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It has just been announced that Capital Radio has entered into an agreement to acquire 90.1% of Xfm , the London-based alternative music radio station.More details will be available shortly.Capital Radio: 0171 766 6000

Andrew Marr is rumoured to be about to resign from his post as editor-in-chief of the Independent titles. The latest rumpus at the troubled newspaper is thought to stem from reports that the replacement for Rosie Boycott, who left the title last week (see Boycott Joins Express), is Simon Kelner, editor of the Mail on… Continue reading Marr Rumoured To Be Quitting Independent

ITV has announced the appointment of Andrew Chowns as project director for ITV2, the Network’s digital terrestrial TV channel.In this newly-created post, Chowns will be responsible for bringing ITV2 to the air in late 1998 and will be working in tandem with Brian Barwick, ITV2’s director of programmes.Chowns is currently controller of legal and business… Continue reading ITV Appoints Digital Chief

Mark Dickinson, managing director of web design company Index Finger, has told Newsline that the company has closed. While rumours regarding the company’s demise began circulating earlier this week, Index Finger was denying this as recently as yesterday.The two-year old business, which Dickinson ran along with IT director Robert Hamilton, is the latest new media… Continue reading Index Finger Closes

Edinburgh-based advertising agency, Faulds Advertising, has restructured its operations to create five new divisions. This follows what media director, Sara Maclean, describes as a “hard year”.The five new divisions at Faulds each has its own specific remit. Classic Faulds will offer the traditional creative service; Total Faulds provides a ‘total communications package’ incorporating all aspects… Continue reading Faulds Restructures In The Face Of Tough Competition

BMRB’s new website has been launched as part of the Media Village. The site, at http://www.bmrb.co.uk/, features an A-Z list of research techniques, a ‘who’s who’ list, a news section and job vacancies.The site will be featured in a forthcoming Website of the Week review.The Media Village is at http://www.mediavillage.co.uk/

The Newspaper Publishers Association has said that the results of a research report into the National Readership Survey are due in tomorrow. The NPA stressed that the analysis, conducted by consultants, is private and its results may not be published publicly.It is understood that the analysis is concerned with the new test questionnaire for newspaper… Continue reading NPA NRS Analysis Due Tomorrow

Sky One’s Hot Summer Down Under series is to be sponsored by Castlemaine XXXX. The series begins on Sunday 3 May at 10:00pm and runs for eight weeks.…Paramount Comedy Channel’s Gayle’s World has secured a sponsorship deal with Diet Tango after the show’s star, Gayle Tuesday, apparently said she liked the drink. The association begins… Continue reading Sponsorship News

The ITC’s new website has been launched at http://www.itc.org.uk/. It is aimed at providing easy access to ITC material for licensees, the TV industry and the viewing public. It includes latest news from the Commission, a licensees database and on-line versions of the ITC’s codes.Watch out for a review of the site in a forthcoming… Continue reading ITC Launches New Website

Commercial radio continued to pull away from the BBC in terms of share of listening for RAJAR Q1 1998: all commercial achieved a share of 50.1% (up from 49.4% last year) while the BBC’s share stood at 47.7% (down from 48.4% last year). Overall, all national commercial stations had a listening share of 10.2% (up… Continue reading Commercial Radio Grows At BBC’s Expense