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The UK’s commercial radio stations raised over £3 million in their Tsunami fund-raising effort, UK Radio Aid earlier this week, more than tripling the expected figure.The 12 hour charity marathon saw over 280 radio stations replacing their usual programmes with a nationally syndicated broadcast to an audience of over 20 million listeners. Participating stations agreed… Continue reading Radio Aid On Course To Raise £4 Million

Internet giant British Telecom has confirmed that it has plans to offer broadband customers a mix of on-demand movies, music and TV content through their phone line, and is considering building on the existing Freeview platform to provide a ready-made customer base.The revelations come in reports this morning, with BT’s chief executive Andrew Burke reportedly… Continue reading BT Boards On-Demand Bandwagon With Broadband Services

International media group, Pearson has today issued a positive scheduled trading update ahead of its 2004 preliminary results announcement on 28 February, stating that Pearson’s flagship publication, The Financial Times is breaking even in the fourth quarter, reiterating expectations in the Group’s November trading update (see Financial Times Expected To Break Even By Year End).… Continue reading Financial Times Will Break Even For 2004

Media watchdog Ofcom has received another suggestion on the regulation of the BBC, ahead of the Charter Renewal due in 2006 from the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) proposing a three-pronged approach to re-shuffle the Corporation’s approach to governance and regulation.CRCA has published an independent paper from international governance expert, Stilpon Nestor, which examines the… Continue reading CRCA Issues New Proposals For BBC Charter

A new company has entered the TV and out-of-home ad sales arena, founded by four former ITV sales employees.Optimal Media Sales has already secured three clients, including Welsh broadcaster S4C, and offers bespoke representation to both television broadcasters and media owners in the out-of-home television sector. The company’s other clients include The Golf Channel, owned… Continue reading New Screen Media Startup Formed By ITV Sales Execs

Magazine giant Emap’s flagship men’s title, FHM, has announced an exclusive cross branding and advertising deal worth over £1 million with online poker site, The World Poker Exchange.The deal, spanning six-months, will culminate in a TV special to be aired on men’s entertainment channels Bravo and Ftn later this year. The TV special will be… Continue reading FHM Secures Poker Deal Worth Over £1 Million

London mayor Ken Livingstone has told a radio station in the capital that the value of an exclusive distribution deal for newspapers on London’s underground train network could be worth up to £4 million, a massive 400% increase on the value of the Metro‘s current distribution deal.Furthermore, Livingstone is confident that a second deal, worth… Continue reading Livingstone Seeks Increased Newspaper Revenue From Tube

Digital satellite radio in the US is predicted to enjoy impressive growth over the next several years, with an estimated 9 million new subscribers set to join by 2008, according to market research firm In-Stat. A recent survey of the firm’s Technology Adoption Panel of US consumers, indicates a growing awareness of digital radio services,… Continue reading Digital Radio Forging Ahead

International media group, Pearson, has issued a positive trading update ahead of its 2004 preliminary results announcement on 28 February, stating that flagship publication, the Financial Times, is on course to break even in the fourth quarter, reiterating expectations in the Group’s November trading update.The announcement follows hard hitting cost-cuts within the company over previous… Continue reading Financial Times Set To Break Even For 2004

The strength of online advertising expenditure has been confirmed, with web portal Yahoo! announcing that its profits have almost doubled in the last quarter of 2004, making $187 million (£143.2 million). This validates key industry forecasts that the internet will lead 2005 in terms of advertising, with predictions from media commentary group Jack Myers predicting… Continue reading Online Advertising Breaking Records