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The Local Radio Company said today that it is continuing to restructure its portfolio and reduce its central overheads. It is understood that the company’s restructuring process will see it sell around four more stations. In unaudited results for the six months to 31 March, TLRC said like for like revenue from continuing operations was… Continue reading The Local Radio Company continues with restructure

The mobile phone is increasingly displacing the PC for women in the US, especially in the 12-24 age group, according to SRG’s new Women and Digital Life study. The study, based on in-depth interviews with 2,000 women aged 12 and older in the US, found that over 80% of US women are now using a… Continue reading Mobile phones displacing the PC for US women

BBC One’s late-night Wimbledon coverage secured the highest ratings by far with an impressive 11.8 million peak viewers.The channel rescheduled all of its programming to BBC Two last night in order to show Murray’s five-set victory over Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka under the new Centre Court lights.BBC One’s Wimbledon ratings increased steadily throughout the day, securing… Continue reading Overnights: Andy Murray’s late night victory pulls in 11.8m viewers

Five has unveiled plans for a multiplatform strategy for its coverage of the upcoming Ashes cricket series.The broadcaster will launch a stand-alone Ashes microsite, which is expected to feature exclusive shortform video content as well as longform highlights programmes.Each 45-minute programme presented by Mark Nicholas will be available to view online for seven days from… Continue reading Five to make Ashes highlights available online

ESPN is to use a channel that was previously occupied by Setanta to air English Premier League games on Freeview’s pay-TV service.ESPN will have the opportunity to sign up subscribers from Freeview’s 9.9 million homes, which would make its EPL investment worthwhile.Last week, ESPN America paid £250 million for its first live EPL TV rights… Continue reading ESPN strikes EPL deal with Freeview

Sales of digital video recorders that allow viewers to pause, store and rewind live programmes are up by almost one million, according to Ofcom’s latest research.The media regulator’s Digital Progress Report for Q1 2009 found that almost nine million digital video recorders have now been sold in total, after sales soared by one million in… Continue reading Sales of digital video recorders up one million

Microsoft and Publicis Groupe have announced a partnership to cooperate on advertising and marketing opportunities in the digital world.A joint statement said that the partnership will centre on three key components of the digital marketing and advertising industry: Content: The creation, production and distribution of programming, across a wide array of capabilities, tools, and services… Continue reading Microsoft and Publicis announce digital partnership

Virgin Media and Universal Pictures have joined forces to launch a new movies-on-demand TV subscription service on Virgin’s TV platform.PictureBox is set to launch next month to Virgin Media’s 3.6 million TV subscribers, costing £5 per month, and will provide access to a recent and archived feature films.Viewers who subscribe to the new service will… Continue reading Virgin and Universal team up to launch movies-on-demand service

The Independent has launched a new mobile site in a bid to keep up with the increasing growth of the mobile internet, extend its reach and generate new revenue streams.The Independent hopes the new site, which is being built by Bluestar Mobile, will attract new readers and help it compete with its rival titles.Bill Swanson,… Continue reading The Independent launches a mobile site

The Local Radio Company has sold Arrow FM in Hastings and Sovereign Radio in Eastbourne. The stations, which have combined net liabilities of £1.7 million and £100,000, sold the stations to radio company Media Sound Holdings. Arrow FM has an audience of 21,000 listeners according to the RAJAR figures for Q1 2009. In the eight… Continue reading The Local Radio Company sells Hastings and Eastbourne stations