BBC Ones’s Strictly Come Dancing and ITV1’s The X Factor continued to battle it out for the highest viewing figures this weekend.On Saturday evening, Strictly Come Dancing with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, attracted over 9 million peak viewers and an average 41.3% audience share between 6.45pm to 8.05pm.ITV1’s rival show, The X Factor, pulled… Continue reading BBC One and ITV1 Continue To Battle It Out For Weekend Viewers

Condé Nast is today launching the 15th global edition of its men’s magazine GQ and an accompanying website in India.The monthly magazine will be on sale at 5,500 different outlets, with 35,000 copies of the first issue being distributed in 40 Indian towns and cities.The launch issue features the country’s leading Bollywood star, Ali Khan… Continue reading GQ Launches 15th Global Edition In India

Virgin Media has named Ashley Stockwell as the new managing director of brand and marketing, replacing James Kydd.Stockwell was promoted from his role of brand marketing director of the Virgin Group, where he has worked for the past 17 years.He started at Virgin Atlantic and has worked for a number of other groups including Virgin… Continue reading Virgin Media Names New Brand & Marketing MD

Capital Radio reveals its new look and line rebrand to 95.8 Capital FM – “London’s Number 1 Hit Music Station”.It is the station’s fifth re-brand in less than three years, with the latest slogan adding to the last 95.8 Capital FM “London’s Hit Music Station” rebrand in December 2007.The new design and slogan was launched… Continue reading Capital FM Reveals 5th Rebrand

Q magazine is set to unveil a “stylish” redesign with its November issue, which is due to hit the news-stands on September 30.The new look magazine was devised by Q‘s editor-in-chief, Paul Rees, and will be the first to be designed by the new creative director, Ian Stevens, who joined the company from Empire magazine… Continue reading Q Magazine Unveils New Look

Top Up TV, Freeview’s pay TV provider, is set to expand its video-on-demand service by adding over 400 hours of extra content a year, after signing a deal with Disney-ABC-ESPN.The Top Up TV Anytime service will now feature shows like Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and Desperate Housewives.The new deal was brokered by Disney-ABC-ESPN Television’s… Continue reading Top Up TV Adds Disney Programmes To Its VOD Service

Channel Five is set to revamp its 7pm evening news bulletin, in an attempt to appeal to more men.The new show will have its own identity, which will differentiate it from the 5pm news bulletin – broadcasting different stories and a new format.The 5pm news slot currently focuses on a daytime audience, while the 7pm… Continue reading Five News Set For Revamp

BBC One’s popular family history programme banked over 6.2 million viewers last night, more than double the figures of ITV1 and other rival channels between 9pm and 10pm.The penultimate Who Do You Think You Are?, which saw the former model Jodie Kidd go to Canada to research her family history, attracted more than 6.4 million… Continue reading Jodie Kidd’s Who Do You Think You Are? Steals The Show

Ofcom has today published the second phase of its review into Public Service Broadcasting (PSB), unveiling plans for an extra £145 – 235 million in replacement funding by 2012.The review found that in order to sustain PSB programmes on channels other than the BBC, “replacement direct or indirect funding is likely to be necessary”.Ofcom also… Continue reading Ofcom Publishes Second Phase of PSB Review