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Channel 4’s pithy Saturday morning music show, Popworld, has launched a dedicated online music portal, providing viewers with access to up and coming acts, and boosting the profile of struggling artists.Centred around a chart of unsigned acts, the new Popworld Promotes site enables users to listen and vote on their favourites. The most popular artist… Continue reading Channel 4 Show Launches Community Portal For New Music

Radio giant GCap has backed down from its threat to sue media regulator Ofcom over the creation of a second national DAB multiplex.GCap, which holds the majority share in the UK’s only national digital network, Digital One, had previously threatened legal action against the watchdog, with claims that it had acted unfairly and, according to… Continue reading GCap Abandons Legal Action Over Second Multiplex

Newspaper giant Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), has appointed David Emin as its new director of advertising, poaching the media heavyweight from an identical post with arch rival News Group Newspapers.Emin currently oversees the ad operations of The Sun and News Of The World, but will now be responsible for heading up advertising sales across the… Continue reading MGN Poaches News Corp Ad Boss For National Position

Emap’s Kerrang! magazine is to create a unique musical proposition next month, with a one off re-recording of Metallica’s iconic rock album, Master Of Puppets, gracing the cover of its magazine.The special re-recording by eight of the hottest new rock bands is intended as a celebration of album’s twentieth anniversary, with magazine editor Paul Brannigan… Continue reading Kerrang! Re-Records Classic Rock Album For Unique Covermount

Reports this morning suggest the financial consortium of Greg Dyke, Apax Partners, Blackstone and Goldman Sachs, which last week bid for control of ITV, would seek a merger with Five should they gain control of the broadcaster. According to a report in today’s Daily Telegraph, the proposed merger would take the shape of an invitation… Continue reading ITV Bid Consortium Plans Merger With Five

Total UK online advertising expenditure in the UK rose by 65.6% in 2005, reaching £1.4 billion and enjoying a market share of 7.8%. According to new figures released by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), online media is driving the growth of the entire advertising market. Adspend across all other media combined fell by almost £200… Continue reading UK Online Adspend Up By 65.6% In 2005

One third of adults spend ten hours or more a week playing a console or PC games, compared to just 11% of teens, according to results from a new study released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The study found that the PC dominates the adult gaming world, while teenagers spend more time using game… Continue reading Adults Spend More Time Gaming Than Teens

Women are expanding their presence online, becoming more confident and sophisticated in their internet usage, according to new research from the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA). The report finds that growth is being driven by 16-24 year olds, young professionals and women with children. Young professionals using the internet has more than doubled, up by… Continue reading Women Continue To Expand Online Presence

Channel 4 has fixed its focus firmly on emerging media platforms, hiring brand consultancy Branded to shape its long-term strategy ahead of a push into video on-demand and mobile media.Channel 4 director of marketing, Polly Cochrane, has brought Branded in to combat the threat of the broadcaster’s brand being diluted in the move to increasingly… Continue reading Channel 4 Strategy To Push VOD And Mobile

Independent News & Media PLC (INM) has bought the entire issued share capital of PropertyNews.com, along with the PropertyNews monthly newspaper, covering Northern Ireland and neighbouring countries in the Republic of Ireland.The acquisition of PropertyNews.com is part of INM’s strategy of becoming the number one classified website in every market in which it operates, with… Continue reading Independent News & Media PLC Extends Reach In Property Field