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The Office of Fair Trading has said it would agree to consider a review of the imposed Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) on ITV.According to reports, the broadcaster, which has challenged the restrictions following the Carlton/Granada merger, has finally persuaded the OFT to think about looking at the case.The OFT said it would make a decision… Continue reading OFT Agrees To Consider Review Of CRR

UK online retail reached an all-time high in July, exceeding £4 billion for the first time, according to retail body the IMRG. UK sales were up 80% year on year, to £4.2 billion, £1.86 billion higher than in July 2006. Electricals was the strongest growing sector, up by 102% year-on-year, with clothing, footwear and accessories… Continue reading UK Online Retail Reaches All-Time High

Richard Huntingford, ex-Chrysalis radio chief executive, has been appointed as non-executive chairman of Virgin Radio. Huntingford joined Chrysalis in 1987 and announced his departure in June following the group’s sale of its radio division. The SMG owned Virgin Radio also announced that Rosemary Thorne is joining as senior independent director, whilst David Palmer has already… Continue reading Richard Huntingford Named Virgin Radio Chairman

It’s back and apparently bigger and better than ever; ITV1’s X Factor certainly drew in the punters, with Saturday night’s opening episode drawing in an impressive 7.9 million adults, up from six million for the start of last year’s competition.The programme, which featured the usual mix of hopefuls and hopeless wannabes striving to become the… Continue reading X Factor Back With A Bang

The number of internet users now stands at nearly 30.2 million, according to figures released by BMRB for the second quarter of 2007.As internet usage broke the 30 million mark for the first time, growth of 9.2% could be observed over the same period last year.The total number of people going online is now over… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up Q2 2007: Internet Usage Breaks 30 Million Mark

Last week saw WPP report a 5.3% increase in like-for-like revenues for the six months to the end of June, boosted by acquisitions in China and India and faster growth in the US.The company posted a pre-tax profit of £338 million, a 6.9% rise on the same period last year. Its reported revenue rose 2%… Continue reading Media In The City: WPP Reports 5.3% Revenue Increase

The King was a big draw for ITV1 last night, with Young Elvis In Colour grabbing a peak of 3.6 million adults (an 18.9% share of the audience) in its 9pm timeslot.The insightful documentary, shown 30 years after the death of one of pop culture’s biggest icons, featured rare colour archive and home movies of… Continue reading Elvis Gets A Big Audience For ITV1

The biggest real term increase in the gaming and computer sector was enjoyed by Official Nintendo Magazine, which grew by almost 12,500 copies year on year, a percentage increase of nearly 35%, taking its total to more than 47,900.There was also a healthy rise for Future Publishing’s Xbox publications. Xbox World 360 went up by… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007:Official Nintendo Magazine Records Largest Increase in Gaming Sector

Spending on search engine marketing in the UK is forecast to grow 58% this year to £2.2 billion, with almost £2 billion of that coming from paid search, according to a new report from E-consultancy. The study says that although the growth rate has fallen from 65% in 2006, it looks as if the market… Continue reading UK Search Engine Marketing To Grow

Q Magazine remained king of the music titles, despite an almost 18% year on year drop in circulation, according to yesterday’s ABC consumer magazine concurrent release for the first six months of 2007.The Emap title shed almost 29,000 copies in real terms year on year to take its total to just under 130,200, well above… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2007: Q Magazine Tops Music Sector Despite 18% Year On Year Circulation Drop