The Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB) has set a date for the release of its first digital-only data. The data, for the week ending November 7, will be available on 20 November.The digital data has been anticipated for some time; the first figures were due to be released last month but technical problems hindered their… Continue reading BARB Sets Date For Digital Data
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 internet this week received two new sites targeting their content at the growing number of women online. The UK’s most popular internet service provider (ISP), Freeserve, has created iCircle, a spin-off site dedicated to women, and Associated New Media (ANM) has unveiled the fruits of its charlottestreet.com project (see Associated Plans Women’s Website Launch).The… Continue reading ANM And Freeserve Unveil Women’s Web Offerings
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
The National Readership Survey (NRS) is to broaden the amount of newspaper sections it covers. The decision was reached at a board meeting last week during which representatives from the groups which conduct the survey, the IPA, NPA, PPA and ISBA, discussed its future development.The issue of section coverage has been a contentious one in… Continue reading NRS To Broaden Coverage Of Newspaper Sections
Revenue Total terrestrial television revenue for September 1999 (including GMTV) came in at £262.7 million, according to agency estimates. The ITV Network took £184.7 million of this, a year on year increase of 12.9%; Channel 4 took £54.6 million, up 10.8% and Channel 5’s ad revenue was up 32.4% at £16.8 million.Revenue for GMTV dropped… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 1999
Shares in WPP took a tumble yesterday after its climb earlier in the week following good third-quarter results (see Sharewatch). Morgan Stanley Dean Witter downgraded its recommendation from “outperform” to “neutral” on valuation grounds. Prices closed down 31p to 643˝p.Cable and Wireless Communications rose yesterday as the group announced the launch of its digital services… Continue reading Sharewatch
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
