HMV chief executive Simon Fox has ruled himself out of the running to replace Michael Grade at ITV.

Bauer Media has appointed Chantelle Horton as editor of More! magazine.

The prospect of faster broadband connections will not be the catalyst for increased TV viewing online, according to a new survey.

Microsoft is selling its interactive advertising agency, Razorfish, to Publicis Groupe in a cash and shares deal worth $530 million (£317 million).Razorfish will continue to operate under its brand name and will become part of VivaKi, the new Publicis Groupe entity created in June 2008.Razorfish’s management team, led by CEO Bob Lord, will remain unchanged.Maurice… Continue reading Publicis Groupe buys Microsoft’s Razorfish

Newcastle United’s first game in the Championship was a big draw for BBC One on Saturday evening, bringing in a peak of four million viewers.With an average of 3.2 million viewers, the 1-1 draw between Newcastle and West Brom was easily Saturday afternoon’s most watched terrestrial programme.Following straight on from the soccer at 7.30pm was… Continue reading BBC One’s Championship coverage kicks-off with 4m

Regional newspaper publisher Archant has revealed a 61.6% drop in operating profits for the first six months of the year.

Stephen Timms has been confirmed as the man in charge of the government’s Digital Britain vision.

Total US communications spending is forecast to decline 1% in 2009, according to new research.

BBC Radio 2 remained the national station with the highest reach in Q2 2009, up 3.3% year on year to just under 13.5 million listeners.With 11.3 million listeners, Radio 1 enjoyed a year on year increase of around 6% according to the latest RAJAR figures.In a successful quarter for the BBC’s national stations, Radio 4… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: National Stations

The latest RAJAR figures, for Q2 2009, show that DAB set ownership increased 22% year on year, with 16.9m adults (15+) now claiming to live in a household which has a DAB receiver, or 33% of adults.The data also shows that 13.1% of all radio listening is now via DAB, up from 11% in the… Continue reading RAJAR Q2 09: Digital