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Newsquest Media Group is the latest regional media owner to release data on the new ABCe six-month certificate.The data will cover the Newsquest network of local branded media sites, including the herald.co.uk, dailyecho.co.uk, theargus.co.uk and thepress.co.uk.Newsquest will join Northcliffe Media Network, GMG Regional Media and Johnston Press in publishing six-monthly audits.Johnston Press signed up to… Continue reading Newsquest is latest to publish six-monthly ABCe data

Most of the terrestrial channels saw declines in viewing share in October, although Five recorded a slight year on year rise, of 0.1 percentage points.The largest year on year fall in share came for ITV1, at 1.4 percentage points.All ViewingFive was up slightly year on year in October, by 0.1 percentage points to 5.1%. UEFA… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – October 2008

Nielsen Online has announced it will be using the JICIMS/NRS Establishment Survey for online measurement instead of its own previously used GNETT survey.From November onwards, Nielsen’s online audience figures will be consistent with the UK online universe estimates provided by JICIMS (Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems) on behalf of the industry.Nielsen has made… Continue reading Nielsen Online to use JICIMS Establishment Survey

Independent News & Media plans to cut up to 90 jobs from its London-based titles in a move to save the company around £10 million.INM also confimed that is currently “investigating the possibility” of outsourcing some areas of its London operation, which includes the Independent and its sister title, the Independent on Sunday.This comes just… Continue reading Independent to cut 90 jobs

BBC One’s Sunday classic Antiques Roadshow triumphed last night with over 11 million peak viewers, more than Strictly Come Dancing and ITV’s first instalment of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!.BBC One’s early evening programme, which saw its highest ever valuation in the series, pulled in over 10 million average viewers and a… Continue reading Antiques Roadshow triumphs with over 11 million viewers

News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch has dismissed as “misguided cynics” those who say that the internet will kill off newspapers.In a lecture for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Murdoch said: “Too many journalists seem to take a perverse pleasure in ruminating on their pending demise.“Unlike the doom and gloomers, I believe that newspapers will reach new… Continue reading Murdoch dismisses newspaper “doom and gloomers”

Baroness Peta Buscombe, chief executive of the Advertising Association (AA), is stepping down to become the next chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).Buscombe will succeed Sir Christopher Meyer when he leaves in April at the end of his second three-year term.Mark Lund, chairman of the AA, said: “Peta will leave with our best wishes… Continue reading Peta Buscombe to leave Advertising Association

BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 are planning to test launch their joint broadband TV venture Project Kangaroo in January, ahead of the Competition Commission’s ruling.Kangaroo’s backers are determined to go ahead with the project’s technical development, despite its launch being subject to the Competition Commission’s approval.It is understood that the project will go into… Continue reading Kangaroo is set to test launch in January

ITV, Virgin Media and Discovery have signed a product placement code of conduct put together by TV producers’ trade body Pact.The joint industry code of conduct has been introduced to address concerns about paid for product placement and to complement the regulatory regime that the European AVMS Directive would require the UK to implement if… Continue reading Broadcasters sign product placement code of conduct

Clear Channel Outdoor has unveiled a new banner site at music venue the Astoria, on Tottenham Court Road.US agency Gibson Media booked the first campaign on the banner, for action game Left 4 Dead, published by video game company Valve.The outdoor giant said that the banner site – which is 16m wide by 6m high… Continue reading Clear Channel Outdoor unveils new banner site