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All of the main terrestrial channels recorded a year on year decline in viewing share according to the June figures.However, Other channels saw a year on year increase in viewing share of 2.3 percentage points.All ViewingITV1’s viewing share fell by 1.1 percentage points year on year in June, leaving it with a total share of… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – June 2008

Sky is set to launch a new online music service later this year with Universal Music.The service will be available to both Sky subscribers and non-subscribers for a single monthly subscription, offering both streamed tracks and downloads to keep.It will be operated by a new joint venture company, in which Sky will be the majority… Continue reading Sky To Launch Online Music Service

A consortium of Britain’s leading food and beverage, retail, media, advertising, fitness and healthcare companies have joined the Government to form a partnership to fight obesity.The industry consortium, spearheaded by the Advertising Association (AA) and working in partnership across Government, will aim to encourage healthy diets and physical activity in the run up to the… Continue reading Ad and TV Companies Join Government Anti-Obesity Drive

Facebook.com accounted for 45.3% of UK internet visits to social networking sites during June 2007, according to a new report from Hitwise.Bebo.com, which was the market leader last year, was the second ranked social networking site in the UK during June, with a market share of 25.5%. MySpace.com ranked third with a market share of… Continue reading Facebook Is Largest Social Network In UK

The recycling agreement struck between the London Lite, thelondonpaper and Westminster council is falling short of targets set by the local authority.In January, Westminster Council said that it expected the recycling scheme to ensure the emptying and recycling of nearly 400 tonnes of free newspapers a year (see Freesheets Get Recycling Bins).According to a report… Continue reading Freesheet Recycling Effort Falling Short Of Target

Dissident investor Carl Icahn has joined Yahoo!’s board alongside two of his alternative slate of directors. The move comes after Icahn agreed to drop his proxy battle to oust the online company’s existing board. Icahn had proposed an alternative slate of directors for the Yahoo! board in an attempt to forge ahead with a potential… Continue reading Icahn Joins Yahoo! Board

Serious sports fans comprise 19% of overall online users in the US and represent one of the most lucrative audiences online, according to a new report from JuniperResearch. The report, titled Serious Sports Fans: Programming for a Lucrative Audience, found that 21% of serious sports fans, who tend to be younger males between the ages… Continue reading US Sports Fans Avid Consumers Of Online Media

Global advertising spend grew just over 4% in the first quarter of 2008, according to a the Nielsen Company’s Global AdView Pulse report. In the period from January to March 2008, ad spending in Africa grew by over 16%, and the Asia Pacific region recorded almost 10% growth. In the more developed regions of North… Continue reading Global Adspend Grew Just Over 4% In Q1

Egmont Magazines has announced an advertising and promotional partnership with Nickelodeon for the forthcoming Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.Egmont was selected by Nickelodeon in a competitive press pitch to secure the majority share of press advertising for the high profile awards being held in London this September.The deal, brokered by Universal McCann and Egmont, delivers promotional… Continue reading Egmont In Nickelodeon Promotional Partnership

BBC One’s New Tricks pulled in more than eight million viewers last night, with an average 34% audience share between 9pm and 10pm.The third in the series of the popular crime drama, starring Alun Armstrong and Amanda Redman, raced ahead of other 9pm peak programmes, including the new series of Dragons’ Den.BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den… Continue reading New Tricks Races Ahead With 8 Million Viewers