RAJAR The data release for Q4 1998 topline radio audience figures will be available in MediaTel’s Radio Database from 2:00pm this afternoon, 4 February.ABC Consumer magazines circulation data for July-December 1998 is released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) on 12 February and will be available in MediaTel’s Press Database from 9:30am on that… Continue reading RAJAR And ABC Data Release Times
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
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 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
Talk Radio, Virgin Radio and Clear Channel have announced that they are forming a consortium to bid for all of the regional digital radio licenses being advertised by the Radio Authority (RA).Initially, the consortium will concentrate on the recently advertised Greater London licences, although it also intends to apply for the Central Scotland, North East… Continue reading Talk, Virgin and Clear Channel Form Digital Radio Consortium
The Internet Technology Group (ITG), the UK independent internet provider whose subsidiaries include Global Internet and GX Networks, expects to announce a free internet service in the spring. The group is in discussions with a number of media and retail groups who wish to enter that segment of the market, and a major partnership is… Continue reading Internet Technology Group To Rival Dixon’s And Tesco’s Free Web Access
ITV’s programmes could be hit by industrial action in the near future, after reports that broadcasting unions voted in favour of a strike yesterday. Members of three unions at the Granada Media Group voted by 3-1 in favour of strikes in protest at a 3.6% pay offer in response to an 11% claim. Roger Wright,… Continue reading Newsline Brief
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
