London Lite has hired Craig MacKenzie, former Sun editorial executive, as its new deputy editor.Mackenzie joined News International in November 2004 to work on the Irish Sun but left the company at the end of May.He managed Trinity Mirror’s titles in the Republic and Northern Ireland for eight years before that.MacKenzie was brought in by… Continue reading London Lite Hires New Deputy Editor

ITV1’s Midsomer Murders fought off the competition last night, pulling in more than 6.5 million peak viewers with an average 26% audience share between 8pm and 10pm.BBC One’s Britain from Above managed to gain a respectable 5.1 million viewers between 9pm and 10pm, while Channel 4’s Big Brother picked up nearly 3 million at the… Continue reading Midsomer Murders Kills Off The Opposition

Magic 105.4 has launched a new ‘good mood’ poster campaign across 1000 sites in London today.The campaign, which was planned by Starcom, is set to run for two weeks across 1000 6 x sheet poster sites in the city.The creative builds on Magic’s recent ‘lift your mood, change your tune’ TV campaign, which features listener’s… Continue reading Magic Launches New Poster Campaign

Global Radio has offered to sell a number of stations in the Midlands, including Heart 106 in the east Midlands, to appease the Office of Fair Trading.The move comes after the OFT expressed concerns over competition in the area, following Global’s acquisition of GCap Media for £375 in April this year (see Global Radio To… Continue reading Global Offers To Sell Off Midlands Stations

Channel 4’s Big Brother topped BBC One and ITV1 last night with more than three million viewers tuning in during the all-important 9pm to 10pm time slot.The reality programme gained a 14.6% audience share, with 3.3 million peak viewers catching up on the latest Rex and Nicole drama last night.Meanwhile, ITV1’s medical drama Harley Street… Continue reading Big Brother Comes Out On Top

Publicis Groupe has acquired search marketing company Performics from Google, in a new deal announced today that is set to expand and strengthen its search marketing capabilities.Performics has over 150 search engine marketing clients and currently represents more than 200 global brands.Eric Schmidt, Google chairman and CEO, said: “Publicis Groupe has been a leader in… Continue reading Publicis Set To Acquire Search Firm From Google

The Competition Commission has been forced to extend the deadline for its investigation into Project Kangaroo until next January, because ITV, Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide failed to submit information on time.The commission requested details from the partners of the broadband joint venture, so it could assess whether the project will result in a merger… Continue reading Investigation Into Project Kangaroo Pushed Back To 2009

The News of the World is set to relaunch its website next week, with a new football blog section dedicated to each Premier League club.The new look website will also feature more video content, add new templates and incorporate an improved search function, according to reports.Football fans and fanzine editors from unofficial club websites will… Continue reading News Of The World Set To Unveil New look Website

BBC One’s Crimewatch Solved 2008 special, a show looking at how the programme helped solve crimes such as the Nisha Patel Nasri murder, attracted more than 4 million viewers last night.The one-off programme gained a 19% average audience share between 9pm and 10pm.Channel 4’s Big Brother came second to BBC One with a 14% audience… Continue reading Crimewatch Special Stole The Show

Andi Peters is set to host his own ‘Hot or Not’ Monday evening show on heat radio from next week.The former Live & Kicking presenter, recently a runner up on BBC One’s Celebrity Masterchef, will be reviewing the latest movies, DVDs, books, music and TV shows with celebrity guests for listeners.Peters said: “I’m looking forward… Continue reading Heat Radio Signs Andi Peters