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The Apprentice pulled in more than 7.5 million adult viewers to the penultimate show, seeing Lucinda being fired by Sir Alan Sugar for being “too zany”.In a twist he only got rid of one potential apprentice – following advice from his confidants after a series of gruelling interviews – leaving Lee, Alex, Claire and Helene… Continue reading Penultimate Apprentice Pulls In Over 7.5m Adults

BBC One is to be shown live on the internet as part of the corporation’s bbc.co.uk online offering.Although BBC3 and the BBC News Channel are already simulcast online, they have always been digital services. BBC One will be the first of the corporation’s analogue channels to move online.The plan was announced as part of the… Continue reading BBC One To Be Shown Live On The Internet

GCap Media’s national digital only radio station Planet Rock has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by a consortium led by entrepreneur Malcolm Bluemel.The deal has been financed by Bluemel with the backing of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, Thin Lizzy’s Gary Moore and Marillion’s Fish.The change of ownership has gone… Continue reading Planet Rock Sold To Entrepreneur

Five has signed an exclusive three-year deal with UEFA for the 2009-12 UEFA Cup.Under the terms of the deal, Five will have the first pick of matches in each round.Five will also have exclusive rights to the UEFA Cup Final. In total the deal will guarantee 15 games a year from 2009-10 to 2011-12.For the… Continue reading Five Signs Exclusive Uefa Cup Deal

A new study from Harris Interactive reveals that over half (56%) of US teens would be interested in viewing mobile ads with incentives. The survey, of 1,000 US adults ages 18 and over and 200 teenagers ages 13-17, also found that over one-third (37%) of adults said that they would be receptive to such advertising.… Continue reading Over Half Of US Teens Interested In Viewing Mobile Ads With Incentives

Express Newspapers has reported pre-tax profits of £55 million for 2007, according to accounts filed at Companies House. The owner of the Daily Express and Daily Star national newspapers has reported a pre-tax profit of £54.85 million, on turnover of more than £280 million, in the year ending 31 December, 2007. Turnover in 2006 was… Continue reading Express Newspapers Reports Pre-Tax Profits Of £55m

A new report from the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) reveals that digital media is fast becoming the medium of choice for sports fans and pushing the boundaries of media convergence across TV, internet and mobile. The Sport and the Shift to Interactive Media report indicates that twice as many sports fans use the internet… Continue reading Sports Fans Turning To Digital Media

This year, advertising spending on social network sites is expected to rise 77% to £115 million, with marketers projected to spend £285 million in 2012, according to a new report from eMarketer. An estimated 11 million people, about 30% of UK internet users, participated in online social networking last year, said eMarketer. UK Online Social… Continue reading Strong Adspend Growth For Social Networking Sites

The last in the current series of Traffic Cops pulled in 5.3 million adult viewers last night, a 25.6% audience share between 9pm and 10pm.Viewers tuned in to see officers of the Humberside Police traffic department take on their worst offenders, drunk drivers.ITV1’s The Great British Body, with Trinny and Susannah, only attracted 2.4 million… Continue reading Traffic Cops Race Ahead Of The Great British Body

Google continued its reign as the UK’s leading search property in April, with 74.2% of all searches, according to new figures from comScore.eBay ranked second with 6%, followed by Yahoo! at 4.3% and Microsoft 3.4%.Two UK properties, Rightmove Sites (0.8% share) and Bebo.com (0.7% share), ranked amongst the top 10. Popular social networking property, Facebook.com,… Continue reading Google Remains Top In UK