ftm Radio Page - March 27, 2015

PR problems are hard to shake off
“organized destabilization”

Ruthless are the French media critics once the scent of blood is in the air. Radio France president Mathieu Gallet had a tough time last week with “revelations” - some unproven - of wild spending while demanding staff cuts. Unions remain on strike. (See earlier story about turmoil at Radio France here)

This week is no better. A letter to staff from M. Gallet offered an apology for all the confusion over the expense of office renovation. In an interview with Le Monde (March 23) he predicted “other alleged revelations” as part of “an organised destabilisation campaign.”

Just a certain as the sun setting in the east, satiric/investigative newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné (March 25) charged M. Gallet had improperly hired a PR consultant, irony notwithstanding. At mid-week M. Gallet was summoned to a CTJ* with Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin who wants “specific and precise” proposals to get the PR problem under control.

*CTJ - see explaination here

Public broadcaster refuses ads for news radio station
“curious”

Like many, many radio broadcasters, Dutch all-news channel BNR Nieuwsradio prepared a TV ad to promote itself this spring. The next step in the Netherlands is a visit to the sales-houses, ad sellers for the various radio and TV channels. Their job is to schedule the spots and take the money.

But STER (Stichting Ether Reclame), saleshouse for public broadcaster NOP, refused. “We don’t give space to direct competitors,” said a spokesperson, quoted by volkskrant.nl (March 24). Under its previous name - Business Nieuws Radio - BNR advertised on NOP channels. (See more about media in the Netherlands here)

BNR Nieuwsradio chief editor Sjors Fröhlich is not amused and has asked media regulator CvdM (Commissariaat voor de Media) to look into the matter. “It is unacceptable for a public organization, that we all pay, exclude anybody. In my opinion, this… is not legally sustainable and actually ridiculous.” He also noted that Fox and Netflix advertise through STER. “I find that curious.”

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Recently added radio audience figures and resources

• Germany - Radio Audience (March 2015)
  leading stations, audience trend, daily reach
• Italy - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (February 2015)
  public and private broadcasting companies, channels, audience reach/share, management
• UK - National Radio Audience (February 2015)
  market share, trend, sectors
• UK - London Radio Audience (February 2015)
  market share, trend
• UK - National Radio Audience (February 2015)
  BBC/commercial 'gap'
• Switzerland - Radio listening by region (February 2015)
  public and private sectors, penetration, time spent listening
• Switzerland - French region Radio Audience (February 2015)
  share, trend
• Switzerland - Swiss-German region Radio Audience (February 2015)
  share, trend
• Switzerland - Italian region Radio Audience (February 2015)
  share, trend
• Bosnia/Herzegovina - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (January 2015)
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• Albania - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (January 2015)
  public and private radio channels, national, regional, religious and community stations
• France - Greater Paris Radio Audience (January 2015)
  national and local channels, market share, trend
• France - National Radio Audience (January 2015)
  national channels, sectors, market share, reach/TSL
• Turkey - Major Media - Radio Broadcasting (January 2015)
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