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Richard Eyre has been appointed non-executive director and chairman of mobile advertising firm Rapid Mobile Media.Eyre has more than thirty years experience in the media business, having previously served as chief executive of Capital Radio, chief executive of ITV and CEO and chairman of Pearson Television.He is currently chairman of the Internet Advertising Bureau, GCap… Continue reading Richard Eyre Joins Board Of Mobile Ad Firm

ITV.com has commissioned Made Up Media, a digital publishing company, to create an online magazine to accompany its football Legends series on ITV4.The Legends e-zine will be emailed to 300,000 itv.com subscribers and will include a 12 page digital England scrapbook, with features such as WAGs to Pitches and a take on the traditional football… Continue reading ITV.com To Launch New Digital Magazine

Q Radio is to relaunch next month with an exclusive show from rock group REM and a new evening programme hosted by former XFM and BBC 2 Desi DNA presenter Samanthi.Q Radio currently exists as a jukebox-style digital radio station, but following the relaunch on June 2 it will be available on DAB digital radio… Continue reading Q Radio To Relaunch Next Month

Microsoft has signed deals with EMI and Channel 4 to launch a TV offering on its instant messenger service.The service, called “Messenger TV”, is being rolled out across Europe and will feature “best of Channel 4 clips” and music videos from EMI artists, according to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk.Messenger TV will also be able to… Continue reading Microsoft Launches TV Service On Instant Messenger

UK media spend on online advertising networks will reach an estimated £385 million in 2008, following growth of 60%, according to a new report from e-consultancy. e-consultancy said that this growth was due to improved understanding of the potential for return on investment and increased opportunities to reach the right audience effectively, for example through… Continue reading UK Spend On Online Ad Networks To Grow

Bauer Advertising has named Derek Hewitt, formerly of News International, as its new radio trading director.Hewitt has 20 years experience in the industry, most recently working as a client development manager on exclusive deals with Mars and Kimberly Clark.He was influential in growing News International’s portfolio of non-spending clients from £2 million to £14 million… Continue reading Bauer Advertising Hires New Radio Trading Director

Kangaroo, the forthcoming broadband TV service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, could be launched under the name SeeSaw.It is understood that a shortlist of possible names for the service has been drawn up, with some executives favouring SeeSaw.However, according to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk, a source close to the project believes there has… Continue reading Kangaroo Could Launch As SeeSaw

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

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

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