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The latest series of z-list jungle fest I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! gained an average adult audience of more than 7.8 million adults for ITV1 last night.As barely-recognisable ‘celebs’ bungee-jumped from helicopters and others were immersed in fish guts and mealworms, ITV1 grabbed a 36.4% viewing share over the hour and a… Continue reading Jungle Fever Hits More Than 7.8 Million

Speaking at ASI’s 2007 European Radio Symposium in Barcelona, Paul Brown, chairman of the RadioCentre, pointed to a number of key reasons why digital radio was not making the same progress as digital TV.Radio broadcasters have often been disinterested – the digital future was “uncertain, expensive and possibly more competitive,” said Brown. The BBC got… Continue reading RadioCentre Boss Outlines Digital Radio Hurdles

IPC TX has appointed Mark Winterton as publisher of What’s on TV, whatsontv.co.uk, and TV easy, the compact listings title.Winterton is currently intellectual property manager in IPC+, IPC’s licensing and syndication business, and heads up the central image database, IPC Images.He completed the PPA diploma in publishing in 2005, as part of which he set… Continue reading New Publisher For IPC TV Listings Brands

Media and business information company, United Business Media, has ruled itself out as a potential bidder for Emap’s £1.5 billion B2B division. The company, which owns Music Week, Building, Property Week, Dalton’s Weekly, Travel Trade Gazette and Pulse, has been focusing on developing its news distribution and B2B division, setting aside up to £500 million… Continue reading UBM Will Not Bid For Emap’s B2B Division

European internet users are spending an average of 12 hours a week online, an hour more than last year, with youngsters spending more time with their computers rather than the traditional TV set, according to new research from the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA). Social networking has exploded, with more than 40% of internet users… Continue reading Young Europeans Now Spending More Time Online Than With TV

In the battle of the one-off Sunday dramas, ITV1 managed to outperform BBC One, with Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe proving more popular than current timelord David Tennant.My Boy Jack, which told the story of Rudyard Kipling’s son Jack’s WW1 experience and ultimate death, pulled in an impressive 5.5 million viewers on Armistice Night. Viewing… Continue reading Potter Beats Who In Battle For Sunday Ratings

Could it be that many of the new IPTV services are often just the Emperor’s new clothes? Speaking at ASI’s 2007 European TV Symposium in Barcelona last week, convergent media specialist, Graham Lovelace, told over 200 delegates that he was “underwhelmed by most of the new services now available – these are not the future… Continue reading IPTV Services Criticised At ASI Conference

Last week saw Emap take centre stage, with the review of its assets begun in July continuing to hit the headlines.At the start of the week it was reported that the private equity firm Cinven had pulled out of the race for the company’s consumer magazine division, apparently unhappy with the £700m price tag (Full… Continue reading Media In The City: Emap Still On Track To Sell Its Divisions

Jo Hamilton, head of audience measurement at the BBC, told delegates at ASI’s 2007 European TV Symposium in Barcelona, of the BBC’s 360 degrees Pulse survey – an attempt by the corporation “to deliver single source data for this converging world.”Her pragmatic reflection, that, even with the BBC’s resources, “miraculous powers would be needed” to… Continue reading Single Source Data – The Holy Grail?

www.instylemagazine.co.uk is launching an online Christmas gift guide, with visitors able to browse ten themed galleries, including Beauty Queen, Eco Warrior, Fashionista, and Man About Town.Visitors to the site can then purchase many items online through links to the retailers.Advertisers on board include Folli Follie, Crabtree & Evelyn, Crème de la Mer and Bobbi Brown.Kirsten… Continue reading InStyle Gets Online Christmas Gift Guide