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Ofcom has fined ITV a record £5.675 million for its part in the premium rate phone-in scandal that rocked broadcasting last year.Ofcom said that the fine, the highest imposed by this or any of the previous regulators, “reflects not only the seriousness of ITV’s failures but also their repeated nature”.The previous highest fine imposed by… Continue reading ITV Handed Record £5.675m Fine Over Phone-In Scandal

TalkSPORT is reported to be preparing the launch of a digital magazine in the summer.The online-only magazine will be delivered to subscribers’ inboxes once a week and is headed by the former publisher of Monkey (see James Mallinson Leaves Monkey), James Mallinson, reports MediaWeek.A dedicated sales team led by TalkSport sales director Adam Bullock is… Continue reading TalkSPORT To Launch Digital Magazine This Summer

GCap Media has signed a six figure deal with Ribena to run the first radio promotion for the brand’s range of Ribena 100% Pure Juices.Launching in mid-May, it will feature a ‘100% truth and nothing but the truth’ competition representing the 100% pure juice content of the product.Running across the Capital 95.8 and One Network… Continue reading GCap Media In Ribena Promotion

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

Mobile internet extends the audience reach of many leading internet sites by an average of 13% over home PC traffic alone, according to new research from the Nielsen Company. Nielsen’s research shows that for many internet publishers, mobile internet increases the overall size of their audience. Jeff Herrmann, vice president of Mobile Media, Nielsen Mobile,… Continue reading Mobile Internet Extends Website Reach

The second part of Waking The Dead triumphed in the 9pm slot last night, easily beating ITV1’s shocking documentary Too Fat To Toddle.The BBC One crime investigation drama, starring Trevor Eve, had a peak of six million adult viewers, a 28.3% share of the audience.Over on ITV1, Too Fat To Toddle explored the disheartening world… Continue reading Fat Toddlers No Match For Waking The Dead

New research from Thinkbox and the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) reveals that using TV and online together in ad campaigns is significantly more effective for advertisers than using either in isolation.Their combined use produces major benefits for advertisers, the research found, including dramatically increased positive brand perception amongst consumers – some 50% higher – as… Continue reading TV And Online Are More Effective Together

Dennis Communications has signed a one year deal with online poker operator PKR to produce a quarterly PKR print magazine for their players.A six-figure sum was negotiated for the deal that will see PKR distributed free of charge to an international selection of PKR customers as a premium benefit of playing at PKR.com, and is… Continue reading Dennis Signs Customer Magazine Deal With Poker Website