Heat radio has signed Ford as one of five VIP advertisers for its relaunch on September 25.The six-figure, twelve month deal will see Ford partner heat radio for the weekday morning 9am to 12pm show presented by Paul Coyte.The national digital station, which is currently an automated jukebox, will be relaunched with an “exclusive club”… Continue reading Ford Named As Heat Radio VIP Advertiser

Channel 4 is set to become the first terrestrial broadcaster to offer a high definition simulcast of its main channel on the Sky platform.Anticipated to be available from December 2007, Channel 4 HD will allow Sky HD customers to watch HD versions of hit Channel 4 shows.Rod Henwood, new media director, Channel 4, said: “Channel… Continue reading Channel 4 To Launch HD Channel On Sky

Last week saw Publicis acquire the French digital agency Wcube for an undisclosed sum, intending to rebrand Wcube and integrate it into the Publicis Modem worldwide digital network.Olivier Fleurot, executive chairman of Publicis Worldwide, said that the acquisition marked a decisive step in the deployment of the company’s digital offering (Full Story).JCDecaux announced its results… Continue reading Media In The City: Publicis Acquires French Digital Agency

ITN is to produce Setanta Sports news, the new 24 hour sports news channel jointly owned by Virgin Media and Setanta Sports which is intended to replace the Sky Sports News channel that the broadcaster lost earlier this year (see Sky Anytime? Not For Virgin Media Cable Homes).The production of Setanta Sports News by ITN… Continue reading ITN To Produce Setanta Sports News

GCap Media is to relaunch its mainstream radio network, The One Network, which includes stations across the UK such as BRMB, Invicta FM, and Red Dragon.The first of the major changes to The One Network will be the launch of two new network shows hosted by celebrity DJs Myleene Klass and Jeremy Kyle.The network will… Continue reading GCap To Relaunch One Network

thelondonpaper remained ahead of the London Lite in August, although it suffered a month on month decline of just over 54,500 copies.Its total circulation now stands at around 495,900 copies, whilst the London Lite has a circulation of almost 406,300 after an increase of over 5,700 copies month on month.The evening paid-for title Evening Standard… Continue reading thelondonpaper Sees Circulation Decline In August

Travel, communities and research websites receive the most click-throughs from search engines whilst research, travel destinations and government sites rely most on search for visitors, according to new research from Nielsen//NetRatings.NetRatings said that in July 2007, Britons clicked on over 1.3 billion search results – equating to over 29,000 every single minute.The multi-category travel sector… Continue reading UK Search Engine Click-Throughs Revealed

Last week, SMG confirmed that it is selling its outdoor advertising division, Primesight, to private equity firm GMT Communications Partners for up to £62 million.SMG added that its television and cinema advertising divisions and Virgin Radio continue to trade in line with the board’s expectations for the current financial year (Full Story).Emap released a statement… Continue reading Media In The City: SMG Confirms Primesight Sale

The latest regional ABC figures, for January – June 2007, show that all of the top ten paid regional newspaper titles suffered declining circulations for the period.The largest real term decline in the top ten was felt by the Manchester Evening News & The Pink, down more than 30,200 copies year on year.Within the paid… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jan-Jun 2007

For many, 2007 was television’s annus horribilis, beginning with the Big Brother racism controversy (see Big Brother Controversy Could Force C4 To Rethink Remit) and travelling onward through claims of fakery and telephone fraud. Unsurprisingly then, the issue of viewer trust was one of the big themes of the recent MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.Andy… Continue reading TV Festival Looks At Viewer Trust