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Virgin Media has unveiled a range of new kids, entertainment and movie channels for its television line-up. The channels – from CSC Media Group Ltd (CSC) and Sparrowhawk Media Group – launch this month.From today, Virgin Media TV customers will be able to enjoy Diva TV and Movies 24+, from Sparrowhawk Media Group. Diva TV… Continue reading Virgin Media Unveils New Channels

GMG Radio is terminating its advertising sales contract with Global Radio after negotiations broke down last week.The sales contracts were inherited by Global Radio when it acquired Chrysalis earlier this year (see Chrysalis Radio To Sell For £170 Million).It now looks likely that GMG will give the contract to GCap Media, which currently sells national… Continue reading GMG Ends Ad Sales Contract With Global Radio

New ITV1 comedy drama, Catwalk Dogs, was watched by 4.6 million adult viewers on average last night, giving the channel a 21.7% audience share between 9pm and 10.30pm.The feature-length romantic comedy about the weird world of dog shows starred Kris Marshall, aka the particularly annoying one from My Family or the BT guy, and a… Continue reading Palin’s Travels Continue To Triumph

The Sun has become the first UK national newspaper to launch a .mobi web site with content made specifically for mobiles.thesun.mobi site gives readers access to the paper from any mobile phone or device that can access mobile internet services.Readers now have free access to the top 10 online stories for news, sport, Bizarre and… Continue reading The Sun Launches Mobile Website

England might have been beaten in the Rugby World Cup final, but they battled hard and made the nation proud, with one of the main talking points a disallowed try that could have swung it in England’s favour.However, it was not to be, and South Africa were crowned champions of the world after a tense… Continue reading 4.1 Million ABC1 Men Watch South Africa Win Rugby World Cup

Last week in the City we saw WPP announce that its third quarter revenues were up 4.9% to £1.48 billion.The group reported constant currency growth of 5% in the UK, compared with 3.7% in the first half, whilst North American revenues were up 8%, compared with 8.3% in the first half (Full Story).Search engine giant… Continue reading Media In The City: WPP’s Q3 Revenues Up 4.9%

Pearson, which owns the Financial Times and Penguin, has announced that for the first nine months of 2007, underlying sales were 6% higher and operating profits 20% higher than in the same period last year. The group said that for the full year, it remains on course to achieve strong underlying growth on its key… Continue reading Pearson Operating Profits Up 20%

New research from eMarketer has found that consumers from Western European nations such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom are among the world’s keenest users of the web. However, eMarketer says that there are still differences in the rates of internet usage and broadband penetration from country to country. Karin von Abrams,… Continue reading Western European Consumers Amongst keenest Web Users

The majority of US web marketers are bullish on social media spending, according to a recent survey of over 50 businesses and organizations conducted by Prospero Technologies, a provider of social media applications for leading brands. According to Prospero’s 2007 Social Media Survey, 59% of respondents reported that social media performance in 2007 met or… Continue reading US Web Marketers Bullish On Social Media Spending

Five has named Alex Menzies, currently deputy controller of features, as the channel’s new head of features.It is one of several changes within the broadcaster’s programming department announced by Five’s director of programmes, Jay Hunt.Head of factual entertainment, Steve Gowans, is to be given additional responsibility for exploiting the main channel’s content across its digital… Continue reading Five Announces Changes In Programming Department