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Channel 4 once again courted controversy last night with its airing of a documentary on the fate of the photographers who were arrested after the death of Princess Diana ten years ago.More than 3.5 million adults on average tuned in to the programme, Diana: The Witness In The Tunnel,which showed never before seen pictures of… Continue reading Channel 4’s Diana Doco Watched By More Adults Than BB

Daily Newspaper MarketReadership figures from the NRS for Britain’s national daily newspapers remained fairly static year on year for October 2006 to March 2007.All Quality dailies, with the exception of the Times, saw their readerships rise. The Guardian bolstered its readership by almost 100,000 to more than 1.2 million, whilst the Daily Telegraph added 75,000… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: March 2007

Channel 4’s Big Brother has sensationally kicked contestant Emily Parr out of the house today after she aimed a racially offensive word at a fellow housemate.Parr was dancing with Charley and Nicky in the living room of the Big Brother house last night when she said “Are you pushing it out you n*****?” to Charley.Parr,… Continue reading Big Bro Contestant Booted Off For Racist Comment

Freewebs has announced the opening of its new UK subsidiary and named ex-MediaTel Group sales executive JP Kemp as head of UK Sales.Kemp will work closely with Chris Cunningham, Freewebs’ VP advertising, to help drive the company’s advertising and widget sales strategy internationally.Kemp is a seasoned sales executive with eight years experience in sales, strategy… Continue reading Freewebs Names New Sales Executive

Virgin Media has claimed that thousands of people in the UK are wasting money on hi-tech gadgets that they will never learn how to actually use.According to research from the communications provider, 750 of the 1,000 people asked had spent more on gadgets and gizmos than they had on home improvements in the past year,… Continue reading Thousands Wasting Money On Gadgets

One of the big questions facing the outdoor industry is whether POSTAR, the industry measurement system, is up to the job, and this was one of the subjects discussed by the panellists at the MediaTel Group ‘Future Of Outdoor’ seminar.The panellists were in agreement that although POSTAR might not currently be perfect for the role,… Continue reading Future Of POSTAR Discussed At MediaTel Group Seminar

Yesterday’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future Of Outdoor’ saw the message come through that outdoor specialists haven’t really been engaging with agencies up to this point, but as digital becomes more important it will be imperative that they do so.Panellist Roy Jeans, CEO of IPM, said that it had not been that essential for… Continue reading ‘Future Of Outdoor’ Seminar Examines Agency Engagement

There were mixed views on the state of digital outdoor advertising at yesterday’s ‘Future of Outdoor’ seminar hosted by MediaTel Group, with some panellists claiming that the formats were the way forward and others expressing concern that the industry was adopting technology for the sake of it.Tim Bleakley, managing director of CBS Outdoor, believed that… Continue reading Digital Outdoor Debate Sparks Mixed Views

A new report from IAB Europe reveals that online advertising spend in Europe doubled last year to £4.5 billion. The advertising study, which examined data from 13 countries, found that France, Germany and the UK accounted for over three-quarters of all internet advertising spend. The UK accounted for 39% of the total (€3.101 billion), Germany… Continue reading European Internet Adspend Doubled In 2006

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) have announced that internet advertising revenues reached a new record of $4.9 billion for the first quarter of 2007. The 2007 first quarter revenues represent a 26 percent increase over Q1 2006 at $3.8 billion and a 2 percent increase over Q4 2006 at $4.8 billion.… Continue reading US Internet Advertising Revenues Reach Record $4.9 Billion