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The Competition Commission is set to recommend that BSkyB reduces its stake in ITV to under 10%, according to a report today. The Commission is set to send its report to the government this week, and according to today’s Financial Times, competition regulators are set to recommend to business and enterprise secretary John Hutton that… Continue reading Sky To Be Forced To Reduce ITV Stake

Johnston Press has seen its overall advertising revenues increase by 0.2% with like-for-like UK print advertising revenues declining by 0.8% in the second half of the year. During the first half, the equivalent figures were reductions of 1.5% and 2.9% respectively. Advertising revenues in the Republic of Ireland declined by 1.2%, compared to the growth… Continue reading Johnston Press Ad Revenues Increase

Five has secured two new sponsorship deals with UK price comparison site moneysupermarket.com.travelsupermarket.com (part of moneysupermarket.com) will sponsor Five’s brand new travel series, Rough Guide To…, from January 10.The package includes 1×15″ opening credit, 2×5″ break bumpers and 1×10″ closing credit per episode. The deal also includes up to 5″ visual accreditation on any related… Continue reading Five Secures Two New Sponsorship Deals

Advertisers in the UK spend more money per person on internet advertising than any other country, at £33, according to Ofcom’s second annual International Communications Market Report. The regulator said that this is twice as much as France, Germany and Italy combined. At 14% of total revenues, spend in the UK on online advertising overtook… Continue reading UK Advertisers Spend More Per Person Online Than Any Other Country

The big Champions League football match between Liverpool and Marseille on ITV1 was pretty much level with BBC One’s offering of soaps and drama last night.At 7.30pm on BBC One, EastEnders picked up a peak of 8.1 million adults (a 40% share of the audience) in an episode which ended on a cliffhanger when Phil… Continue reading Liverpool Locks Horns With BBC One

Capital 95.8 today announced that programme director Scott Muller will be leaving the station at the end of December, although he will remain within GCap in a group programming role.Last week, it was reported that Bam Bam was to leave the station, to be replaced on by current drive and Hit40 presenter Lucio.Margherita Taylor is… Continue reading Muller Leaves Capital 95.8

Advertisers in the UK spend more money per person on internet advertising than any other country, at £33, according to Ofcom’s second annual International Communications Market Report.The regulator said that this is twice as much as France, Germany and Italy combined. At 14% of total revenues, spend in the UK on online advertising overtook magazine… Continue reading UK Advertisers Spend More Per Person Online Than Any Other Country

Pearl & Dean will be booking space for the first new-build fully digital cinema in Europe when it opens on December 21.The state-of-the-art Vue multiplex cinema is based in the Princes Quay development in Hull and will open just in time for Christmas.Pearl & Dean will be offering advertising opportunities at the site as part… Continue reading Pearl & Dean To Sell Advertising For First Purpose-Built Digital Cinema

There is a stronger growth rate in mobile gaming than in console and handheld markets, albeit coming from a smaller market share, according to the latest research from entertainment analyst firm Understanding & Solutions. David Rouse, analyst at Understanding & Solutions, said: “Global revenues from mobile gaming are pegged at $3.6 billion this year, and… Continue reading Mobile Gaming Growing Quicker Than Console And Handheld Markets

Speaking at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on ‘The Future Of Radio’, Ralph Bernard, chief executive of GCap Media, said that digital radio cannot flourish unless Ofcom sets a date for switching off the analogue radio signal. He added that there is a £10 million loss per annum on digital and the industry “won’t sit and… Continue reading Bernard Calls For Radio Switchover Date