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The Charlotte Church Show on Friday night brought in a peak of 1.6 million adult viewers (a 9% audience share), but this was no match for Jonathan Ross on BBC1.Charlotte Church’s show, which was on for an hour from 10pm, attracted an average audience of 1.5 million adults, whilst Friday Night With Jonathan Ross had… Continue reading Jonathan Ross Wins Battle Of The Chatshows

Michael Jackson, former head of Channel 4, has said he is interested in taking over as head of ITV, after previously distancing himself from the role.According to a report in today’s Independent, industry sources say that Jackson could be persuaded to return to the UK to take on the position.Although Jackson has been one of… Continue reading Former Channel 4 Head Could Return For ITV Job

Local online advertising in the US is predicted to grow by 31.6% over 2006, reaching $7.7 billion in 2007, according to new research from Borrell Associates. US Local paid search, which Borrell says is already approaching $1 billion this year, is forecast to grow by 86% in 2007, to $1.8 billion. In addition, local e-mail… Continue reading US Local Online Advertising To Grow 31% Over 2006

BSkyB is to run the first European trial of Qualcomm’s MediaFLO technology, which will see 10 channels, including Sky Sports News and Sky News, delivered to mobile devices.The trial, supported by Arqiva, the broadcast solutions company, will use a vacant UHF TV channel to broadcast the transmission signal to customised mobile devices.The trial is intended… Continue reading BSkyB To Trial Mobile TV Technology

The ABC National Newspaper circulation figures for August are released today, and it remains to be seen whether the decline in sales will continue.The NewsLine team will be providing expert analysis of all the top stories to emerge from the newly released figures, and will be tackling the top talking points of the day.NewsLine will… Continue reading August National Newspaper ABCs Released Today

BBC Worldwide and BBC World are partnering with Amazon.com in the US on a new digital video download service, launched yesterday.The BBC will provide nearly 400 hours of content for Amazon Unbox with multiple genres including Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction, Documentaries and News, available to download to rent.Customers will be directed to BBC content through… Continue reading BBC Partners With Amazon For US Download Service

Virgin Radio has revealed a new website, giving it a stronger focus on music and aiming at both current Virgin Radio listeners as well as those who haven’t yet discovered the station.New revenue streams including page peels, and Virgin Radio says that dedicated microsites and podcasts mean that the new site is also exciting and… Continue reading Virgin Radio Reveals New Website

ScreenFX, the digital advertising and communications specialist, has announced the acquisition of POPtv, which gives the brand a portfolio of over 3,050 screens.POPtv is an independent media sales company representing screen media in shopping malls, health and retail environments. With the acquisition of POPtv, ScreenFX doubles recently published consumer reach to 722 million consumers per… Continue reading ScreenFX Doubles Consumer Reach

Sony’s £40 million Christmas TV advertising push for its Playstation 3 console has been shelved after the video game giant pushed back the console’s European launch date.The entertainment system was to be launched in the PAL territories of Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa and Australasia from November 17 2006, but Sony has now revised this… Continue reading Playstation 3 Christmas Ad Campaign Shelved

Mike Clasper, former chief executive of BAA, has apparently been approached by the chairman of ITV about taking over the chief executive role following Charles Allen’s departure.According to a report in today’s Independent, Clasper has held discussions with Sir Peter Burt and is keen on the job, although there are no guarantees he would take… Continue reading Clasper In Discussions For ITV Top Job