The BBC secured a ratings win over ITV last night, despite the commercial giant airing the final match in group G of the Champions League between Chelsea and Liverpool.The match, which drew an average of 5.6 million adult viewers, ended in a 0-0 draw to leave Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho visibly downbeat.Meanwhile, the BBC’s Eastenders… Continue reading BBC Scores Ratings Win Over ITV Football

Research commissioned by free morning newspaper City AM claims that more workers in the City and Canary Wharf now read the title than the Financial Times.The findings, unearthed by research firm NOP, show 16% of London’s population read City AM, compared to 12% who read the FT.NOP also reports City AM’s readership reaching 98,000, almost… Continue reading City AM Claims More Readers Than FT

Iain Jacob is to be replaced as chief executive of Starcom by Linda Smith, former commercial director at GCap Media, assuming control of all Starcom operations in the UK.Smith’s appointment sees her return to Starcom following her departure from Starcom Mediavest as commercial director in 2000 to join Capital Radio Group, now part of GCap… Continue reading Smith Succeeds Jacob As Starcom CEO

Yesterday’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, saw the latest digital radio technology demonstrated, allowing listeners to purchase music and speech content at the press of a button without incurring the high costs of traditional mobile data downloads. The new system, demonstrated by Simon Cole, chief executive of UBC… Continue reading New Technology Offers Glimpse Of Radio’s Future

The reduced costs of operating digital radio stations, along with their ability to cater for more niche interest groups, will see a surge in popularity for speech-based offerings, according to radio chiefs speaking at yesterday’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian. Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, began… Continue reading Radio Bosses See Speech Renaissance In Digital

The prospect of an enforced analogue radio switch off was raised at this morning’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, with radio chiefs Ralph Bernard and Simon Cole, of GCap Media and UBC Media, offering different viewpoints on the effect of such a plan. “I’ve been calling for a… Continue reading Radio Seminar Sees Switchover Debated

This morning’s MediaTel INSIGHT Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, saw radio chiefs Ralph Bernard and Simon Cole, of GCap Media and UBC Media, urge a focus on the industry’s digital future rather than being distracted by the current “fight” over analogue audiences. “The problem is that analogue fighting could distract… Continue reading Radio Heads Urge Focus On Digital Future

Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, criticised media regulator Ofcom today, branding the watchdog’s decision to create a new national digital radio multiplex as unfair and illegal. Speaking on the panel at MediaTel INSIGHT’s Digital Radio and Beyond Seminar, held in association with MediaGuardian, Bernard spelt out his dismay at the regulator’s actions, following… Continue reading New Multiplexes Are Illegal – Bernard

News network CNN has become the latest broadcaster to launch a video on-demand service, offering broadband users access to an extensive catalogue of archived content and live video streams.The new service, CNN Pipeline, charges users a small fee, building upon the news channel’s existing online operation, CNN.com, and its recently launched free video service, funded… Continue reading CNN Launches Premium Video On-Demand Service

IPC Advertising has announced two key appointments within its women’s glossy division, SouthBank, and its central Trading division.The new appointments see Lynne Springett, formerly marketplace and PR manager for the Radio Advertising Bureau, heading up SouthBank ad marketing, while Paul Moynihan, previously senior ad marketing executive for corporate business development, has been promoted to the… Continue reading Springett And Moynihan Boost IPC Ad Marketing Teams