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Shareholders of the planned digital radio venture, 4Digital Group, have agreed to dissolve the business and hand the licence back to Ofcom.The decision to end the proposed digital radio service has reportedly been made during a number of board meetings, which have taken place over the past two weeks, by the remaining 4DG shareholders.However, minority… Continue reading Board pull plug on 4DG

Aegis Media is set to launch a new full-service digital agency early next year in a bid to boost its digital offering.Former Naked managing partner Niku Banaie will head up the client-facing network, which is set to feature more of a creative element, according to reports.Aegis, which is currently home to Carat, Vizeum, Isobar and… Continue reading Aegis set to launch a full-service digital agency

The BBC is considering plans to offer ITV and Channel 4 the free and open use of its online video catch-up service iPlayer.The move is thought to be part of the BBC’s response to Ofcom’s public service broadcasting review – the BBC Trust is expected to make a presentation to Ofcom later this week, according… Continue reading BBC set to offer iPlayer to Channel 4 and ITV

BBC One’s crime drama Spooks pulled in more than 6.2 million viewers last night.The last in the series, which raced ahead of the competition for the peak-time audience, attracted 6 million average viewers and a 25% audience share between 9pm and 10pm.Elsewhere, ITV1’s new series of Taggart managed to pick up 5.3 million viewers in… Continue reading Final Spooks pulls in over 6.2m

Sarah Robinson, digital media & technology account director at Future Foundation, gives us some insights into how social media is developing …As reported at MediaTel’s recent seminar, The Future of Online, social networking sites are booming. Global ad spend in 2008 will be $2 billion, a 55% growth on last year. In the UK, the… Continue reading Social Media Futures

Online TV and film site Blinkbox has signed new deals with Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Pictures Television in a bid to increase its online content offering.The Twentieth Century Fox deal will allow users to access premium films, including new releases Juno and Jumper, according to reports.Users will also be able to purchase films such… Continue reading Blinkbox signs online deal with Fox and Sony

The former Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems (JICIMS) has formed a new body called the UK Online Measurement company (UKOM).The joint committee collapsed last week following the departure of the IPA and ISBA as JICIMS stakeholders, leaving the remaining partners – AOP and IAB – to form a new body (see JICIMS to… Continue reading JICIMS forms new body for online measurement

UK ad spend is expected to drop 0.8% this year, the first annual drop since 2001, according to new forecasts from ZenithOptimedia. This 0.8% drop is a large downward revision of the Publicis Groupe agency’s forecast of 4.9% growth made earlier this year. Ad spend is expected to rise to 1.5% in 2009, buoyed by… Continue reading UK ad spend forecast to fall 0.8% this year

Total worldwide advertising is expected to rise by just 0.5% to $642.8 billion this year, with the UK forecast to see 0.1% growth this year and next, according to a new forecast from Magna. Magna now expects US advertising in 2008 to decline 3.2% to $270.8 billion, with a fall of 4.5% expected next year.… Continue reading Worldwide advertising to grow 0.5% this year

Global advertising spending in measured media is expected to fall 0.2% to $458 billion in 2009 compared to the previous year when spending was up 2.6%, according to a new study from GroupM. The projected decline is the first retreat in global advertising since the 3% fall recorded in 2001 after 2000’s dotcom-driven ad growth… Continue reading Global ad spend to fall 0.2% in 2009