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Mobile providers looking to boost their revenues through content downloads and advertising are in for a rough ride, according to a new study by market researchers TNS. While the vast majority (56%) believes that content downloads to mobile phones should be free of charge, there is a growing number of consumers that are so averse… Continue reading Ad-Averse Mobile Users Will Pay To Avoid Advertising

A peak of around 1.6 million viewers tuned in to see England beat Croatia 4-1 on Setanta Sports 1 last night.The subscriber-only sports channel attracted an average audience of just under 1.4 million viewers between 8pm and 10pm, an improvement on the figures for Saturday’s England match shown on the channel (see 887,000 Tune In… Continue reading Setanta Sports Pulls In Over 1.5m Viewers For England Victory

David Jensen joins Planet Rock in October with a new Sunday morning show Another Dimension, while US DJ Darren Redick will take over the afternoon shifts from 2pm-6pm.Also joining the station is Joe Bonamassa, whose show – airing Sunday nights at 11pm – will feature music with a blues edge.Jensen said: “I’m really looking forward… Continue reading Planet Rock Announces New Additions To Weekend Line-Up

Skysports.com received record numbers of visitors to the site as the football transfer window came to an end last week.The site recorded 1.7 million unique users on September 1, up by more than half a million on its previous record from January this year.Skysports.com launched its most widespread football campaign yet last month to coincide… Continue reading Skysports.com Receives Record Number Of Users

Ex-Unilever executive Jerry Wright has been appointed as the next chief executive of ABC and will join the organisation on October 13.Wright will take over from Chris Boyd, who has held the chief executive position for eight years.From 2004 to 2006 Wright chaired the Unilever UK Media Trading Committee and as part of this oversaw… Continue reading Jerry Wright Appointed As New ABC Chief Executive

Ofcom is investigating complaints that Channel 4’s Sex Education Show was too explicit to be shown before the watershed.The first episode of the programme aired on Tuesday at 8pm and pulled in an average audience of 2.6 million viewers in its hour-long slot.The series, presented by Anna Richardson, is intended to raise awareness and provide… Continue reading Ofcom Looks Into Complaints Over Channel 4’s Sex Education Show

Dennis Publishing is to launch its current affairs magazine, The Week, in Australia at the end of October.The magazine covers opinion and commentary on national affairs and business, as well as sport, food, travel, health, gossip, property and arts.Kevin O’Connor, managing director of the UK edition, said: “The Week has been a huge success, having… Continue reading Dennis Publishing Launches The Week In Australia

New research from Hearst Digital has found that more women over 45 are using the internet once a day than those aged between 16 and 24.The We Know Women Online survey also found that a large majority of women (85%) use the internet daily, with the 25 to 34-year-old age group being the most frequent… Continue reading New Research Looks At Women’s Online Habits

Charles Allen has accepted his second non-executive directorship this week, following his appointment at Endemol on Monday.Allen, the non-executive chairman of Global Radio and former ITV chief executive, will join Virgin’s board as a non-executive director.Virgin Media has also appointed John Rigsby, former senior executive of Time Warner, as a non-executive director.Jim Mooney, chairman of… Continue reading Charles Allen Accepts Non-Exec Role At Virgin Media

Express Newspapers is to cut more than 70 editorial roles across the Daily and Sunday Express in an effort to cut costs. The jobs, almost exclusively editorial production jobs, are going as the two papers introduce a new editorial systems that will see reporters putting their copy straight onto the page without being checked by… Continue reading Express Newspapers To Cut 70 Editorial Jobs