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Broadcasters have once again been urged to ‘put their house in order’, with new media secretary James Purnell using his speech at the Royal Television Society in Cambridge to tell broadcasters to move on from the problems that have plagued the industry this year.Purnell said that broadcasters had to learn the right lessons from controversies… Continue reading Media Secretary Urges Broadcasters To Learn Lessons From TV Controversies

ITN is to produce Setanta Sports news, the new 24 hour sports news channel jointly owned by Virgin Media and Setanta Sports which is intended to replace the Sky Sports News channel that the broadcaster lost earlier this year (see Sky Anytime? Not For Virgin Media Cable Homes).The production of Setanta Sports News by ITN… Continue reading ITN To Produce Setanta Sports News

GCap Media is to relaunch its mainstream radio network, The One Network, which includes stations across the UK such as BRMB, Invicta FM, and Red Dragon.The first of the major changes to The One Network will be the launch of two new network shows hosted by celebrity DJs Myleene Klass and Jeremy Kyle.The network will… Continue reading GCap To Relaunch One Network

A year after their launch in the capital (see thelondonpaper Launches And The Free Newspaper War Begins), the two free afternoon papers, the London Lite and thelondonpaper, have today released their first National Readership Survey figures, for January to June 2007, showing the London Lite to be ahead of its rival.Despite thelondonpaper remaining in top… Continue reading Women Favour London Lite Over thelondonpaper

Total advertising expenditures in the first half of 2007 slipped by 0.3% to $72.59 billion versus the same period in 2006, according to new data from TNS Media Intelligence. Steven Fredericks, president and CEO of TNS Media Intelligence, said: “For the first time since 2001, media advertising expenditures have declined for two consecutive quarters. “While… Continue reading US Adspend Slips 0.3%

The BBC’s coverage of England’s crucial Euro 2008 qualifying match brought in a big audience last night, with a peak of 10 million adults (a 46.1% share) watching the action.England racked up a hot 3-0 win over a well-drilled Russian team and an average audience of 8.3 million adults watched the action unfold on BBC… Continue reading England Win Gets 10 Million Adult Viewers

Clear Channel Outdoor has announced that Clear Channel Connect, its new division set up to sell advertising exclusively on Spectrum plc’s phone box estate, will launch on Monday October 8.The Connect panels are situated in urban locations across the country, with 62% of the sites within 300m of retail locations.Connect also has cover of London… Continue reading Clear Channel Connect To Launch In October

IPC Ignite has appointed David Moynihan, editor of Emap’s FHM.com to the role of digital editor for IPC Ignite music brands NME.com and Uncut.co.uk.Moynihan joined FHM.com in 2000 and became deputy editor of the site in 2004. He was named editor in January 2007 and during his time on the brand, the site has picked… Continue reading IPC Appoints Moynihan As Digital Editor

Publicis Groupe has acquired the French digital agency Wcube for an undisclosed sum, saying that Wcube will be rebranded and integrated into the Publicis Modem worldwide digital network. Wcube will become Publicis Modem France, headed by Wcube’s present co-presidents Xavier Gury and Thierry Vandewalle, who will report to Philippe Lentschener, chief executive officer of Publicis… Continue reading Publicis Acquires French Digital Agency

Ofcom has started its second review of public service broadcasting in Britain, looking at how to maintain and strengthen the quality of PSB as the UK approaches digital switchover in 2012.The regulator has widened the scope of the inquiry, which is due to wrap up by early 2009, to include digital public service content offered… Continue reading Ofcom Begins Second Review Of PSB In UK