The latest TV market round-up for October paints a healthy picture for commercial television channels, with Total Satellite revenue up almost 40% year on year.

The latest TV Market round-up figures for August reveal a significant dip in total satellite revenue, down -0.8% compared with July’s 15.5% rise, while other channels fared much better.

In contrast to June’s figures, commercial television channels in July saw an overall rise in yearly revenues, with Total Terrestrial up 12.1% to £145,200,000.

Chris Blackhurst, who has recently moved from editor of the Independent to the broader role of content editor for the Evening Standard and Independent, is the latest panellist to join the excellent line-up for next month’s Future of National Newspapers event.

ITV has today reported that TV ad revenue for the first half of the year was down 3%, but the company expects a good third quarter with an anticipated 9% boost as total revenues increase by £30 million.

Commercial terrestrial television channels saw an overall decline in yearly revenues in June, with total terrestrial down -8.7%.

The newspaper and magazine industry has today set out plans for a new press regulator despite the ongoing Government impasse.

Advertising spending in measured media in the United Kingdom is expected to show a 3.3% increase this year, ahead of the 2.1% advance recorded in the summer Olympics year 2012, according to a new report from GroupM.

New awareness campaign from the Internet Advertising Bureau aims to boost ‘awareness, education and consumer choice’ regarding online ‘interest-based’ or ‘behavioural’ advertising.

After a day of judging yesterday, the final shortlist for the inaugural Connected Consumer Awards have today been announced.