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A series of huge flashing lights are to greet high-flying business travellers as they drive in or out of Heathrow. The six-foot-tall 3D lights are part of an advertising installation for Xerox, which aims to raise the profile of the company’s colour-printing solutions for businesses.According to Henrik Bustrup, Xerox’s European ad manager: “With the use… Continue reading Xerox Lights Up The Skies

BARB has committed to a one-year joint research and development initiative with RAJAR to give the broadcasting research body a more rounded understanding of the potential for portable meters for television measurement.The scheme, which will be put into operation at the beginning of next year, will not form part of BARB’s offering of data to… Continue reading BARB Trials Portable Meters With Radio Body

RAJAR has unveiled plans for a two-year audience measurement contract starting in January 2007, to be split between Ipsos MORI, RSMB and TNS, with RAJAR joining forces with BARB on an experimental electronic data-capture programme.The new two-year contract will allow RAJAR to introduce improvements including a simplified radio map, faster data delivery and more efficient… Continue reading RAJAR Announces 2007 Measurement Contract Details

Chrysalis, the radio and music group, has announced a sharp fall in normalised pretax profits at its interim results. Half-yearly figures plummeted to £2.1 million for the six months ending February 2006, from £3.9 million in the same period last year – a reflection of the tough competition for advertisers among commercial stations. However, despite… Continue reading Chrysalis Release Tough Half-Year Figures

A new report has questioned whether Terry Wogan and some of his fellow BBC broadcasters can really be deemed “a public service”, one reason why the media think-tank European Media Forum (EMF) has advised the selling off of Radio 1 and Radio 2.To justify its licence fee, the BBC must provide a public service, but… Continue reading Privatisation Call For BBC Radio Stations

NewsLine editor James Holland will write his last headline today, as he leaves MediaTel Group destined for glory in the journalism world.James’ departure brings to an end over two years of dedicated news gathering for MediaTel.New recruit Susan Le May takes over as editor and, together with Sam Howroyd, will continue the precedent set by… Continue reading NewsLine Editor Bows Out After Two Years

The smooth roll out of Sky’s high definition service has been thrown into doubt, with rumours circulating that a shortage of set top boxes will leave some early adopters unable to enjoy Monday’s launch.Those customers scheduled for installation in the first couple of days should escape the set top box shortage, although viewers slated for… Continue reading Set Top Box Shortage Threatens To Delay Sky HD

Just three weeks after a management buyout took the company out of the BBC Worldwide stable (see BBC Offloads Origin In Management Buyout), Origin Publishing has made two key promotions.Cath Potter, who joined Origin seven years ago as editor of Cross Stitch Crazy, becomes publishing director across the complete craft and hair portfolio.Colleague Anna Davenport… Continue reading Origin Has New Positions Sewn Up

This year’s Edinburgh International TV festival looks set to spark controversy, as a string of opinionated media figures go head to head in what promises to be a heated debate over the industry’s future.Politicians George Galloway and Al Gore will join the creators of South Park and former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie in speaking at… Continue reading Opinionated Line Up For TV Festival

The leading American TV networks are failing to wow the advertisers, in the traditional parade of up-and-coming programmes set to be shown in the lucrative autumn and winter schedules. Currently taking place in New York, the ‘upfronts’ are a catwalk for the TV industry, with channels showcasing their schedules in an attempt to woo a… Continue reading Advertisers Unimpressed By Big Apple TV Bonanza