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Channel 4’s latest series of Celebrity Big Brother kicked off last night, with a mix of hopeful celebrities entering the house for an extended two-week stint watched by almost 6 million viewers.Amongst the famous faces participating in the reality TV show this year are feminist Germaine Greer, supermodel Caprice and indie group the Happy Mondays… Continue reading Channel 4 Sees Strong Start For Celebrity Big Brother

Newspaper publishers, the Telegraph Group, have announced the appointment of Katie Vanneck as the company’s new marketing director, joining new executive directors Dave King and John Allwood.Vanneck is the latest recruit to be brought to the company by chief executive Murdoch Maclennan, having resigned from her position of promotions director with News International titles the… Continue reading Telegraph Titles Poach Times’ Promotions Director

Media stocks suffered a poor day’s trading across the board yesterday, with most companies dropping in share price. United Business Media saw a 0.56% rise, to close at 491žp. David Levin, chief executive of Symbian has recently been named as the new chief executive officer of publishing and media group United Business Media PLC. He… Continue reading Sharewatch: Media Stocks Drop As Market Falters

JanuaryThe radio industry got off to a controversial start in 2004, with the BBC forced to drop drinks giant Coca-Cola as the multi-million pound sponsor of the weekly music charts used by Radio One. The move followed a wave of criticism, and forced the Corporation to find a way out of its two-year deal with… Continue reading NewsLine End Of Year Round-Up: Radio

Satellite giant Sky has announced that it will screen the first episode of hit US drama 24‘s new series simultaneously on both Sky One and Sky Travel, allowing Freeview customers to enjoy the explosive start to the acclaimed series and provide a taster of what Sky’s channel packages can offer.The rest of the programme’s fourth… Continue reading Sky Boosts Freeview Profile With 24 Premiere

Ofcom has continued its programme of expansion for the UK’s radio industry today with the unveiling of a new FM licence for Ballymena in Northern Ireland and the surrounding area.The watchdog estimates that the licence could achieve coverage of an area with an adult population of around 56,000, although the exact coverage of any broadcasts… Continue reading Ofcom Offers FM Radio Licence In Ballymena

US broadband phone service provider Vonage has today launched a revolutionary voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) service in the UK, allowing users to plug a VOIP handset directly into their phonelines, bypassing the traditional method of using a PC. The new technology offers users a service similar to a conventional, analogue phone, allowing their broadband connection to… Continue reading VOIP Boosted By Landline Adapter

November was a strong month for cinema advertising with advertisers investing a huge £25.2 million in the medium, a 63% increase on last year’s figure, according to the latest results from the Cinema Advertising Association.Satellite giants BSkyB spent £1.3 million on cinema advertising, with mobile operators Orange spending £1.1 million with their out-of-reel sponsorship. FMCG… Continue reading Cinema Adspend Rises By 63% In November

The number of banner adverts run on European websites has increased by 24%, up from 76,375 in November 2003 to 94,939 in November 2004, according to a new report published by Internet research group Nielsen//NetRatings. Sweden, France and the Netherlands are the leaders in the online ad surge, experiencing the strongest growth in banner ads,… Continue reading Europe Sees Internet Banner Ad Surge

UK advertising expenditure is expected to rise by 4.2% in 2005, with the Internet the fastest growing medium, according to revised predictions made by the Advertising Association (AA) in their Advertising Forecast.All media is forecast to increase over the next year, with the Internet leading the way and predicted to rise by an impressive 38.1%.Other… Continue reading UK Adspend Forecast To Rise By 4.2% In 2005