Andy Burnham, the culture secretary, has ruled out the possibility of the Government providing subsidies to help support the struggling regional press industry.However, Burnham did offer some support to local newspapers by hinting at a “package” to assist the regional sector and also condemned local authorities for launching titles that compete with the local press.In… Continue reading Burnham rules out government subsidies to local newspapers

Condé Nast has signed a new promotion deal with Spotify, the free online music service, ahead of the much-anticipated UK launch of Wired magazine.The radio-style campaign is set to launch tomorrow, before Wired hits the newsstands on Thursday, according to reports.The UK version of the long-running US-based men’s magazines, which covers business, technology, science, entertainment… Continue reading Condé Nast and Spotify team-up for UK launch of Wired

BBC One stole the show last night, securing the highest ratings from 7.30pm onwards, with a straight peak run of Eastenders, Rogue Traders, Traffic Cops and The Hottest Place on the Earth, as well as BBC News at Ten and Question Time later on in the evening.The channel’s flagship soap Eastenders kicked-off the peak run,… Continue reading BBC One steals the show

Alpha Media Group, the US firm that bought Maxim, Stuff and Blender magazines from Felix Dennis in 2007, has closed Blender‘s print edition in a bid to achieve more success with an online-only version of the title.The music monthly, first launched in 2001, is due to cease publication after next month’s edition, following a 31%… Continue reading Former Dennis magazine Blender to close

Industry regulator CAP wants to consolidate the four advertising codes that are used to regulate the UK’s broadcast media industry and include an overarching social responsibility rule for the first time.Under CAP’s new proposals, the ASA would have the flexibility to clamp down on all forms of irresponsible advertising in broadcast media, in the way… Continue reading Regulator calls for advertising codes to unite

Twitter has signed a new commercial deal with Vodafone that will allow UK customers to send and receive ‘tweets’ across the mobile phone network.The new partnership is the first commercial deal of its kind in the UK between the micro-blogging site and a mobile network.The service will allow Vodafone UK customers to receive SMS updates… Continue reading Vodafone signs free tweets deal with Twitter

Channel 4 has released details of its new spring/summer season, which is set to include animal autopsies, obese children and the Alpha Course.Windfall Films has been commissioned by the broadcaster to produce four 60-minute episodes that will open up an elephant, a giraffe, a whale and a crocodile to explore their insides, following the popularity… Continue reading Channel 4 unveils new season line-up

The National Magazine Company’s long-running Good Housekeeping magazine has undergone its first major redesign in 10 years.Good Housekeeping, which was launched in 1922, will relaunch with its new-look on April 2, with changes that include two new columnists, professor Tanya Byron and TV presenter Aggie MacKenzie.Channel 4’s How Clean is Your House? presenter MacKenzie will… Continue reading Good Housekeeping set for relaunch

The return of BBC One’s intense 12-week job interview with one of the most well-known business tycoons, Alan Sugar, kicked-off with an impressive 8.3 million viewers during the prime-time slot last night, its highest ever launch audience.BBC’s all-new Apprentice saw a bunch of fresh-faced wannabes line-up for Sugar’s first task – involving a girls team,… Continue reading Alan Sugar’s new Apprentice banks the top spot

Twitter is set to launch an enhanced version of its service this year, specifically designed for commercial users, according to founder Biz Stone.The micro-blogging social networking service has brought forward plans to start charging commercial users, in order to generate more revenue by next year.Stone confirmed the network’s commercial expansion, saying: “We have lots of… Continue reading Twitter to charge commercial users