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Simon Cole, Chief Executive, UBC Media delivers his thoughts on revenue, streaming, digtal radio and the industry's future. Simon Cole founded Unique Broadcasting in 1989 in partnership with Tim Blackmore, having pioneered the market for national sponsored programmes whilst at Piccadilly Radio, where he was Head of Programmes. He has been awarded a fellowship of the Radio Academy and is a member of the Nominations Committee.
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The picture is better on the radio
Simon Cole, Chief Executive, UBC Media Group
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Simon Cole– Chief Executive UBC Media Group
http://www.ubcmedia.com/ – 1st presented 25 March 2010 at the
1st How-Do/Vision+Media Northwest England’s Creative Industries AGM
Radio in Digital Britain
• Changed regulatory environment to match changing industry and challenging times– Commercial radio revenue down
c 20% last year– Recovery in Q4 2009/ Q1 2010 but
still below 2008– Cost burden of digital transition– Commercial radio cuts costs from
programming– BBC strategic review of services
Nice problem to have
90%Of the population use radio regularly
Source: Ofcom, The Communications Market 2009
US News and information sources
Source: Opinion research for ARANet
% u
se
Listening is changing
DAB
FM/AM Sky / Freeview
Internet
Listening is changing
BBC online streaming growth
Source: bbc.co.uk
iPlayer statistics: October 2009
Source: John Linwood, CTO, BBC
The changing ‘Smart Radio’ world
Radio station
Radio station
• Song tagging /purchase• Visual radio• Direct response ads • ‘push’ podcasts
The MediaCityUK opportunity
• Integration of all media disciplines
• A changed BBC with new attitudes to collaboration
• An exciting creative community
• A chance to show what the North West can do
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http://www.ubcmedia.com/ – 1st presented 25 March 2010 at the
1st How-Do/Vision+Media Northwest England’s Creative Industries AGM
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