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Channel 4’s Big Brother has sensationally kicked contestant Emily Parr out of the house today after she aimed a racially offensive word at a fellow housemate.Parr was dancing with Charley and Nicky in the living room of the Big Brother house last night when she said “Are you pushing it out you n*****?” to Charley.Parr,… Continue reading Big Bro Contestant Booted Off For Racist Comment

Freewebs has announced the opening of its new UK subsidiary and named ex-MediaTel Group sales executive JP Kemp as head of UK Sales.Kemp will work closely with Chris Cunningham, Freewebs’ VP advertising, to help drive the company’s advertising and widget sales strategy internationally.Kemp is a seasoned sales executive with eight years experience in sales, strategy… Continue reading Freewebs Names New Sales Executive

The Audit Bureau of Circulations is introducing a “dumping hotline” following its investigation into the dumping of freesheets in London.The London Lite and thelondonpaper are both taking part in the ABC scheme which sees them carrying a phone number and email address advertising an ABC distribution helpline.The move comes after both titles were accused of… Continue reading ABC Introduces Dumping Hotline

ITV is set to beef up its schedules with the acquisition of three major American drama series.The broadcaster has picked up the highly sought-after Warner Brothers series Pushing Daisies, which stars former Brookside actress Anna Friel, and CBS’ Swingtown, which features This Life actor Jack Davenport. Both are set to air on ITV1 next year.ITV… Continue reading ITV To Beef Up Schedules With US Acquisitions

Sky Sports has announced that it will broadcast more live sport in high definition this year including the US Open and USPGA Championship.The US Open from Oakmont (14-17 June) and USPGA Championship from Southern Hills (9-12 August) will be the second and third golf events to be broadcast live in HD on Sky Sports, following… Continue reading More Sports For Sky Sports HD

Channel 4 has revealed that the charities that will receive the money from its Big Brother eviction telephone votes this year are Crisis, Help the Hospices and the Samaritans.The broadcaster announced last week that it would not be profiting from the phone votes (see Channel 4 Will Not Profit From Big Brother Phone Votes), in… Continue reading Channel 4 Reveals Big Brother Charity Beneficiaries

Virgin Media has claimed that thousands of people in the UK are wasting money on hi-tech gadgets that they will never learn how to actually use.According to research from the communications provider, 750 of the 1,000 people asked had spent more on gadgets and gizmos than they had on home improvements in the past year,… Continue reading Thousands Wasting Money On Gadgets

One of the big questions facing the outdoor industry is whether POSTAR, the industry measurement system, is up to the job, and this was one of the subjects discussed by the panellists at the MediaTel Group ‘Future Of Outdoor’ seminar.The panellists were in agreement that although POSTAR might not currently be perfect for the role,… Continue reading Future Of POSTAR Discussed At MediaTel Group Seminar

Yesterday’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future Of Outdoor’ saw the message come through that outdoor specialists haven’t really been engaging with agencies up to this point, but as digital becomes more important it will be imperative that they do so.Panellist Roy Jeans, CEO of IPM, said that it had not been that essential for… Continue reading ‘Future Of Outdoor’ Seminar Examines Agency Engagement

There were mixed views on the state of digital outdoor advertising at yesterday’s ‘Future of Outdoor’ seminar hosted by MediaTel Group, with some panellists claiming that the formats were the way forward and others expressing concern that the industry was adopting technology for the sake of it.Tim Bleakley, managing director of CBS Outdoor, believed that… Continue reading Digital Outdoor Debate Sparks Mixed Views