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GCap Media has sold its two Manchester and Gateshead Century FM stations to Guardian Media Group for £60 million.The acquisition, which puts the chief executive of GMG Radio, John Myers, back in charge of the station he launched in 1994, gives GMG Radio coverage across the north east and north west of England.GCap will continue… Continue reading GCap Sells Radio Stations To Guardian Media Group

Sky and Sony are to join forces tonight to screen the UK’s first TV advertisement in the high definition (HD) format.The new ad for Sony’s BRAVIA range of TVs will be seen in HD for the first time on Sky Sports HD 2 during the channel’s live coverage of the Champions League match between Chelsea… Continue reading UK’s First HD Ad To Air Tonight

Interpublic Group, the holding company of agencies including Lowe Worldwide and McCann Erickson, could be planning a reshuffle of its media operations in order to bolster its offering to its clients. The reports claim Mark Rosenthal, current chief executive for media at Interpublic, may take up a less active role. As part of the overhaul,… Continue reading Interpublic Could Overhaul Media Operations

The growth in penetration of digital video recorders in the US does not appear to be impacting live ratings of major network broadcasters live schedules and could be helping attract larger audiences to shows, according to MPG. MPG says that DVR playback contributed audience gains in the 18-49 age group of 0.2 and 0.3 Nielsen… Continue reading US DVR Penetration Not Impacting Live Ratings

The top 200 brands in US measured media reached $24.73 million in the first half of 2006 following a 27.7% increase in media outlays on telecommunications brands, according to Advertising Age’s semiannual report. Advertising Age says that the strength of the top brands drove total US media spending of $72.98 billion, up 4.1% over first… Continue reading Telecommunications Dominates US Ad Spending

There will be a global market of 145 million DAB radios by 2012, according to a new report from Eureca Research. Eureca says that during the 2006-2012 forecast period, DAB will transition itself from being an audio only platform to a fully interactive multimedia and mobile TV platform, capable of delivering a wide range of… Continue reading Global DAB Market To Reach 145 Million Sets

Primetime viewing for mobile video in the US is in the afternoon and early evening, according to new research from Telephia. According to Telephia’s Mobile Video Diary report, 30% of mobile video users watch mobile TV and video clips on their mobile phones between noon and 4pm, and 31% watch during the early evening hours… Continue reading US Mobile Video Viewed Most In Daytime

BBC One’s Spooks was watched by more adult viewers last night that the first episode of ITV1’s new crime drama, Vincent.An average of 5.4 million adult viewers tuned in to the MI5 drama series, a viewing share of 25%, compared to an average of 4.6 million for the new programme starring Ray Winstone (22%).Emmerdale and… Continue reading Spooks Lures More Viewers Than New ITV1 Drama

Arqiva will manage and deliver content to Viacom Outdoor’s new network of digital advertising technologies across the London Underground, which will be the UK’s largest single digital advertising networkArqiva’s network will support Viacom Outdoor’s planned installation of more than 2,000 digital sites across the UK, made up of digital escalator panels, large format digital LCD… Continue reading Arqiva To Manage Content For Huge Digital Outdoor Network

Titan Outdoor will switch its news content on its national ‘Transvision’ digital outdoor network of screens from the BBC to Sky News, giving Sky News an additional audience of around three million people each week.The BBC has broadcast on the Outdoor company’s 17 huge screens in Network Rail termini across the UK since 2003, and… Continue reading Titan Outdoor Swaps BBC For Sky News