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Listeners to BBC radio through Virgin Media TV will be able to view dynamic interactive content from later this month.This content is already reaching Freeview audiences, which means that BBCi now visualises radio listening on most major digital TV platforms.Mark Friend, multiplatform and interactive controller for BBC audio & music, said: “This is a key… Continue reading Radio Listeners Get BBCi On Virgin Media TV

JCDecaux has won Samsung’s pan-European outdoor advertising account, estimated at £20 million.The three year deal covers 20 countries and all Samsung divisions are included in the partnership, including mobile phone, TV, MP3, white goods and digital camera.For the first time, this partnership covers all divisions of JCDecaux group including street furniture, billboard and transport.Short term… Continue reading JCDecaux Wins Samsung European Outdoor Ad Account

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

ITV is planning to cut around £40 million from its regional news budget, although it needs to gain approval from Ofcom before it can go ahead with the proposal.If Ofcom agrees, its West and West Country bulletins will be merged into one, with the same occurring to the Border and Tyne Tees regions, the East… Continue reading ITV Plans To Cut Regional News Budget

ITV chief executive Michael Grade has today revealed a three to five year content-led plan to restore growth to the business.The plan outlines ITV’s growth strategy in its content, broadcast, and online operations. ITV said that in its content business its objective is to double content revenues, including internal productions to around £1.2 billion by… Continue reading ITV Outlines Five Year Plan To Grow Business

GMTV could receive a record fine from Ofcom over the GMTV premium rate phone-in scandal.GMTV – 75% owned by ITV and 25% owned by Disney – could be subject to a record fine of up to £2.8 million, according to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk.The report says that Ofcom has proposed to impose the maximum possible… Continue reading GMTV Could Face Record Fine Over Phone-In Scandal

Xfm has signed a six-figure sponsorship deal with Singha Beer to celebrate 30 years in the UK.Activity will focus around Singha Beer’s sponsorship of Xfm’s daily Triple X feature, which is broadcast daily on Ian Camfield’s Drivetime Show.The feature will ask listeners to nominate their favourite songs from the past 30 years with one lucky… Continue reading Xfm Signs Six-Figure Sponsorship Deal

Michael Donlevy has been appointed as the new editor of Dennis Publishing’s Maxim magazine.Donlevy joins Maxim from his current role at Dennis Publishing as deputy editor of Men’s Fitness and will take over as Maxim‘s editor in early October.His appointment follows the departure of Derek Harbinson from the position last week. Harbinson left after just… Continue reading Maxim Appoints New Editor

Women’s weekly magazine, Chat, which took a sizeable hit according to the most recent ABC concurrent release, will hit the newsstands on Thursday following a total revamp.Publisher IPC Media has devoted three months to intensive research and development and invested £2 million on the title in a bid to arrest declining sales.According to IPC, the… Continue reading IPC Invests Millions In Chat Revamp

Devices that make up the digital home, such as digital video recorders, high-definition televisions (HDTVs), and home networks will be the consumer technologies that grow the fastest over the next five years, according to the 10th annual guide to consumers’ technology adoption and attitudes by Forrester Research. Forrester’s The State Of Consumers And Technology: Benchmark… Continue reading Consumer Technology To Grow Over Next Five Years