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Capital Radio reveals its new look and line rebrand to 95.8 Capital FM – “London’s Number 1 Hit Music Station”.It is the station’s fifth re-brand in less than three years, with the latest slogan adding to the last 95.8 Capital FM “London’s Hit Music Station” rebrand in December 2007.The new design and slogan was launched… Continue reading Capital FM Reveals 5th Rebrand

Guardian News & Media has today committed to releasing data on the new ABCe six month certificate.The data covers the Guardian News & Media portfolio together with a number of its regional sites including: manchestereveningnews.co.uk, manchesteronline.co.uk, getreading.co.uk and thejobsmine.co.uk.The certificates detail monthly, weekly and daily unique user/browsers, listing all the top level domains that have… Continue reading Guardian News & Media Commits To Six-Monthly ABCe Audits

MediaTel Group has confirmed three new panellists for its ‘Future of the Media Agency’ seminar, taking place on October 15.Nigel Morris, CEO, Isobar; Greg Grimmer, partner, Hurrell Moseley Dawson and Grimmer; and Andy Barnes, Channel 4 sales director, have all been confirmed for the panel of what promises to be an unmissable event.The seminar will… Continue reading Three More Panellists Confirmed For Media Agency Seminar

Q magazine is set to unveil a “stylish” redesign with its November issue, which is due to hit the news-stands on September 30.The new look magazine was devised by Q‘s editor-in-chief, Paul Rees, and will be the first to be designed by the new creative director, Ian Stevens, who joined the company from Empire magazine… Continue reading Q Magazine Unveils New Look

Top Up TV, Freeview’s pay TV provider, is set to expand its video-on-demand service by adding over 400 hours of extra content a year, after signing a deal with Disney-ABC-ESPN.The Top Up TV Anytime service will now feature shows like Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and Desperate Housewives.The new deal was brokered by Disney-ABC-ESPN Television’s… Continue reading Top Up TV Adds Disney Programmes To Its VOD Service

Culture secretary Andy Burnham has revealed that the list of sporting events reserved for free-to-air television is to be reviewed.Giving the keynote speech at the Royal Television Society conference in London, Burnham said that the list – which was last reviewed 10 years ago when Test match cricket was removed – has to “move with… Continue reading Government To Review Free-To-Air Sport List

Google’s new web browser, Chrome, gained market share within its first 24 hours, although it has since given back some of these gains to the market leaders Internet Explorer and Firefox.According to internet measurement firm Net Applications, Chrome grabbed 1% of the market but as of last week had fallen to 0.77%.Vince Vizzaccaro, executive vice… Continue reading Google’s Chrome Faces Battle For Market Share

Channel Five is set to revamp its 7pm evening news bulletin, in an attempt to appeal to more men.The new show will have its own identity, which will differentiate it from the 5pm news bulletin – broadcasting different stories and a new format.The 5pm news slot currently focuses on a daytime audience, while the 7pm… Continue reading Five News Set For Revamp

BBC One’s popular family history programme banked over 6.2 million viewers last night, more than double the figures of ITV1 and other rival channels between 9pm and 10pm.The penultimate Who Do You Think You Are?, which saw the former model Jodie Kidd go to Canada to research her family history, attracted more than 6.4 million… Continue reading Jodie Kidd’s Who Do You Think You Are? Steals The Show

AOL’s digital advertising business Platform-A is to launch a self-service ad exchange next year in an attempt to give advertisers more control in managing display advertising campaigns.Called BidPlace, the self-service marketplace exchange will let advertisers dynamically bid on and manage display inventory across Platform-A’s network.Lynda Clarizio, president of Platform-A, said: “BidPlace unleashes the industry’s most… Continue reading Platform-A To Launch Self-Service Ad Exchange