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Skysports.com received record numbers of visitors to the site as the football transfer window came to an end last week.The site recorded 1.7 million unique users on September 1, up by more than half a million on its previous record from January this year.Skysports.com launched its most widespread football campaign yet last month to coincide… Continue reading Skysports.com Receives Record Number Of Users

Ex-Unilever executive Jerry Wright has been appointed as the next chief executive of ABC and will join the organisation on October 13.Wright will take over from Chris Boyd, who has held the chief executive position for eight years.From 2004 to 2006 Wright chaired the Unilever UK Media Trading Committee and as part of this oversaw… Continue reading Jerry Wright Appointed As New ABC Chief Executive

Ofcom is investigating complaints that Channel 4’s Sex Education Show was too explicit to be shown before the watershed.The first episode of the programme aired on Tuesday at 8pm and pulled in an average audience of 2.6 million viewers in its hour-long slot.The series, presented by Anna Richardson, is intended to raise awareness and provide… Continue reading Ofcom Looks Into Complaints Over Channel 4’s Sex Education Show

Express Newspapers is to cut more than 70 editorial roles across the Daily and Sunday Express in an effort to cut costs. The jobs, almost exclusively editorial production jobs, are going as the two papers introduce a new editorial systems that will see reporters putting their copy straight onto the page without being checked by… Continue reading Express Newspapers To Cut 70 Editorial Jobs

Charles Allen, former ITV chief executive, has joined the board of Virgin Media, taking on his second non-executive directorship in the TV industry this week. On Monday, Allen joined Big Brother producer Endemol as a non-executive director (see Charles Allen To Make TV Industry Return). The ex-chief executive of ITV, who resigned from the broadcaster… Continue reading Charles Allen Joins Virgin Media Board

BSkyB has appointed Andy Brent as the new group brand marketing director, following a six-month search since Matthew Anderson’s departure.Brent will join Sky on October 1 and report directly to the company’s chief executive, Jeremy Darroch.He will be responsible for brand marketing across Sky’s range of home entertainment services, including its ‘See Speak Surf’ and… Continue reading BSkyB Appoints New Brand Marketing Director

New research from Hearst Digital has found that more women over 45 are using the internet once a day than those aged between 16 and 24. The We Know Women Online survey also found that a large majority of women (85%) use the internet daily, with the 25 to 34-year-old age group being the most… Continue reading New Research Looks At Women’s Online Habits

Channel 4’s penultimate The Secret Millionaire show, with haulage tycoon Hilary Devey, banked more than four million viewers last night.The popular series has consistently reached high viewing figures and yesterday’s programme, set in Rochdale, was no exception, securing a peak audience of over 4.2 million viewers and a 17.6% audience share.Meanwhile, BBC One’s Mutual Friends,… Continue reading The Secret Millionaire Banks Over 4 Million Viewers

NDS, provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, and TNS Media Research have today announced a global partnership to create and market an end-to-end set-top box (STB) audience measurement tool for digital TV operators.The solution, based on the NDS Dynamic advertising suite and the TNS Media Research Return Path Data (RPD) audience measurement service, is… Continue reading NDS And TNS Partner For Set-Top Box Audience Measurement Tool

Dennis Publishing is to launch its current affairs magazine, The Week, in Australia at the end of October.The magazine covers opinion and commentary on national affairs and business, as well as sport, food, travel, health, gossip, property and arts.Kevin O’Connor, managing director of the UK edition, said: “The Week has been a huge success, having… Continue reading Dennis Publishing Launches The Week In Australia