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This week’s edition of “The Inside Line” focuses on the Competition Commission’s provisional report into BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4’s joint online VoD venture, Project Kangaroo. Each week we will take a key media topic and ask the industry for their opinion.This week’s question:Is the Competition Commission right to impose restrictions upon Project Kangaroo?Andy… Continue reading The Inside Line: Project Kangaroo’s competition issues

November saw the Evening Standard‘s circulation slip by 1.2% month on month, to around 303,000 copies.Distribution figures for the afternoon freesheets the London Lite and thelondonpaper remained static month on month.The London Lite has a total figure of around 401,000 copies while thelondonpaper‘s is almost 501,000 copies.Both morning freesheets recorded slight distribution increases in November,… Continue reading Evening Standard sees month on month circulation dip

The Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems (JICIMS) is to restructure after ISBA and the IPA withdrew support.ISBA and the IPA resigned as JICIMS stakeholders after being unable to commit to the three years of funding that a full JIC model would require, leaving the IAB and the AOP to lead the initiative.A statement… Continue reading JICIMS to restructure after ISBA and IPA withdraw support

Scottish commercial broadcaster STV wants greater freedom from ITV to allow more scheduling flexibility.In response to Ofcom’s PSB review, STV said it rejects the idea of a single UK-wide Channel 3 licence as it won’t be in Scotland’s interest, according to reports.The broadcaster believes the retention of the Channel 3 network with dedicated licences, which… Continue reading STV wants more freedom from ITV

Bauer Media and Jacob’s Creek have announced a multi-platform campaign to promote the vineyard’s association with upcoming movie Australia.The ‘Our Favourite Places’ campaign will consist of print, radio and online activity across the brands Magic 105.4, Grazia, Empire, and the Big City Network.The campaign, brokered by Jess Subra and Toby Evea at Vizeum with Bauer… Continue reading Bauer Media campaign to promote Jacob’s Creek and Australia

Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has appointed Martin Bowley to the role of managing director. Bowley takes up his position on 1 February 2009, and joins DCM from mobile entertainment company PlayPhone where he was chief executive. DCM is the renamed Carlton Screen Advertising, the sales house that Bowley was responsible for creating… Continue reading DCM appoints new managing director

Total UK advertising spend is set to fall by nearly 6% year on year in 2009, the worst of any developed country, according to a new GroupM forecast. UK national newspaper advertising is forecast to be down 12% year on year in 2009, regional titles down 13%, and the business-to-business magazine sector down 14%. TV… Continue reading UK ad spend to fall nearly 6% in 2009

The London Evening Standard will drop from three to two editions a day and cut the number of newsagents that sell the paper from Monday.Managing editor Doug Wills said today that the distribution changes are part of the titles review of its whole “distribution pattern”.A note to readers was published in yesterday’s Evening Standard, stating:… Continue reading London Evening Standard set to drop edition

MySpace is rolling-out a new international video streaming service that will allow users to view content on their mobile phones.Mobile users will be able to watch all MySpace-hosted videos on a range of multimedia phone handsets, including the Nokia N95, Motorola Q9, Palm Centro and Blackberry Bold.The social networking site, which claims to be the… Continue reading MySpace launches new mobile video service

The IPA is set to appoint the vice-chairman of Ogilvy Group UK, Rory Sutherland, as its next president.Sutherland’s nomination is expected to take place at the IPA council meeting on Thursday, before he officially starts in the role following the trade body’s annual meeting next April.His forthcoming appointment will put an end the IPA committee’s… Continue reading Sutherland set to become IPA’s new president