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ITV1 stole the show last night, holding on to the peak audience all evening, starting off with Emmerdale at 7pm all the way through to the end of the Live FA Cup football at 10pm.Around 5.7 million peak viewers tuned in to see Southend take on Chelsea in the third round FA Cup replay, which… Continue reading ITV1 ratings score highly

The Economist Group is set to make a number of job cuts in the UK, despite a restructure of its commercial activities that will create a new sales unit.Around 13 redundancies will be made from the businesses’ conferences, Economist Intelligence Unit and commercial services, as the group looks to provide a more integrated sales solutions… Continue reading Economist Group set to make job cuts

Former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev is set to buy London’s Evening Standard today, in a deal that will see him become the first Russian oligarch to own a major British newspaper.Lebedev is reportedly poised to take a controlling 76% stake of the struggling title, while the Evening Standard‘s parent group Daily Mail & General Trust… Continue reading Former KGB agent to buy Evening Standard

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today published its consultation document, recommending that the Competition Commission relax ITV’s Contract Rights Renewal (CRR).ITV’s CRR, the mechanism that protects advertisers from ITV1 abusing its dominant position in the UK TV ad market, was introduced in 2003 during the merger of Carlton and Granada.The OFT said it has… Continue reading OFT recommends relaxation of CRR

UKTV, the pay-TV joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Virgin Media, is set to extend the reach of its male-focused channel by launching Dave+1 on Freeview next week.The broadcaster plans to extend its Dave portfolio from January, following the acquistion of an 8am to 4am daily slot on the digital TV platform, according to reports.The… Continue reading UKTV is set to launch Dave+1 on Freeview

Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB agent, is set to buy London’s Evening Standard in a deal that will see him become the first Russian oligarch to own a major British newspaper. Lebedev is reportedly poised to take a controlling 76% stake of the struggling title, while the Evening Standard‘s parent group Daily Mail & General… Continue reading Ex-KGB spy poised to buy Evening Standard

The lines between media channels in the 21st century have become increasingly blurred, according to the third annual Media Myths & Realities survey from Ketchum and the University of Southern California Annenberg Strategic Public Relations Center. The survey compares the media usage habits of 1,000 adult Americans (including 200 influential citizens, or ‘influencers’ – the… Continue reading Lines between media channels becoming increasingly blurred

Disney Channel is opening up the channel to enable brands to associate themselves with properties such as Hannah Montana and High School Musical for the first time.This will offer marketers the opportunity to reach kids and families in an uncluttered, spot advertising-free environment.p>Michael Ghosh will head up an 11-strong sales team, which will be jointly… Continue reading Disney Channel increases commercial activity

Yahoo has confirmed the appointment of Carol Bartz as its new chief executive and has also announced that its president, Susan Decker, will be stepping down after almost nine years with the company.Former Autodesk boss Bartz has been given a seat on the Yahoo! board, and is set to take up her new position at… Continue reading Yahoo! names Carol Bartz as new chief

BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed that the BBC and ITV are close to agreeing a deal, which would allow the commercial broadcaster to continue to provide regional news.Speaking to the House of Lords Communications Committee today, Thompson said the broadcasters have been in discussions about the possibility of sharing facilities since last month,… Continue reading BBC and ITV set to strike regional news deal