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Digital Cinema Media (DCM), the new owner of Carlton Screen Advertising, has awarded the contract for its foyer and washroom advertising to outdoor firm Boomerang Media. DCM, a joint venture between cinema chains Odeon Cinemas and Cineworld, bought Carlton Screen Advertising from ITV for £500,000 in March. The Boomerang Media deal includes more than 600… Continue reading DCM awards foyer contract to Boomerang Media

Channel 4 was the UK’s fastest growing website in June, according to comScore’s June rankings of the largest and fastest-growing internet properties and site categories.Based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service, comScore’s rankings reveal modest increases in the entertainment news, retail fragrances/cosmetics, retail jewelry/luxury goods/accessories, and careers services and development site… Continue reading Top UK Web Rankings for June 2008

Guardian Media Group’s pre-tax profits for the year ending March 30 hit £306.4 million, up from £97.7 million in 2007. GMG said that this was due to the £334.8 million sale of its 49.9% stake in Trader Media Group to private equity firm Apax Partners in March 2007. GMG went on to partner with Apax… Continue reading GMG Profits Above £300m Following Trader Media Sale

Ofcom has dismissed the idea of giving Channel 4 a stake in BBC Worldwide as a way of plugging its funding shortfall, according to a leaked draft of its phase two public service broadcasting review.The industry regulator is thought to have said in its recommendations that giving Channel 4 a share of the BBC’s commercial… Continue reading Channel 4’s Proposed Share In BBC Worldwide Is Dismissed

eBay has launched an international business division at its headquarters in Bern, Switzerland, in an attempt to encourage advertisers to take advantage of the site’s global reach.The division will be responsible for looking after clients who want to reach eBay’s global audience, which is estimated to be at around 80 million users, according to reports.Advertisers… Continue reading Ebay Sets Up New International Advertising Division

ITV2 is to undergo a revamp with a new look logo and interstitials, according to a report.The August 20 revamp will coincide with the start of the channel’s new autumn schedule, said Media Week.A spokesman told the magazine that ITV2’s viewers most closely associated the lime green colour of the channel’s idents with the channel.Other… Continue reading ITV2 To Get New Look

The proportion of internet users in Britain spending more than five hours per week online has more than doubled in the past 10 years, from 25% in 1998 to 58% in 2008, according to a new report. The BT 21st Century Life Index commissioned Ipsos MORI to survey 2,000 people across Britain to find out… Continue reading Britons Spending More Time Online

Channel 4’s Big Brother pulled in nearly 3.3 million peak viewers last night, ahead of BBC One’s Colin Jackson – The Making of Me and ITV1’s Harley Street.The daily round-up of events from the Big Brother house, which saw Maysoon leaving and the housemates failing their weekly shopping task, gained an average 14.8% audience share… Continue reading Big Brother Tops BBC And ITV With 3.3 Million Viewers

United Business Media has acquired the International Direct Marketing Fair (IDMF) from Reed. UBM business media and events division CMP intends to incorporate the IDMF and E-Commerce and Digital Marketing Expo (ECDM), the show Reed planned to launch in 2009, into its Internet World exhibition. Mark Snell, group director at CMP, said: “While we review… Continue reading UBM Acquires International Direct Marketing Fair

Denise Van Outen’s future at 95.8 Capital FM is in jeopardy, following reports in the national press that she is quitting the show just months into her year-long contract.Van Outen is said to be “knackered” as a result of juggling her breakfast show on Capital, alongside co-host Johnny Vaughan, with her TV commitments.The presenter is… Continue reading Van Outen To Leave Capital