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Ofcom is considering a fourth proposal in the debate over HFSS food advertising aimed at children, which has been pitched to the communications watchdog by trade bodies for the food and advertising industries.Those involved in drawing up the proposal, including the Advertising Association, have asked the media regulatory body to consider a less strict fourth… Continue reading Ofcom Handed New Junk Food Ads For Kids Proposal

Clear Channel Outdoor, the world’s largest outdoor advertising company, and Magink Display Technologies, have announced a collaboration to launch the UK’s first network of roadside outdoor digital ink billboards in London.Clear Channel has selected 10 London sites, by busy arterial roads, on which the first digital ink billboards will be built in September, to go… Continue reading Clear Channel Launches UK’s First Roadside Digital Screen Network

ITV’s main rivals are banding together in an effort to stop Stephen Carter, former head of Ofcom, becoming head of ITV once Charles Allen has left the broadcaster, according to reports in the trade press.Channel 4, Five and BSkyB are said to be unhappy at the prospect of Carter’s appointment, arguing that it would represent… Continue reading Rival Broadcasters Could Block ITV Appointment

Trinity Mirror’s profits have declined by 12.8% to £98.1 million in the first half of 2006, with the fall attributed to the weak advertising market. The publisher has called a review of its business to be completed by the end of the year, with some analysts saying that the review could lead to Trinity Mirror… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Review After Profits Fall

ITV chief executive Charles Allen could announce his departure from the broadcaster as early as next week.Allen is currently negotiating the final terms for his exit, with ITV wanting him to stay on until a successor is found.Allen has been under pressure following a poor summer for ITV, with viewing figures (see Love Island Struggles… Continue reading Charles Allen Prepares To Step Down

Following the release of the latest RAJAR figures, GCap Media has seen its share price drop to a record low of 186.50p, falling 2.1% on last night’s closing price of 190.50p. Over £400 million has been wiped of GCap’s share price since it was created in May last year by the merger of Capital Radio… Continue reading GCap Share Price Falls Following RAJAR Audience Figures

BARB is celebrating 25 years of TV reporting and has launched a website profiling its achievements as well as the big events in television which have occurred over the past quarter of a century.The site, produced by MediaTel Group Business Solutions, as well as recapping on television history also gives audience figures for the top… Continue reading BARB Launches Website To Celebrate 25 Years

The general population more likely to take part in panel surveys if they can use mobile phones rather than the pager like devices usually used, according to a new US study by The Media Audit. The research shows adults are 3.5 times more likely to agree to participate in a panel study using a mobile… Continue reading Mobile Phones Preferred As Panel Survey Devices

Almost 14% of the UK adult population has a DAB digital radio in the home and 23% of owners have more than one, according to the Digital Radio Development Bureau’s (DRDB) fourth annual business report on the DAB digital radio market. In April of this year DAB digital radio set sales in the UK topped… Continue reading Repeat Purchasing Of DAB Radios On The Increase

People in the west Midlands are taking part in a BBC trial, which will see them receiving local news clips direct to video phones.Six regions will be given a 10-minute update of news every hour, tailored specifically for the area. The bulletins will aim to replicate the sort of news that is available on the… Continue reading BBC Trials TV News Clips Direct To Mobiles