Absolute Radio Trumpets Online Stats After Radio Listening Collapse

Absolute Radio is trying to put a brave face on the Q4 Rajars, the radio industry’s flaky yet revered regular metrics system, after losing nearly a fifth of its listeners since renaming from Virgin Radio through its acquisition by Times of India Group last September…

“If I suddenly changed my name from Clive to Paul overnight, it would take you a while to adapt to calling me Paul,” wrote COO Clive Dickens strategy and planning head Adam Bowie. Bowie Dickens defended the radio listening figures with online stats: “Time spent online exceeds competitors