19 Oct 2011
| by Mark Banham
2009 must have seemed like a boon time for the radio sector as it looked forward to increased revenue...In the 12 months until July 2010 the COI spent 48m on radio, according to Nielsen. In the 12 ...
the end of 2011 and it has been indicted that radio has actually weathered the storm, with several agency sources suggesting that radio revenues could be up as much as 5% during what is still widely considered a ...
22 Dec 2011
| by Arif Durrani
Commercial radio has outperformed the wider market and is set to achieve up to 5% growth...Instead of the stagnant zero growth tipped only in the summer, GroupM now expects radio ad ...
of commercial radio this year , lifting its own forecast from 0.9% predicted two months ago, to 2.3% growth ...
spent more than 60,000 on radio, the highest number on record, and a 10% rise over the same period ...
04 Aug 2011
| by Maisie McCabe
Commercial radio has enjoyed a strong Q2 with record figures reported by Bauer Media's Kiss...View the table of national results here
Smooth Radio became a national station in October ...
, chief executive of GMG Radio, said: "I'm particularly delighted with the increases for Smooth Radio UK ...
, and in Bauer titles from Magic TV to Grazia and Closer.
Steve Parkinson, managing director of Bauer Radio ...
04 Oct 2011
| by Maisie McCabe
Smooth Radio, the GMG Radio-owned station, celebrates its first anniversary as a national station...The network announced plans to take its Smooth Radio station national in June last year , following the changes to the rules around regional radio licences in the Digital Economy Act ...
executive, GMG Radio, said: "Smooth Radio has had an exceptional first year, proving a hit with people ...
02 Nov 2011
| by Maisie McCabe
Capital One, the credit card brand, has signed an eight-week sponsorship deal with Absolute Radio...the sponsorship period O'Connell and his team will give away weekly prizes of 500 in cash to Absolute Radio ...
takeover of Absolute Radio's website as well as a four-week re-skin of the Absolute Radio's recently re ...
Radio, said: "This sponsorship enables the company to deepen its relationship with Christian's listeners ...
20 May 2011
| by Arif Durrani
Absolute Radio has reported a dramatic increase in its mobile active app users (MAUs) in April...The radio company's monthly active users rose 11% to 258,000 and generated two million engagement ...
decision to be the first radio broadcaster to publish monthly active users.
Absolute Radio recorded a ...
directly from the apps themselves.
"In particular in April the Christian O'Connell OC Clock Radio app ...
24 Aug 2011
| by Maisie McCabe
Ikea, the furniture store, has signed a six-figure deal to sponsor Absolute Radio's evening show..., designed by the Absolute Radio interactive design team, on the Absolute Radio website , to choose a song to celebrate what Ikea is calling the "optimum bedtime" of 10.30pm.
Absolute Radio will then select, from ...
at Absolute Radio, said: "It s great to see Ikea returning to the station with a sponsorship that offers real ...
24 Jun 2011
| by Maisie McCabe
Absolute Radio, the music and entertainment brand, has launched a online streaming service to serve...Today (24 June) Absolute Radio is replacing its VIP access service with a new Absolute account, which will allow listeners to stream Absolute Radio stations in higher-quality audio and receive a ...
Radio, said: "We are thrilled to be the first UK radio broadcaster to offer premium, targeted audio spot ...
28 Nov 2011
| by Maisie McCabe
Radio remains the most common way people listen to music, despite increased competition from other..., Kerrang!, Smash Hits and The Hits) had listened to music through the radio in the past week, compared ...
music fans no longer tune into the radio to listen to music and find out about new music, bands and artists.
The research found radio was also the number one way people found out about music, with 83 ...
13 May 2011
| by Arif Durrani
Great news for the radio industry this week: Rajar figures highlight that more people are tuning...Radio listening reached record highs in the first three months of 2011, enjoyed by 47.3 million adults, but the chances are this has not been echoed by ad revenues. Read about the challenges facing the commercial radio sector here.
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