Broadcast audience research body, BARB, will mark its quarter century of reporting viewing data by issuing its plans for the future of the service on 1 August.BARB has said that it envisages the potential for development of two separate panels in the future – one deploying fixed meters attached to TV equipment, and one deploying… Continue reading BARB Marks 25th Anniversary With Release Of Plans For The Future

The new London freesheet, which News International will launch on 18 September, could expand to cover further cities in the UK.News International Free Newspapers general manager, Ian Clark, told Media Week that NI also has another Associated Newspapers’ title in its sights, the morning free paper, Metro. Once thelondonpaper had proved itself, the strategy is… Continue reading New London Freesheet May Expand To Other Cities

Communications regulator Ofcom is currently considering a selection of proposals that could spell the end of junk food advertising aimed at children on television. NewsLine editor, Susan Le May, examines how the debate has escalated in recent months…Government departments and health groups believe that marketing high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) products to young people… Continue reading Ofcom’s Junk Ads Dilemma

The chairman of IPA Digital and managing director of Profero, Wayne Arnold, has expressed his support for JICIMS move to work with the NRS to launch a quarterly internet audience survey.Writing in the new-look IPA online bulletin, Adnews, Arnold reveals his disbelief that the industry is still debating the issue, and says that it also… Continue reading IPA Digital Chairman Voices Support For Online Measurement

Chrysalis-owned LBC is venturing on to the DAB digital network, meaning the London radio station will be able to broadcast regionally.The station, which has won several awards, could potentially broadcast to 17 million listeners nationally. Programmes that are currently heard in the Capital on FM and DAB digital will, from September, be broadcast on DAB… Continue reading LBC Radio To Expand To Regions Via DAB

Last night’s final ever episode of Top Of The Pops failed to prove its worth at the last hurdle, with ITV1’s soap double bill of Emmerdale and Coronation Street attracting a far greater audience in the 7pm timeslot.TOTP‘s last effort drew 3.5 million adult viewers to BBC Two , a more than 20% audience share,… Continue reading TOTP Fails To Prove Itself At The Last Hurdle

Terrestrial broadcasters in the UK may have to pay millions of pounds in extra licence fees, as media regulator Ofcom considers charges for spectrum used for digital terrestrial radio and digital terrestrial television.The charge is designed to encourage broadcasters to use their spectrum more efficiently, and would bring broadcasters in line with other spectrum users… Continue reading UK Terrestrial Broadcasters Could Face Extra Licence Fees

BSkyB’s annual revenues rose from £3.84 billion to £4.15 billion, as it added 77,000 new subscribers during the last quarter and 389,000 for the year, according to the broadcaster’s results for the year ending 30 June.The rise in subscriber numbers over the past financial year takes BSkyB to 8.18 million subscribers. The company’s expansion into… Continue reading BSkyB’s Revenue And Subscriber Numbers Up

Digital set-top box shipments could exceed 200 million units worldwide by 2011, according to new forecasts from the business intelligence service IMS Research.According to the report, The Worldwide Market for Digital Set-Top Boxes & iDTVs – 2006 Edition, IMS suggests that the market for digital decoders is headed towards strong growth as satellite, cable and… Continue reading Digital Set-Top Box Shipments Rising

BBC One’s revealing investigation into one of Britain’s most famous unsolved murders was watched by 3.8 million adults last night, which managed to gain the greatest television audience share for the channel in last night’s 9pm timeslot.The Boys Who Killed Stephen Lawrence, which saw reporter Mark Daly uncover new evidence about corruption surrounding the 1993… Continue reading Revealing BBC One Documentary Draws 3.8 Million