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A phased return of competitions on BBC programmes and online is to begin in November following a review of its programming aimed at finding further evidence of viewer deception.BBC director general Mark Thompson revealed yesterday that four more examples of editorial breaches had been discovered.In a statement, the BBC Trust said: “These breaches, and other… Continue reading Phased Return For BBC Competitions

ZenithOptimedia’s team of sporting gurus recorded their third straight win at the annual MediaTel Group charity sports quiz held on Wednesday evening.Competing against teams including Starcom Mediavest, News International, Vizeum, CBS Outdoor and GMTV, ‘The Sporting Spudguns’ consisting of Gareth Pugh, Seb Biggins, Pete Williams, Darren Berry and Iain Ogilvie, won by a remarkable 27… Continue reading ZenithOptimedia Bags Third Straight Sports Quiz Win

Associated Newspapers’ Evening Standard is launching a cashless payment card that its readers will be able to swipe at sales points to pick up their copy.The Eros card, so called because it utilises the logo on the paper’s masthead, will initially be available at Waterloo station on Monday, before rolling out across zone 1 in… Continue reading Evening Standard Gets Cashless Payment Card

Household take-up of digital television, via Freeview, digital satellite or cable TV, has risen to almost 85% to the end of June 2007, according to new research from Ofcom. This was up from 80.5% in the previous quarter, equating to 944,000 net household conversions since March (see UK Digital TV Penetration Exceeds 80%) . A… Continue reading Digital TV Penetration Reaches Almost 85%

The newly revamped heat radio has announced several presenters for its new format, with former Heart 106.2 voice Rachel Hopper joining heat as the host of its flagship afternoon show.Hopper – a regular expert on the GMTV showbiz sofa – will be broadcasting live to the nation when heat goes live at 2pm on Tuesday,… Continue reading Heat Radio Announces Top Presenters For New Format

Household take-up of digital television, via Freeview, digital satellite or cable TV, has risen to almost 85% to the end of June 2007, according to new research from Ofcom.This was up from 80.5% in the previous quarter, equating to 944,000 net household conversions since March (see Digital TV Penetration In The UK Exceeds 80%).A further… Continue reading Digital TV Penetration Reaches Almost 85%

Mobile provider O2 has partnered with Taxi Media, part of Clear Channel Outdoor UK, to provide passengers with free calls to all UK national and mobile numbers in O2 branded cabs across London and Birmingham.Unique O2 branded hands-free phones have been fitted in over 100 taxis across London and Birmingham along with O2 branded charging… Continue reading 02 In Taxi Media Free Calls Partnership

US advertisers are increasingly shifting ad dollars to social networking websites from portal sites, reports eMarketer. Many of those ad dollars are going to MySpace and Facebook, which together hold a 72% share of the US market for social network advertising, according to eMarketer. “Social networking is proving to be a true revenue driver,” said… Continue reading US Ad Dollars Moving To Social Network Websites

Five is to undergo a major revamp, coinciding with the arrival of Neighbours on the channel next year.According to reports, the revamp is scheduled for next March/April, with the channel getting new branding and idents.It is understood that Lisa Opie, Five‘s managing director of content, is in the process of recruiting a new media team… Continue reading Five To Undergo Major Revamp

Worldwide annual consumer spending on mobile broadcast TV services is expected to exceed $6.6 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Nearly 120 million mobile users in more than 40 countries are expected to receive broadcast TV services by 2012, compared to less than 12 million in 2007, with DVB-H the… Continue reading Global Consumer Spending On Mobile TV To Increase