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thelondonpaper was well ahead of its rival afternoon freesheet the London Lite in June, recording a month on month increase of almost 10,000 copies. The title’s circulation now stands at around 496,500.The London Lite suffered a circulation decrease of almost 11,800 copies month on month, leaving it with a total figure of over 388,400.Westminster Council… Continue reading thelondonpaper Increases Lead Over London Lite

The ABC has defended its decision to allow newspaper circulation figures that may be boosted by promotions and give-aways.The audit body has come under attack from the Entertainment Retail Association, the trade body that represents the UK’s music, film and games retailers, following a Mail On Sunday deal offering Prince’s new album for free with… Continue reading ABC Says Newspaper Promotions To Boost Circulation Are Not Against The Rules

The return of the Robson Green crime drama series, Wire In The Blood, was a big winner for ITV1 last night, with the show easily trouncing the other networks’ offerings from 9pm with an average adult audience of over 5.6 million.The captivating narrative, which revolved around the abduction and murder of an 11-year-old girl from… Continue reading Return Of Wire In The Blood Boosts ITV1

ITV1’s autumn line-up was unveiled to the industry this afternoon, revealing the best bits of drama, comedy, factual and sport, which will air on the flagship channel over the coming months.During a drawn-out ceremony at Television Centre in London, director of television at ITV, Simon Shaps, discussed and showcased the highlights in the commercial broadcaster’s… Continue reading Sport And Factual Focus For ITV1’s Autumn Line-Up

GCap Media has appointed Robin Pembrooke, director of product operations at Yahoo! Europe, to the new position of group director of online and interactive operations.Pembrooke will be responsible for leading and managing the creation of a portfolio of online brands and interactive services across analogue, DAB radio, online and via mobile or TV.He will report… Continue reading GCap Appoints Director Of Online And Interactive

ITV’s commissioning executive Liam Keelan will return to the BBC as its new daytime controller.Keelan will rejoin the BBC after just 18 months at ITV as controller of daytime.He left his role as BBC One scheduler early last year, when he was hired by then newly arrived ITV director of television, Simon Shaps, as part… Continue reading ITV Exec Will Return To The BBC

Media group Emap has seen its underlying revenue drop 2% year on year for the quarter, with revenue for its UK consumer magazines division down 8% this quarter on last. Its titles, which include mens’ magazines Zoo and FHM, have seen advertising revenue fall 13% and overall circulation dip 4%. The group’s radio interests recorded… Continue reading Emap Records 2% Underlying Revenue Drop

A new report from iSuppli suggests that the market for IPTV video services will rise to $26.3 billion in 2011, up from $779.2 million in 2006. It adds that telcos view IPTV as an opportunity to recapture the revenue generated by many of the internet-based services that have bypassed them by travelling through their broadband… Continue reading IPTV Video Revenue To Reach $26 Billion By 2011

James Murdoch, chief executive of BSkyB, has said that a takeover of Virgin Media could eventually lead to an agreement over the channel dispute between the two companies. Sky and Virgin Media are currently in court over the dispute, which has been running since the two companies were unable to reach a deal over carriage… Continue reading Murdoch Supports Virgin Takeover

Dow Jones has listened to alternative bids to a takeover by Rupert Murdoch from California billionaire Ron Burkle in partnership with internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan. According to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk, Burkle and Greenspan had a meeting last night with Dow Jones where they outlined a possible alternative to Murdoch’s $5 billion (£2.5 billion) bid.… Continue reading Dow Jones Looks At Alternative Bids