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Ulster Television (UTV) issued a downbeat trading statement this morning, warning that revenues from its broadcast and multimedia businesses across Britain and Ireland will be down by around 3.5% in the six months to December.The company reported that revenues at UTV Radio are expected to have risen by around 5%, “comfortably” outperforming the radio advertising… Continue reading UTV Warns Of Reduced Revenues For Second Half

The reduced costs of operating digital radio stations, along with their ability to cater for more niche interest groups, will see a surge in popularity for speech-based offerings, according to radio chiefs Ralph Bernard, Phil Riley and Simon Cole, of GCap Media, Chrysalis Radio and UBC Media, speaking at yesterday’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and… Continue reading Radio Bosses See Speech Renaissance In Digital

Research commissioned by free morning newspaper City AM claims that more workers in the City and Canary Wharf now read the title than the Financial Times.The findings, unearthed by research firm NOP, show 16% of London’s population read City AM, compared to 12% who read the FT.NOP also reports City AM’s readership reaching 98,000, almost… Continue reading City AM Claims More Readers Than FT

News network CNN has become the latest broadcaster to launch a video on-demand service, offering broadband users access to an extensive catalogue of archived content and live video streams.The new service, CNN Pipeline, charges users a small fee, building upon the news channel’s existing online operation, CNN.com, and its recently launched free video service, funded… Continue reading CNN Launches Premium Video On-Demand Service

Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, criticised media regulator Ofcom today, branding the watchdog’s decision to create a new national digital radio multiplex as unfair and illegal.Speaking on the panel at MediaTel INSIGHT’s Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, Bernard spelt out his dismay at the regulator’s actions, following a… Continue reading New Multiplexes Are Illegal – Bernard

The prospect of an enforced analogue radio switch off was raised at this morning’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, with radio chiefs Ralph Bernard and Simon Cole, of GCap Media and UBC Media, offering different viewpoints on the effect of such a plan.“I’ve been calling for a switch… Continue reading Radio Seminar Sees Switchover Debated

This morning’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, saw radio chiefs Ralph Bernard and Simon Cole, of GCap Media and UBC Media, urge a focus on the industry’s digital future rather than being distracted by the current “fight” over analogue audiences.“The problem is that analogue fighting could distract from… Continue reading Radio Heads Urge Focus On Digital Future

IPC Advertising has announced two key appointments within its women’s glossy division, SouthBank, and its central Trading division.The new appointments see Lynne Springett, formerly marketplace and PR manager for the Radio Advertising Bureau, heading up SouthBank ad marketing, while Paul Moynihan, previously senior ad marketing executive for corporate business development, has been promoted to the… Continue reading Springett And Moynihan Boost IPC Ad Marketing Teams

Cable giant NTL has today confirmed its consideration of a £835 million bid for Virgin Mobile, enabling the firm to offer Britain’s first “quadruple play” services of fixed and mobile phone lines, broadband internet access and digital television.The move would also lay an infrastructure for NTL to offer more advanced mobile services, such as mobile… Continue reading NTL Eyes Quadruple Play With Virgin Mobile Bid

Last night saw ITV crush its terrestrial rivals, with ratings consistently higher than main rival BBC One, which at times saw ITV more than double its audiences with a run of prime time entertainment shows.ITV’s evening got off to a flying start with a double bill of soap, as an average of 6.8 million adults… Continue reading ITV’s Winning Run Crushes BBC Audiences