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ITV1 won the battle for peaktime Saturday night viewing, with Dancing On Ice proving to be the biggest ratings winner of the night.Saturday’s programme, which saw former Gladiators and TV-AM weathergirl Ulrika Jonsson voted off, attracted an average adult audience of 7.9 million.This was comfortably ahead of BBC1’s offerings of When Will I Be Famous… Continue reading ITV Has Ice Time With Saturday Viewing

Chrysalis has revealed that its radio division saw revenues grow 5% year on year in January, after suffering a 10% decline for the four months to December 31. In a trading update released today the group said that the decline in revenues felt over the last four months of 2006 was in line with the… Continue reading Chrysalis Revenues Increase In January

Chrysalis, owner of Heart and Galaxy, could sell off its radio operations if it goes ahead with a strategic review.Chris Wright, the company’s founder and 26% majority shareholder, is coming round to a suggestion put forward by Schroder, the group’s second largest shareholder, that its radio business should be sold off, according to a report… Continue reading Chrysalis Could Sell Off Radio Operations

David Dimbleby is the latest figure to rule himself out of the race to be the next chairman of the BBC, revealing that he has decided against applying for the role for a third time. The Question Time presenter has been passed over for the post twice, first in favour of Gavyn Davies and then… Continue reading Dimbleby Out Of BBC Chairman Race

Dennis publishing has decided to change the name of its gambling magazine InsideEdge to InsidePoker.Launched in April 2004, and aimed predominantly at sports betters, InsideEdge was the first monthly betting magazine to have a national news stand distribution and the first to have an officially audited circulation figure.The magazine underwent a redesign in May 2005… Continue reading Dennis Renames Gambling Magazine

Havas has reported its first growth in annual revenue in five years, with full year revenue at €1.47 million, compared to €1.46 million for the previous year, an increase of 0.8%. Excluding exchange rate and scope of consolidation changes, organic growth for 2006 was 0.6%. The UK reported its strongest quarterly growth for five years,… Continue reading Havas Reports First Annual Revenue Growth In Five Years

A report published today by the House of Lords European Union Committee criticises the EU Commission’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive for its attempt to introduce ‘burdensome and inappropriate’ regulation which it says could damage British industry.The EU’s proposals would see ‘television-like’ new media services come under the same European regulatory framework as traditional broadcasting.The European… Continue reading House Of Lords Criticises EU Media Directive

David Dimbleby is the latest name to rule himself out of the race to become the next chairman of the BBC following Michael Grade’s surprise departure for ITV last year.Last week it was revealed that another of the favourites to take on the role, Lord Puttnam, would also not be in the running as he… Continue reading Dimbleby Out Of BBC Chairman Race

The Times has relaunched its Times Online website with the aim of creating a “dynamic multimedia website centred on news plus views”.News International is spending £10 million on the new-look website, which includes an online TV show on London neighbourhoods.The site will also feature improved integration with the Times and the Sunday Times as well… Continue reading The Times Relaunches Website

David Hepworth has been announced as the latest addition to the panel of the MediaTel Group ‘Future of Consumer Magazines’ seminar.He joins fellow panelists Paul Keenan, chief executive of Emap Consumer Media, Stevie Spring, chief executive of Future plc, and media journalist, Ray Snoddy, for what promises to be an unmissable event.As well as being… Continue reading David Hepworth Joins MediaTel Group Seminar Panel