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Universal Pictures has joined forces with the pay TV operator, Top Up TV, to launch a subscription based on-demand TV service in the UK.TVBox is the first extension of NBC Universal’s PictureBox, a subscription-on-demand service for feature films.The service, which will be a part of Top Up TV’s Anytime services, is set to offer programmes… Continue reading Universal Teams Up With Top Up TV To Launch New TVBox

Global Radio has appointed the former managing director of News Group Newspapers, Mike Gordon, as its commercial chief.The new role was created as part of the operator’s £375 million merger with GCap Media in April this year (see Global Radio To Acquire GCap For £375m).Gordon, who will bring Global’s national and local commercial teams together… Continue reading Global Radio Hires New Commercial Chief

Dennis Publications is to publish a digital recipe magazine for Waitrose, Waitrose Seasons LIVE, launching in January 2009.The magazine will be emailed to over four million male and female customers by utilising a combined database of Waitrose customers, Dennis Publishing’s reader database and other relevant UK consumers.Waitrose will distribute two different versions of the magazine:… Continue reading Dennis To Publish Waitrose Digital Mag

ITV is set to relaunch its online video-on-demand service as ITV Player, following plans to increase its web activity.ITV.com, which offers live channel streaming and a 30-day catch-up service, has been criticised for not being as user-friendly as the BBC’s iPlayer, according to reports.The iPlayer has dominated the market since its launch, despite ITV being… Continue reading ITV To Relaunch VoD Service as ITV Player

Titan Outdoor has retained the advertising contract for the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham after a competitive pitch. Titan, which has held the contract for the past five years, is believed to have retained the contract after a pitch involving CBS Outdoor. The contract includes 130 six-sheets at the Bullring, some of which will be… Continue reading Titan Retains Bullring Advertising Contract

Aegis Group enjoyed organic revenue growth of 7.3% for the first nine months of the year, according to a trading update released today. Organic revenue growth at Aegis Media for the first nine months was 8.8%, with Aegis Media UK seeing a small organic revenue decline in September. Aegis said that this reflected in part… Continue reading Aegis Reports 7.3% Organic Revenue Growth

Publicis Groupe’s revenue was €1,105 million during Q3, down from €1,122 million in Q3 2007, although Publicis said that, adjusting the figures to take into account the drop in the values of the pound and dollar, it showed organic growth of 3.9% globally. In Europe, organic growth was up 0.9% over the same period last… Continue reading Publicis Reports Q3 Organic Revenue Growth

The X Factor attracted more than 10.4 million viewers to ITV1 on Saturday night, dominating the weekend viewing figures once again.The swing night special, which saw Scott get booted off the show, pulled in over 9.6 million average viewers with a 39.6% audience share between 7.45pm and 9.25pm.The X Factor‘s BBC One rival, Strictly Come… Continue reading The X Factor Triumphs With Over 10.4m Viewers

Trinity Mirror is launching 11 regional mobile news sites by the end of the year, offering advertisers formats such as sponsorship and banner ads.The sites, which will follow last week’s launch of the Birmingham Post‘s mobile service, will provide free content and be financed through long-term sponsorship deals and banner ads.Sponsorship of the mobile sites… Continue reading Trinity Mirror To Launch 11 Regional Mobile Sites

Ofcom has deemed as inappropriate BSkyB’s campaign to get viewers to lobby Virgin Media not to “drop” the Sky Channels.BSkyB aired a number of controversial promotions in February and March 2007, urging customers to put pressure on Virgin Media during negotiations over the carriage of certain Sky channels on the Virgin Media platform.The on-air promotion… Continue reading Ofcom Criticises Sky For Its Virgin Media Campaign