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The BBC has revealed that it kept £106,000 made from phone-ins which was supposed to go to charity.It added that the money has now been paid with interest to the charities.The news comes hot on the heels of Ofcom’s record fine for ITV over its part in last year’s phone-in scandal (see ITV Handed Record… Continue reading BBC Kept Phone-In Charity Money

The winners of the PPA editorial and publishing excellence awards have been announced at last week’s ceremony at Grosvenor House, hosted by impressionist John Culshaw.Grazia magazine, Legal Week and Asos.com came out with top prizes in their individual categories.Bauer’s Grazia was named COMAG consumer magazine of the year, with judges praising it for being “unique”… Continue reading Winners Revealed In PPA Awards For Editorial And Publishing Excellence

Sky One’s revival of 90’s entertainment show Gladiators drew an impressive audience of over one million adult viewers.The show – featuring brand new gladiators – was watched by an average audience of 1.02 million, with viewing peaking at 1.11 million for the final fifteen minutes.Earlier on Sunday evening, Sky One’s other new entertainment show Don’t… Continue reading Gladiators A Ratings Winner For Sky One

New research from Nielsen Mobile reveals that 44% of UK mobile phone subscribers belong to an online social network.Of this group, 25% use their mobile phone for social networking-related activities.Around 812,000 Britons each month, or 1.7% of all UK mobile subscribers, visited a social networking website using their mobile during the first quarter of 2008,… Continue reading 44% Of UK Mobile Subscribers Belong To Online Social Networks

Total worldwide revenue from user-generated video (UGV) is expected to eclipse $1.2 billion by 2012, according to a new report from In-Stat. The high-tech market research firm adds that with expectations of higher quality content (eg HD video) and increasing file size maximums, the demands on bandwidth will likely continue to grow at a faster… Continue reading Worldwide UGV Revenue To Eclipse $1.2bn

IPC’s woman&home has named Zoë Levey, former promotions director on Conde Nast’s Vanity Fair, as their new head of marketing following an internal move by Faith Hill.Levey has a strong background in glossy magazines, including seven years at Natmags, where she worked on several titles such as Harpers & Queen and Esquire.She said: “This is… Continue reading woman&home Appoints New Head Of Marketing

The MediaTel Group ‘Future of Media Research’ seminar takes place on May 21, with tickets for this full day event selling fast.The morning session, chaired by Torin Douglas, media correspondent for BBC Radio, will see a panel discussion looking at the question of whether research addresses the core issues in today’s media industry.This will be… Continue reading MediaTel Group To Hold ‘Future of Media Research’ Seminar

Virgin Mobile has signed a deal to sponsor series nine of Channel 4 show Big Brother this summer.The sponsorship will mainly be used to promote Virgin Mobile, although parent company Virgin Media will also push some of its other services around the show.It is believed that this year’s show will launch in late May or… Continue reading Virgin Mobile To Sponsor Big Brother 9

The increasing deployment of IPTV services will see the pay-TV market in Western Europe enjoy a modest rate of growth in the number of households subscribing to pay-TV services, according to the latest research published by Analysys Mason. According to the Analysys Mason report, Pay TV in Western Europe: market sizings and forecasts 2005-2013, the… Continue reading IPTV To Drive Take-Up Of Pay TV In Western Europe

Last night’s Apprentice was bang on form, with Sir Alan threatening to fire five of the candidates after a task disaster in Marrakesh.In the end, he settled for two, but the bearded one was not happy, particularly after a mix-up involving some kosher chicken.A peak of 7.1 million adults tuned in to the BBC One… Continue reading Apprentice Too Slippery For The Soap Awards