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Big Brother‘s Friday night eviction was well watched, with viewers clamouring to see who the public would kick out of the house.Lisa, a 27-year-old upholsterer from Manchester, was the public’s choice and the live eviction was watched by a peak of 5.2 million adults, making it the most watched programme on at the time. The… Continue reading Big Brother Eviction Brings In Viewers

UBC Media Group has reported revenue of £19.4m for the year to March 31, up 21.8%, with most of the growth coming from advertising revenues from networked programming, which rose 45.8% year-on-year to £11m. The company also announced a 13.9% increase in revenue from its digital software business and a 5.1% boost in its digital… Continue reading UBC Media Group Announces £19 Million Revenue

Advertising expenditure in the UK rose by 2.6% to nearly £19 billion in 2005 when measured at current prices (i.e. before accounting for inflation), according to newly released figures from the World Advertising Research Center (WARC) on behalf of the Advertising Association (AA).After adjusting for inflation the rise means a 0.6% increase in real terms… Continue reading Advertising Expenditure Almost £19 Billion In 2005

Independent News & Media (INM) has forecast that its group advertising revenues will be up by over 3.5%, in its trading update for the six month period ending 30th June 2006. The trading report said that group revenue is expected to be ahead year-on-year by over 3%, with group circulation revenues forecast to be up… Continue reading INM Advertising Revenues Forecast To Grow

Flextech Television’s CEO, Malcolm Wall, has released an exclusive podcast on the company’s revamped website, flextech.co.uk, positioning himself as a media commentator.In the podcast, Wall will reveal his views on the importance of creating original content, PSB funding for Channel 4, the BBC licence fee and future broadcast modes.The podcast will be the first in… Continue reading Flextech Head Launches Media Commentating Podcast

By the end of 2008 there will be 100 million direct-to-home satellite pay TV subscribers globally, meaning that satellite will continue its reign as the top digital TV platform, according to a new study by Research and Markets. The report also examines satellite radio and points to Howard Stern’s departure from traditional radio to begin… Continue reading Satellite Industry To Grow

Mobile TV is looming ever larger on the horizon but industry figures say that it is content that will make or break the platform. Speaking at the Broadcast Live conference, Graeme Ferguson, director of global content development at Vodafone Group, said that consumers had made it clear that content is everything when it comes to… Continue reading Mobile TV Will Rely On Content

M:Metrics, the mobile marketing authority, has announced the deployment of its M:Meter, the first commercially-available mobile device meter designed to measure the behaviour of mobile content consumers in the UK and US.M:Metrics is the only research firm to measure the audience for mobile media and it has recruited more than 1,000 mobile phone users, who… Continue reading New Measurement System For Mobiles

Newly launched Channel 4 Radio is understood to have had preliminary conversations with industry body the Radio Advertising Bureau with a view to taking up membership.If Channel 4 does take up membership, it would join other RAB members including GCap Media, Emap Radio and Chrysalis Radio.Channel 4 Radio would be the most recent addition to… Continue reading Channel 4 Radio In Talks To Join RAB

BBC director general Mark Thompson is considering proposals to restructure and “streamline” the BBC, which could lead to the end of the controversial broadcast/production split.According to reports in the Guardian, Thompson is following on from the Corporation’s ‘Creative Future’ strategy launched earlier this year (see BBC Plans On-Demand Drive To Catch ‘Lost Generation’BBC Plans On-Demand… Continue reading BBC Could Face Further Upheaval