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Virgin Radio has appointed former LBC managing director David Lloyd as its programming director.Lloyd left LBC last month following a management reshuffle by LBC’s new owner Global Radio.His appointment follows Paul Jackson’s move from programming director to chief executive at the beginning of the year.MediaGuardian.co.uk quotes Lloyd as saying: “It is clearly very early days… Continue reading Virgin Radio Appoints New Head Of Programming

Text-based mobile advertising is nearly ubiquitous in Europe, with as many as three out of four mobile subscribers reporting they received an ad via SMS in July, according to M:Metrics, the mobile media research group. The measurement firm also found that while the volume of SMS ads is lowest in the United States, with only… Continue reading Text Based Ads Nearly Ubiquitous In Europe

Xfm South Wales is to go live on 106.8 – 107.3 on Thursday November 29 at 12pm, broadcasting from the same site as its sister station, GCap’s Red Dragon in Cardiff.In a statement, Xfm said that it will be looking to showcase South Wales’ musical and artistic talent to the UK whilst also bringing the… Continue reading Xfm South Wales Gets November Launch Date

Music is going to continue to lead the market for online distribution, according to Screen Digest. The research company forecasts that by 2011, 191 million single tracks and 21 million albums will be downloaded, with UK revenue at £285.6 million. Dan Cryan, music analyst, said: “The rapid growth of online music constitutes an invaluable lifeline… Continue reading Music To Lead Online Distribution Market

It was the TV event of the year last night, as MediaTel Group’s very own wizard of the dribble, Chad Potter, pulled on his boots for Sky One’s Premier League All Stars.The show, which sees legends, celebrities and fans play in a week-long knock-out competition, has a £100,000 prize for the winning club’s nominated charity.‘Pele’… Continue reading Potter Proves His Worth In 3-3 Draw

Ofcom has fined GMTV £2 million for misconduct after it ran a competition where winners were selected before the competition had closed.GMTV was found to have breached Rule 2.11 of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, which came into effect on 25 July 2005, stating that “Competitions should be conducted fairly”, and Rule 8.2(b) of the ITC… Continue reading GMTV Given £2 Million Fine

Start-up media company Ad-Air is planning to create a network of huge advertisements which will be placed alongside airport flight paths.It plans to create ads of up to five acres or 20,000 sq metres in size. Ad-Air’s network includes 30 airports including London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle, Los Angeles International.The first site to have… Continue reading Ad-Air Plans Flight Path Ad Network

Virgin Media is backing the launch of its Virgin 1 channel with a TV and cinema ad campaign using the strapline “proper telly”.The campaign, which breaks on Friday, will use a 40-second TV and cinema ad featuring clips of shows such as The Riches and The Sarah Connor Chronicles.The TV ad will run on channels… Continue reading Virgin 1 Ad Campaign Promises “Proper Telly”

MediaTel’s editorial manager, Chad “back of the net” Potter, is set to reverse Derby County Football Club’s recent bad run in tonight’s Premier League All Stars match with Liverpool.As a lifelong DCFC fan, Chad joins the team after sailing through trials. Legends, celebrities and fans have got together to play the week-long, knock-out competition that… Continue reading MediaTel’s Golden Balls To Star On Sky One – Tonight!

The return of Doc Martin to ITV1 last night gave the channel a peak audience of 7.1 million adult viewers (a 32.9% share) in the 9pm slot.This was easily ahead of BBC One’s offering, Silent Witness, which could only manage a peak of 5.5 million adults (a 25.5% share) in the same timeslot.An average of… Continue reading Return Of Doc Martin Beats Silent Witness