Monthly Archives: February 2009

DAB Market Update

27Feb

Recent figures released by the DRDB show that cumulative sales of DAB radios are up to 8.53 million, with 29.7% of adults having a DAB set in their home.
Growth in sales for Q4 2008 was up 3% yr-on-yr, whilst sales of traditional analogue radios showed a 2% drop.
The following chart shows the steady increase in [...]

Categories: Technology 3

Posted by carrie on February 27, 2009

Absolute Radio Playlist: 24 February 2009

24Feb

The new playlist is published today.
New entries this week include both Magnificent and I’ll Go Crazy Tonight If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight from U2’s new album No Line On the Horizon, as well as entries from AC/DC, Depeche Mode and Nickelback.
Geoff Lloyd’s Hometime Record of the Week is Oh No by Andrew Bird.

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Posted by adam on February 24, 2009

Who’s Calling Christian’s Back!

20Feb

Who’s Calling Christian is back, and it’s bigger and better than before.

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Thanks to Dave Briggs for the animation.

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Posted by adam on February 20, 2009

A Couple of Links

20Feb

James Cridland notes that despite the media world having changed so much even since the millennium:
“The total number of people listening to radio every week (45.5m) is the second highest figure since 2000″
and
“The total number of people listening to radio every week is the second highest figure since 2000.”
Meanwhile a new report covered in Media [...]

Categories: Media Music 1

Posted by adam on February 20, 2009

Coming Up on Absolute Radio

19Feb

The best of what’s coming up on Absolute Radio over the next month:
** STOP PRESS**
U2
Interview on the Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show
Thursday 26th February, 06:00 – 10:00
Bono and The Edge join Christian O’Connell to talk about all things U2 in 2009, their new album ‘No Line On The Horizon’ and whether Batman would beat Spiderman in [...]

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Posted by adam on February 19, 2009