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Eight out of 10 parents believe television has a positive effect on their child’s development, according to new research commissioned by Freeview.The report, created with the help of psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, found that 66% of parents indicated the positive effect of TV on their child’s numeracy and musical skills (66%), while just over a… Continue reading Parents believe TV has positive effect on child development

WPP’s share price was up on Tuesday as the FTSE 100 bounced from lows in line with Wall Street.The advertising agency, led by Sir Martin Sorrell, gained 5.5% to 340.5p after Goldman Sachs said its valuation had reached record lows, according to reports in the Financial Times.WPP shares have been hit in recent weeks by… Continue reading WPP’s share price bounces

UKTV is set to introduce advertising within its online applications in a bid to create new revenue streams.The joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Virgin Media plans to create sponsorship opportunities around applications, to give advertisers the chance to target audiences on sites such as Dave, Watch and G.O.L.D.UKTV has already rolled out ten interactive… Continue reading UKTV set to introduce ads within online applications

Microsoft is understood to be considering a fresh bid for Yahoo! after Jerry Yang announced his plans to step down as CEO of the internet search company.Yahoo!’s chairman, Roy Bostock released a statement late on Monday, saying Yahoo! was “deeply grateful” to Yang but would be searching for a new CEO who could “take the… Continue reading Microsoft and Yahoo! deal back on the cards

ITV1 has unveiled its winter-spring 2009 schedule, including a campaign to fight obesity and a Saturday night vampire drama.The Feelgood Factor will tie in with the government’s Change4Life campaign and launches with an entertainment show in January, culminating with a follow-up programme at the end of March.Demons, meanwhile, is an ITV1 Saturday night show about… Continue reading ITV1 unveils winter-spring 2009 line-up

The overall UK television viewing audience continues to show year-on-year growth, according to the latest IPA Trends in Television Report.Average hours of television viewing for the third quarter of 2008 was 3.54 hours, compared to 3.38 in 2007. This is the highest level recorded for this quarter since the start of the current BARB panel… Continue reading UK Television audience continues to grow

Yahoo!’s chief executive Jerry Yang has given in to mounting pressure and will be stepping down from his role once the company find a successor.The search giant’s chairman Roy Bostock released a statement late last night, saying Yahoo! was “deeply grateful” to Yang but would be searching for a new CEO who could “take the… Continue reading Yahoo! boss Jerry Yang steps down

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

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

Independent News & Media plans to cut up to 90 jobs from its London-based titles in a move to save the company around £10 million.INM also confimed that is currently “investigating the possibility” of outsourcing some areas of its London operation, which includes the Independent and its sister title, the Independent on Sunday.This comes just… Continue reading Independent to cut 90 jobs