Facebook has raced ahead of MySpace with nine million more unique users worldwide , according to figures released from ComScore.The social networking site has grown from 47.2 million visitors in May last year to 123.9 million in May this year, a rate of 162%, while MySpace has only grown 5% to 114.6 million in the… Continue reading Facebook Overtakes MySpace

Virgin Radio owners Scottish Media Group have confirmed the sale of Virgin Radio to a consortium including The Times of India Group for £53 million by the end of June.The station will be renamed, in order to ensure there are no branding restrictions imposed by Sir Richard Branson which could affect the new owners freedom… Continue reading Virgin Radio Sale Confirmed

BBC One’s Eastenders pulled in more than 7 million adult viewers last night, beating the football by just a million viewers.With a 40.5% audience share between 7.30 – 8pm, viewers of the soap were treated to another eventful episode of the Doctor May saga, following the big explosion in the hour-long special the previous night.Keith… Continue reading Explosive Eastenders Beats Football By Just One Million Viewers

Two more panellists have been confirmed for MediaTel’s Future of National Newspapers Seminar, which takes place on July 1 in Westminster.Rich Mead, assistant managing director of Metro Newspapers, will be providing a perspective on the continued growth of the free daily newspaper market.Alex DeGroote, analyst at Panmure Gordon, will provide an overview from a financial… Continue reading More Panellists Confirmed For The Future Of National Newspaper Seminar

Nielsen’s venture to track out-of-home viewing will finally kick-start this summer in the US, according to a report by MediaPost Publications.The system will provide data on viewing figures in bars, hotels and gyms – something which is previously unavailable and fails to get credit from advertisers.The national Nielsen Out-of-Home Report – a joint venture with… Continue reading Nielsen’s Out-Of-Home Viewing Data Service Starting In The US

New figures released today show that average daily users to ITV.com has doubled since the site’s re-launch in August last year, while video views on the sites have grown by 21% month-on-month since January, with 12 million playbacks in May alone.The recent Britain’s Got Talent hit programme attracted 6 million video views on ITV.com during… Continue reading Video Surge On ITV Re-Launched Sites

A Department for Transport (DfT) review of its recommendations on C02 emissions in promotional literature is set to change car manufacturers current ad campaigns.EU law currently states that car manufacturers must include CO2 emission information on all promotional material, which the DfT previously defined as brochures, letters and material with significant textual content.However, the DfT… Continue reading Outdoor Car Ads Forced To Contain C02 Warnings

Channel 4’s Big Brother has removed Alex from the house after she threatened fellow housemates with intimidation from her ‘gangster friends’ outside.Ofcom has received more than 1500 complaints about this series of Big Brother and has issued this notice on its website – “Ofcom is aware of viewer concerns and the issues raised by complainants.… Continue reading Big Brother’s Alex Kicked Out For Gangster Threats

Oliver & Ohlbaum warned that increasing public service broadcasters’ ad minutes and removing restrictions on peak-time ads could lead to a fall in TV ad spend.Ofcom is currently consulting on changes to the amount and distribution of TV ads, according to a report in MediaWeek.Sean McGuire, managing director at Oliver & Ohlbaum, argued that TV… Continue reading Removing Restrictions On Ads Could Lead To £150m Fall In Adspend

Bauer’s Kiss Radio has announced the signing of its latest ambassador, DJ Paul Oakenfold, to represent its ‘Music is Life’ philosophy.The DJ will present a series of music programmes featuring the history of dance music from the last 20 years, starting with a special Ibiza broadcast later this month.Oakenfold first broadcast on Kiss in 1985… Continue reading Kiss Signs DJ Paul Oakenfold as New Ambassador