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BBC One’s black comedy The Dinner Party, starring Lee Evans and ex-EastEnder Jessie Wallace, was a hit in last night’s 9pm to 10pm timeslot, gaining an average adult audience of more than 6.5 million.The programme gave the channel a 30.4% viewing share at the time, compared to ITV1’s share of 13.7% for Marco Pierre White’s… Continue reading More Than 6.5 Million Come To The Party On BBC One

The Rugby World Cup began on Friday with a powerful display by Argentina condemning host nation France to defeat in the very first match of the tournament.Saturday saw the first game involving one of the home nations, as England took on the USA in a contest that was not as one-sided as some might have… Continue reading Rugby World Cup Begins With Underwhelming Performance From England

ITV1 has commissioned a new quiz show for its peak-time schedule to be made by Ant and Dec’s company Gallowgate Productions.Duel, based on a French format, will see contestants battle head to head in a bid to win a “big money jackpot”.The broadcaster said the quiz would create the “ultimate test of self confidence and… Continue reading ITV Commissions ‘Major’ New Quiz Show For Flagship Channel

The price of the weekday and Saturday editions of the Guardian has increased by 10p, with the Saturday edition now selling at £1.50, whilst the weekday paper will sell for 80p from today.Following the rise, which came into effect on Saturday, retailers will receive 35.40p per copy of the Saturday Guardian, 23.6% of the cover… Continue reading Guardian Cover Price Increases

Last night saw the return of Who Do You Think You Are? on BBC One, with the family history show following newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky as she discovered more about her background.The enthralling episode did really well, picking up a peak audience of 6.5 million adults (a 32.1 share of the audience) in its 9pm timeslot.It… Continue reading Strong Return For Who Do You Think You Are?

BBC Radio 1 has revamped its schedule to give the station a stronger youth focus, employing Kelly Osbourne as a presenter and adding half an hour to Chris Moyles’s breakfast show.Under the altered timetable, Moyles show will start at 6.30am from October 15, whilst chart show presenters JK and Joel are no longer.Moyles, the self-proclaimed… Continue reading Radio 1 Revamps To Give Youth Focus

Associated Newspapers and Northcliffe Media, its sister company, have unveiled plans for major online investment.The digital agency Conchango has been asked to develop new ways of accessing news content through the publisher’s newspaper websites.The deal, believed to be worth £1 million, will see Conchango develop technology and applications using Microsoft Silverlight, a new rich internet… Continue reading Associated Plans Major Online Investment

The latest estimate from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) suggests that the growth rate of the UK economy slowed slightly in the three months ending in August to 0.7% after 0.8% in the quarter ending in July. The NIESR expects to see a further slight deceleration in the rest of this… Continue reading UK Economic Growth Rate Slows Slightly

Yahoo! has acquired BlueLithium, the online global ad network, for approximately $300 million in cash. According to comScore Media Metrix, BlueLithium is the fifth largest ad network in the US and second largest in the UK with 145 million unique visitors each month. Jerry Yang, chief executive officer, Yahoo!, said: “BlueLithium’s products, technology and team… Continue reading Yahoo! Buys Online Ad Network

Aegis Group has reported a first-half pre-tax profit of £41.3 million, up 8.7% from £38 million a year earlier. The group also reported organic revenue growth of 9.6%, whilst its revenue was up 7.7% to £499 million. Aegis Media and its market research company Synovate both delivered revenue growth ahead of their markets, at 9.8%… Continue reading Aegis First-Half Profits Up