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The charity concert for Princess Diana’s 46th birthday, ten years on from her controversial death, attracted an average adult audience of 7.8 million to BBC One yesterday.The concert, which saw a diverse mix of acts – from the Princess’ faves Duran Duran to Take That, Lily Allen and emo funsters Orson – gave the channel… Continue reading A Right Royal Ratings Fest

Broadcasters could be forced to apply for licences for call TV quizzes under the new gambling act, following the publication of new guidance by the Gambling Commission.Producers and broadcasters have argued that these services should be exempt from licensing regulation under the 2005 Gambling Act, because they offer a free route to play via websites… Continue reading Broadcasters May Need To Apply For Call-TV Licences

The US private equity firm Carlyle has reportedly made a £11.5 billion bid for Virgin Media. It is understood that Carlyle has made a preliminary offer of around £16.50 a share for the company. According to reports in the New York Times and Washington Post, the Virgin board has instructed Goldman Sachs, to review its… Continue reading Private Equity Firm Makes Virgin Media Bid

Ed Richards, Ofcom chief executive, has said that the regulator has not yet been persuaded to allocate spectrum for HD channels on Freeview.However, in a keynote speech at the Institute of Economic Affairs conference on the Future of Broadcasting, Richards said that Ofcom would do everything it can to help public service broadcasters create an… Continue reading Ofcom Still Considering HD On Freeview

Last week Chrysalis announced that it is to sell its radio division to Global Radio, an investment vehicle chaired by the former head of ITV Charles Allen.The £170 million deal will, said Chrysalis, see the company make a £95 million profit (Full Story).Menwhile, with News Corp apparently close to finalsing a deal for Wall Street… Continue reading Media In The City: Chrysalis Sells Radio Division

The US private equity firm Carlyle is understood to have tabled an £11.5 billion bid for Virgin Media.According to reports in today’s New York Times and Washington Post, Carlyle has made a preliminary offer of around £16.50 a share for the company.This means that Virgin’s equity would be valued at £6.5 billion, which coupled with… Continue reading Private Equity Firm Bids For Virgin Media

Global adspend is expected to grow from 5.5% in 2007 to 6.4% in 2008, comfortably above the 5.1% annual growth rate the ad market has averaged for the past 10 years, according to a new report from ZenithOptimedia. China will become the fifth largest ad market in the world this year, overtaking Italy, says ZenithOptimedia.… Continue reading Global Adspend To Grow 6.4% In 2008

The Sun‘s online offering has overtaken Times Online as the second largest national newspaper site this month, according to the ABCe.TheSun.co.uk was up 9.3% from last month, recording just over nine million unique users in May. Times Online, meanwhile, dipped almost 2% month on month to 8.7 million unique users.Times Online peaked at almost 11… Continue reading ABCe Shows Sun’s Website Scoops Second Spot

woman&home, IPC Southbank’s monthly glossy for 40-plus women, has appointed David Dowding as its new creative director and Gaby Huddart as its new deputy editor.Dowding is currently art director of modern homes magazine Livingetc. He has also worked at Cosmopolitan as art director and was on the launch team for Maxim in Russia.Huddart joins woman&home… Continue reading New Creative Director And Deputy Editor For woman&home

Aegis has issued a pre-close statement ahead of its interim results on September 6, saying that trading has continued in line with expectations and organic revenue growth remains very healthy. Within Aegis Media, the fastest organic revenue growth continues to be achieved in EMEA, Asia-Pacific an d digital services, while at Synovate, organic revenue growth… Continue reading Aegis Issues Pre-Close Statement