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Bauer Media has appointed Carl Lyons, former Capital Radio marketing director, to head up its digital marketing across 80 brands including FHM and Heat.Lyon will report directly to Bauer’s chief marketing office, Andria Vidler – who he previously worked with at Capital Radio.Vidler said: “I am delighted that we have attracted someone of the calibre… Continue reading Bauer Hires Carl Lyons To Head Up Digital Marketing

ITV has announced a 28% year on year fall in pre-tax profits for the first six months of the year, to £91 million. The commercial broadcaster also reported a 3% increase in revenues to £1.03 billion. The company said that net advertising revenues dipped an estimated 1% in the first eight months but are likely… Continue reading ITV Reports Drop In Pre-Tax Profits

Archant has announced modest like-for-like revenue figures for the first half of 2008, down 3.3% year on year and like-for-like operating profits down 8.9%. At the same time the company has revealed that digital advertising revenues have increased by 63%. Total turnover for the period was £93.6 million (2007 – £98.5 million). Total operating profit… Continue reading Archant Sees Revenue And Profit Decline

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has announced a 27% increase in fourth quarter profits to $1.13 billion. Net income of $1.13 billion, an increase of $239 million from the $890 million reported in the fourth quarter a year ago. Revenues rose 17% to $8.6 billion, while the group recorded full-year operating income of $5.4 billion, an… Continue reading News Corp Profits Increase

BBC One’s New Tricks came miles ahead in the ratings war last night with a 35.6% audience share and more than 8.5 million peak viewers.The 9pm crime drama pulled in more than double the number of viewers to BBC Two’s Dragon’s Den or ITV1’s Police, Camera, Action!.The third episode in the series of Dragon’s Den… Continue reading New Tricks Slays Dragons With 8.5 Million Viewers

Top Up TV, the paid-for service available on Freeview, is to offer new customers Setanta Sports 1 for free for the 2008/2009 Barclays Premier League football season.New subscribers will get access to live Barclays Premier League Games, England World Cup qualifying games (and home friendlies), the Clydesdale Bank Premier League, Magners League rugby, US PGA… Continue reading Setanta Sports Free For New Top Up TV Subscribers

Thinkbox has commissioned an in-depth research study into the rapidly expanding phenomenon of online TV.The research aims to reveal exactly how consumers are using online TV services and how attitudes towards online TV compare with those towards linear, broadcast TV. The research is designed to provide fresh insight into how the online TV environment is… Continue reading Thinkbox To Examine Online TV

Mark Cranmer has been appointed chairman of JICIMS – the Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems – in a move by the body to establish a single online measurement panel.JICIMS is currently searching for a research company that will become the sole supplier of an online measurement currency, similar to Barb for TV and… Continue reading Cranmer Appointed As Chairman Of JICIMS

Telegraph.co.uk has launched a new free version of its site on 3G and WAP-enabled phones, with updated news, sports and travel articles.The new site is set to include simplified navigation tools to make it easy to access lead stories, with images alongside the text and automatically updated breaking news stories.Telegraph.co.uk was previously available to mobile… Continue reading Telegraph Revamps Mobile Site

The latest ABCe results – to be released next week – are set to reveal that Nuts.co.uk has more than doubled its online audience during the past year, making it the fastest growing men’s lifestyle website in the UK.The ABCe Group Product Report is expected to unveil a figure of 1,398,243 unique users for Nuts.co.uk… Continue reading Nuts.co.uk Is The Fastest Growing Men’s Lifestyle Website