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Newsquest have announced that its Citizen series of free weekly papers are to close.The free papers in Blackpool, Preston and Lancaster will close, while its Chorley edition will move to Blackburn. The total restructure is likely to result in the loss of eleven editorial staff as well as risks to ad sales positions.Gannett, the American… Continue reading Newsquest to close its Citizen series

The BBC has released a list of the 10 most viewed shows on iPlayer to mark the catch-up TV service’s first birthday.Series four of Doctor Who comes out on top, followed by this year’s two series of Top Gear, while Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ Little Britain USA sits in fourth place.The top ten online… Continue reading BBC releases iPlayer’s most viewed shows

14 million viewers tuned in to watch Alexandra Burke fight off the competition in the finale of The X Factor on Saturday night. The ITV1 show, which itself came out on top, peaked at 53.14% of audience share.The Girls Aloud Party, which bridged the main show and results, managed to maintain the majority of viewers,… Continue reading 14 Million Watch X Factor Finale

The last three months has seen the BBC and ITV battle it out with their rating winning shows, X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing.The X Factor final was on Saturday night, where it finished with a flourish of nearly 14 million viewers seeing Alexandra Burke crowned queen for 2008, pretty much guaranteeing her Christmas number… Continue reading X Factor v Strictly

RTL are rumoured to be considering a takeover of Channel 4 according to a report in the Sunday papers.A report in the Sunday Times states that RTL, who own rival broadcaster Five, has asked JPMorgan to weigh up a takeover for Channel 4, valued at £50 million.Four years ago, similar merger talks emerged but they… Continue reading Rumours of RTL takeover of Channel 4

Chrome, the new web browser from Google, has been taken out of its beta version just 100 days after it first launched.Google said that feedback from Chrome’s 10 million users enabled it to go ahead with a full launch so quickly.Other Google products have been in beta mode for years, with its Gmail service still… Continue reading Chrome gets full launch

RTL are rumoured to be considering a takeover of Channel 4 according to a report in the Sunday papers. A report in the Sunday Times states that RTL, who own rival broadcaster Five, has asked JPMorgan to weigh up a takeover for Channel 4, valued at £50 million. Four years ago, similar merger talks emerged… Continue reading Rumours of RTL takeover of Channel 4

Sir Michael Lyons, BBC Trust chairman, has hit back at the proposed merger between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4, saying its a “fanciful idea that distracts from what is actually doable”.The BBC released a statement yesterday, suggesting a potential partnership between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4, as a means to help secure the future of… Continue reading BBC Trust Chairman hits back at Worldwide & Channel 4 merger idea

US ad spending declined by 1.7% year on year in the first nine months of 2008, according to new data from TNS Media Intelligence. Ad spending during the third quarter of 2008 was down 2.0% versus last year, despite a positive stimulus from the Summer Olympics and political elections. Jon Swallen, SVP Research at TNS… Continue reading US ad spend declined 1.7% in first nine months of 2008

BBC World Service has signed a deal with Nokia which will see three of the BBC’s radio news channels available on Nokia handsets.From today, BBC World Service, BBC World Service’s 24-hour rolling news channel and BBC Arabic will be on the newest Nokia mobile phone models as part of their preloaded internet radio application.Karl Kathuria,… Continue reading BBC World Service radio channels available on Nokia mobiles