The RadioCentre has its first chief executive with the official appointment today of Andrew Harrison. The job was rumoured to have been offered to Harrison last week and it has now been confirmed that he has accepted the post.The formation of The RadioCentre was announced in February (see Commercial Radio Creates Single Body To Strengthen… Continue reading RadioCentre Chief Confirmed

The post of chief executive of media industry regulator Ofcom is up for gabs after confirmation of the imminent departure of current incumbent Stephen Carter.Carter, who became chief executive on 1 March 2003, will continue leading on financial and operational issues until he formally steps down as CEO of the government watchdog on 15 October.… Continue reading CEO to Leave Ofcom

Sky has released a taster of the findings from its 33,000 strong Sky View panel at the third annual Interactive TV Advertising (iTV) show this week.Over the past year, the Sky View panel (see Sky View To Launch By End Of 2005) have completed questionnaires about job, income and interests, as well as having a… Continue reading Sky Interactivity Findings

Network Rail is seeking bids for a publisher to produce and distribute a free afternoon paper at ten of London’s busiest stations.The paper could rival Associated Newspaper’s freesheet Metro, as well as the company’s paid-for evening paper The Evening Standard. It is planned to be distributed between 3pm and 9pm on weekday afternoons, prime commuting… Continue reading Bids Wanted For New Commuter Newspaper

Vodafone has reported an overwhelming take-up for their mobile TV service, launched last year with BSkyB. Sky Mobile TV, which is streamed straight to mobiles so it doesn’t need to be downloaded, has signed up over 100,000 subscribers, and now experiences over 70,000 streams per day.Speaking to delegates at MEM2006, the annual Mobile Entertainment Forum… Continue reading TV To Go

Google has added video to its current catalogue of text, static image, banner and flash animation ads, which it provides to other sites.The search engine colossus plans to place online video ads on the many websites in US, Canada and Japan where it sells advertising, though for the moment they will not appear on Google’s… Continue reading A Commercial Break For Google

An independent study, commissioned by ITV, has hit out at the BBC’s bid to increase the licence fee by 2.3% above RPI.The study, by Indepen Consulting, said that the BBC, now headed by director general Mark Thompson who famously criticised the Corporation for being “awash in a jacuzzi of cash”, was deliberately underplaying its predicted… Continue reading BBC Berated For Huge Cash Claim

Peripatetic information-junkies with WAP-enabled phones are now able to access Teletext’s digital TV service via their mobiles. Headlines, sport, weather, competitions and more will be available across all mobile networks, with personalised homepages allowing ease of access to favourite sites.Opportunities for advertisers will include banner advertising, sponsorship and tenancy, in a bid to reverse the… Continue reading Teletext On The Move

Outdoor media specialist Clear Channel has enhanced its portfolio with the acquisition of the UK arm of Van Wagner. Among 70 other prestigious sites, Van Wagner owns one of London’s most recognised landmarks, the LED screen in Piccadilly Circus.The acquisition brings two new formats to Clear Channel’s portfolio with the large format Mega 96-sheet and… Continue reading Outdoor Giants Are Clear Winners

Google held on to the top place yet again in the US monthly search engine league, increasing its market share further in April.According to comScore Networks’ qSearch analysis for last month, 43.1% of all American searches were performed on Google’s sites. The search engine, which is so dominant that it has even spawned a new… Continue reading Google Giant Keeps On Growing