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Virgin Radio Breakfast Show DJ Christian O’Connell has launched the station’s latest promotion, its first of 2007.Every day for five weeks listeners of the Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show will have one of their January bills paid for by the commercial pop and rock radio station.The ‘Pay Your Bills’ promotion is intended to engage existing listeners… Continue reading Virgin Radio Launches New Promotion

Endemol has agreed a deal to buy Endemol France from owner Telefonica, saying that the acquisition would be worth £300 million. Bids are now expected for Endemol, with some in the trade press saying that it could have a new owner by the end of April. In a statement, Endemol said that its French division… Continue reading Endemol Acquires French Endemol Division

Several forecasts have been made estimating the extent of growth in the UK advertising market in 2007, with online predicted to be the area seeing the greatest increases. According to a report from ZenithOptimedia, UK advertising growth is expected to rise 3.1% in 2007, a downgrade from its original expectation of 4.2%. ZenithOptimedia says that… Continue reading UK Advertising Growth Forecasts 2007

Fru Hazlitt has resigned as the chief executive of SMG’s radio business, and will be replaced by Paul Jackson, currently Virgin Radio’s programme director, with immediate effect. Hazlitt joined SMG in August 2005 as chief executive of Radio from Yahoo! UK and Ireland, where she was managing director. Jackson was regional programme director for Capital… Continue reading Fru Hazlitt Resigns As SMG Radio Chief Executive

John de Mol has taken a 5.15% stake in Endemol, the production company that he co-founded and helped to run. According to a report in the Guardian, Dutch regulators today announced that deMol’s investment vehicle, Cyrte, has taken its stake in the company to above 5%, the level at which a shareholding must be declared… Continue reading Co-Founder Buys 5.15% Stake In Endemol

A new report from Forrester Research reveals that a growing number of consumers are moving from voice-only mobile services to other activities, paving the way for a viable audience for mobile marketing. The Forrester data shows that 35% of US households that own a mobile phone currently engage in text messaging and 11% access the… Continue reading US Consumers Ready For Mobile Marketing

EMarketer has released key predictions for what 2007 has in store for the US media, with online being the main focus of its look at the year ahead. EMarketer predicts that total US spending will reach at least $19.5 billion in 2007, 19% more than total spending in 2006. Although eMarketer points out that this… Continue reading Key Predictions For 2007

Fru Hazlitt has resigned as chief executive of SMG’s radio business, to be replaced by Paul Jackson, currently Virgin Radio’s programme director.Hazlitt will step down immediately and Jackson, who held the position in an acting capacity for much of 2005, will assume the role on a permanent basis, joining the SMG executive management team.Hazlitt joined… Continue reading Fru Hazlitt Resigns As SMG Radio Chief Executive

IPC Media has revealed its biggest magazine launch ever, Look, in a joint venture with Groupe Marie Claire.The venture is set to make its way into the women’s weekly market with the backing of an £18 million investment over the next two years as well as a major retail and advertising campaign.It was rumoured late… Continue reading IPC Media Looks To New Women’s Weekly

Celebrity Big Brother suffered a tough weekend, failing to outperform its singing contest rivals and losing the battle to keep contestants in the house.Friday night’s programme was watched on average by more than 3.4 million adults, a dip of more than one million viewers from Thursday’s show, giving Channel 4 a 15% audience share. Soapstar… Continue reading Celebrity Big Brother Struggles To Hold On To Viewers