The commercial radio industry has signed John Peel as the new “voice” of DAB digital radio. The signing sees the continuation of marketing efforts to raise the profile of the platform.The Digital Radio Development Bureau’s (DRDB) marketing director, Mike Spencer, said: “The last months of 2001 were very positive for digital radio. The announcement of… Continue reading DRDB Signs John Peel For Marketing Campaign
Jazz FM is launching a bid to acquire London News Radio (LNR), which owns the London-based stations LBC and News Direct, the group confirmed this afternoon following press speculation. In the statement Jazz FM confirmed that it has “an interest in acquiring LNR and has made an indicative initial offer.” The bid is believed to… Continue reading Jazz FM Makes Acquisition Approach To London News Radio
Scottish Radio Holdings’ (SRH) like-for-like advertising revenues for the first three months of the new financial year (October to December) were slightly down year on year, according to the company’s AGM, which took place this morning. The decline reflects the “continuing reduced level of advertising revenue which the media sector as a whole is witnessing,”… Continue reading Scottish Radio Revenues Dip As National Ads Remain Down
Week on week analysis shows that Cordiant, which is reported to be in talks with its bankers about its extending its £276m overdraft following a period of weak advertising sales (see Cordiant Looks To Refinance Overdraft After Tough Year), was the worst performer in last week’s media market. Shares were down 10.86% week on week… Continue reading Sharewatch
According to a report by Screen Digest, there will be an estimated 10,000 digital cinema screens worldwide by 2005 and within 20 years all cinemas will have switched to digital. The report also predicts that by 2004 almost 100% of major Hollywood studio films will be available both in digital and conventional format. Instead of… Continue reading E-Cinema Will Boost Cinema Advertising By E250 Million Annually, Says Screen Digest
The Government is planning to tighten broadcasting regulations to ensure that all major sports events are shown on terrestrial TV.Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell is believed to have written to the ITC requesting a change in the law to close a loophole that Kirch tried to exploit last year when selling the rights for this summer’s… Continue reading Government Pushes For Sport On Terrestrial TV
The female US internet user population grew at a faster rate than the overall Net population in December last year, according to new data from Nielsen//NetRatings released last week. The report shows that the number of female users rose by 9.1% year on year for the month, whilst the overall online population, with home access,… Continue reading US Female Net Population Outstrips All User Growth
Jazz FM is launching a bid to acquire London News Radio (LNR), which owns the London-based stations LBC and News Direct.In a statement issued today, Jazz FM confirmed that it has “an interest in acquiring LNR and has made an indicative initial offer.” The bid, believed to be around £20m, comes as the industry prepares… Continue reading Jazz FM Bids For LNR
Internet advertising in Germany is set to rise by 20% by the end of this year, according to a new study from Prognos, conducted on behalf of media sales company, SevenOne Media. The report says that online ads will account for 3.5% of the total German advertising market. Interactive television is forecast to show a… Continue reading German Online Advertising To Grow 20% In 2002
The new BARB system has been harshly criticised by Janet Goldsmith, managing director of Universal Studios Networks UK, whose interests include the Sci-Fi Channel and The Studio film channel.Writing in today’s Media Guardian, Goldsmith says that when the service resumed after the technical delay in the first half of the month, “The service was not… Continue reading New BARB System Comes In For Criticism
