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The Sun is cutting its cover price from 30p to 20p in London from today, making it the joint cheapest national newspaper in London with the Daily Star.The News International paper’s cover price will remain 60p in the capital on Saturdays.ABC figures for April show that the Sun had a circulation of just under three… Continue reading Sun cuts cover price to 20p in London

Apple, IMG Sports Media and Premier League Archive have signed a new deal that will allow iTune users to watch football highlights on their iPods.Football fans will be able to download up to 50 ‘Classic Premier League’ matches from five seasons between 2002/03 and 2006/07.There will be 12 episodes available for each season as well… Continue reading iTunes to sell Premier League highlights

thelondonpaper, the afternoon freesheet published by News International, is launching an ad campaign today using three different ads with straplines including “Nada”, “Zilch”, and “Diddly Squat”.The ads, reassuring readers that nothing has changed about the paper, follow the London Evening Standard‘s recent “sorry” campaign.The text on the ads says the title is “still listening, still… Continue reading thelondonpaper launches new ad campaign

Independent News & Media has agreed a financial standstill deal with its investors, giving it until late June to negotiate the refinancing of its €200 million (£178 million) bond.The publisher of the Independent newspaper has also secured €15 million (£13.3 million) in working capital.The standstill period starts today and runs until 26 June. INM said… Continue reading INM agrees “financial standstill” deal with investors

Semantic search engine Wolfram Alpha has launched today, potentially changing the way users find information online.The service, developed by UK physicist Stephen Wolfram, responds to queries by searching through a database and providing a direct answer, including graphs and charts if relevant, rather than providing a list of links as Google does.Wolfram says that the… Continue reading Semantic “search engine” launches today

BBC Magazines is preventing the closure of Good Homes magazine by selling it to Kelsey Publishing.BBC Magazines announced the closure at the end of last month, citing a drop in circulation (see BBC Good Homes magazine set to close).Staff will be asked if they want to transfer to the new publisher, with Kelsey’s first issue… Continue reading Kelsey Publishing buys BBC Good Homes magazine

UTV Media, owner of the Northern Ireland ITV franchise and talkSPORT, has reported a 19% decline in ad revenues at its TV division and a 15% drop at its radio operation for the first four months of the year.The broadcasting group, which owns more than 20 radio stations across the UK and Ireland, said the… Continue reading talkSPORT owner UTV reports 19% drop in ad revenue

Discovery has delayed the launch of its Freeview channel Quest for a second time.In a statement, the network said: “[The] challenging economic environment and a number of other commercial factors have made a delayed launch more financially prudent.”Discovery said it did not take the decision lightly – “it is our intention to launch the channel… Continue reading Discovery delays the launch of Quest

Clear Channel Outdoor is set to offer targeted advertising opportunities around the forthcoming Ashes cricket series.The outdoor firm has identified ad solutions from June 15 to help agencies take advantage of the cricket series, which attracted over 400,000 spectators the last time it took place over in the UK over the summer of 2005.Clear Channel… Continue reading Clear Channel offers targeted ads around Ashes series

There has been a decrease in mobile advertising recall in the UK, according to the latest quarterly Mobile Advertising Report by Brightkite and GfK Technology.However, the report found that the longer term trend is still positive, with an increase of five per cent since Q4 2008.Colin Strong, deputy MD of GfK Technology, said: “We are… Continue reading UK mobile advertising recall falls