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Xfm 104.9 needs to show indie spirit
Posted in Media, Latest reporters' blogs, Russell Parsons May 1st, 2008 by Russell Parsons
Quarter one Rajar figures for London indie music station Xfm 104.9 must have made uncomfortable reading this morning for both its present and probable future owners.
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Tags Radio, Rajars, Xfm 104.9, GCap Media, Virgin Radio, Radio One
Rajar figures muddy the waters
Posted in Media, Latest reporters' blogs, Russell Parsons February 4th, 2008 by Russell Parsons
To quote Mark Twain: “There are lies, damn lies and there are statistics.”
BBC’s radio brands start to crackle
Posted in Media, Oliver Milman, Latest reporters' blogs October 26th, 2007 by Oliver Milman
With morale sunk by an impending job cull, BBC radio staff would’ve been hoping for yesterday’s listener figures to provide some cheer. However, the now-routine spanking of the commercial sector didn’t materialise.
Crunch time for faltering GCap
Posted in Media, Oliver Milman, Latest reporters' blogs August 17th, 2007 by Oliver Milman
Steve Orchard, the operations director at GCap Media, infamously said last year that 95.8 Capital Radio had “bottomed out.” Following the latest disastrous Rajar for the station, commercial rivals will take little satisfaction seeing Orchard eating his own words.
Tags Radio, Media, Rajar, BBC, GCap Media
Rajar exposes imagination gulf
Posted in Media, Oliver Milman, Latest reporters' blogs August 17th, 2007 by Oliver Milman
One of the most telling differences between commercial radio and its BBC counterpart was highlighted yesterday by questions asked at the Rajar press conference.
Rajar results give Harrison hope
Posted in Media February 2nd, 2007 by Branwell Johnson
Just over a week after RadioCentre chief executive Andrew Harrison made his rallying cry to the troops that the sector “would recover in the next three years what we have lost in the last three year”, details in the latest Rajar figures might suggest that his Henry V -style speech may have some grounding in reality.
2006 Q4 Rajar results
Posted in Media February 1st, 2007 by Stuart Aitken
The Rajar figures for Q4 2006 were unvieled this morning. One of the major winners was Jamie Theakston who finally wrestled control of the London breakfast audience away from Johnny Vaughan. Theakston’s performance helped Heart to another strong showing in the capital. Elsewhere however the wider commercial market cannot be too happy, having lost share amongst the younger audience. mad.co.uk spoke to a number of key industry insiders for their views on the results. Why not join the debate?
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