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Absolute Radio nets Currys and PC World football deal

Daniel Farey-Jones — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:16:00 GMT

Currys and PC World are to sponsor a daily edition of Absolute Radio's 'Rock 'N' Roll Football' during the Euro 2012 tournament, as part of a deal also pushing the retailers' 'Cash For Goals' promotion.

Sun website traffic little moved by Sunday print launch

Daniel Farey-Jones — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:28:00 GMT

The Sun's website traffic increased 2.8% in April to 1.53 million average daily browsers, only slightly above its levels before the launch of its Sunday print edition, according to the latest ABC data.

Bauer axes Q TV after nearly 12 years to make way for Heat TV

Daniel Farey-Jones — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:20:00 GMT

Bauer Media is set to pull the plug on Q TV after nearly 12 years to make way for the launch of celebrity-led stablemate Heat TV.

RAB launches planning and creativity tools

Daniel Farey-Jones — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

The Radio Advertising Bureau has launched two new tools aimed at helping advertisers, media agencies and creative agencies get more from the medium.

Media360: Spotify preaches the gospel of music

Daniel Farey-Jones — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:20:00 GMT

Media360 delegates who thought they were in for just another presentation from Spotify got a surprise when the London Community Gospel Choir led them through a 20-minute singalong.

The Economist develops ad network Ideas People

Daniel Farey-Jones — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:15:00 GMT

The Economist Group is building on its advertising network, Ideas People, to group together more than 60 websites trusted by The Economist readers, but which do not use cookies to target specific users.

RAJAR Q1 2012: DAB and internet at listening-hours high

Daniel Farey-Jones — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT

DAB and internet radio each hit a new high in terms of listening hours in Q1 2012, although DAB's share of radio consumption dropped from Q4 2011, despite the usual Christmas gifting of sets.

Bauer Media, Keys and Gray and Classic FM wins at Sonys

Maisie McCabe — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:13:00 GMT

Bauer Media won three gold awards at the Sony Radio Academy Awards last night, while TalkSport's rehabilitated duo Richard Keys and Andy Gray went home with Best Sports Programme and Global Radio's Classic FM won the Special Award.

Former Channel 4 sales chief paid more than £500,000 in 2011

Daniel Farey-Jones — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:20:00 GMT

Channel 4 paid former commercial director Andy Barnes £511,000 in 2011, including consultancy services, while sales director Jonathan Allan took home £113,000 for three and a half months' work.

NEWSPAPER ABCs: Sun on Sunday is biggest faller in April

Daniel Farey-Jones — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:05:00 GMT

The circulation of The Sun's Sunday edition continued down in April, two months after its high-profile launch, but it remains over double that of the Sunday Mirror and its rate of decline slowed.