Analysis of the media market reveals a week of mixed fortunes for radio companies following the release of the latest RAJAR data last Thursday.GWR saw shares fall 7.63% week on week to close at £2.24, closely followed by Capital, which was down 5.62% to finish at £6.63, a loss of 39˝p on the previous week.… Continue reading Sharewatch
Trinity Mirror has “categorically denied” press reports that it is putting its national Sunday newspaper, the Sunday People up for sale.A spokesman for Trinity Mirror today dismissed the claims as “pure speculation” saying: “The Sunday People is not up for sale and Trinity Mirror has no plans to put the paper on the market in… Continue reading Trinity Denies Sunday People Sale Rumours
Capital Radio is to create a digital radio network for children in association with the UK subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.“Capital Disney” will broadcast on the existing Cube digital radio stations to a potential audience of around 25 million. It is also expected to use platforms such as mobile phones and the internet. The… Continue reading Capital Teams With Disney For Kids Radio Channel
Global market information company, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has agreed to acquire the broadcast division of BMC News and will combine the division’s activities with those of TNS Tellex.The merged entity will be one of the UK’s leading broadcast monitoring specialists and will build on the group’s existing media intelligence activities in 20 countries, says… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Acquires TV And Radio Monitoring Business
ITV Digital is making a number of cost-cutting redundancies from its interactive arm as part of a restructure brought on by the “difficult economic climate.”A spokesman for ITV Digital confirmed that internal restructuring was taking place at ITV Active and said that a “limited number” of job cuts would be made, reflecting the commercial realities… Continue reading ITV Digital Restructures Interactive Arm
BARB has defended its new TV ratings system after rival research showed that over 3 million viewers might have been “lost” from an episode of Coronation Street.The research, commissioned by media agency Carat, showed that 14.5 million viewers watched an episode of Coronation Street shown on Friday 25 January, 3.3 million more than the 11.2… Continue reading BARB Defends New Ratings System
Emap Advertising has indicated its commitment to including New Media as part of its cross media offering, with the announcement that Jane Kesley, director of cross media, is to take on the responsibility for New Media sales with immediate effect. Bruce Daisley, previously sales manager, will become sales director for online, stepping into the shoes… Continue reading Emap Adds SMS To Cross Media Mix
The Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards (JICWEBS) has agreed a set of metrics to make email publications as accountable as magazines and newspapers.JICWEBS claims that the new metrics will ensure the “quantity and quality” of all email publications, which from now on will be subject to ABCe audit standards. The move is the latest… Continue reading JICWEBS Agrees Email Standards
The Financial Times is launching a new weekly tabloid supplement for the fund management industry called FTfm.The supplement, which launches on 4 February, will be distributed with the FT on Monday’s and will feature news, analysis and market trends. The FT‘s sales manager, Jeremy Baulf, said: “We have always offered comprehensive coverage of this industry… Continue reading FT To Launch New Weekly Supplement
News International has called on the Government to reform the media ownership regulations claiming that the current system is “highly discriminatory” and “too rigid to allow organic growth.”In its response to the DCMS’s consultation on media ownership rules, which currently prevent any newspaper owner with more than a 20% share of the market from owning… Continue reading News International Calls For Ownership Law Reform
