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Guardian News & Media is axing the distribution of newspaper bulks in order to “increase transparency”.The move will see 12,000 bulk copies of the Guardian removed – which made up 3.9% of its monthly sales in June, according to the latest ABC figures – while 20,000 copies of the Observer will go – 5.1% of… Continue reading GNM axes bulk distribution

More people in the 15-24 year old age group are visiting social networking sites than they were a year ago, according to new research from comScore.

IPC Ignite is reporting ABCe audited website figures for a six monthly period for Nuts, NME and Loaded this week.

BBC One’s hard-hitting drama series The Street triumphed in the 9pm slot last night, with a peak of 4.3 million viewers.

IPC’s women’s weekly Look is advertising in cinemas for the first time.The title’s debut cinema campaign, targeting its core audience of 15-34 year old women, launches this week before movies The Ugly Truth and Nine.The ads were created by Grey London and bought through Mediacom.Fleur Castell, head of marketing for Digital Cinema Marketing, the cinema… Continue reading Look launches cinema ad campaign

ITV is preparing to launch a high definition simulcast of ITV1 on Freeview by the end of the year.It has leased bandwidth from the BBC for the new channel, which will join its existing HD offering on the Freesat platform.ITV1 HD should be available in some areas by December, in line with Freeview’s expected schedule… Continue reading ITV1 HD on Freeview by the end of the year

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