09 Mar 2004
| by MediaWeek
of the media industry, local newspapers seem to be heading in the opposite direction.Media Week investigates...says the new stations, which will complement existing local independent radio stations and be administered by Ofcom, will be run by “local people, for local people, about local issues”. She added: “This ...
04 Apr 2005
| by MediaWeek
The government will launch a programme of 3,000 interactive kiosks for public spaces this week...and will feature direct digital access to local government services. Advertising for local shopping centres ...
on offer. “National and local government is involved with Mylocal as it represents a significant ...
. The project is collaboration between the government and Inspired Broadcast Networks, who already own a ...
22 Aug 2006
| by Richard Eyre
Localness is not what it used to be. It remains a significant factor in media planning...-occupation of government media policy with localness as the most
significant expression of individuality, is increasingly ...
streets are increasingly homogeneous, their shops
stocked from national depots. More interesting local ...
taken their products online. Interesting jump - local
village to global village. Local media ...
20 Jun 2008
| by John Reynolds
The tool, called Local Matters, is geared to helping agencies and advertisers to plan campaigns ...
and community and national governments vary across the country. The research claims a variety of findings, including that 62% of people believe their local area is improving, compared to just 30% who believe ...
03 Feb 2004
| by MediaWeek
lead to small radio stations losing the local distinctiveness that makes them so attractive to advertisers in the first place. With more than 1,000 Clear Channel local stations across the US, many claim ...
these businesses like our own.” He insists: “We’re locally programmed and operated in every market in which we ...
27 Mar 2008
| by Fiona Ramsay
in Scotland, said SMG is making a claim for public funding, which it says is necessary for it to produce local ...
requested further government funding after digital switchover, SMG is arguing that it also requires ...
channel and local television services. ...
02 Mar 2004
| by MediaWeek
BBC Online comes under fire for poaching local press advertising...In a written submission to the Government’s review of BBC Online, headed by ex-Trinity Mirror boss Philip Graf, the regional press’s industry body said there was growing evidence that some local BBC ...
of local newspaper publishing in the 1980s, giving an assurance that the licence fee would no longer ...
24 Jan 2006
| by Ian Quinn
Ofcom is considering intervention to stop the BBC dominating new local TV services, at the expense...by the
likes of Channel M, Guardian Media Group's expanding local TV service in
Manchester. "The Government ...
of local
content to existing TV listings. In a consultation document released last week, Ofcom says one of the key
issues is how to ensure adequate public service provision from local TV,
while at the same time ...
08 May 2003
| by MediaWeek
Vocal locals...for the sector - but the regional press entered Local Newspaper Week, its annual awareness-raising effort ...
are faithful to the brand. He adds: "Where we have local advertisers, they don't come to us because ...
concludes that consumer confidence is "deteriorating", while key areas that bolster the revenue of local ...
06 May 2008
| by Media Week
Local commercial radio's audience share in Q1 2008 dropped from 31.4% to 30.3% year on year...- Andrew Harrison, chief executive, RadioCentre The problems for local commercial radio have ...
put more value on national celebrities, which makes it difficult
for local radio stations to compete with the BBC. And secondly, local
radio has lost that unique edge it once had. People don't rely upon ...