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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

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has announced that advertising revenue for both its national and regional divisions declined year on year for the 11 months to the end of August. DMGT’s national division, Associated Newspapers, saw total advertising revenues fall by 2% (6% excluding acquisitions), with DMGT putting the “robust performance” down to strong… Continue reading DMGT Ad Revenues Decline

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

UK internet users’ activity at user-generated-content websites are showing significant traffic growth, according to new research from ComScore World Metrix. ComScore says that the top UGC property, Wikipedia Sites, ranked as the sixteenth most visited property in July with 6.5 million visitors (up 253% versus year ago). Other UGC sites on the Top 50 UK… Continue reading User-Generated-Content Websites Show Large Traffic Growth

It was a good Monday night for BBC One, with Eastenders pulling in just over eight million adult viewers in the 7.30pm timeslot, giving the channel a more than 43% viewing share at the time.ITV1’s Emmerdale managed to gain 7.2 million adult viewers at 7pm, a 42% viewing share, whilst Holby City on BBC One… Continue reading Panorama Expose Lures 4.9 Million To BBC One

UTV has announced that it no longer intends to pursue its merger proposal with SMG, owner of Virgin Radio.UTV said that in reaching its decision the board took into account the interim results of SMG, announced on 13 September 2006, and the ongoing weakness in the advertising market faced by the ITV network.The city code… Continue reading UTV Withdraws SMG Merger Proposal

Companies offering high speed broadband will have to make clear that top speeds will vary significantly depending on location, after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld complaints about a Bulldog TV and press campaign offering broadband “up to 8 meg”.NTL complained that the press ad was misleading because the maximum speed quoted would not be… Continue reading High Speed Broadband Ads Must Be Clear About Top Speeds

ScreenFX, the digital screen giant, has been chosen as the sole marketing channel to launch street fashion label Ascension.Ascension, an ethically and organically produced clothing range, will be featured on the ScreenFX nationwide shopping centre network from the start of September.The mall media format was chosen for the launch to specifically target students and younger… Continue reading Fashion Label Chooses ScreenFX To Launch

Major changes are underway at the Times newspaper, with the business section of the title integrating its online and print operations.According to a report in the Guardian, online journalists have recently moved into the paper’s business section on the first floor of Times House and print journalists have been filing stories for the website.Times Online… Continue reading Newspapers In Multi-Media Reshuffle

British Gas London is to become the first ever client to place a sponsored editorial feature into Time Out‘s Reporter section.The deal, which kicks off mid-September 2006 and will run weekly until mid-March 2007, is part of a new press package created and negotiated by Carat Sponsorship, which will also include a presence on Timeout.com,… Continue reading British Gas In Time Out Sponsorship Deal