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Digital radio broadcaster and programme producer, UBC Media, has announced that revenues for the group have continued to grow in line with expectations, with advertising revenues for its radio division up by 20% year on year for the first six months of 2005.The strong performance seen in UBC’s radio sector reflects the industry’s transition to… Continue reading UBC Sees Radio Revenues Increase By 20%

Digital radio broadcaster and programme producer, UBC Media, has announced that revenues for the group have continued to grow in line with expectations, with advertising revenues for its radio division up by 20% year on year for the first six months of 2005. The strong performance seen in UBC’s radio sector reflects the industry’s transition… Continue reading UBC Radio Revenues Up 20%

The BBC has outlined its case for a new licence fee settlement, calling for an increase of RPI plus 2.3% a year from April 2007, taking the total cost per household to £150.50 by 2013, compared with the current cost of £126.50.The increase, the Corporation claims, will help deliver the move to a fully digital… Continue reading BBC Requests Increased Licence Fee For Digital Britain

TV marketing body, Thinkbox, has announced the appointment of ITV’s director of customer relationship marketing, Justin Sampson, as its first chairman.Sampson will take up the role from 1 November, having been appointed by the Thinkbox Board to act as lead ambassador for the organisation, representing Channel 4, five, GMTV, Turner Broadcasting, ITV, Sky, ids and… Continue reading Thinkbox Appoints Justin Sampson Chairman

Worldwide digital music sales rose enough in the first half of 2005 to offset the decline in physical music sales which is damaging the music industry. Despite this, however, new figures from market research firm Synovate show that 70% of consumers in Asia download music without paying. According to Synovate, ways in which music providers… Continue reading Majority Of Music Downloads In Asia Free

IPC ignite! is to broaden the appeal of its Uncut music and movie title with the publication of a sister magazine, Uncut DVD.The new title will focus on the “world’s finest movies,” offering readers background information on both new and old movies, as well as reviews, interviews and behind-the-scenes access to the “greatest films ever… Continue reading IPC Broadens Uncut Offering With DVD Title

In the US, traditional media looks set for a boost from online advertising, with internet retailers revealed to have plans to advertise off line this year, according to a recent survey from Shop.org/BizRate Research. The 2005 Online Holiday Mood study found that direct marketing was the most popular offline marketing tactic, with nearly two thirds… Continue reading Online Advertisers To Boost Traditional Media

ITV Sales has announced a partnership with Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) to create a cost effective and easy method for advertisers to link television adverts to the broadcaster’s mobile services.The new solution will use ITV’s already established 5-digit short-codes as an overlay on traditional TV advertising. Viewers will be prompted to respond to the ad… Continue reading ITV Signs Deal For Mobile Ad Tie-Ins

Tonight sees Channel 4 launch its second digital entertainment channel, with More4 due to begin broadcasting to Freeview, Sky and Cable households at 8pm this evening.The new channel, which will broadcast daily from 4pm to 6am after tonight’s launch, has already courted controversy, with its launch schedule including a satirical drama on former home secretary… Continue reading More4 Set For Debut Broadcast Tonight

Groupe Bollore, headed by Havas chief executive and French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore, is preparing to increase its stake in Aegis, fuelling industry speculation over a possible take-over bid for the media and communications business. According to reports this weekend in the Sunday Times, Bollore intends to push his stake up to almost 20%, after increasing… Continue reading Groupe Bollore To Push Aegis Stake To 20%