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Ireland’s Independent Radio and Television Commission (IRTC) this morning said that it does not approve Ulster Television’s proposed acquisition of Cork-based radio broadcaster, County Media. UTV announced its intention to acquire County Media for IRE£28.5 million in November last year. However, the IRTC said that it was “not prepared to approve the present application” and… Continue reading UTV’s County Media Acquisition Blocked By IRTC

Advertising group Aegis has announced the acquisition of Pegram Walters Market Research Group. The cash and share deal, worth up to £5m, is a continuation of Aegis plans to expand its range of services into market research.Doug Flynn, CEO of Aegis, said: “The acquisition of Pegram Walters is another step towards our goal of building… Continue reading Aegis Expands Market Research Portfolio

The latest RAJAR figures for local commercial radio showed that weekly reach has decreased by 280,000 or 1% quarter on quarter, now standing at 54% or 26.2m. Local commercial radio’s share of listening has also dropped, by 0.8 percentage points to 37.9%.The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach… Continue reading December 2000 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations

Reuters has acquired a 25% stake in rival online news service Citywire as part of its continued reinvention as an internet company (see Reuters To Spend £500m On Net Plans). The group’s planned personal finance portal will carry commentary and analysis from www.citywire.co.uk and the two will collaborate in the development of new products and… Continue reading Reuters Takes Stake In Citywire

The latest RAJAR figures for local commercial radio showed that weekly reach has decreased by 1% quarter on quarter. Local commercial radio’s share of listening has also dropped, by 0.8 percentage points.Of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London, the largest percentage increase in terms of weekly reach was seen at Preston-based station Magic 999,… Continue reading December 2000 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations

Shares fell heavily at Cable & Wireless yesterday as once again the market’s confidence in technology shares dropped. The company ended down 53p at £8.56. Shares in RTL also ended yesterday’s trading greatly reduced, by £5.31 to £57.37, a reduction of nearly 8.5%.Reuters announced yesterday that it has acquired a 25% stake in rival online… Continue reading Sharewatch

European media groups DirectGroup Bertelsmann and RTL have struck a deal which will see them working together to develop interactive television and broadband activities for what they hope will be a “clear competitive advantage” in this area over other European competition. The arrangement will see RTL take over Bertelsmann Broadband Group, which is currently part… Continue reading European Media Giants Team Up To Tackle Interactive TV And Broadband Challenges

A Digital Radio Development Bureau has been formed to accelerate the roll-out of the new medium. The news was announced as radio industry figures met to discuss the challenges of the market at Marketing Week‘s Digital Radio conference yesterday.Although Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) technology is now in its sixth year (see BBC Launches Digital Radio… Continue reading Digital Radio Development Bureau Forms, Medium Set To Be Market Leader By 2015

This was not a strong quarter for commercial stations. Virgin Radio (AM) slipped once again, by 0.4 percentage points in share and by 15.4% year on year in terms of reach, to 2.5m. The station blamed the erosion of AM listening and insisted that its future would be secured by being available across all platforms… Continue reading RAJAR Latest Shows Radio 2 And Classic FM Carry The Flag For National Stations

Tables showing the performances of each of the main UK radio groups in the latest RAJAR figures for the one year period to December 2000 are now available for subscribers.(Subscribers see full item in the Radio features list)