Radiocentre, the industry body for commercial radio, has promoted Michael Ireland to the role of Head of Public Affairs. Michael joined the organisation in 2015 as External Affairs Manager, and was promoted to Senior Policy Manager last year. As an integral part of Radiocentre, Michael plays a leading role in engagement with Government, politicians, policy makers and […]
Commercial radio took a record total of £713.3 million in ad revenue in 2018, breaking the previous 2017 record of £679.2 million, according to new figures from industry body Radiocentre. The 5.1% increase year-on-year marks the third consecutive year of record-breaking revenues for the medium. This news comes on the day that commercial radio also […]
Commercial has reported its highest ever audience of 36 million listeners (35.97 million) according to new figures for Q1 2018 published by RAJAR, the body responsible for measuring radio audiences in the UK. This total audience represents a 4.2% increase on the same period last year and commercial radio’s biggest ever lead over BBC radio, […]