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For news reports regarding Q4 RAJAR data, subscribers should go to the Radio features list by clicking here.Radio revenue for the quarter will be released by the Radio Advertising Bureau in two weeks time.

The Irish edition of the Sunday Times has launched a new TV, arts, entertainment and music section called Ireland Culture. The Sunday Times is currently the best selling Sunday quality in Ireland.News International: 0171 782 6000

XL Communications, whose portfolio includes Home & Life , has gone into receivership.It is understood that the receivers, Deloitte and Touche, are looking to sell off the publisher’s titles.XL was launched two years ago by Terry Humphries and Terry Griffiths.Subscribers can access the Press database by selecting “Press” from the drop-down box at the top… Continue reading XL Calls In The Receivers

While Chris Tarrant can still proclaim himself King of the Breakfast Shows in London, the success of Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show on Virgin’s AM and FM frequencies could be worrying for both Capital 95.8 FM and Radio 1.The new team of Kevin Greening and Zoe Ball on Radio 1’s Breakfast Show added 400,000 listeners to… Continue reading Q4 RAJAR Summary – Breakfast Listening

Dominic Riley, marketing manager at BBC Digital Radio, was the first speaker at the Marketing Week\New Media Age Digital Radio conference which took place this week at the Regency Hotel.Riley began by pointing out the benefits of digital radio as he sees them: CD quality sound; no interference; new stations; easy to use radio; and… Continue reading Digital Radio Conference Report

Anyone out there planning on buying sperm via the internet (you never know), ought to first heed the warnings of the Government’s fertility watchdog: The Human Fertility and Embryology Authority (HFEA). The HFEA has warned potential sperm recipients of the dangers of the growing trade in illicit sperm. A number of reproductive services have been… Continue reading Web Round-Up W/E 13/02/98

Capital Radio’s new Capital Gold network which was given the go-ahead last week by the Radio Authority (subscribers see Capital Gold To Extend Reach), announced its programme schedule this week. The network, which will broadcast across Hampshire, Sussex, Kent and Birmingham as well as London, promises to “bring some of London’s best known presenters to… Continue reading Capital Gold Network Announces Programme Line-Up

Mediavest are widening their net further with the opening of the first media specialist in Newcastle this week.Grahame Easthope, formerly media director at Cravens Advertising, is heading up the office and will be joined by his Cravens colleague, Julie-Ann Clements on 16th February.Cravens’ media buying will henceforth be handled by Feather Brooksbank in Edinburgh.Mediavest: 0171… Continue reading Mediavest Expands

The Radio Authority has announced that Boss FM has beaten 20 other applicants to win the FM radio licence for North-West England.Boss FM, which is owned by Border TV, will provide a 24-hour regional news, talk and “melodic adult contemporary music” for a 25-54 year old audience in the Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire areas.… Continue reading Boss FM Wins North-West Licence

Chris Tarrant has beaten all the competition in the breakfast listening wars, according to Q4 RAJAR figures released by Capital Radio.Capital 95.8 FM ‘s breakfast show was listened to by almost 2 million listeners, an increase of 300,000. This means that, in London, the slot is listened to by 1.3 million more people than either… Continue reading Capital Claims Victory In Breakfast Listening Battle