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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

Andrew Freeman, senior consultant, media research at Harris Interactive, discusses the latest RAJAR figures and looks at what can be learnt from past predictions…I remember ten years ago the then director of programming at what was Capital Radio Group laid out his vision for the future. He showed us how the newly acquired Xfm would… Continue reading RAJAR: An Analyst’s View – Radio’s Failure To Predict The Future; It Was All Too Predictable…

Sky is to launch a range of social media applications across its portfolio of websites, according to a report.A report in Media Week says that the broadcaster has struck a deal with online technology firm Pluck that will allow the creation of user profiles, blogs, forums, polls, the uploading of video content and deeper levels… Continue reading Sky To Offer Social Media Applications Across Its Websites

The Government has published a new consultation document, which includes plans to regulate product placement and video-on-demand services on British television.Current regulations state “that all EU members must prohibit product placement, but they may decide to allow certain exemptions”.However, product placement is banned on any UK made programmes and the Government has already said its… Continue reading Product Placement Proposals To Be Considered

Google search is by far the most popular website in the UK, with nearly 28 million unique users, according to figures released by Nielsen Online today.The search engine’s unique users are up by 15% from around 24 million in June 2007 to 28 million in June 2008 – miles ahead of other websites in the… Continue reading Google Races Ahead As Most Popular Website

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

Magazine publisher Future has reported a 4% rise in advertising income over the past nine months. Overall revenue rose 1%, with advertising income rose 4% in the nine month period ending June 30. However, there was a 2% decline in print advertising, although this was offset by a 39% rise in online advertising. In the… Continue reading Future Enjoys 4% Rise In Ad Revenue

Total commercial impacts will rise by nearly 17% over the next five years, according to a new report.Media analyst Attentional also forecasts that commercial impacts for adults in the ABC1 socio-economic demographic will rise even more sharply at 19.5%.Share of commercial impacts (SOCI) is expected to decrease slightly for the main commercial terrestrial networks, with… Continue reading TV Commercial Impacts Set To Rise 17% By 2012

ITV1’s Midsomer Murders pulled in more than 6.5 million viewers last night, beating Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise to the top spot.The ITV1 murder series attracted an average 29.6% audience share between 8pm and 10pm, with a peak audience of 6.7 million viewers at 9.30pm.BBC One’s film premiere of Spielberg’s War of the Worlds, starring… Continue reading Midsomer Murders Rockets With 6.5 Million Viewers

The BBC’s mobile TV trial only reached a peak of 580 viewers per day during its 12 month trial period, which ended in April this year, according to data released by the BBC Trust.The data also revealed that monthly content consumption of its BBC One, Three and News 24 channels reached a high of just… Continue reading BBC Releases Data On Mobile TV Trial