The BBC has released its end of year figures, with BBC Three and BBC iPlayer delivering record performances.BBC Three’s best recording week ever fell over the two week Christmas and New Year period, between December 22 to January 4, with a 51% share among its target audience of 16-34 year olds.The results finish off a… Continue reading BBC Three and BBC iPlayer deliver record performances

MediaTel Group is hosting a full morning seminar next month looking at the ‘Future of TV’, with tickets at just £175 for those who book by this Friday.Panellists confirmed for the event so far include Jonathan Gillespie, head of media solutions at YouTube; Claire Tavernier, executive vice president of FMX at FremantleMedia; Jim Hytner, commercial… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosting ‘Future Of Television’ Seminar

The Daily Sport‘s publisher Sport Media Group has recorded a £18.2 million pre-tax loss in the year to 31 July, after stripping £20.7 million off the value of its assets.SPMG was forced to write down the value of Sport Newspapers, which it bought for £50 million in December 2007, by around one third due to… Continue reading Daily Sport publisher records £18.2m loss

ITV has signed its largest ever syndication deal with Virgin Media today, giving Virgin’s viewers 8 days worth of catch-up shows and archive programming across ITV1, 2, 3 and 4.The four year deal, which gives ITV a fixed revenue share, will allow Virgin customers to access popular ITV shows on-demand, such as Coronation Street and… Continue reading ITV and Virgin Media sign on-demand deal

One of the largest advertising agencies in the world, JWT, has released its list of 90 things to watch out for in 2009, including newspapers’ migration to digital, personalised mobile phones and online TV networks.JWT’s ’90 Things to Watch in 2009′, which comes from the agency’s data and research analysis in New York, as well… Continue reading JWT’s “90 Things to Watch in 2009”

News International is set to up the cover price of the Saturday edition of The Times and The Sunday Times by 10p in Scotland, matching the title’s cover prices south of the border.The two papers will be priced at £1.50 and £2 respectively from this weekend, though the weekday issue will remain unchanged at 90p,… Continue reading Times increases cover price in Scotland

Weekly classified car magazine Exchange & Mart is set to close the doors on its print publication next month to concentrate on its online site, exchangeandmart.co.uk.The closure could result in up to 80 redundancies at regional publisher Newsquest, which bought the title in 2005 from United Business Media as part of a £50.25 million deal… Continue reading Exchange & Mart migrates to digital-only format

ITV’s crime thriller finale attracted more than 7.6 million peak viewers at 9pm last night.The second part of Above Suspicion secured the peak audience for ITV1 during the all-important 9pm to 10pm slot with 7.3 million average viewers and a 28.8% audience share.At the same time, Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother just lost out to… Continue reading Above Suspicion finale pulls in 7.6 million viewers

TV advertising revenues could be down by up to 20% year on year this month, according to media buying agency sources.A 12% fall in TV ad revenue is one of the most optimistic forecasts, with a decline of up to 20% predicted by a number of media buyers, according to reports.This forecast falls below the… Continue reading TV ad revenues could drop by 20% this month

The New York Times has launched a display ad on its front page for the first time, with CBS claiming the first spot, in a bid to counter the advertising downturn.The title’s decision to sell front page ads comes after a series of trials of ads on some of the front pages of other sections… Continue reading New York Times offers front page ads