The recently formed representative body for the commercial radio industry, the RadioCentre, will soon launch its website, potentially boosting online traffic to commercial radio stations.The site, www.radiocentre.org, will allow visitors to stream and listen to commercial radio stations in the UK, as well as offering detailed information on stations and access to broadcaster’s websites. It… Continue reading RadioCentre Website Could Boost Online Traffic To Radio Stations
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Trinity Mirror has released a disappointing trading update for the 26 weeks leading up to July 2 2006, with group advertising revenues for the period expected to fall by 10.6% year-on-year, excluding acquisitions completed in 2005 and 2006. Including acquisitions its advertising revenues for the period are expected to fall by 8.4%.Like for like advertising… Continue reading Ad Revenues Expected To Fall At Trinity Mirror
A bidding war could be on the horizon with the announcement today that Ofcom will auction licences for new radio frequencies that could be used for a range of new broadband, wireless communications and broadcast services.The regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries will release the radio spectrum in the latter half of… Continue reading Bidding War Looms As Ofcom Releases New Radio Spectrum
NatMags is planning to launch a new online division to extend the company’s market reach, setting up websites to create online communities to bolster existing magazine titles.The publisher will look at launching standalone websites with bespoke content online that may not be derived from the print versions of its magazines.The Runner’s World website is being… Continue reading NatMags To Extend Reach With New Online Division
Trinity Mirror, the UK’s largest newspaper publisher, this week becomes the first to offer e-vouchering through its portfolio of regional newspapers.Trinity Mirror is using Thomson Intermedia’s ‘Vouching’ solution across its 240-plus regional titles. E-vouchering provides electronic proof of advertising, and is supported by the major planning and buying agencies.Instead of advertising customers being sent hard-copy… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Offers E-Vouchering
By far the biggest audience last night was for ITV1’s Spain v France World Cup coverage, with a peak of 9.6 million adult viewers watching a great game of football where the French eventually emerged as 3-1 winners.An average audience of 7.2 million adults (a 36% audience share) watched as Spain tried their hardest to… Continue reading France Score For ITV1
Television audiences have been booming at the World Cup and advertisers have beenImpacts have been consistently high for each of the knock out games and evening matches in the second round Cup have been attracting consistently large audiences, with even the dull match between Ukraine and Switzerland peaking at more than 8 million viewers.Meanwhile, Vauxhall… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Reveals Profit Rise Of 62% To £89 Million
Profits at BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, more than doubled within two years and grew 62% in the year to the end of March, reaching £89 million.2005-6 is the second consecutive year of record profitability for BBC Worldwide. In 2003-4 the company produced a profit of £37 million and in 2004-5 this… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Reveals Profit Rise Of 62% To £89 Million
Worldwide sales of consumer magazines were up by 100 million copies or 7.4% year on year in 2005, with the industry recording its highest rate of growth in sales for decades between 2004 and 2005.According to the World Advertising Resource Centre’s new Advertising Statistics Yearbook, more than 1.4 billion magazines were sold last year, with… Continue reading Global Consumer Magazine Sales Booming
ITV has signed a three-year deal, starting next season, to show the final stages of the UEFA Cup in an agreement believed to be worth £25 million.The deal covers the 2006-7 to 2008-9 seasons and will give ITV exclusive broadcast rights for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the tournament. In addition, the broadcaster gains… Continue reading ITV Gets UEFA Cup Rights
