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thelondonpaper has hit back at Associated Press after the publisher circulated footage of thelondonpaper distributors dumping bulk copies of the title.As well as sacking those distributors who were caught on camera, it has published an ad in this today’s Campaign Week in an attempt to refute the claims that the practice of dumping copies is… Continue reading thelondonpaper Hits Back With Press Ad

Dawn Airey, ex-boss of Channel Five and Sky, has left her job as chief executive at Iostar after just one week.Airey apparently left after one week owing to concerns about the company’s financial arrangements.Iostar’s board includes the former UKTV chief executive Dick Emery, actor Stephen Fry, ex-European chair of media buying group Zenith Tim Wootton,… Continue reading Airey Leaves Iostar

Panorama‘s exposé of the full extent of the television phone-in scandal drew almost 3.8 million adults on average to BBC One last night, giving the channel a 17% viewing share between 8.30pm and 9pm.The programme revealed a string of rip-offs including GMTV’s embarrassing irregularities (see GMTV Claims It Had No Idea Of Apparent Phone-In Problems),… Continue reading Phone-In Quiz Scandal Expos[[special-character:(17)]] Seen By Almost 3.8 Million

CBS Outdoor has introduced the next phase in its £72 million London Underground transformation programme, launching its new high definition LCD advertising screens in Tube ticket halls and corridors.A total of 36 key stations on the Underground including Charing Cross, Canary Wharf, Bank, Notting Hill and Embankment will be equipped with the new 57-inch screens,… Continue reading New LCD Ad Screens Rolled Out On London Underground

A new report from In-Stat says that worldwide revenue from UGC content will increase from $80 million in 2006 to $1.6 billion in 2011. It adds that as more UGC content is viewed on TV rather than the computer monitor, the impetus to both submit and receive higher quality content will translate to much larger… Continue reading Global UGC Revenue Forecast To Grow

Emap could launch a free men’s magazine in an attempt to reinvigorate its consumer magazines portfolio, according to reports in the trade press.The company has seen its men’s magazines suffer significant declines in circulation in recent times (see ABC Results Jul-Dec 2006:Large Declines For Men’s Mags), and the success of independent free title Sport is… Continue reading Emap Considering Launch Of Free Men’s Mag

Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology is the key market enabler for cable telephony services and subscriber growth, according to In-Stat. The increasing availability of VoIP services in North America was directly responsible for an almost two-fold increase in the number of North American subscribers during 2006, the high-tech market research firm has said. “In a growing… Continue reading VoIP Is Key Market Enabler For Cable Subscription Growth

Popular television game show Deal Or No Deal is now Endemol’s top format in terms of turnover, taking over from Big Brother, according to the company’s latest trading statement. The company enjoyed a solid first quarter performance in 2007, with the quiz programme rating highly in the UK, Italy and the US, and revenue largely… Continue reading Deal Or No Deal Becomes Endemol’s Top Format

Icstis, the premium phone line regulator, has hit back against claims in the Sun and the Daily Star that it has imposed a fine of £250,000 on Channel 4’s Richard & Judy Show.The articles said that Icstis had ruled that the You Say, We Pay quiz on Richard & Judy had breached rules and the… Continue reading Icstis Denies Sun and Star Claims

BBC One’s Any Dream Will Do went head to head with ITV1’s Grease Is The Word on Saturday night, with Joseph’s technicolour dreamcoat coming out on top.Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest brainchild, which follows on from last year’s successful search for Maria, gained an average adult audience of more than four million, a 27.3% viewing share,… Continue reading Joseph’s Technicolor Dreamcoat Smothers Greased Lightning