Mobile and internet use in the UK has increased by the greatest amount compared with other communication services, according to Ofcom’s latest annual report.The 365 page report shows that people in the UK are spending more time using communication services than ever before but are paying less for them.Between 2002 and 2007 the time users… Continue reading Mobile And Internet Use Soars

All the titles in the TV Listing Magazines sector have seen period on period circulation declines in the latest ABC release for January to June 2008.The titles also saw year on year decreases, with the exception of TV Choice, which gained nearly 2,500 copies to give it a total circulation of around 1.4 million copies… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2008:All TV Listing Titles See Circulation Declines This Period

Conde Nast’s handbag sized women’s monthly Glamour remained the top title in the sector in the latest ABC release, for January to June 2008, up to just over 550,000 copies.However, its NatMags rival, Cosmopolitan, is slowly catching up in second place, with around 470,000 copies, up 4.5% year on year.NatMag’s Good Housekeeping slipped from second… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2008:Glamour Takes The Lead In The Women’s Monthly Sector

BBC Magazines’ Top Of The Pops has recorded an impressive 26% year on year circulation increase in the latest ABC figures for January to June 2008.It is also one of only two magazines to see a period on period rise in the teen sector, up by 4.3% to over 130,000 copies.Panini UK Ltd’s Mizz magazine… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2008:Top Of The Tops Magazine Shines In Teen Sector

ITV1 has published its new Autumn line-up for 2008, which promises lots of sport, a number of new and classic dramas as well as a host of entertainment programmes, including a new-style variety show.The programme, For One Night Only, has been produced by the team behind The Royal Variety Performance and is set to be… Continue reading ITV1 Announces New Autumn Line-up

The last in the series of BBC One’s Bonekickers pulled in nearly 4.5 million peak viewers last night, with a 19% audience share between 9pm and 10pm.Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire triumphed again with over 4 million peak viewers, gaining just 3% less of the audience share than BBC One during the hour-long slot.ITV1’s Trinny and… Continue reading Bonekickers Ends On A High

Bauer Media and SnapNow have signed an exclusive six month partnership to launch a new on-the-go interactive advertising tool.SnapNow, the mobile visual seach technology company, has developed a technology to move interactive ads forward by removing the need for Quick Response codes to be embedded in the advertising copy.Bauer is set to benefit from the… Continue reading Bauer And SnapNow Join Forces To Launch New Ad Tool

BBC One stole the show last night, gaining the highest number of viewers compared to its rival channels from 8pm onwards, with only a short break for the second episode of ITV1’s Coronation Street between 8.30pm and 9pm.New Tricks continued to dominate the 9pm Monday evening slot, pulling in more than 8.3 million viewers with… Continue reading BBC Stole The Show With New Tricks

The Local Radio Company is set to launch Jazz FM on October 6, after it secured a three year license deal with the Guardian Media Group (GMG).The relaunch was first announced in June this year as The Local Radio Company released its interim financial results (see Jazz FM Set For Autumn Return).The station was sold… Continue reading Jazz FM Set To Relaunch In October

Bauer Media is in talks with GCap and Global Radio about the acquisition of BRMB in the Midlands, one of the stations the companies must divest of following their recent merger.Guardian Media Group has also expressed an interest in Heart 106 in the east Midlands, another station affected by competition issues as a result of… Continue reading Bauer Set To Buy BRMB From GCap And Global