· Professor Green and Katie Piper lead a nationwide radio series to support the nation’s mental health during the COVID-19 crisis
· 60 Second Support is a partnership between Radiocentre, the industry body for commercial radio and The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Heads Together campaign and brings together ten leading mental health charities
· This new series will reach millions of listeners across the UK, covering topics including isolation, bereavement, dealing with conflict at home and the benefits of exercise
Radiocentre, the industry body for commercial radio, has partnered with The Royal Foundation’s Heads Together campaign, to bring together 10 leading mental health charities in the UK for the special new content series, 60 Second Support, fronted by Professor Green and with contributors including Katie Piper, Poorna Bell and more. Taking over the airwaves from […]
Radio continues to reach huge audiences across the UK with around nine out of 10 people (87.5%) still listening every week, despite intense competition and changes in listening habits. New figures (Q4 2019) from RAJAR show 48.1 million tuning in – or, increasingly, asking their smart speakers to play their favourite stations – for three […]
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 […]
Radiocentre is launching a campaign parodying the marketing hype used by companies such as Apple and Samsung for new technology launches to show that radio is the medium that advertisers should look to for the future. The campaign will also be on social media and on industry news websites and ends with the call to […]
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 […]
A new campaign from Radiocentre sets out to tackle the knock-on effect Brexit may have on UK advertising budgets. The ads, created by Radioville, urge listeners to re-evaluate their media mix and informs them that radio can help their squeezed budgets go further. For these humorous radio ads, the industry body drafted in actor Oliver Maltman, […]
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, […]
Advertisers should re-evaluate use of traditional media such as radio, newspapers and magazines according to Ebiquity in the light of new research carried out by the leading independent marketing and media consultancy. In the first report of its kind, Re-evaluating Media reveals radio, newspapers and magazines perform significantly better than they are perceived to for […]
Commercial radio news provides a vital and valued service to listeners, reinforcing radio’s position as the most reliable and trusted medium in an era of proliferating fake news, according to new research to be launched in Parliament on November 21. Breaking News: How listeners value commercial radio news, explores the views of commercial radio listeners on […]
