Shares in Capital Radio jumped yesterday after the announcement that it is to launch its first national radio station (see Capital Radio To Launch Its First National Station). Prices closed up 28p to 985p.The radio sector as a whole will be in the spotlight today as the latest RAJAR results are released (see BBC Steals… Continue reading Sharewatch
BBC Radio has taken a greater share of listening than commercial radio in the latest radio audience figures released by RAJAR this morning. The new survey shows commercial radio slumping back in both share of listening and weekly reach between the June and September RAJAR survey periods. Overall BBC Radio reports increases in share and… Continue reading BBC Steals Greatest Share In Latest RAJAR Figures
Local commercial radio listening, including the London stations, dropped around 100,000 listeners (3.6%) period on period according to the September RAJAR survey. The sector’s share of listening fell by 0.9% points to 39.2%; average hours per listener per week increased by 0.1 to 14.9.Galaxy 105-106 reported its first RAJAR figure in this survey. The Chrysalis-owned… Continue reading September 1999 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has concluded that a Channel 4 documentary which the Guardian alleged was faked did not breach programme guidelines. After a lengthy investigation into Undercover Britain: Guns On The Street the Commission found that there was “insufficient evidence” that viewers were misled.The investigation began in March this year (see ITC Investigates… Continue reading ITC Rules Against Claims Of Fake C4 Documentary
With the exception of BBC Radio 1, the country’s national radio stations all saw their audiences fall over the summer period, according to the latest figures released by RAJAR this morning. Whilst Radio 1 increased its weekly audience by 2.5% to 11.2 million, the rest of the BBC’s national stations all saw the figures drop… Continue reading National Radio Stations Shed Listeners During Summer
Independent News & Media, owner of the Independent, has appointed former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown MP and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke MP to its UK board of directors. The appointments are announced at the same time as the group relocates its UK businesses, including the two Independent papers, to… Continue reading Politicians Join Independent Board
Capital Radio will launch its first national radio station next year after signing a deal with Digital One to broadcast on its digital radio network. From January 2000, the new channel, provisionally called Capital UK, will play adult contemporary music on the first commercial digital multiplex for the UK.Capital Radio currently operates regional services in… Continue reading Capital Radio To Launch Its First National Station
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue for September 1999 (including GMTV) came in at £262.7 million, according to agency estimates. The ITV Network showed a year on year increase of 12.9% in its revenue; Channel 4 was up 10.8% and Channel 5’s ad revenue was up 32.4% year on year.Revenue for GMTV dropped back year on… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 1999
Almost half of the population is against the Government’s proposals to switch off analogue television signals by the year 2010. Only 25% of British people think that the end of analogue transmissions is a “very good idea”.These are the results of a survey conducted by CIA Sensor in which 500 adults were questioned about the… Continue reading End Of Analogue Television Is Bad Idea, Says 48% Of The Population
From January next year, UK websites will for the first time report their audited traffic figures over standard periods and frequencies. Under new criteria put together by the Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards (JICWEBS), sites audited independently by ABC //electronic will have to produce figures which begin on the first of each month and… Continue reading Feature: New Standards For Electronic Media Audits
