ITV1’s new British version of the popular American crime drama Law & Order kicked-off to a good start last night with 6.8 million peak viewers.More than 6.3 million average viewers (a 26.2% audience share) tuned in to see the highly-anticipated new glossy production, which stars Bradley Walsh, Bill Paterson and Freema Agyeman, securing ITV with… Continue reading Law & Order:UK premieres with 6.8 million viewers

Trinity Mirror is set to cut 70 journalists, almost a third of its editorial staff, from its Glasgow-based Scottish newspapers, including the Daily Record and Sunday Mail.As part of a radical shakeup at the publisher, editorial operations for Trinity Mirror’s Glasgow papers will be integrated, with the Daily Record editor appointed to the newly created… Continue reading Trinity Mirror set to make 70 redundancies

Living’s controversial reality programme following Jade Goody attracted more than 416,000 peak viewers on Sunday, which was also the day of her wedding to on-off boyfriend Jack Tweed.Almost 240,000 average viewers (a share of 0.99%) tuned in to see the episode of Jade between 8pm and 9pm last night, which was actually filmed two weeks… Continue reading Living’s Jade attracted over 416,000 viewers on her wedding day

MediaCom has retained its status as the number one media agency for the seventh year in a row, while Publicis agencies Starcom MediaVest and ZenithOptimedia have both slipped in the last year, according to Nielsen.Nielsen’s data shows that Starcom MediaVest and ZenithOptimedia each shed more than 15% of their media billings in 2008, along with… Continue reading MediaCom retains number one media agency status

Future is set to launch its second new title this year – a monthly magazine for triathletes called Triathlon Plus – following the launch of The Knitter last month.The magazine, which will hit the shelves on April 7 with a cover price of £3.99 and pagination of 148, will be produced in Bath and edited… Continue reading Future unveils second new magazine of the year

ITV is considering plans to sell its Freeview multiplex operating business SDN in a bid to save cash and focus on its core broadcast and television production business.ITV’s executive chairman Michael Grade has been evaluating a range of money-saving options ahead of the commercial broadcaster’s annual results next week, according to reports.The potential sale of… Continue reading ITV to sell Freeview slots business SDN

The controversial reality programme following the plight of Big Brother star Jade Goody, who is suffering from terminal cancer, helped Living gain its largest ever audience last night with a total of 929,000 viewers.The hour-long programme simply named Jade, which has been heavily debated in the press this week following claims that the channel planned… Continue reading Jade Goody pulls in Living’s largest ever audience

Internet users do not like to be disturbed by advertising while watching VoD content but instead prefer to see ads when shopping online, according to new research from the IAB.The best time to reach out to the majority of consumers with ads is during e-commerce activity, while users are looking for the best deals or… Continue reading IAB: Online advertisers must “respect consumers”

Condé Nast appears to have started a new LOVE affair with the launch of Katie Grand’s much-anticipated ‘fashion and fame’ glossy title…LOVE, a brand new magazine that promises “edgy and experimental” editorial, hit the shelves earlier this week – carefully planned to fall in line with London Fashion Week – but in times of economic… Continue reading Condé Nast’s new LOVE

Former BBC broadcaster Henry Bonsu and ex-pirate Gordon (Mac) McNamee have joined forces to launch Colourful Radio on DAB in London on March 2.The new DAB station, which will play a mix of soul, jazz, reggae and r’n’b from the sixties to the current day, is expected to go out to a potential audience of… Continue reading Colourful new DAB station to launch in London