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ITV has announced a deal with sharp tongued Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell to tie him to the broadcaster for two years.The deal will see the pop-svengali working exclusively with ITV on new projects, as well as staring in several new shows to be announced in the next few weeks.Cowell shot to fame as “TV’s… Continue reading ITV Signs Simon Cowell For Two Years

Figures released by The Advertising Association shows that the national press recovery continued in February with ad revenue being up 3.2% year-on-year. The key drivers were Telecoms, Motors and Government advertising. Expenditure on popular dailies display rose by 10.8%, this was the single biggest category increase, excluding on-line recruitment. Popular Sunday’s also saw improvements in… Continue reading February’s National Press Expenditure Results

The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) has revealed that digital radio sales have increased by a staggering 229% year on year for the last twelve months. By the end of February 2004, the dramatic growth of digital audio broadcast (DAB) in the UK had pushed penetration to 509,000 units.Record sales of DAB products were achieved… Continue reading Digital Radio Sales Hits Record Number In Last Year

Former BBC Director General Greg Dyke is understood to be in talks with ITV Chairman Sir Peter Burt in a move which could see him replacing current ITV chief executive, Charles Allen.While ITV refused to give official confirmation of the meeting, it is believed that Burt, who is currently on holiday, has had informal meetings… Continue reading Dyke In Talks To Take Top Job At ITV

A relatively unknown outdoor advertising company is preparing to deliver the largest ever full motion plasma screens to shopping malls across the country, effectively reaching 200 million visitors a year with broadcast quality adverts at a fraction of the cost of TV.The company, called ScreenFX, plans to launch its network of 175 plasma screens in… Continue reading ScreenFX Prepares Largest Ever Plasma Screen Network

The UK’s Virgin Radio landed the worldwide top spot for being the most listened to commercial broadcast station on the web, says US internet research company, Arbitron. Virgin Radio drew in a massive 357,199 hours of total listening time during the week from 22-28 March 2004. It was however, beaten to the overall top spot… Continue reading Virgin On Top As Internet Broadcast Station

The UK is set to become the leading broadband market in Europe by 2008, according to a new report by Screen Digest. The research and analysis group says that over the next five years it expects broadband uptake in the UK to rise sharply and have reached 47% (12 million) of UK households by the… Continue reading UK Set To Lead European Broadband Market

Slow trading hit media stocks yesterday, leading to large dips for most companies, while those that managed an increase struggled to approach the 1% mark. Worst hit was United Business Media, dipping by 3.79% to 495˝.Also hit was satellite broadcaster BSkyB. A decline in share price of 1.82% put the company down to 673p as… Continue reading Sharewatch: UBM Suffers As Media Stocks Struggle

Highbury Entertainment have announced the launch of iHome Magazine,a dedicated title catering for those with an interest in intelligent home technology and the so called “smart home concept”.The quarterly title, launching in October, will offer readers the latest information on integrated home electronics and reflect the growing interest in customising TV, sound and computer systems… Continue reading Highbury Target Tech Market With iHome Magazine

IPC Southbank has announced the imminent closure of its young women’s glossy 19 magazine with immediate effect.The May issue of the magazine, currently on sale, will be its last. IPC blamed a shift in teenage reading habits for the closure, claiming: “The face of the teenage market has changed. The boundaries between the teen market… Continue reading 19 Magazine To Close After Current Issue