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 Jun 2002 Ending Jun 2003 % Change Dream 107.7 Y 16 26 62.5 Soul City 107.5 H 13… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q2 2003: Local Commercial Stations
BSkyB has sold its 9.9% stake in Chelsea Football Club to Roman Abramovich, the Russian oil billionaire for an undisclosed amount. The satellite broadcaster has already written off most of its £40 million investment in Chelsea which is now almost wholly owned by Mr Abramovich. According to The Times, BSkyB will receive £5.9 million for… Continue reading BSkyB Cuts Its Losses In Chelsea
First quarter underlying revenues at GWR Group were up by 0.4% year on year, driven by a good performance at the Local Radio Group (LRG). Strong national spend helped push LRG’s Q1 revenues up by 8%. At Classic FM, however, advertising has remained volatile, with a 16% dive in Q1 revenues, largely as a result… Continue reading Local Radio Group Helps GWR Stay Positive
French advertising and marketing giant Havas has confirmed that it is to undergo major reorganisation as it seeks to boost revenues in “challenging” market conditions. Havas, the world’s sixth-largest advertising group, said today that revenues had fallen by 19% to €836 million in the first half. This was attributed mainly to the recent rise in… Continue reading Havas Takes Steps To Reverse Sales Decline
Telewest Communications today announced reduced losses for the first six months of 2003 as it prepares to hand control to bondholders in a debt-for-equity swap. The cable company said that total sales were flat at £674 million but spending cuts have enabled it to trim net loss by 13% from £239 million in the first… Continue reading Telewest Looks To Turn Corner In Second Half
Trinity Mirror has announced plans to dispose of its Northern Ireland newspaper division, confirming rumours that the business would be sold as part of a broader structural review of the company (see Trinity May Sell Irish Titles). The division comprises the Derry Journal and Century Press & Publishing businesses which produce six titles in Northern… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Review Sheds NI Titles, Retains Nationals
Chrysalis Group has this afternoon confirmed the sale of its television assets to a trio of former ITV executives, following a preliminary agreement announced in April (see Chrysalis To Sell Television Group To Former ITV Heads). Steve Morrison (former Granada chief executive), Jules Burns (former managing director of operations at Granada) and David Liddiment (former… Continue reading Chrysalis Makes £45m TV Sale To Former ITV Heads
Clear Channel Communications, the leading radio station owner in the US, has reported an increase in second quarter profits despite a slight drop in radio advertising revenue. Revenues in the three months to the end of June climbed by 6.6% year on year to $2.32 billion. Quarterly earnings came to $251.3 million, up from $238.0… Continue reading Profits Grow At Clear Channel
Hollywood film studio, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), is understood to have withdrawn its $11.5 billion offer for the US entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal, after the French group asked for a higher price for the business. Vivendi is now thought to be asking for no less than $14 billion for the Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE)… Continue reading Vivendi Entertainment Price Is Too High For MGM
The ASA has refused to uphold almost 200 complaints against a national press ad for Easyjet that featured a woman in a bikini next to the headline “Discover weapons of mass distraction”.The watchdog launched an investigation into the ad for the budget airline after 186 people complained it was demeaning to women and trivialised the… Continue reading ASA Refuses To Blast Weapons Of Mass Distraction Ad
