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Last night’s thrilling World Cup semi-final on ITV1, which saw the host nation knocked out of the competition by Italy in the dying minutes of extra time, was watched by a peak of 11.1 million adult viewers.The match attracted a much larger peak figure than for any other non-England game in the tournament so far,… Continue reading Semi-Final Thriller Nets Over 11 Million Adult Viewers

New recruits Simon Rees and Paul Monk will shortly join digital retail media agency, abc media, bringing decades of media experience to the group. Rees was formerly chief executive of global media company Mindshare, which is part of GroupM, the media parent company of WPP. The pair has been recruited to help steer the growth… Continue reading New Recruits Bolster Digital Retail Media Agency

David Robey, managing director of BBC Radio London, has said he believes the big BBC networks could be pushing for a delay in RAJAR’s electronic measurement of radio audiences because it works against them.Robey made the bold statement at the Cambridge Radio Festival today, saying he is “extremely dubious about the length of the delay”… Continue reading Big BBC Networks Pushing For Delay In RAJAR’s Electronic Measurement

ABC reporting of business to business publications is set to change, with reporting of print and digital edition circulation to be combined, taking effect from the next B2B reporting period for publications that are auditing digital editions.Following discussion and consultation within the ABC Business Press Specialist Committee, the ABC Council has approved the recommendation of… Continue reading ABC Reporting For B2B Publications Set To Change

This year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival could be the last to focus solely on TV, according to Alison Sharman, 2006 advisory chair and ITV director of factual and daytime, who reflected on the festival’s possible direction for the future at the event’s launch this morning.With the dramatic and rapid evolution of broadcast that is… Continue reading MediaGuardian TV Festival Could Have Future Focus On All Media

Fru Hazlitt, chief executive of Virgin Radio, announced today at the Radio Festival that Virgin will be renewing its national analogue licence on “substantially reduced terms”, saying that it was a great day for the digital future.Virgin, talkSPORT and Classic FM have all applied to Ofcom to have their analogue licences renewed in the coming… Continue reading Ofcom To Reduce Radio Analogue Licences

Coronation Street attracted a peak audience of 7.6 million adult viewers to its 8.30pm edition last night, ahead of its nearest rival Eastenders, which peaked at 7.3 million.The average audience for the 8.30pm Coronation Street was 7.2 million adults (a 40% audience share), while the earlier edition, at 7.30pm, brought in an average of 6.9… Continue reading Coronation Street Edges Out Eastenders

Following Chrysalis Radio’s ground-breaking restructuring of its commercial operations last month, it has announced further appointments to the new management team responsible for its merged sales division.Chrysalis has appointed three account directors to manage the teams handling the top 20 agencies in London. They are Jennie Stubbs, currently group head of sponsorship and promotions, Dan… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio Sales Announces Management Line-Up

In the US, in-car passenger entertainment is expected to take off in the coming years, with industry analyst Frost & Sullivan projecting that by 2011 more than three million vehicles will be equipped with mobile satellite TV systems. These figures come as passenger entertainment really takes off in the States. According to JD Power and… Continue reading In-Car Media And Satellite Radio To Take Off In US

BBC listeners could get their own iTunes-inspired personalised radio service, according to BBC director general Mark Thompson, who was speaking last night at the Cambridge Radio Festival.Thompson said the broadcaster, under the working title of MyBBCRadio, would utilise peer-to-peer and other new technologies to create a service that would “provide thousands, ultimately millions, of individual… Continue reading BBC Could Get iTunes-Inspired Radio Service