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The BBC claims that it would lose over £500 million in revenue if it were transformed into a subscription only service, resulting in the loss of quality programmes and an inability to meet its social and political obligations.The Measuring the Value of the BBC survey claims that ten million households would lose access to the… Continue reading A Subscription Only BBC Would Lose £500 Million

More young people in the UK claim to read a national newspaper during the average week than visit the pub, according to the latest research from the Newspaper Marketing Agency.The first detailed study of youth reading habits shows that a whopping 77% of hard-to-reach 16 to 24 year-olds read a national title on a weekly… Continue reading Young People Prefer Newspapers To Pubs

The Daily Telegraph will launch a luxury travel title next month, catering for the premium leisure market with advice from experienced travellers and journalists on the finest holiday hotspots money can buy.The 68-page Ultratravel title will be printed in full colour and in large format, billing itself as a “Guide to heaven on Earth”. The… Continue reading Telegraph Launches New Upmarket Travel Title

Competition in the burgeoning children’s magazine market will hot up this month following the launch of a new monthly pre-school title from Egmont Magazines called My Disney Favourites.Designed for parents and children aged between two and five to read together, each edition of the new title will be dedicated to a different Disney character each… Continue reading Egmont Rolls-Out New Pre-School Magazine

Greg Dyke has joined Apax partners, the private equity group that specialises in media deals, in a move that has revived speculation linking the former BBC director general with ITV.Dyke, who quit the BBC in the wake of the damning Hutton report, has joined Apax’s media team as an advisor. It is understood that he… Continue reading Dyke Joins Apax Amid Rumours Of Potential ITV Bid

Virgin Radio chief executive, John Pearson, has announced his intention to step down next year in an attempt to re-address his work-life balance after more than a decade at the radio station.Pearson, who has spent the last four and a half years at the helm of Scottish Media Group’s radio division, will stay on in… Continue reading Virgin Radio Chief Executive Steps Down

The board of ITV has today confirmed that it has completed the 25% acquisition of Scottish Media Group’s stake in breakfast television franchise, GMTV.Further to the earlier announcement on 10 May 2004, ITV has increased its stake in the highest rated UK breakfast time programme to 75%, with The Walt Disney Company owning the remaining… Continue reading ITV Completes Acquisition Of GMTV

Cheaper airfares and reduced costs in sea travel helped to push the UK inflation rate down during September, according to official figures released by the Office of National Statistics today.The new figures show a decline of 0.2% in the Consmer Prices Index, pushing the total down to 1.1% in September, bringing it still further below… Continue reading UK Inflation Rate Continues To Fall

For 16-24s, reading a national newspaper during the average week is more likely than visiting the pub, according to the latest research from the Newspaper Marketing Agency. The first detailed study of youth newspaper reading habits shows that 77% (5.6 million) of 16 to 24 year-olds read a national newspaper every week, compared with just… Continue reading 16-24s Prefer Newspapers To Pubs

Online advertising spend rocketed by 76% in the first half of this year to just under £267 million, according to the latest figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau. The increase takes the medium’s share of overall UK adspend to an all time high of 3.2%, placing it well ahead of cinema and putting it on… Continue reading Internet Adspend Rockets By 76% In First Half