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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.

Google has sold its automated technology for broadcasting radio adverts to software company WideOrbit.

Clear Channel Outdoor has set up a new outdoor advertising package aimed at the back to school market.

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

New Tricks held on to the number one Thursday evening peak-hour slot with a high of more than 7.1 million viewers.

The Financial Times has decided to follow News International’s lead and launch a pay-per-view model for access to the FT.com.

ITV has published its half-yearly results and announced the sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid for £25 million.The commercial broadcaster reported a pre-tax loss of £105 million for the first six month of the year with advertising revenues falling 15% and overall revenue dropping 11% year on year to £909 million.However, in what has been… Continue reading ITV announces Friends Reunited sale and half-yearly results

Virgin Media added just 20,400 TV customers in the second quarter, giving the service a total of 3.7 million subscribers, while its broadband customer base was up by 5,100 to 3.7 million.BSkyB published its annual results last week, which showed that it is gaining subscribers at its fastest rate for five years, adding 462,000 customers… Continue reading Virgin Media adds 20,400 TV customers in Q2