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The sci-fi series Heroes landed on terrestrial TV last night, with BBC Two showing the first two episodes back-to-back.The first episode, on at 9pm, picked up a peak audience of 4.1 million adults (a 20.9% audience share), whilst the second instalment, on at 9.40pm, managed to get a peak of 3.8 million adults (a 19%… Continue reading Good Start For BBC Two’s Heroes

Setanta is to launch a sports news channel on Virgin Media, replacing Sky Sports News which the cable operator lost when it became embroiled in a dispute with Sky over the carriage of its basic channels.Virgin Media lost the Sky channels in March (see Sky Anytime? Not For Virgin Media Cable Homes), with the dispute… Continue reading Setanta To Launch Sports News Channel

GCap Media’s total revenues for June were up 6% year on year, ahead of the company’s expectations, and were up 2% year on year for the three months to 30 June, according to its first Interim Management Statement.The company said it has seen an encouraging trend in radio advertising revenue since its preliminary statements in… Continue reading GCap Media Revenues ‘Ahead Of Expectations’

A new report from Nielsen//NetRatings reveals where Britons are spending the most time whilst surfing the web and using internet-related applications.According to the Nielsen//NetRatings study, the 30.6 million Britons active online in June 2007 spent a total of 31.8 billion minutes surfing the web and using internet-related applications – an average of 17 hours 21… Continue reading New Research Reveals What Britons Do Online

Tens of millions of British people are still unaware of when their region will turn off its analogue television signal and switchover to digital, according to a report.An estimated 33 million people in the UK, 73% of the adult population, are still in the dark on this matter, according to research conducted in May and… Continue reading More Than 70% Of UK Adults Still In The Dark Over Switchover

Reed Elsevier has released its first half 2007 financial results, reporting unchanged revenues at £2,235 million, up 1% to €3,308 million. Its online information and digital services now account for 45% of the group’s revenues, having recorded 12% growth. It also announced definitive sale agreements for entire Harcourt Education division for total proceeds of $4.95… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Reports Unchanged Revenues

BT has published its first quarter results, showing that its revenue was up 3% to £5 million. Revenue from the group’s traditional businesses was maintained year on year. Major corporate (UK and international) revenue showed growth of 5%. BT Global Services revenue grew by 5% to £2.2 million for the first quarter. New wave revenue… Continue reading BT Reports Revenue Increase

Publicis Groupe has reported an organic growth rate of 0.2% for the second quarter of 2007 and said that the full year figure is likely to be worse than originally forecast. Growth for the first half of the year was 1.6%, whilst revenue for the period rose by 6% to €2.2 billion. Maurice Lévy, chairman… Continue reading Publicis Groupe Reports Low Organic Growth

GCap Media’s total revenues for June were up 6% year on year, ahead of the company’s expectations, and were up 2% year on year for the three months to 30 June, according to its first Interim Management Statement. The company said it has seen an encouraging trend in radio advertising revenue since its preliminary statements… Continue reading GCap Media Revenues ‘Ahead Of Expectations’

Five is conducting a review of its procedures and co-authoring a handbook for independent producers as part of its initiative to improve viewer trust, with Channel 4 and the BBC also addressing the issue.The channel is reviewing its processes, contracts and supplier relationships to ensure viewers can have total faith in the broadcaster.Five is also… Continue reading Broadcasters Look To Improve Viewer Trust