The new series of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One and ITV1’s The X Factor dominated the weekend viewing figures, pulling in more than nine million viewers each.Strictly Come Dancing, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, attracted 9.2 million peak viewers to the first show on Saturday at 6.10pm, while the second show on Sunday… Continue reading Singing And Dancing Dominate Weekend Viewing Figures

Johnston Press has recruited John Fry, formerly chief executive of its regional group rival Archant, as its new CEO.Fry will leave his position at Archant, which he has held for the past six years, to replace Tim Bowdler.Johnston currently publishes 300 titles, including the Yorkshire Post and The Scotsman, but has been suffering recently with… Continue reading Johnston Press Headhunts John Fry From Archant

Nokia is set to launch a new entertainment and lifestyle TV channel to promote its new N96 handset.The mobile TV channel, Capsule N96, will launch next month with downloads available from www.nokia.co.uk/n96.Nokia has hired Channel Five’s Fifth Gear presenter Jonny Smith and fashion guru Wayne Hemingway to feature on Capsule N96 programmes.Simon Ainslie Nokia UK’s… Continue reading Nokia Launches New Mobile TV Channel

Bauer’s More magazine is set for its second relaunch within a year in an attempt to boost its circulation.The new weekly magazine will launch next Tuesday, with Bauer hoping to attract a more sophisticated readership, although it will still be targeting its demographic of 18 to 24 year olds.More magazine recorded a significant 37% year… Continue reading More Magazine Set For Second Relaunch

BBC Radio 5 Live is set to get its biggest schedule shakeup in years, with the midday news going and Nicky Campbell taking on a new morning phone-in show.Victoria Derbyshire’s phone-in programme will be moved back to 10am to make way for Campbell’s new hour long phone-in session at 9am, directly after the breakfast show… Continue reading 5 Live Set For Schedule Shakeup

BBC One’s Who Do You Think You Are? banked more than 6.4 million viewers last night, gaining a substantial 27% audience share during the all important 9pm to 10pm time slot.As the series comes to an end, the popular ancestry programme focused on David Suchet’s background, looking at the origin of his unusual surname in… Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Banks Over 6.4 Million Viewers

UKTV has announced the autumn line-up for its newly rebranded digital channels.Dave retains its brand after last year’s revamp (see Hello Dave: UKTV To Launch New Channel), with autumn season highlights expected to include John Cleese’s return to TV with Batteries Not Included.The new gadget series will feature 6 programmes with celebrities such as Dom… Continue reading UKTV Reveals New Channels And Autumn Schedule

Blinkx has launched a new web-based version of its on-demand broadband television service BBTV.The video search engine has developed a browser version of its television offering without any software download, allowing users to browse or interact with online sources related to the program they are watching straight from their browser.Suranga Chandratillake, CEO and founder of… Continue reading Blinkx Launches New Web-Based Version Of BBTV

The Independent has raised its weekday cover price from 80p to £1, making it the UK’s most expensive daily national paper after the Financial Times.This come just two weeks after The Times put up its cover price by 10p to 80p in a bid to match the cost of the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and… Continue reading The Independent Raises Its Cover Price

BT Vision has signed a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for a selection of films to feature on its HD on-demand movie service in the UK.A range of HD films from NBC will be released on BT Vision today, including blockbusters such as Charlie Wilson’s War, The Incredible Hulk and ET.Dan Marks, CEO… Continue reading BT Vision Launches HD Films In New Deal With NBC