Profitability
Before the sale of its Networked Programming division, UBC's business model relied heavily on providing content to commercial radio based on so-called “Barter syndication”, effectively giving content to stations in exchange for selling some of their advertising airtime. But as revenues from radio advertising slumps, so did the group's profitability.
UBC’s post-tax operating loss for the year (2006–2007) was £1.26 million (compared to £193,000 in 2005-2006).
The company is focussing on reducing costs and increasing profitability by ditching its digital radio stations and concentrating on providing content.
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