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Johnston Press is looking at merging the production operations of its three Scotsman group titles in a bid to cut costs.John McLellan, editor at the Evening News, is currently reviewing the production processes of the three Edinburgh papers, which also includes the Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday, according to reports.McLellan said: “Clearly saving money is… Continue reading Johnston Press plans to merge Scotsman production

Ofcom today imposed a £20,000 fine on talkSPORT radio after its presenter James Whale “seriously breached” broadcasting rules by encouraging listeners to vote for Boris Johnson in the London mayoral elections.Whale made the comments during a live phone-in show on March 20 and was subsequently fired by the UTV-owned station in May following an internal… Continue reading Ofcom fines talkSPORT £20,000

Martina King is stepping down from her role as chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau as radio industry trade body RadioCentre cuts seven jobs.King was appointed chairman of the RAB in February and also took on a role as non-executive director of RadioCentre (see Martina King Appointed RAB Chairman).Andrew Harrison, the chief executive of RadioCentre,… Continue reading RAB chairman steps down

BSkyB’s has made its new online video service Sky Player TV cheaper than its satellite TV packages.The broadcaster’s online service offers users a choice of three packages ranging from £15 to £34 a month, while Sky’s cheapest satellite TV package is £17 a month.Sky’s Entertainment Pack, which will be available at the cheaper monthly rate… Continue reading BSkyB is set make its online TV cheaper than satellite

Analysts at Screen Digest have criticised the Competition Commission (CC) after it ruled that online-video service Project Kangaroo will not have an effect on the UK online advertising market.Earlier this week, the CC ruled that Project Kangaroo (the joint venture between BBC Worldwide ITV and Channel 4) “is likely to result in a substantial lessening… Continue reading Analysts criticise Competition Commission’s Kangaroo ruling

ITV is set to rebrand its online catch-up TV service ITV Player to make it an instantly recognisable VoD brand.The broadcaster’s new name and logo come 18 months after ITV created its online broadband TV service, which currently comes under the ‘Catch Up’ section of the ITV.com website.ITV’s decision to rebrand the service also follows… Continue reading ITV rebrands online VoD service as ITV Player

US DVR subscriber households are forecast to reach 52.3 million (44% of US TV households) by the end of 2014, up from 28.6 million (25% of US TV households) in the third quarter of 2008, according to a new report from Magna. Over the 10 years between 2004 and 2014, Magna estimates that DVRs will… Continue reading Growth forecast for US DVR subscriber households

The IPA is set to appoint the vice-chairman of Ogilvy Group UK, Rory Sutherland, as its next president.Sutherland’s nomination is expected to take place at the IPA council meeting on Thursday, before he officially starts in the role following the trade body’s annual meeting next April.His forthcoming appointment will put an end the IPA committee’s… Continue reading Sutherland set to become IPA’s new president

ITV’s run of Emmerdale, Coronation Street and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! managed to secure ITV1 with the peak audience all evening.Emmerdale kicked off at 7pm with over 7.1 million viewers and a 33.3% audience share, followed by Coronation Street, which gained an impressive 43.3% average audience share between 7.30pm and 8.30pm.More… Continue reading ITV holds on to the top spot

Total UK advertising spend is set to fall by nearly 6% year on year in 2009, the worst of any developed country, according to a new GroupM forecast.UK national newspaper advertising is forecast to be down 12% year on year in 2009, regional titles down 13%, and the business-to-business magazine sector down 14%.TV advertising is… Continue reading UK ad spend to fall nearly 6% in 2009