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Nev Pierce is set to join Empire, the direct rival of his current film magazine, Total Film.Pierce joined Future’s Total Magazine as editor two years ago and is expected to take on the same position at Bauer’s Empire.In 2004, he joined Total Magazine, after contributing as a freelancer for 5 years, and moved his way… Continue reading Pierce Joins Empire Magazine

ITV’s shares rose this morning by 8% to 41.4p following reports in the weekend papers linking Endemol to ITV. John de Mol, co-founder of Dutch production company Endemol, responded to weekend reports that Endemol might be interested in ITV by saying that a combination with ITV could make sense, but all would depend on the… Continue reading ITV Shares Rise On Back Of Speculation

BBC Two has unveiled its Autumn line-up, with a focus on factual programmes such as its new documentary The Fallen, by filmmaker Morgan Matthews.The Fallen will remember every serviceman and woman who has died in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, with testimonies from families and an archive of events, in a three-hour documentary.Roly Keating, controller… Continue reading BBC Two Unveils Autumn Line Up

Over two-thirds (68%) of the 60 million television sets in the UK are now digitally linked via cable, satellite or digital terrestrial, according to new figures from Ofcom published today.The Digital Progress Report for the first quarter of 2008 shows that the total number of digitally-linked sets has grown by around seven million from 33.5… Continue reading 68% Of UK TV Sets Now Digital

ITV advertising revenues are expected to decline by as much as 13% in the last quarter, according to reports in the national press.The broadcaster’s deadline for September advertising bookings passed yesterday, with agencies predicting that low marketing budgets would cause its ad revenue to fall in the autumn.ITV has so far managed to keep on… Continue reading ITV Ad Revenues Expected To Fall

Vigin Radio’s programming and marketing director, David Lloyd, is set to leave the station following its sale in June.The station was sold to a consortium including The Times of India Group for £53 million, and is due to be renamed and re-branded following a £15 million investment (see Virgin Radio Sale Confirmed).Lloyd will be replaced… Continue reading Virgin Radio Programming Boss Quits

CBS Outdoor has made two appointments to its dedicated digital division, Alive. Matt Harris has been brought in to head up the digital delivery team and will be responsible for scheduling content to all sites. Harris has previously worked at ITV, Sky and Channel 4. He will report directly to Nicky Cheshire, sales director of… Continue reading CBS Outdoor Makes Two Appointments To Digital Division

Over two-thirds (68%) of the 60 million television sets in the UK are now digitally linked via cable, satellite or digital terrestrial, according to new figures from Ofcom published today. The Digital Progress Report for the first quarter of 2008 shows that the total number of digitally-linked sets has grown by around seven million from… Continue reading 68% Of UK TV Sets Now Digital

Online advertising for retail brands delivers the biggest effect in the media mix, driving 40% of brand engagement, compared with press (31%) and TV (19%), according to the latest Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) cross-media Brand Engagement study. The fourth study of its kind, conducted by ævolve (formerly Carat Insight), set out to quantify the impact… Continue reading Online Ads Drive User Engagement

ITV1’s Great British Feast, with Marco Pierre White, lost out to BBC One’s new series Cars, Cops and Criminals by an average 7% audience share betweem 9pm and 10pm last night.Marco’s Great British Feast was pick of the day but only managed to pull in three million adult viewers, a 15% audience share.BBC One’s new… Continue reading Marco Loses Out To Cars, Cops And Criminals By 1.7 Million Viewers