Charlotte Church’s new Friday night chat show on Channel 4 was not the massive hit that might have been expected, bringing in a peak of 2 million adult viewers (an 11.5% audience share) in its 10pm slot.The show’s audience figure decreased over the programme’s duration, with 1.1 million adults (an 8% audience share) left watching… Continue reading Charlotte Church Attracts 2 Million Viewers To Channel 4

ITV will today become the first terrestrial TV channel to broadcast live on mobile phones, in a deal signed with mobile network 3.The simulcast service means that 3’s 3.7 million customers will be able to watch ITV1 and ITV Play as they would at home, on their mobiles.The service will be priced at 99p per… Continue reading ITV Launches Live Broadcasts On 3 Network

IPC ignite! has announced that Jo Smalley is to be promoted to the role of publishing director of men’s lifestyle brands, Nuts and Loaded.The announcement follows the appointment of Eric Fuller from the role to managing director of the division last month (see Eric Fuller New MD of IPC Ignite!).Smalley joined IPC ignite! in November… Continue reading Jo Smalley Appointed Publishing Director Of Nuts And Loaded

BBC Magazines is to launch a digital edition of its Top Of The Pops magazine, in conjunction with Zinio Systems, on September 6.BBC Magazines says that it will become the first UK publisher to enter the online teen publishing market when it launches the digital edition, with the launch marking a significant step in the… Continue reading BBC To Launch Digital Edition Of TOTP Magazine

The much talked about drama Shoot The Messenger, on BBC2 last night, was not a hit with viewers, despite the column inches that had been spent on it in the lead up to it airing.The provocative story of one man’s painful journey towards self-discovery attracted an average of just 1.2 million adult viewers (a 6.7%… Continue reading Shoot The Messenger Dead On Arrival

Lego has signed a deal with ITV that will see the toy manufacturer sponsor CiTV programming from Mondays to Saturdays in the run up to Christmas, as well as activity on the CiTV website designed to maximise awareness for the breadth of the LEGO brand portfolio.The deal was negotiated by Krane Jeffery at Carat Sponsorship… Continue reading Lego To Sponsor CiTV In Run Up To Christmas

New media rights and the exploitation of new platforms are hugely important aspects of the ongoing digital revolution in television and the subject was up for discussion at the weekend’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF).The subjects were debated across Saturday morning in two seperate sessions, which brought together some of the most powerful individuals… Continue reading MGEITF 2006: New Media Platforms Will Not Destroy Old Media

Google and eBay have signed an advertising and “click-to-call” phone deal to benefit both companies’ collective communities of users.Under the agreement, Google will become the exclusive text-based advertising provider for eBay outside the United States. In addition, eBay and Google plan to integrate and launch “click-to-call” advertising functionality that leverage both Skype and Google Talk… Continue reading Google And eBay Agree Ad And Phone Deal

As we enter the digital age, ratings will become less important to the nation’s main broadcasters, so said Peter Fincham, BBC One controller, at the weekend’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF).The man charged with overseeing a multi-million pound budget and handling some of the biggest names in television was bullish about the channel’s future,… Continue reading MGEITF 2006: Ratings Measures To Lose Impact In Digital Age

The slow death of ITV1 has been greatly exaggerated, although the channel does need to rebalance its schedule so that it does not suffer another period of discontent to compare with this summer’s. This was the message coming through loud and clear from Simon Shaps, director of television at ITV, at the 2006 MediaGuardian Edinburgh… Continue reading MGEITF 2006: ITV1 Rebalances Schedule After Summer To Forget