Last night’s episode of The Apprentice wiped the floor with its opposition, attracting over 6.9 million adults on average to BBC One.The programme, which saw the hopefuls have more success than in recent weeks with an ice cream creating and marketing task, gave the channel a 30.9% audience share between 9pm and 10pm.Over on ITV1… Continue reading The Apprentice Continues To Rein Supreme

Monkey, the digital men’s magazine from Dennis Publishing, is to get its own interactive website.Launching on April 30, the website (www.monkeymag.co.uk) will be centred around the same type of video clips as the ones found in Monkey, and will allow readers to post ratings and exchange comments on them.The website will also offer daily content… Continue reading Monkey To Get interactive Website

GCap Media is to increase the number of networked shows across its mainstream local radio stations.A new three-hour weekday show is to be launched across GCap’s entire One Network, as well as the introduction of a number of new syndicated shows to its weekend schedule.The One Network includes London’s Capital 95.8 FM, BRMB in Birmingham… Continue reading GCap Plans To Increase Networking Across Local Stations

The body responsible for digital switchover, Digital UK, is considering turning off the analogue signal in one go rather than carrying on with the current two stage process, according to a report.Switchover began in Whitehaven in October last year (see Digital Switchover Begins Today) in a two stage process which saw BBC Two switched off… Continue reading Digital Switchover Process Could Change

The IPA has published the results of its bi-annual survey of online media owners, which reveals that despite minor improvements, agencies are still disappointed with the service levels of online media owners.The survey is designed to highlight the levels of service that media owners provide and to outline where improvements can be made, with the… Continue reading Agencies Disappointed With Service Levels Of Online Media Owners

The first leg of the Champion’s League semi-final between Liverpool and Chelsea was a big winner for ITV1 last night, attracting an average of over 7.4 million adults for the game’s coverage.The channel took a 33.2% audience share between 7.30pm and 10pm, with Chelsea handed a vital lifeline as the score went 1-1 following a… Continue reading Liverpool Vs Chelsea Lures Over 7.4 Million To ITV1

Ofcom has ordered GMG Radio to keep jazz programming on its Smooth Radio stations in London and the north-west after it tried to drop its obligation to play 45 hours of jazz per week.GMG had said that in exchange for being allowed to drop its jazz programming, it would relaunch a dedicated service, Jazz FM,… Continue reading Ofcom Tells Smooth To Keep Playing Jazz

Thinkbox has today announced that total commercial TV impacts for Q1 2008 have grown 7% on the same quarter last year, according to the latest figures from BARB.This follows a pattern of growth that has seen total Q1 impacts grow by 13% over the past five years, with impacts for 16-34s growing by 18% during… Continue reading 40 Ads Per Person Watched Every Day in The UK

Channel 4’s core channel made an operating loss last year for the first time since 1992, with Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson warning that the broadcaster has reached a “tipping point” in its funding shortfall.The core channel recorded an operating loss of £7.8 million, with the group’s pre-tax profit falling from £21.3 million to £1.6… Continue reading Channel 4 Suffers First Operating Loss Since 1992

Heavy bandwidth constraints could result in just 7% penetration of high definition digital terrestrial television (HD-DTT) in the UK by 2012, with a similar scenario playing out across Europe, according to a new broadcast tracking and analysis service from Understanding & Solutions. Although bandwidth will be freed up in many countries after analogue switch off,… Continue reading Bandwidth Constraints Could Affect Terrestrial HDTV In UK