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Time Won’t Tell - It Just Gets In The Way
bite the tail that feeds you Patience has no virtue in the digital age. This is certainly the case for traditional media operators. Money and talent conflicts with time. The more spent, the quicker time runs out. And the long-tail easily falls from the chameleon.

 

 

 

 

Spring cleaning proceeds, radio first
new beginning, hopefully

French media house Lagardère is, as expected, shedding more of its Eastern European radio assets. Earlier this month it was reported that investor Czech Media Invest had acquired Lagardère Active’s Czech and Slovak assets. That transaction also includes radio stations in Poland and Romania, reports Les Echos (April 17). A company statement reported €56 million in revenues from broadcasting in the four countries.

The subsidiary Lagardère Active Radio International (LARI) began acquiring
radio assets in the region in the early 1990s. The Polish subsidiary Eurozet, operates Radio Zet, Antyradia, Meloradia and Chilizet plus associated websites. (See more about media in Poland here) LARI assets in Romania include Europa FM and Virgin FM. (See more about media in Romania here)

Lagardère chief executive Arnaud Lagardère announced in March a “spring cleaning” of media assets. The company owns Europe 1, RMF and Virgin Radio in France, though only Europe 1 is expected to remain. The transactions are, of course, subject to regulatory approvals in respective countries.

Czech Media Invest principal Daniel Kretinsky formed subsidiary Czech Radio Center shortly before the Czech acquisition was first reported. The LARI radio transaction is valued at €73 million.

Digital Media Hears The Footsteps, Literally
mord mord The search for new ways to squeeze attention from each and every human never ends. Add to that, curious people endlessly seek to satisfy that certain craving. The media world is in the midst of all this. Fortunately, algorithms have not - yet - replaced human senses.

 

Radio Page week ending April 13, 2018
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Radio Page week ending April 4, 2018
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Radio Page week ending March 30, 2018
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Radio Page week ending March 16, 2018
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Radio Page week ending March 9, 2018
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