Ofcom has announced its ruling on the Celebrity Big Brother race row, saying that there was a serious failure within Channel 4’s compliance procedures for the series.The regulator ruled that the broadcaster had contravened the broadcasting code and will have to show apologies at the beginning of the launch episode of the next series of… Continue reading Ofcom Announces Celebrity Big Brother Ruling

Film magazine Empire is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Wars by creating 30 different covers featuring characters from the classic sci-fi film.The covers, which have been designed in partnership with George Lucas’ Lucasfilm company, are a feature of the title’s July edition and are all available to buy online, with discounted rates for collectors… Continue reading Empire Strikes Back

Tim Lindsay, chairman of Publicis UK, has left the agency to become chief executive of Omnicom’s TBWA Group UK.Lindsay will now take over the responsibilities of Paul Bainsfair, who left TBWA in March this year.The London office of Publicis is now without a chairman, chief executive or managing director. It is expected that Lindsay will… Continue reading Tim Lindsay Leaves Publicis For TBWA

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has reported a 24% increase in profits over the six months to April 1. DMGT said that its first half performance reflects continued good growth from its business to business operations, supplemented by acquisitions. The group made an adjusted profit before tax of £135 million for the six months… Continue reading DMGT Records Profits Increase

BBC Two’s new series, Andrew Marr’s History Of Britain began well last night, picking up a peak of 3.2 million adults in its 9pm slot.The show, which featured a lively mix of astonishing archive and telling anecdote, had an average of three million adults across its hour long running time.Also on at 9pm, on BBC… Continue reading History Of Britain Gets Off To Good Start

Dawn Airey is understood to have agreed to join ITV in the Autumn after the broadcaster reached an agreement with her former employer BSkyB over waiving a non-compete clause in her contract.According to sources, the deal means that Airey will take up a role overseeing ITV’s UK and international production business around six months after… Continue reading Airey Could Join ITV In Autumn

Dawn Airey has been confirmed as ITV’s new director of global content, with responsibility for developing ITV’s UK and international production, distribution and content exploitation businesses.Airey will report to John Creswell, the broadcaster’s chief operating officer.It is understood that she will start work for ITV in Autumn this year following contractual discussions between ITV and… Continue reading Dawn Airey Confirmed As ITV Director Of Content

Media regulator Ofcom is running out of time to complete its investigation into complaints of racism on Channel 4’s previous series of Big Brother before the next series begins in a week.Contestants Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara were accused of racist bullying towards eventual Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty in January.The allegations… Continue reading Big Brother Controversy Continues Ahead Of New Series

Five has acquired the exclusive terrestrial and digital rights to Californication, a brand new comedy drama series starring David Duchovny, from CBS Paramount International Television.Duchovny, star of 90s mega-hit The X-Files, is Hank Moody a troubled novelist whose honesty and self-destructive behaviour – drinks, drugs and relationships – are simultaneously destroying and enriching his career.The… Continue reading Five Gets New Duchovny Comedy

People are spending an average of 3.85 hours each day watching television, less than they have for almost a decade, according to the IPA’s Trends In Television report for Q1 2007. Although still increasing, the rate of growth of non-terrestrial channels’ share of viewing is slowing slightly, and stands at 34.6% for this first quarter.… Continue reading Viewing Levels Lowest For Almost A Decade