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YouTube is the most popular video sharing website in the UK, beating Google and MySpace, according to a report by HitWise.The site takes a 60% share of the market, which is more than twice Google’s share and 10 times that of MySpace. YouTube’s dominance in Britain is even more complete than in the US, where… Continue reading YouTube Is Most Popular Video Sharing Website In UK

ITV1’s double bill of Emmerdale brought in the biggest audience of yesterday evening, with the second episode bringing in a peak figure of 8.2 million adults (a 43% audience share).The first instalment of the rural soap opera, attracted a peak audience of 7.6 million adults (a 44% audience share) in its 7pm timeslot.On a strong… Continue reading Emmerdale Double Bill Brings In The Viewers

The decline in ITV1’s ad revenue is expected to continue into the fourth quarter of the year, following an 18% decline in Q3.A report in today’s Financial Times says that advertising revenue is now expected to fall 20% year on year for the three months to December.In addition, the broadcaster looks set to record a… Continue reading ITV Ad Revenue Decline Expected To Continue In Q4

BSkyB and Carphone Warehouse are competing head to head in the race to buy AOL’s UK arm, with the ISP likely to fetch well below the £1 billion price tag previously suggested.According to a report in the Times, the Internet Service Provider is being fought over by the two companies after Orange pulled out of… Continue reading BSkyB And Carphone Warehouse In Race For AOL UK

All print and online news desks at the Financial Times will be fully integrated as of October 1, according to the paper’s editor, Lionel Barber.Speaking to the Guardian, Barber said the reorganisation into a multimedia newsroom, which resulted in staff job cuts at the title (see FT Job Cuts Aid Multi-Media PlansFT Job Cuts Aid… Continue reading Financial Times Integration Plans Are Go

Yahoo! is said to be in talks to buy MySpace and Bebo rival Facebook, for a figure thought to be close to $1 billion (£526 million).Any move on the social networking site, which is the seventh most visited site in the US, could anger Microsoft. Last month, the software giant signed an online advertising deal… Continue reading Yahoo! Could Buy Social Networking Site

IPC Country & Leisure Media (CALM) has announced the promotion of Adrian Booker to associate publisher of its sports titles.Booker joined IPC Media in 2000 as the first intake of the graduate training scheme run by the UK’s magazine distribution company, Marketforce.He worked as a circulation executive within CALM for two years before moving to… Continue reading IPC Promotes Booker

Virgin Radio is to launch a huge multi-platform station promotion, incorporating a series of TV, cinema and outdoor ads, as well as an online viral marketing campaign.The campaign, which has been dubbed ‘Big Star’, will launch on the Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show and run across all Virgin Radio shows throughout the schedule.30-second TV ads will… Continue reading Virgin Radio To Launch Massive Multi-Platform Promo

A new report from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that 40% of homes in Western Europe will have digital TV by the end of this year. Informa’s Western European TV report forecasts that the region will pass 100 million digital homes during 2010 and reach 116 million by the end of 2011, equivalent to a… Continue reading Bundles And Convergence Driving Digital TV Takeup

Emap Active, the specialist magazine producer, has announced the launch of Digital Living, a magazine to guide readers through the maze of new digital technology.The magazine will target men aged 30 and over who buy consumer electronics, including mp3 players, TVs, hi-fis and cameras.Digital Living will be edited by Bruce Black, who published What Hi-Fi… Continue reading Emap Launches Digital Living Magazine