The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) received an enormous boost to its stock after being received into the top 100 companies list. DMGT shares rose by 256p to 3,453p.Following Radio Advertising Bureau figures which today report an 18.6% growth in commercial radio revenue last year (see Commercial Radio Revenue Tops £420m In 1998), shares… Continue reading Sharewatch
The weekly reach of All BBC stations rose by 0.6% to 26.73 million in Q4 1998, according to this afternoon’s RAJAR data release. This compares to All Commercial’s weekly reach increase of 0.2% to 28.45 million. Whilst BBC Network Radio saw a 0.9% rise in its reach (23.15 million), All National Commercial radio fell by… Continue reading Q4 1998 RAJAR – National Stations
The cable communications company Telewest has announced that it has awarded its £15 million advertising business to Jones Mason Barton Antenen. The shift marks the end of Telewest’s relationship with GGT Direct, with whom the group have been for over 2 years.On-going projects will be completed by the incumbent over the next three months, but… Continue reading Telewest Gives Ad Account To Jones Mason Barton Antenen
The UK commercial radio industry saw its total revenue increase to over £420 million in 1998 according to figures just released by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB). This represents an annual growth of 18.6%, or £66 million, as well as being the largest revenue figure yet achieved by the industry. This growth is set against… Continue reading Commercial Radio Revenue Tops £420m In 1998
The weekly reach of All BBC stations rose by 0.6% to 26.73 million in Q4 1998, according to this afternoon’s RAJAR data release. This compares to All Commercial’s weekly reach increase of 0.2% to 28.45 million. Whilst BBC Network Radio saw a 0.9% rise in its weekly reach (23.15m), All National Commercial radio fell by… Continue reading Q4 1998 RAJAR – National Stations
In this quarter’s RAJAR data it is the local commercial radio stations which have staved off what could have been a poor showing by the commercial sector as whole. Where national commercial stations lost 4.9% of their weekly reach and their share of listening fell from 10.0% to 9.3%, the local stations pushed their reach… Continue reading Q4 RAJAR – Local Commercial Stations (Subscribers)
Q4 RAJAR figures, released this afternoon, show that whilst overall radio listening has remained pretty static year on year (up by just 0.2% to give an average weekly reach of 40.32 million listeners), national commercial weekly reach has slipped slightly, down by 4.9% to 11.18 million (23%). All commercial radio, however, made a very slight… Continue reading Q4 Rajar Summary – BBC Closes In On Commercial’s Share Of Listening
Sky Sports has clinched four separate deals for international cricket coverage. The broadcaster will broadcast live coverage of the Sharjah tournament involving India, Pakistan and England from 6-7 April 1999. Every match, including the final, will be broadcast on Sky Sports 2. Coverage of the West Indies Tests and One-Day international series for the next… Continue reading Sky Sports Secures International Cricket Broadcasting Rights
IPC Magazines is to launch a new gardening title called New Eden on 15 April. It will be aimed at design conscious women and men in their late 20s and capitalise on the growing trend of home owners who see their garden as an extension of their home.Editor Tim Richardson said of the new title:… Continue reading IPC Launches New Eden Into Gardening Magazine Sector
ITV has announced that it is to provide extensive coverage of American basketball action this winter. The channel will screen four programmes a week from the National Basketball Association (NBA) across both ITV and its digital version, ITV2 (see Newsline).Under the NBA ’99 banner, the channel will broadcast a magazine show on Saturdays on ITV,… Continue reading ITV Secures American Basketball Action
