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RAB celebrates 20 years of championing commercial radio

Arif Durrani and Ben Hall — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:30:00 GMT

The success of commercial radio is a testament to the industry's drive and innovation, propelled in no small part by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), which celebrates its 20th anniversary today.

Radio outperforms the market in 2011

Arif Durrani — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:07:00 GMT

Commercial radio has outperformed the wider market and is set to achieve up to 5% growth in advertising expenditure in 2011, after a successful year of repositioning and united action.

ZenithOptimedia upgrades UK advertising outlook for 2011

Arif Durrani — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:01:00 GMT

ZenithOptimedia has upgraded its UK advertising forecasts for 2011 after a stronger than expected fourth quarter for the media, fuelled by late internet and radio spend.

The Sun outperforms the ad market after phone hacking scandal

Arif Durrani — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:50:00 GMT

News International's remaining tabloid The Sun has avoided any commercial backlash from the phone hacking scandal which engulfed its Sunday counterpart News of the World this summer, to outperform the ad market.

Sector analysis: Can radio sponsorship and promotion plug the COI gap?

Mark Banham — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:30:00 GMT

The relaxation of the sponsorship and promotions (S&P) regulations from Ofcom announced in June 2009 must have seemed like a boon time for the radio sector as it looked forward to increased revenue, had it not been for one thing, the reduction of budgets from the Government's Central Office of Information (COI).

Global Radio revenues decline 1.3%

Maisie McCabe — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:15:00 GMT

Global Radio, owner of the Heart and Classic FM brands, will report its commercial revenues declined 1.3% year on year in the year to the end of March 2011 when it files its accounts today (17 October).

MEC wins Electoral Commission media business

Sophie Maden — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:30:00 GMT

The Central Office of Information (COI) is set to award the Electoral Commission's media communications and planning business to MEC.

COI shortlists three for Electoral Commission comms planning

Mark Banham — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:51:00 GMT

The Central Office of Information (COI) has shortlisted incumbent Experience Communications, Arena Media and MEC to compete for the communications planning account for the Electoral Commission.

My Media Week: Ian Tournes

Hayley Pinkerfield — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:15:00 GMT

This week Ian Tournes, corporate advertising director at IPC Media, is fascinated by The Daily Telegraph readers' page and says he's now going a bit posher than Blue Nun.

Fashion mag DIY launches in Scotts stores

Katherine Levy — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:07:00 GMT

DIY, the music and fashion magazine spin-off to the decade-old online site thisisfakediy.co.uk, is being distributed in JD Sports-owned Scotts stores.