogg’s As £8 Million Breakfast Sponsor
Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC, today quit his position as the Corporation descended into chaos following the publication of the Hutton Report.Mark Byford, his deputy, has been appointed as acting director-general.The departure of Dyke follows the resignation of chairman Gavyn Davies yesterday, after Lord Hutton’s report found the BBC defective in its operations… Continue reading Greg Dyke Steps Down As BBC Director General
ITV is investing in its interactive television capabilities by appointing Eckoh Technologies to provide interactive telephony services for the channel. Eckoh is one of Europe’s largest speech application service providers.Eckoh offers technology that will build on ITV’s existing interactive elements in programmes including This Morning, CiTV and Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Eckoh claims… Continue reading ITV Builds Interactive TV Platform With Eckoh Deal
ITV partners Carlton and Granada were seen in focus yesterday as their multi-billion pound merger drew nearer to completion. However, reports suggest that sales teams at the two broadcasters are preparing themselves for major job losses that could see around 300 staff made redundant. Carlton was seen down 0.92% and Granada slipped by 1.66%.GWR was… Continue reading Sharewatch: Stocks Slide As ITV Merger Looms
Radio revenues across the US remained weak during the final quarter of 2003, but the industry is showing signs of rejuvenation for 2004, according to Merrill Lynch.Subscribers to MediaTel Insight can access more national and international media analysis, forecasts and news by visiting the site.
The latest RAJAR listening figures for the three months to December 2003 show that Chrysalis-owned Heart 106.2 continued to challenge Capital 95.8 FM for the top spot in London with a solid 5% year on year increase in weekly reach to just below the 2 million mark.Heart has seen its popularity increase steadily of late… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Heart Keeps Capital Under Pressure
The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London. Top/Bottom 10 Weekly Reach (000s) % Change Station Survey Period Ending Dec 2002 Ending Dec 2003 % Change Signals Big AM (was Signal Two) H 31 73 135.5 Delta… Continue reading RAJAR Results: Q4 2003: Local Commercial Stations
