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Each week, NewsLine brings you a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.This week saw Google buy video game advertising company Adscape, with Google saying: “As more and more people spend time playing video games, we think we can create opportunities for advertisers to reach their target audiences while maintaining… Continue reading Media In The City

Two Quiz Call Programmes on Five have been found guilty of breaching the broadcasting code by Ofcom, with the regulator expressing “serious concerns” over the rapidly expanding list of complaints regarding phone-in quiz shows.An episode of Quiz Call in September last year was censured after a presenter described a “difficult mathematics” game as “easy”. Ofcom… Continue reading Breach Of Broadcast Code Adds To Phone-In Scandal

Smooth Radio launched early this morning, officially replacing the Saga Radio and Smooth FM brands.Smooth 102.2 is set to target the more mature adult listener with a mix of music from the past five decades and today, combined with a selection of experienced presenters.The station can be listened to online at www.smoothradio.com with variations in… Continue reading Smooth Transition For New Radio Transmission

ITV has announced that ITV1’s net advertising revenue (NAR) was £1.2 million in 2006, down from £1.4 million in 2005. In a financial statement released today, ITV said that its 2006 share of total ITV1 net advertising revenues (NAR) represented 59% of the company’s total revenues before disposed businesses (2005 68%). The broadcaster added that… Continue reading ITV1 Net Ad Revenue Declines

Imagine Publishing is to invest over £1.5 million this year as it seeks to develop its digital brands.Imagine currently publishes 20 magazines and operates 20 websites across the video game, home computing and digital photography/video markets.Over the coming year the publisher is set to develop its existing websites for its key magazines, including Digital Photographer,… Continue reading Imagine To Develop Digital Brands

The BBC Trust has asked that the BBC’s next editorial compliance report sets out procedures to ensure that problems such as those encountered with the Blue Peter faked-winner scandal are not repeated.The BBC executive board is required by the trust to submit an editorial compliance report twice yearly, with the first one due in May.At… Continue reading BBC Trust Emphasises Editorial Guidelines

A scheduling shake up at BBC Radio 2 will see Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a nightly prime time slot in April, according to reports on MediaGuardian.co.uk.The report suggests that the programming shuffle will see specialist shows pushed to the margins of the station’s schedule, which also sees the legendary Steve Lamacq with a… Continue reading Scheduling Shake Up At BBC Radio 2

A new music magazine, a spin-off of the Channel 4 programme Popworld, is set to launch next month into an increasingly fragile market.Popworld Pulp, to be published in association with publisher Brooklands Group, will be on sale at 19,000 retail outlets across the UK from April 11 with an initial print run of 130,000 copies,… Continue reading New Music Magazine Enters Volatile Market

Ofcom has said that ITV did not seek permission to cut the number of hours of children’s programming on its flagship channel from eight hours per week to five.The broadcaster released a statement late yesterday saying it had been given the go-ahead by the regulator. “Having taken into account the opinion of Ofcom, ITV confirms… Continue reading Ofcom Did Not Approve ITV’s Cut In Hours Of Kids Programming

Ofcom has given ITV1 the go-ahead to cut the amount of children’s shows it broadcasts this year from around eight hours on average to about five hours per week.The five hours each week are not subject to scheduling restrictions, and ITV1 does not need to run the programmes in its traditional afternoon weekday slot. A… Continue reading Ofcom Gives Green Light To Less Kids TV For ITV1