Virgin Media has reported that its operating income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges was £324 million, on revenue of just over £1 billion. Cable Arpu was £41.91, down from £42.75 for the same period last year. The company also revealed that it had 4,900 new customers in the first quarter of the year, adding… Continue reading Virgin Media Announces Q1 Results

The second part of Waking The Dead triumphed in the 9pm slot last night, easily beating ITV1’s shocking documentary Too Fat To Toddle.The BBC One crime investigation drama, starring Trevor Eve, had a peak of six million adult viewers, a 28.3% share of the audience.Over on ITV1, Too Fat To Toddle explored the disheartening world… Continue reading Fat Toddlers No Match For Waking The Dead

New research from Thinkbox and the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) reveals that using TV and online together in ad campaigns is significantly more effective for advertisers than using either in isolation.Their combined use produces major benefits for advertisers, the research found, including dramatically increased positive brand perception amongst consumers – some 50% higher – as… Continue reading TV And Online Are More Effective Together

Dennis Communications has signed a one year deal with online poker operator PKR to produce a quarterly PKR print magazine for their players.A six-figure sum was negotiated for the deal that will see PKR distributed free of charge to an international selection of PKR customers as a premium benefit of playing at PKR.com, and is… Continue reading Dennis Signs Customer Magazine Deal With Poker Website

ITV has appointed Jon Smale as the new head of its sponsorship & interactive team.Reporting to Gary Knight, brand partnerships director, Smale will head up the sponsorship & interactive sales team.His previous role was planning controller at ITV and he has worked for the broadcaster for 16 years, both in the agency sales trading team… Continue reading ITV Announces New Head Of Sponsorship

The results of a new survey reveal that 86% of editors around the world believe that integrated print and online newsrooms will become the norm, and 83% believe journalists will be expected to be able to produce content for all media within five years.The 2008 edition of the Newsroom Barometer, an annual survey of editors… Continue reading Integrated Print And Online Newsrooms To Become The Norm

Mobile internet extends the audience reach of many leading internet sites by an average of 13% over home PC traffic alone, according to new research from the Nielsen Company. Nielsen’s research shows that for many internet publishers, mobile internet increases the overall size of their audience. Jeff Herrmann, vice president of Mobile Media, Nielsen Mobile,… Continue reading Mobile Internet Extends Website Reach

It was mostly mobile in April, with Juniper Research forecasting that total annual adspend on mobile will exceed $1 billion for the first time in 2008, reaching $1.3 billion by the end of the year. Mobile streamed and broadcast TV services will become the most lucrative delivery channels for mobile advertising by 2010, said Juniper… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – April 2008

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

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