Sky News is to provide thirty commercial radio stations across the UK with news bulletins after signing deals with The Wireless Group and Chrysalis Radio.The deals will see Sky provide a bespoke news bulletin service to stations owned by The Wireless Group and Chrysalis Radio, including TalkSPORT and the Heart FM and Galaxy stations.Radio First… Continue reading Sky Signs Radio News Deals
Jupiter Media Metrix has launched a new method of web traffic analysis, called Site Measurement. The new system will be the only kind to offer all levels of web caching, thereby reducing bandwidth costs for web publishers. The system works through a small piece of code being placed on every page. It then tracks exactly… Continue reading Jupiter Launches Site Measurement
Commercial radio is extending its audience outside of the traditional peak listening time of weekday breakfast times, according to new analysis of RAJAR data by Ipsos-RSL. Significant growth in evening listening has been found to have been driven by younger audiences.The RAB-commissioned analysis shows a 16.5% increase in evening listening over the last two years.… Continue reading Commercial Radio Advances Evening Audience
TiVo is launching a £3m marketing campaign to drive sales of its personal video recorder (PVR), which will be sold at a reduced price in the run up to Christmas.The campaign aims to raise awareness of the lifestyle benefits of the TiVo PVR system and will include print, cinema and online advertising. Ads appeared in… Continue reading TiVo Launches £3m Ad Campaign
Despite the release of a number of trading statements and interim results last week, confirming the pessimism hanging over the industry (see Media Market Round-Up), some companies managed to see shares rise in week on week analysis.Capital, which released a trading statement confirming the downturn affecting radio advertising revenue, saw shares rise in week on… Continue reading Sharewatch
BARB has announced that it is entering the final phase of installation of its new panel for the TV audience measurement system which begins on 1 January 2002. The panel is made up of entirely new households totally more than 5,200, overtaking the current total of 4,485.In line with plans set out by BARB before… Continue reading New BARB Panel Nears Completion
Rumours of negotiations between ITVDigital and BSkyB resurfaced today with reports that Carlton and Granada, joint owners of ITV Digital, are meeting with the rival satellite operator with a view to co-operation and possible carriage of ITV channels on the Sky platform.ITV has promised in the past to secure carriage (see Newsline), but has been… Continue reading ITV Partners May Co-operate With BSkyB
Future Announces Refinancing PlanLate on Friday, following the suspension of trading in its shares and the announcement of its financial results, Future Network revealed the details of its refinancing plan. The group is to issue new shares at 20p each in order to raise £33 million net of expenses.Six new shares will be issued for… Continue reading Future Announces Refinancing Plan
Thomson Intermedia has launched an online TV ad monitoring system, providing agencies, media owners and advertisers with analysis of TV creative and spend information.The system, called TV ART, gathers and links data across national, regional and satellite channels, enabling users to analyse TV advertising across a number of categories including spend, advertiser, programme and TV… Continue reading Thomson Intermedia Launches TV Ad Tool
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) is changing its rules so that all consumer magazines with display ad revenue over £5m a year will have to report large issue variances.Magazines with a variance of more than 20% above or below the average will have to report the change, which will then be included in published… Continue reading ABC Brings In New Rule
