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The new embedded media player – activated on BBC news and sports websites just a month ago – has seen daily unique users and plays increase by more than 50%.Video and audio clips are now integrated in to the story to put more emphasis on breaking news and live events, while allowing users to access… Continue reading BBC’s Embedded Media Player Sees Audiences Soar

IPC’s woman&home has named Zoë Levey, former promotions director on Conde Nast’s Vanity Fair, as their new head of marketing following an internal move by Faith Hill.Levey has a strong background in glossy magazines, including seven years at Natmags, where she worked on several titles such as Harpers & Queen and Esquire.She said: “This is… Continue reading woman&home Appoints New Head Of Marketing

The MediaTel Group ‘Future of Media Research’ seminar takes place on May 21, with tickets for this full day event selling fast.The morning session, chaired by Torin Douglas, media correspondent for BBC Radio, will see a panel discussion looking at the question of whether research addresses the core issues in today’s media industry.This will be… Continue reading MediaTel Group To Hold ‘Future of Media Research’ Seminar

Daily Newspaper MarketBritain’s national daily newspapers suffered a downturn in circulation of almost 1% year on year in April, according to the latest ABC data.Only two daily titles managed to buck the downward trend on display, with the Sun boosting its circulation by almost 3% year on year.There was a relatively large decline for the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: April 2008

The Evening Standard saw its circulation dip by 1% from March to April, a real term decline of almost 3,000 copies.Its circulation now stands at just under 282,000.Freesheet thelondonpaper remained relatively static in April, with a circulation of almost 501,000 copies.Rival title London Lite was up by around 6,500 copies on March, taking its total… Continue reading Evening Standard Sees Circulation Dip

Virgin Mobile has signed a deal to sponsor series nine of Channel 4 show Big Brother this summer.The sponsorship will mainly be used to promote Virgin Mobile, although parent company Virgin Media will also push some of its other services around the show.It is believed that this year’s show will launch in late May or… Continue reading Virgin Mobile To Sponsor Big Brother 9

The increasing deployment of IPTV services will see the pay-TV market in Western Europe enjoy a modest rate of growth in the number of households subscribing to pay-TV services, according to the latest research published by Analysys Mason. According to the Analysys Mason report, Pay TV in Western Europe: market sizings and forecasts 2005-2013, the… Continue reading IPTV To Drive Take-Up Of Pay TV In Western Europe

Daniel Heaf, formerly of BBC Worldwide, has been appointed as head of new media, 4Radio and multimedia entertainment at Channel 4, working on a number of interactive projects, including E4 Radio.He will work across all of Channel 4’s national digital radio stations and will have complete responsibility for the strategy development of new media extensions.Heaf… Continue reading Channel 4 Appoints BBC Worldwide’s Daniel Heaf

Virgin Media has reported that its operating income before depreciation, amortisation and other charges was £324 million, on revenue of just over £1 billion. Cable Arpu was £41.91, down from £42.75 for the same period last year. The company also revealed that it had 4,900 new customers in the first quarter of the year, adding… Continue reading Virgin Media Announces Q1 Results

A new report from IMS Research forecasts that IPTV set-top boxes will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 37.1% through the end of 2012. These shipments will represent revenues of $3 billion, said IMS Research. IP and digital terrestrial hybrid set-top boxes are expected to comprise 30% of shipments in 2012 with HD… Continue reading IPTV Set-Top Boxes To Be $3 Billion Business In 2012