More Industry News articles

TV put in another robust performance in the first three months of 2009, with average daily hours viewed standing at 3.96 hours for all individuals, according to the latest IPA Trends in Television report published today. This compares to 3.74 hours in Q4 2008 and 3.97 hours year on year, said the IPA. It also… Continue reading IPA Trends in Television report

ITV1’s one-off drama Compulsion peaked with 5.4 million viewers at 9pm last night but failed to hold the highest ratings during the full 9pm to 10pm peak-slot.The drama starring Ray Winstone and Parminder Nagra, which was loosely based on Jacobean tragedy The Changeling, pulled in its highest share during the first fifteen minutes of the… Continue reading Compulsion loses out to Ashes to Ashes

Setanta has slashed its subscription charge to just £3.33 a month in a bid to keep customers over the summer period.The sports broadcaster is set to offer existing subscribers live sports for just £9.99 for three months, a significant reduction on Setanta’s normal rate of £12.99 a month for satellite subscribers.Setanta is thought to be… Continue reading Setanta slashes subscription charges

The makers of Golf Punk magazine are launching a monthly football title tomorrow, Football Punk, featuring an interview with Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard.The magazine was trialled as a free supplement in Golf Punk last August and had been expected to launch as a standalone title in January but was delayed by a takeover of publisher JF-Media.The… Continue reading Football Punk magazine launches tomorrow

Global Radio has implemented a further round of jobs cuts, which will mainly affect backroom staff at the group’s Xfm and Gold network of stations.Global declined to comment on specifics but the total number of job losses are expected to be between 20 and 30 staff on the two station networks, which have struggled to… Continue reading Global Radio starts another round of redundancies

Virgin Media added 7,100 new subscribers in the first quarter of 2009 but saw revenues fall below £936 million due to poor performance in its business communications division.The cable company persuaded 47,300 households to take up its broadband service, down from the 57,100 in the run-up to Christmas and 88,400 during the same period last… Continue reading Virgin Media gains 7,100 customers in Q1

Mobile advertising in the US will grow by 36%, rising from $169 million in 2008 to $229 million during the course of 2009, according to Magna’s new mobile advertising forecast. Although these figures represent downward revisions from Magna’s previous forecast, which was released in the middle of last year before the recession kicked-in, Magna said… Continue reading US mobile advertising to grow by 36%

Virgin Media added 7,100 new subscribers in the first quarter of 2009 but saw revenues fall below £936 million, although the company managed to convert more of that into cash that the City had expected. The cable company persuaded 47,300 households to take up its broadband service, down from the 57,100 in the run-up to… Continue reading Virgin Media gains 7,100 customers in mixed first quarter

Online advertising revenues and forecasts for the global, US and European markets.

The Local Radio Company has received a renewed takeover offer of £2.5 million from Hallwood.Hallwood’s new offer, which well exceeds its previous bid of £1.8 million, values the company’s shares at 3.5p each.The company’s renewed bid comes after rival bidder UKRD offered LRC 3.25p per share on Wednesday – UKRD increased its offer after its… Continue reading Shareholders increase The Local Radio Company offer to £2.5m