Five has secured two new sponsorship deals with UK price comparison site moneysupermarket.com.travelsupermarket.com (part of moneysupermarket.com) will sponsor Five’s brand new travel series, Rough Guide To…, from January 10.The package includes 1×15″ opening credit, 2×5″ break bumpers and 1×10″ closing credit per episode. The deal also includes up to 5″ visual accreditation on any related… Continue reading Five Secures Two New Sponsorship Deals

The big Champions League football match between Liverpool and Marseille on ITV1 was pretty much level with BBC One’s offering of soaps and drama last night.At 7.30pm on BBC One, EastEnders picked up a peak of 8.1 million adults (a 40% share of the audience) in an episode which ended on a cliffhanger when Phil… Continue reading Liverpool Locks Horns With BBC One

Capital 95.8 today announced that programme director Scott Muller will be leaving the station at the end of December, although he will remain within GCap in a group programming role.Last week, it was reported that Bam Bam was to leave the station, to be replaced on by current drive and Hit40 presenter Lucio.Margherita Taylor is… Continue reading Muller Leaves Capital 95.8

Pearl & Dean will be booking space for the first new-build fully digital cinema in Europe when it opens on December 21.The state-of-the-art Vue multiplex cinema is based in the Princes Quay development in Hull and will open just in time for Christmas.Pearl & Dean will be offering advertising opportunities at the site as part… Continue reading Pearl & Dean To Sell Advertising For First Purpose-Built Digital Cinema

Sample size and robustness are the key to RAJAR’s future success, rather than a focus on electronic measurement, according to some of the panelists at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on ‘The Future Of Radio’.Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, said: “I’d love RAJAR to be more regular, more electronic and I’d love it to… Continue reading Radio Seminar Looks At Future Of RAJAR

Whatsontv.co.uk, the soap and primetime TV listings website, has launched a dedicated Christmas section for visitors looking for TV treats.As well as a Christmas TV guide, the section will be packed with competitions, quizzes and TV features, including video packages about the forthcoming BBC Christmas drama, Oliver Twist, and how a millionaire like Peter Jones… Continue reading Whatsontv.co.uk Launches Christmas Section

One of the big talking points at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on ‘The Future Of Radio’ was whether there will be a continued consolidation of the commercial sector, with one of the panelists saying that it remains to be seen if H Bauer’s recent acquisition of Emap’s radio division could have “put a spoke in… Continue reading Continued Consolidation For Commercial Radio?

Speaking at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on ‘The Future Of Radio’, Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, said that digital radio cannot flourish unless Ofcom sets a date for switching off the analogue radio signal.He added that there is a £10 million loss per annum on digital and the industry “won’t sit and accept… Continue reading Bernard Calls For Radio Switchover Date

There is a stronger growth rate in mobile gaming than in console and handheld markets, albeit coming from a smaller market share, according to the latest research from entertainment analyst firm Understanding & Solutions. David Rouse, analyst at Understanding & Solutions, said: “Global revenues from mobile gaming are pegged at $3.6 billion this year, and… Continue reading Mobile Gaming Growing Quicker Than Console And Handheld Markets

Speaking at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on ‘The Future Of Radio’, Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, said that digital radio cannot flourish unless Ofcom sets a date for switching off the analogue radio signal. He added that there is a £10 million loss per annum on digital and the industry “won’t sit and… Continue reading Bernard Calls For Radio Switchover Date