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The first evening of 2009 saw the BBC come out on top in the ratings war, with a new episode of spooky detective show Jonathan Creek picking up a peak of 9.4 million viewers for BBC One.On from 9pm to 11pm, the comedy-drama had an average audience of nine million people, or a 35.9% share… Continue reading 9.4m see return of Jonathan Creek

Internet users across the UK have an average of 17 friends who they first met online – rising to 25 friends for men under 25, according to new research from TNS.The Digital World, Digital Life study found that although younger age groups have more online friends it is the older web users who actually have… Continue reading Brits making new friends online

ITV and Channel 4 should pull out of Project Kangaroo, according to a new report from Enders Analysis.The report says that taking part in the video-on-demand project will cost the broadcasters up to £15 million each.It argues that instead of taking on new projects, they should concentrate on riding out the recession.Enders estimates that Kangaroo… Continue reading Broadcasters “should pull out of Project Kangaroo”

The government is launching a £275 million marketing campaign aimed at tackling the obesity crisis.Beginning with a TV ad which breaks tomorrow, the Department of Health’s Change4Life campaign includes £75 million of government marketing and a pledge of £200 million in services and marketing support from a coalition of companies.Dawn Primarolo, public health minister, said:… Continue reading Government launches anti-obesity ad campaign

Virgin Media has today unveiled its Samuel L Jackson fronted ad campaign for its 50Mb ultrafast broadband service.A 20 second TV ad will air from tomorrow with its first high profile slot on ITV1 during the FA Cup Third Round match between Liverpool and Preston.The ad showcases the light running through Virgin Media’s fibre optic… Continue reading Virgin Media unveils ad campaign for 50mb broadband

Talks have broken down between Tiscali and BSkyB after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement about the satellite broadcaster’s takeover of the internet business. It is understood that Tiscali was holding out for a figure in the region of £600 million while Sky was considering an offer of around £450 million. In… Continue reading Talks break down between Sky and Tiscali

At the start of December, GroupM forecast that total UK advertising spend would fall by nearly 6% year on year in 2009, the worst of any developed country. GroupM said that UK national newspaper advertising would be down 12% year on year this year, regional titles down 13%, and the business-to-business magazine sector down 14%… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – December 2008

The NewsLine team would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. We will be taking a break over the festive season, but will return on January 2 with the latest media news, comment and analysis.Early in the New Year we will bring you round-ups for 2008 from… Continue reading Merry Christmas

The US presidential elections last month triggered a drive in traffic to quality news websites in the US – with Times Online and Independent.co.uk up more than 5% month on month and guardian.co.uk topping 26 million unique users for the first time, according to the latest data from ABCe.In November, Times Online saw a 5.5%… Continue reading US election boosts UK newspaper websites

Global ad spend is expected to continue to decline throughout 2009, according to forecasts from major agency networks over the last month.ZenithOptimedia predicted a 0.2% overall decline in global adspend next year, though it expects Asia Pacific and Central & Eastern Europe to grow but at a slower rate.Developing markets will largely counterbalance the decline… Continue reading Global ad spend to decline in 2009