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A whopping 9.1 million adults tuned in to the final of The Apprentice last night on BBC One, as Lee McQueen was crowned winner of the reality show.It went right down to the wire, with Sir Alan eventually discarding loud-mouth Clare in favour of the rough and ready McQueen.An average of 8.3 million adults (a… Continue reading 9m See Lee Win The Apprentice

GCap Media’s Gold Radio Network has signed an exclusive two year content deal with Sportsmedia Broadcasting, provider of bespoke radio sports bulletins and sister financial news company Businessmedia, to provide bespoke sports news and finance bulletins.Sportsmedia and Businessmedia’s programming will slot live and direct into Gold Radio Network’s entire network of AM and DAB stations… Continue reading GCap’s Gold Radio Network Signs Content Deal With Sportsmedia

Kangaroo, the on-demand video player from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, will offer the ability to target advertisements to specific demographics, according to Errol Baran, head of new media advertising sales at Channel 4.Speaking on Tuesday at MediaTel Group’s Media Playground event in a session on broadcast and IPTV, Baran said that the service… Continue reading Kangaroo To Target Ads To Specific Demographics

UKTV is to rebrand all of its channels over the coming 12 months, beginning by making UKTV Gold a comedy channel and launching an entertainment channel.The final three months of the year will see the broadcaster restructure and expand its entertainment portfolio, with factual channels following early next year and lifestyle channels in the spring.UKTV… Continue reading All UKTV Channels To Be Rebranded

Speaking at yesterday’s MediaTel Group Media Playground event, Guy Phillipson, CEO of the Internet Advertising Bureau, said that in five years 35% of all media could be on the IP platform. In a brief but wide ranging interview with BBC media correspondent Torin Douglas, Phillipson also spoke about the direct response benefits of online, particularly… Continue reading The Media Playground Interview: Guy Phillipson

Niche networks could be the way forward for social networking sites, according to some of the panelists speaking at yesterday’s MediaTel Group Media Playground event. Bruce Daisley, digital sales director at Bauer Advertising, said niche networks “which can often be like minded strangers rather than friends in real life” could be a big growth area… Continue reading Niche Networks Could Be Future Of Social Networking

Speaking at yesterday’s MediaTel Group Media Playground event, Guy Phillipson, CEO of the Internet Advertising Bureau, said that in five years 35% of all media could be on the IP platform.In a brief but wide ranging interview with BBC media correspondent Torin Douglas, Phillipson also spoke about the direct response benefits of online, particularly in… Continue reading The Media Playground Interview: Guy Phillipson

Niche networks could be the way forward for social networking sites, according to some of the panelists speaking at yesterday’s MediaTel Group Media Playground event.Bruce Daisley, digital sales director at Bauer Advertising, said niche networks “which can often be like minded strangers rather than friends in real life” could be a big growth area in… Continue reading Niche Networks Could Be Future Of Social Networking

MediaTel Group yesterday ran its first Media Playground event showcasing the latest new media opportunities. The day’s first seminar in a packed line-up focused on research, with a stellar panel debating the future of the industry, focusing particularly on digital.Stuart Corke, director of customer insight at News International, said that it was imperative that standards… Continue reading Research Seminar Kicks Off Media Playground

Five’s digital channel, Fiver, is to air the two fly-on-the-wall series Living Lohan, starring celebrity mum Dina Lohan and daughter Ali Lohan, and Denise Richards: It’s Complicated.Living Lohan is a reality series from E! Entertainment Television starring celebrity mum and manager Dina Lohan and her youngest daughter, up-and-coming teen star Ali Lohan.In Denise Richards: It’s… Continue reading Fiver Gets Two New Reality Shows