Digital radio listening hits 16%

Radio listening via a digital platform now accounts for 16.6 per cent of all radio consumption, according to today’s Rajar figures

Capital MD positive on long-term

Recent changes at London radio station 95.8 Capital FM will lead to positive results in the long-term, according to Paul Jackson, managing director...

Heart beats Capital in morning time slots

Heart 106.2 breakfast DJs Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott have won out in the battle for the 6am to 9am time slot, according to latest Rajar...

BBC increases lead over commercial radio

Commercial radio has lost ground to the BBC and seen its share of listeners drop nearly one per cent, according the latest Rajar figures.

Rajar results a time for reflection

This week’s Rajar figures, as ever, will be much chewed over, analysed and agonised about by the commercial radio sector but in reality they provide...

Uncertainty abounds as the radio landscape shifts

“In 30 years in radio, I’ve never known anything like it. To know what will happen next, you’d need Mystic Meg.” This private appraisal of the UK’s...

Which way forward for digital radio?

Last year should’ve seen digital radio finally achieve ‘must have’ status amongst the UK’s hordes of consumers. However, the medium now finds itself...

Magic marketing - Interview with Nicola Thomson

Nicola Thomson was appointed marketing director of Magic 105.4 in December 2005. She joined the Emap radio station from Jazz FM, where she was head...

RadioCentre chief says prepare for digital

The commercial radio industry needs to develop its business models to reach listeners across any platform the listeners demand, according to Andrew...

Weekly internet radio users top 8m

More than eight million people listen to internet-based radio every week, according to a new survey by radio audience measuring body, Rajar.

RAB signs up brands to ad system

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has signed up more than 50 brands for the launch of a new system that measures the effectiveness of radio ad...

RadioCentre appoints Insight team

RadioCentre has created a new five-strong insight team that will aim to meet the increased requirement for thought leadership and insight provision...

SMG confirms Virgin Radio bids

Scottish Media Group (SMG) has told mad.co.uk that it is “exploring its options” after receiving a number of bids for its Virgin Radio brand.

Bauer tipped to take Emap business

H Bauer, the publisher of Take A Break and TV Choice, is tipped to be the shock preferred bidder for Emap’s consumer magazine and...

Hazlitt appointed GCap CEO

Fru Hazlitt has been appointed chief executive of radio group GCap Media, succeeding Ralph Bernard, mad.co.uk can exclusively reveal.

GCap in ‘good shape’, says exiting CEO

Departing chief executive Ralph Bernard has defended his tenure at GCap Media, claiming that the radio group is now in “calmer waters” following a...

Bernard's dire digital radio warning

Digital radio is "facing a crisis" despite the forthcoming launch of a national commercial multiplex next year, according to outgoing GCap Media...

Oneword set to close as Channel 4 pulls out

Oneword, the commercial speech radio station that aimed to challenge the BBC’s Radio 4, is set to close after backer Channel 4 pulled out of the...

GCap may scrap its digital radio stations

Ralph Bernard, outgoing chief executive of GCap Media, has revealed that the radio giant is “seriously considering” axing all of its digital stations...

RadioCentre chief says prepare for digital

The commercial radio industry needs to develop its business models to reach listeners across any platform the listeners demand, according to Andrew...

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Q3: Period ending September 2007

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Q1: Period ending March 2007