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Newsquest Media Group is the latest regional media owner to release data on the new ABCe six-month certificate.The data will cover the Newsquest network of local branded media sites, including the herald.co.uk, dailyecho.co.uk, theargus.co.uk and thepress.co.uk.Newsquest will join Northcliffe Media Network, GMG Regional Media and Johnston Press in publishing six-monthly audits.Johnston Press signed up to… Continue reading Newsquest is latest to publish six-monthly ABCe data

Jerry Yang, co-founder and CEO of Yahoo!, is to step down from his post once a successor is found. In a statement released last night, Yahoo! chairman Roy Bostock said that Yahoo! was “deeply grateful” to Yang but would be searching for a new CEO who could “take the company to the next level”. He… Continue reading Yang steps down as Yahoo! CEO

Nielsen Online has announced it will be using the JICIMS/NRS Establishment Survey for online measurement instead of its own previously used GNETT survey.From November onwards, Nielsen’s online audience figures will be consistent with the UK online universe estimates provided by JICIMS (Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems) on behalf of the industry.Nielsen has made… Continue reading Nielsen Online to use JICIMS Establishment Survey

Baroness Peta Buscombe, chief executive of the Advertising Association (AA), is stepping down to become the next chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).Buscombe will succeed Sir Christopher Meyer when he leaves in April at the end of his second three-year term.Mark Lund, chairman of the AA, said: “Peta will leave with our best wishes… Continue reading Peta Buscombe to leave Advertising Association

BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 are planning to test launch their joint broadband TV venture Project Kangaroo in January, ahead of the Competition Commission’s ruling.Kangaroo’s backers are determined to go ahead with the project’s technical development, despite its launch being subject to the Competition Commission’s approval.It is understood that the project will go into… Continue reading Kangaroo is set to test launch in January

ITV, Virgin Media and Discovery have signed a product placement code of conduct put together by TV producers’ trade body Pact.The joint industry code of conduct has been introduced to address concerns about paid for product placement and to complement the regulatory regime that the European AVMS Directive would require the UK to implement if… Continue reading Broadcasters sign product placement code of conduct

Clear Channel Outdoor has unveiled a new banner site at music venue the Astoria, on Tottenham Court Road.US agency Gibson Media booked the first campaign on the banner, for action game Left 4 Dead, published by video game company Valve.The outdoor giant said that the banner site – which is 16m wide by 6m high… Continue reading Clear Channel Outdoor unveils new banner site

UKTV History confirmed it will be re-branded Yesterday from early next year, with a new emphasis on modern events.A re-launch of UKTV’s factual channel group, which also includes UKTV People and UKTV Documentary, has been planned since August.UKTV People and UKTV Documentary will turn into Blighty and Eden under the new re-brand, according to reports.Yesterday… Continue reading UKTV History is to be re-branded Yesterday

The twenty largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 94% of the market – acquired approximately 1.3 million net additional high-speed internet subscribers in the third quarter of 2008, according to new figures from Leichtman Research Group. These broadband providers now account for nearly 66.7 million subscribers – with cable companies… Continue reading 1.3 Million US broadband additions in Q3

ITV has signed a new VoD deal with BT, the first of its kind for the broadcaster, to supply a range of programmes to BT’s digital TV service.BT Vision customers will have access to key episodes of ITV’s shows, including Coronation Street, Emmerdale and The X Factor, from next month.BT’s VoD customers will also be… Continue reading ITV signs VoD deal with BT Vision