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BBC One’s police drama Dalziel and Pascoe thwarted ITV’s attempt at prime time victory for a second successive night yesterday, with the programme’s average adult audience of 6.1 million more than doubling that of ITV’s A Good Murder.The ITV show delivered a disappointing 3 million on average for its concluding episode, dipping by 1.2 million… Continue reading Dalziel And Pascoe Deliver Double Drubbing To ITV

Next week’s MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit tackles convergence and personalisation and promotes blogging to a major media platform.The latter arrives in the form of an afternoon session, boasting a panel containing the CEO of the IAB, the Guardian’s own director of digital publishing – and a bespoke Saville Row tailor!The convergence session should also afford… Continue reading Changing Media Summit To Focus On New Trends

Chrysalis Radio is to bid for the new commercial FM licence in Manchester, if successful marking the first local commercial speech radio station outside of London in England.The proposed service aims to attract a younger audience for speech radio than currently held by the BBC and promises to be controversial and opinionated, highlighting current issues.The… Continue reading Chrysalis Plans Manchester Speech Radio Bid

The Sunday Telegraph has announced that Patience Wheatcroft, the new editor of the paper, will take up her post on April 18, with Richard Ellis, deputy editor of the title, filling the position until her arrival.Wheatcroft’s appointment was announced earlier this month, following the departure of previous editor Sarah Sands, with the new editor joining… Continue reading Sunday Telegraph Picks Start Date For New Editor

News producers are shifting their budgets away from traditional media and onto the internet, with a new report finding that with the exception of cable TV, ad budgets are eroding for offline media. According to the State of the News Media 2006, from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, newspaper revenue rose by between 1%… Continue reading Offline News Media Losing Out To Online

Challenge TV has signed Phoenix Nights star and co-writer Dave Spikey as the new face classic gameshow Bullseye in time for its resurrection next month.The show, which will return to the air on 17 April, will also feature original icons Tony Green and sidekick Bully, following Challenge’s acquisition of the rights to the show in… Continue reading Spikey Joins Bully For Challenge’s Gameshow Revival

Channel 4 is claiming success for the online screenings of new sitcom The IT Crowd, with over a quarter of a million users watching episodes via its website.The show, which was re-commissioned for a second series earlier this month (see Channel 4 Reloads IT Crowd For Second Series), saw its next episode made available through… Continue reading Channel 4 Heralds The IT Crowd An Online Hit

Outdoor advertising specialist Kinetic is to launch a new study into consumer consumption and interaction with out of home media, utilising GPS technology to determine how best to target outdoor campaigns.The study, dubbed Kinetic People, is being spearheaded by the company’s new senior analyst, Daryl Bloomfield, who has been promoted to the position within the… Continue reading Kinetic To Launch Out Of Home Effectiveness Study

Scottish Media Group (SMG) has reported a 11% rise in underlying operating profit for 2005, driven by a 4% year on year increase in revenue, reaching £210 million. Television revenues for the Group grew by 3% in 2005, with operating profits jumping by 19%, resulting in SMG’s television business living up to expectations and outperforming… Continue reading SMG Sees Profit Increase Of 11% In 2005

The BBC’s newest teen drama, Wannabes, is to be screened exclusively online, with a host of interactive features allowing viewers to build a rapport with the show’s central characters.Accessible via the bbc.co.uk/teens portal, the show is set to launch in the autumn, with streaming video, animation, games and interactive elements all forming part of the… Continue reading BBC Teen Drama Offers Unique Interaction