ftm Radio Page - December 5, 2014

Use It Or Lose It: Humbling Digital Transition
The development trajectory for digital radio broadcasting through this century has been anything but linear, exponential or in any way adaptable to a nice presentation graph. Hyperbolic forecasting has been, if anything, a major block in the road. Through their authority over spectrum allocation and, not insignificantly, capital expenses of public broadcasters, governments have considerable influence.

Radio a digital solution for publisher
They were a newspaper

The owners of French daily Libération are moving into the radio business to expand a multimedia presence.  Though principals are circumspect about the possibilities, Radio Nova could be joined with the newspaper, reported Les Echos (December 4). Libération obtained a Paris digital radio license in October to be operated as Libé Radio, currently offered as a webcast.

There have been “no specific discussions,” said Radio Nova general manager Bruno Delport. Radio Nova is a Paris dance music station, officially a national channel for about a year. The station is principally owned by Novapresse, essentially the heirs of founder Jean-François Bizot, which also owns Paris station TSF Jazz. The company also owns a record label. With the settlement of M.Bizot’s estate in October the company opened a search for money. (See more about media in France here)

Several well-known French media investors surfaced, from Patrick Drahi, principal in Numéricable SFR, to Le Monde investor Matthieu Pigasse. Radio Nova’s 2014 revenue was estimated at €12 million, said BFM (November 16). M.Drahi, with others, recently injected €18 into Libération, which lost €4 million last year. When a very digital plan was proposed early this year, Libération journalists reacted by publishing “We are a newspaper” in bold on the cover.

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Recently added radio audience figures and resources

• France - Greater Paris Radio Audience (November 2014)
  national and local channels, market share, trend
• France - National Radio Audience (November 2014)
  national channels, sectors, market share, reach/TSL
• Serbia - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (November 2014)
  public and private, national and regional, management
• Croatia - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (November 2014)
  public, private and religious broadcasters, national and regional, management, audience estimates
• UK - National Radio Audience (October 2014)
  market share, trend, sectors
• UK - London Radio Audience (October 2014)
  market share, trend
• UK - National Radio Audience (October 2014)
  BBC/commercial 'gap'
• Portugal - National Radio Audience (October 2014)
  leading stations, audience share, trend
• France - National Radio Summer Audience (September 2014)
  national channels, summer period 2010-2014 trend
• Estonia - Major Media - Broadcasting (radio and television) (September 2014)
  public and private, ownership, management, platforms, national audience trend
• Latvia - National Radio Audience (September 2014)
  national channels, audience share, trend
• Spain - National Radio Audience (August 2014)
  national channels, reach share, trend
• Spain - Major Media - Radio (August 2014)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, management, platforms, audience estimates

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