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US Ad expenditures for newspaper websites increased by 21.1 percent to $773 million in the third quarter versus the same period a year ago, according to preliminary estimates from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). This is the fourteenth consecutive quarter of double digit growth for online newspaper advertising since the NAA started reporting online… Continue reading US Online Adspend Grows 21.1% In Q3

Diane Kenwood has been appointed editor of IPC Connect title Woman’s Weekly.Kenwood has recently edited several titles for contract publisher Redwood, including Your M&S and Heyday.She has also been a chair of the Periodical Training Council and worked as an editor and contributor across a range of print titles for publishers including H Bauer, the… Continue reading New Editor For Woman’s Weekly

ITV has reportedly suffered a 50% fall in phone votes for its hit programme The X-Factor following the premium-rate phone scandal.A report in the Daily Record claimed that voting levels have fallen by 50% since last year, with a resulting loss in revenue of around £10m.A Deloitte report published last month found that some SMS… Continue reading Classic FM Signs Christmas Deal With Grant’s Whisky

Setanta Sports News, the new 24-hour rolling sports news channel, launched today offering free-to-air sports news broadcasting for homes across the UK.Highlights include a weekly chat show with Kelly Dalglish, a live phone in show with ex-footballer Steve Claridge, and The Goal Rush, which will be the only programme on a free-to-air sports news channel… Continue reading Setanta Sports News Launches Today

Dennis Publishing has created a New Product Development unit to identify opportunities and to launch sustainable media businesses.Headed up by Bruce Sandell, MD of Dennis Lifestyle, the ten strong unit will incorporate Dennis Skunkworks, Dennis’ dedicated website development team.James Tye, CEO at Dennis Publishing, said: “Dennis Publishing has always been a company where we can… Continue reading Dennis Publishing Creates New Product Development Unit

Ofcom has started advertising a new local Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radio multiplex licence to cover Mid and West Wales.The new Welsh service is one of a number of new local radio multiplex licences planned to develop DAB coverage for local services in those parts of the country not already served.Ofcom estimates that the Welsh… Continue reading Ofcom Advertises For Welsh DAB Licence

Continental Research’s Autumn 2007 Digital TV Report has revealed that of all UK consumers aware of HDTV the proportion of people likely to subscribe has jumped to 30%, with 5% of these saying they are almost certain to subscribe.Max Willey, Continental Research’s head of media, said: “This is a large increase from the 17% who… Continue reading Likely Subscribers To HDTV Jumps To 30%

Urban music radio station Choice FM has unveiled a revamp of its programming for 2008.The GCap Media station is extending the breakfast show by an hour, giving it a four hour running-time from 6am-10am.The latest RAJAR figures, for the third quarter of 2007, reveal that the show had a weekly reach of 229,000 listeners, an… Continue reading Choice FM In Schedule Shake-Up For 2008

Third-generation (3G) handsets will continue strong growth over the next five years as second-generation technology wanes, reports In-Stat. It added that during 2012 fourth-generation network handsets are not expected to enter the market in sizable numbers. Helping to boost overall sales, subscribers owning and using several handsets will be more prevalent over the next several… Continue reading Strong Growth Forecast For 3G Handsets

Of all UK consumers aware of High Definition Television (HDTV) the proportion of people likely to subscribe has jumped to 30%, with 5% of these saying they are almost certain to subscribe to HDTV, according to Continental Research’s Autumn 2007 Digital TV Report. Max Willey, Continental Research’s head of media, said: “This is a large… Continue reading Likely Subscribers To HDTV Jumps To 30%