Phil Riley, former chief executive of Chrysalis Radio, has been appointed chairman of internet radio maker Reciva.The appointment marks Riley’s return to radio after he left Chrysalis last summer when the group’s radio division was sold to Global Radio for £170 million (see Riley Quits Chrysalis Following Global Sale).Reciva has so far provided the technology… Continue reading Ex-Chrysalis Chief Joins Internet Radio Firm

Channel 4 came out on top in the all important 9pm slot last night, with The Secret Millionaire grabbing a peak of 4.5 million viewers.The show had an average audience of 4.2 million viewers – an 18.6% share of viewing – for its hour long duration.Mutual Friends, on BBC One at 9pm, saw Martin attempt… Continue reading 4.5m Tune In To The Secret Millionaire

KBH Transport Media, the rail outdoor contractor, has increased its business with the First Group by winning the five year onboard advertising contract for First Great Western.The contract will provide 2000 traincard advertisement panels on 60 trains with 160 carriages running daily into Paddington , reaching an audience of 140,000 passengers a day.KBH already holds… Continue reading KBH wins First Great Western contract

ITV has rolled out a soft launch of a new shopping and price comparison website, PriceTerrier.com.ITV will reportedly focus on internet makerting and search engine optimisation to push the site.With the strapline “The Shopper’s Best Friend”, the site allows consumers to choose products by price and brand, and features price comparison categories such as electronics,… Continue reading ITV Launches Shopping And Price Comparison Website

Kim Wilde is joining Bauer Media’s Magic 105.4 to launch a brand new weekend show.As part of a refreshed line up at the weekend, Magic’s Secret Songs will be presented by celebrity mum, gardening enthusiast and 80s icon Kim Wilde and air on Sunday afternoons from 12 noon until 3pm.Wilde’s first Secret Songs will be… Continue reading Kim Wilde Joins Magic 105.4

Virgin Radio is to be rebranded as Absolute, with the station due to reveal its new name on air earlier this morning at 7.45am.Featuring a new presenter line-up, Absolute will use the campaign line “Discover real music” and be putting into place two key initiatives, the open OneGoldenSquare.com blog, and a new approach to playlist… Continue reading Virgin Radio To Become Absolute

NME Radio has secured a major cross-platform deal with whiskey label Jack Daniel’s to celebrate the birthday of its founder with a series of gigs throughout September.The integrated campaign, brokered by Universal McCann, will see NME Radio host Jack Daniel’s Birthday Sessions every Tuesday and Thursday during September from 4-5pm.The sessions will be filmed along… Continue reading NME Radio In Jack Daniel’s Cross-Platform Deal

The Daily Telegraph has relaunched in full colour after a deal was reached with News International to use its printing division.The paper now features colour coded bars at the top of each page, a redesigned sports section, expanded comment and features and a new look business section.The Telegraph said in today’s edition: “From today, for… Continue reading Daily Telegraph Goes Full Colour

It was another winning performance for The X Factor on Saturday night, with a peak of 8.5 million viewers tuning in to see the latest batch of weirdos and dreamers giving their all for the judges.The star-hunting reality show had an average of 8.2 million viewers – a 44% share viewing share – in its… Continue reading Another Winning Performance For The X Factor

The BBC has promoted Kerstin Mogull, the BBC’s deputy director for policy and strategy, to the newly created role of chief operating officer for the future media and technology department.Mogull will report to Eric Huggers, who was recently appointed director of the future media & technology department, replacing Ashley Highfield (see BBC Appoints Erik Huggers… Continue reading BBC Promotes Mogull To Senior Role In Future Media Department