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The first semi final of Britain’s Got Talent proved to be a big hit with the viewers, making ITV1 the most watched channel last night.Nearly 10 million adults tuned in to see dance act Signature as well as Kate Nicholas and her dog Gin make it through to the final. An average of 9.7 million… Continue reading Britain Gets Viewers

Jonathan Gladwin, director at product placement company Prop.ag.anda UK, discusses the next phase of product placement in the UK and how it can be used to best effect.Research has proven that audiences want real brands in their programmes and following the ratification of Television without Frontiers by the EU, paid for product placement will be… Continue reading Understanding Product Placement

A new report reveals a surge in online searches in the UK, following the film premiere of Sex and the City in London this month.Internet searches for ‘sex and the city’ has increased by 223% since the premiere on May 12, according to the report published today by Hitwise – an online competitive intelligence service.The… Continue reading Sex and the City Mania Hits London

Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of the world’s second largest advertising group WPP, has said that the advertising market in Western Europe has bounced back from its March downturn.Sorrell was talking at A Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in New York via video link, where he said that advertising revenue for April was… Continue reading Ad Market Performed Better In April Says Sorrell

Ofcom’s new report shows that rural areas in the UK are now better connected to broadband than urban areas. The report shows that 59% of rural homes now have broadband, compared with only 57% of urban homes. This follows concerns of a ‘digital divide’ between country and built-up areas when the service was first released.… Continue reading Number Of Rural Broadband Households Now Tops Urban

Sales of DAB digital radios have topped seven million, according to the latest figures from GfK, the industry’s marketing service.At the end of April, cumulative sales stood at 7.05 million following a record Christmas period and growth of 28% year-on-year in quarter one, 2008.DAB radios are now selling at more than two million a year… Continue reading DAB Radio Sales Top Seven Million

Telegraph.co.uk was the most visited national newspaper website in April. According to figures released by ABCe, the Telegraph Media site has continued its impressive rise in traffic, beating all other audited newspaper sites.Traffic for the website has been rising steadily in the last few months, from 10.5 million unique users in December to 18.6 in… Continue reading Telegraph.co.uk Most Visited National Newspaper Site In April

Specialist magazine publisher Future has reported a like-for-like 17% year on year rise in profit for the six months to March 31. Revenue for the half year was £78.3m, compared with £79.2m on a like-for-like basis a year ago. Advertising revenue was up 4% in constant currency, while online advertising was up 31% and now… Continue reading Future Reports Rise In Profit

Ofcom’s new report shows that rural areas in the UK are now better connected to broadband than urban areas.The report shows that 59% of rural homes now have broadband, compared with only 57% of urban homes. This follows concerns of a ‘digital divide’ between country and built-up areas when the service was first released.Households in… Continue reading Number Of Rural Broadband Households Now Tops Urban

Daily Mail and General Trust has reported a rise in pre-tax profits to £144 million in the six-months to March 30, with revenue rising 5% to £1.17 million. Associated Newspapers, DMGT’s national newspaper division, produced saw operating profits dip 1% in a tough market while advertising revenue was up by 4%. Advertising revenues were up… Continue reading DMGT Profits Rise