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Thomas Geitner has joined the BBC Worldwide board as a non-executive director. Geitner joined Vodafone in 2000 as an Executive Director with responsibility for global Business Integration. He left the company at the end of last year.Geitner will advise on new media developments, investments and international growth as BBC Worldwide gears up for major digital… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Appoints Non-Executive Director

Q Magazine and its website, Q4music.com, have amalgamated their editorial teams.The magazine, which is top of the music magazine sector, despite a considerable year on year and period on period decline in circulation, according to the latest consumer magazine ABCs (see ABC Results Jul-Dec 2006:Q Mag Remains King Of Music Sector Despite Circulation Decline), has… Continue reading Q Magazine And Q4music.com Meld Editorial Teams

Jay Hunt, controller, BBC daytime and early peak, has commissioned two new entertainment shows intended to bring some “springtime sparkle” to daytime on BBC One and BBC Two.Pop icon Donny Osmond will host Identity, billed as the ultimate mind-game from Reveille for BBC Two.Already a hit in the US, this intense game of impulse and… Continue reading Two New BBC Entertainment Shows

New research from NAdbase shows that 36% of all US internet users visited a newspaper website in November 2006, and page views for newspaper websites increased 27% year on year during the second half of 2006. The report also shows that during the second half of the year, unique visitors to newspaper websites averaged 57.3… Continue reading 36% Of US Internet Users Visit Newspaper Websites

SMG’s final results for 2006 show that its pre-tax profits were £10 million, a decline of 50% from 2005, whilst revenues were down 8% on 2005. The company’s TV revenues were down 8% to £125.6 million with its radio revenues recording a 3% drop to £21.7 million. Pearl & Dean’s revenues were also down, 31%… Continue reading SMG Announces Full Year Results

Chrysalis-owned Heart Radio has announced the appointment of Paul Gerrard as its new deputy programme director in the West Midlands.In his new role, Gerrard will report into programme director, Luis Clark, and will oversee Heart output across Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and surrounding areas.Most recently Gerrard has been the programme controller at Fire 107.6 in Bournemouth.… Continue reading Heart Appoints Deputy Programme Director

SMG is to focus on TV as its core business and is to seek a separate stock market listing for Virgin Radio over the coming months. It has also terminated the sale of its outdoor advertising company Primesight, although it said that it could sell it at a later date if the board decides it… Continue reading SMG To Float Virgin Radio

Mobile service provider O2 is set to launch a new £5 million brand campaign, which will cover television, cinema and posters.The campaign, which was created by Vallance Coleman Carruthers Priest, will begin on Monday, with the execution in line with the previous O2 style but aiming to produce a warmer and more natural environment to… Continue reading O2 To Launch £5 Million Brand Campaign

Capital Gold has undertaken its biggest marketing partnership initiative in the station’s history to promote the official website for English tourism, enjoyengland.com, and the Greater London Authority’s activity surrounding St. George’s Day 2007.The classic hits station will roll out the promotional campaign across the Capital Gold Network, on-air and online, and will drive traffic to… Continue reading Capital Gold Undertakes Huge Marketing Partnership

Virgin Media has filed legal proceedings in the High Court aimed at resolving the heavily publicised channel carriage dispute with Sky.The proceedings are based on Section 18 of the UK Competition Act 1998 and Article 82 of the EC Treaty, both of which prohibit a company from abusing its dominant position.Virgin Media has said that… Continue reading Virgin Media Files Legal Proceedings Against Sky