The latest set of RAJAR figures shows that the second quarter of this year was a good one for Local Commercial Radio, with reach increasing quarter on quarter by 4.6% to 27.4m. Share of listening also improved, climbing 0.8 percentage points compared to Q1.The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of… Continue reading June 2001 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
There was better news in terms of reach for National Commercial radio this quarter, as year on year analysis revealed gains for Classic FM, which rose 2% and talkSPORT, which, having seen losses last quarter gained a healthy 10.7% during this one.The BBC saw a large boost to Radio 2’s reach this quarter, with year… Continue reading RAJAR: Classic And talkSPORT Increase Reach
There was better news in terms of reach for National Commercial radio this quarter, as year on year analysis revealed gains for Classic FM, which rose 2% and talkSPORT, which, having seen losses last quarter gained a healthy 10.7% during this one.The BBC saw a large boost to Radio 2’s reach this quarter, with year… Continue reading RAJAR: Classic And talkSPORT Increase Reach
The latest set of RAJAR figures shows that the second quarter of this year was a good one for Local Commercial Radio, with reach increasing quarter on quarter by 4.6% to 27.4m. Share of listening also improved, climbing 0.8 percentage points compared to Q1.The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of… Continue reading June 2001 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
Two recent developments in ambient and outdoor have brought the consumer-rich environment of the shopping centre into focus, with More Group extending its point-of-sale portfolio and a new company planning to target shoppers pausing for refreshment.More Group has announced the acquisition of Foxmark in a six figure deal. Foxmark owns more than 450 six sheet… Continue reading Advertising Targets Shopping Malls
Pearson continued to see shares fall yesterday after releasing its interim financial results on Monday (see Pearson Results Show FT Profits Hit By Ad Downturn). Stock dropped 1.29% to finish at £10.73 for the day, a loss of 14p on the previous day.ITV partners, Carlton and Granada continued to see shares rise in yesterday’s market.… Continue reading Sharewatch
Following the release by BSkyB of Sky+, a new integrated personal video recorder, Datamonitor foresees rapid uptake of new set top boxes across Europe. Datamonitor predicts that by 2005, 48% of set top boxes will include PVR technology. 42% of households with digital TV are also forecast to have more than one set top box… Continue reading A New Era For Set-Top Boxes Dawns, Says Datamonitor
Capital Radio has appointed David Andrews as marketing chief, with responsibility for Capital’s FM music stations and Gold Network.In line with Capital’s intention to build strong brands, Andrews will be responsible for defining and developing the marketing and business strategy for the CHR network (the umbrella brand for Capital’s FM music stations) and the Gold… Continue reading New Marketing Chief At Capital
The NRS figures for the six month period ending June 2001 show national newspaper readership continues to decline. The sector overall was down 3% compared with the same period last year, with all but six titles losing readership.The Daily Express continued to see its readership decline, seeing the largest percentage drop, with readership down 20.9%… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – June 2001
Granada has completed its acquisition of Border Television from Capital Radio for £50.5m, reinforcing the media group’s position as ITV’s leading shareholder.Granada, which agreed to buy Border from Capital last April (see Granada Agrees To Buy Border TV Assets), now owns six of the 14 ITV regional licences and has increased its share of the… Continue reading Granada Completes Border Deal
