Mike McClean is to be the new presenter of the Xfm breakfast show when Jason Mansford leaves later this month.McClean, who has worked on Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast and Richard and Judy begins on Monday 2 June,Other changes to the Xfm Manchester schedule include new daytime shows from Rick Shaw from 10am to 1pm… Continue reading Xfm Manchester Gets New Breakfast Show Presenter
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Market research firm TNS has rejected a £948 million offer for the company made by Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP.WPP approached TNS at the weekend with a cash and shares offer valuing the company’s shares at 230p.The bid followed the announcement that TNS was in discussions with GfK about a nil-premium merger.TNS rejected WPP’s offer on… Continue reading TNS Rejects £948m WPP Bid
The joint free satellite service from ITV and the BBC, Freesat, launches today, with up to 200 channels on air by the end of the year.Freesat said that the new service will reach almost all of the UK (98% of households).From today, Freesat airs over 80 free digital television, radio and interactive channels and will… Continue reading Freesat Launches Today
Apple iTunes is offering downloads of new movies on the same day as the DVDs are released, following deals with US film studios.Studios involved include 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios Home Entertainment.Independent studios such as Lionsgate and First Look Studios are also taking part, with the first… Continue reading Apple Offers Movie Downloads On Same Day As DVD Release
A possible takeover of Yahoo! has collapsed after Microsoft refused to match the $37 per share price Yahoo!’s founders were asking for.The weekend saw Microsoft increase its original bid of $31 made earlier this year (see Microsoft Offers To Buy Yahoo! For $44.6bn) to $33 per share.However, Microsoft executives met with Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang… Continue reading Microsoft Drops Yahoo! Bid
Microsoft has refused to match the $37 per share price Yahoo!’s founders were asking for, bringing an end to takeover talks. The weekend saw Microsoft increase its original bid of $31 made earlier this year (see Microsoft Bids $44.6bn For Yahoo!) to $33 per share. However, Microsoft executives met with Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and… Continue reading Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo! Bid
Lisa Opie, Five’s managing director of content, has resigned with immediate effect, following the resignation of CEO Jane Lighting.Opie has agreed to take six months’ gardening leave.On Wednesday it was revealed that Dawn Airey was leaving ITV with immediate effect to join RTL Group in a senior position including becoming chairman and chief executive of… Continue reading Lisa Opie Quits Five
The latest MRG evening meeting looked at children and the media, with ChildWise research director, Rosemery Duff, unveiling research looking at how youngsters in the UK use different media.The research found that children aged 5-16 years spend about five hours and 20 minutes a day in front of a screen.Although children’s TV viewing was down… Continue reading MRG Looks At Children And The Media
MediaTel Group has launched Press+ – a significant extension to its heavily used press information system within MediaTel.co.uk, the media information system used by over 140 media companies, including all the top 20 media agencies and major media owners.The launch is the culmination of an 18-month, £500,000 investment in the product, which was a b2b… Continue reading MediaTel Group Launches Press+
ITV could take legal action against Dawn Airey after she quit as managing director of global content to join RTL Group as chief executive and chairman of Five.Tempers are said to have frayed after Airey announced her departure to the executive chairman, Michael Grade, and the ITV board earlier this week, reports the Guardian.It is… Continue reading ITV Could Take Legal Action Over Airey Move