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All of the UK’s national newspaper websites have seen a slight drop in users over February, according to figures released by the ABCe.After a major decrease in December, users all over the UK and the globe were logging back on in January, where some sites were recording their highest amount of traffic ever. While the… Continue reading Re-branded Guardian Site Continues Dominance

Five was the only terrestrial channel to boost its weekly viewing share in all homes year on year in February, increasing its share to 5.5%.BBC Two and Channel 4 saw the biggest downturns in their share for the month, losing almost 1.5 percentage points each year on year, whilst BBC One kept its lead as… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – February 2008

It was Channel 4’s turn to outshine its terrestrial rivals last night, gaining respectable viewing figures for its property and reality shows.Grand Designs Revisited did well for the channel between 9pm and 10pm, with more than 3.8 million adults on average (17.5%) tuning in to see how a tenacious couple had got on with their… Continue reading Ramsay And McCloud Shine For C4

The BBC has won back the rights to show Formula 1 from next year, in a five year deal that sees it take over from ITV.ITV, which has hosted Formula 1 for the past 12 years, had a deal to air the sport until 2010, but has decided to pull out at the end of… Continue reading BBC Wins Formula 1 Broadcast Rights

Dennis Publishing has said that its new digital only magazine, iGizmo, launched with over 100,000 subscribers last week.In addition to the high pre-launch subscriber base, iGizmo also carried a host of new advertisers for Dennis Publishing including Toshiba, O2, Toyota, and Misco. Dennis says that iGizmo offers advertisers rich media solutions with huge creative possibilities,… Continue reading Dennis Claims Success For New Digital Magazine

Five Life is to be renamed Fiver as part of a project that will see all of Five’s channels undergo a branding refresh.From the end of April the channel will have a completely new on and off air look and contain a mix of established programming and new shows.This is the first wave in the… Continue reading Five Life To Rebrand As Fiver

ITV entertainment controller, Duncan Gray, is to leave the commercial broadcaster after two years.Gray helped oversee some of ITV’s recent hits including The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Dancing on Ice.It is expected that John Kay Cooper, deputy chairman and creative director of independent production company Talent TV, will take over Gray’s role in… Continue reading Entertainment Controller Leaves ITV

comScore has released a new study highlighting the changing dynamics of worldwide internet usage. According to the Digital World: State of the Internet report, in January 2008 the Asia Pacific region had more than 300 million internet users at least 15 years of age accessing the internet from work and home computers. This represents an… Continue reading New Study Highlights Changing Internet Usage

Aegis, the media buying and market research group, has reported 17.6% growth in pre-tax profit to £133.5 million for 2007. Aegis’ media division, made up of agencies Carat and Vizeum, won $1.67 billion of net new business last year and increased revenues by 13% to £673.4 million. Synovate, Aegis’ market research business, increased its revenues… Continue reading Aegis Reports 17.6% Profit Growth

Annual revenues generated by mobile search services are expected to reach $4.8 billion by 2013, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The report says that while revenue generated by data charges associated with mobile search is significantly higher than that generated by mobile advertising at the present time, the gap will close over… Continue reading Mobile Search Revenues To Reach $4.8bn By 2013