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The regional newspaper industry is in a strong position to maintain and grow profitability over the longer term, according to a new report published by Mintel this week. The Regional Newspapers report claims that the industry is in great shape due to its local focus, which allows it to provide news and information that is… Continue reading Research Claims Regional Press Is Set For Revenue Boost

BBC director general, Greg Dyke, has launched an attack on the increasing Americanisation of British broadcasting and has warned that television is too important to be left entirely to market forces.Speaking in New York yesterday, Dyke emphasised the need for a strong, publicly funded broadcaster at the heart of the British broadcasting and stressed that… Continue reading Dyke Warns Against Americanisation Of British Television

The total number of person to person text messages sent across the UK’s four GSM networks during October surpassed all previous records to reach 1.8 billion, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association. The UK daily average for October stands at 58.5 million, which compares to 50 million in the same period… Continue reading Text Messages Reach Record Total During October

Former Starcom Motive vice chairman, David Connolly, has been named as the independent adjudicator responsible for overseeing airtime sales at ITV following the merger of Carlton and Granada.His appointment was made by Ofcom and the Independent Television Commission and is mandated by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry as a pre-condition of the… Continue reading Starcom Motive’s Connolly To Oversee ITV Airtime Sales

The success of Disney’s aquatic animation, Finding Nemo, helped UK cinema admissions to reach 17.3 million in October, according to the Cinema Advertising Association.October cinema admissions averaged 4 million a week, which represents a 29% year on year increase on the same period last year. Finding Nemo was the most successful film of the month,… Continue reading Nemo Is Box Office Catch Of The Day In October

The White House and the US congress have reached a compromise in their dispute over new media ownership laws after the row threatened to scupper a major spending bill. Both parties have agreed to a 39% cap on the proportion of the national television audience that a single network can reach. The Republican-led Federal Communications… Continue reading Deal Reached On US Media Rules

CN Media Group has appointed Jon Hewson as managing director of its radio division with responsibility for driving growth across its portfolio of stations.Hewson was formerly group sales director of Guardian Media Group’s radio arm and was one of the original team of three people responsible for founding the division, which now owns the Jazz… Continue reading CN Group Poaches GMG Sales Head To Lead Radio Division

Former Starcom Motive vice chairman, David Connolly, has been named as the independent adjudicator responsible for overseeing airtime sales at ITV following the merger of Carlton and Granada. His appointment was made by Ofcom and the Independent Television Commission and is mandated by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry as a pre-condition of… Continue reading Connolly To Oversee ITV Airtime Sales

Traditional snail mail is the least irritating form of direct marketing, according to a new study from mail and messaging analysts, Pitney Bowes.The survey, which questioned marketers from the UK’s top 1,000 companies, asked participants to rank each form of direct marketing communication in the order of irritation caused to the consumer.Telephone marketing was found… Continue reading Snail Mail Deemed Least Annoying Form Of Direct Marketing

The total number of person to person text messages sent across the UK’s four GSM networks during October surpassed all previous records to reach 1.8 billion, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association.The UK daily average for October stands at 58.5 million, which compares to 50 million in the same period the… Continue reading Text Messages Reach Record Total During October