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Press Gazette, the monthly trade magazine for journalists, is set to cease printing after more than 40 years.The magazine’s parent company, the Wilmington Group, said the final issue of the title would be its May edition, which goes on sale this month.A company spokesperson said: “”Unfortunately Press Gazette, along with much of the profession, has… Continue reading Press Gazette to close after 40 years

Virgin Media has begun the sale of its content division, issuing a sales memorandum for its Virgin Media TV business and sales house IDS, although it is excluding its 50% stake in UKTV. It is understood that the UKTV stake will be sold when there is a clearer picture of the future of joint owner… Continue reading Virgin Media begins sale of content division

Young people are clocking up around 23 hours a day texting, emailing and using social networks, according to a new study by OTX Research.The study found that young people aged between 12-24 engaged in up to five activities simultaneously, including text messaging, instant messaging, emailing, using Skype and social networking.Young people’s favourite activities are predominantly… Continue reading Under-24’s are in touch 23 hours a day

Mobile phone operator Orange is in talks about buying the technology behind Project Kangaroo, the failed VoD venture between ITV, BBC Worldwide and Channel 4.Project Kangaroo’s partners are understood to have invested around £20 million to develop the technology behind the proposed broadband TV service, which is now likely to be acquired for just a… Continue reading Orange to buy Project Kangaroo broadband TV technology

ITV1’s Sunday evening run of Lewis and Piers Morgan’s Life Stories proved to be a winner once again, securing the highest ratings from 8pm onwards.The third episode in the four-part Lewis series, with Kevin Whately and Laurence Fox, pulled in almost 6.5 million peak viewers and a 25% average audience share between 8pm and 10pm… Continue reading ITV1’s Sunday evening line-up triumphs again

Rupert Murdoch predicts that newspaper publishers will have to charge for online content due to the lack of revenue generated by the current free model and the advertising downturn.Murdoch said: “Nobody is making money with free content on the web, except search. People are used to reading everything on the net for free and that’s… Continue reading Murdoch: Newspapers will need to charge for content online

The IPA’s latest Bellwether survey published today has found that the rate of decline of marketing spend slowed in Q1 2009, suggesting budget cuts may have reached their peak in Q4 2008.Businesses confidence has also picked up from the all-time low of Q4, with the percentage of companies believing their prospects have improved rising from… Continue reading Q1 2009 Bellwether Report: Turning point for marketing budgets

Nielsen’s Louise Ainsworth on why the industry needs to rethink its approach to measuring online…

Ofcom has called for regulatory and legislative changes to secure the future of commercial and local radio stations.In its submission to the government, following Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report, the media regulator suggests restructuring “both the analogue and digital radio landscapes, in order to secure the future of commercial and community radio in the face… Continue reading Ofcom calls for regulatory changes to ensure future of commercial radio

The IPA’s latest Bellwether survey published today has found that the rate of decline of marketing spend slowed in Q1 2009, suggesting budget cuts may have reached their peak in Q4 2008. Businesses confidence has also picked up from the all-time low of Q4, with the percentage of companies believing their prospects have improved rising… Continue reading Q1 2009 Bellwether Report: Turning point for marketing budgets