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The BBC is launching a new magazine based on its Sunday morning television programme, Countryfile.The forthcoming title, called BBC Countryfile, is set to launch in October, and will be closely linked with the BBC One stalwart, which has broadcast more than 900 episodes.Produced by its BBC Bristol Magazines unit, the 132-page full-colour glossy magazine will… Continue reading Countryfile Spawns Spin-Off Magazine

Daily Newspaper MarketThe nation’s Daily newspapers suffered a 2.3% overall year on year downturn in readership for the six months to January 2007, according to the latest figures from the NRS.The Quality titles, with the exception of the Times, recorded an increase in readership year on year, with the Daily Telegraph seeing the largest actual… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: January 2007

Each week, NewsLine brings you a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.This week saw Google buy video game advertising company Adscape, with Google saying: “As more and more people spend time playing video games, we think we can create opportunities for advertisers to reach their target audiences while maintaining… Continue reading Media In The City

Two Quiz Call Programmes on Five have been found guilty of breaching the broadcasting code by Ofcom, with the regulator expressing “serious concerns” over the rapidly expanding list of complaints regarding phone-in quiz shows.An episode of Quiz Call in September last year was censured after a presenter described a “difficult mathematics” game as “easy”. Ofcom… Continue reading Breach Of Broadcast Code Adds To Phone-In Scandal

Smooth Radio launched early this morning, officially replacing the Saga Radio and Smooth FM brands.Smooth 102.2 is set to target the more mature adult listener with a mix of music from the past five decades and today, combined with a selection of experienced presenters.The station can be listened to online at www.smoothradio.com with variations in… Continue reading Smooth Transition For New Radio Transmission

ITV has announced that ITV1’s net advertising revenue (NAR) was £1.2 million in 2006, down from £1.4 million in 2005. In a financial statement released today, ITV said that its 2006 share of total ITV1 net advertising revenues (NAR) represented 59% of the company’s total revenues before disposed businesses (2005 68%). The broadcaster added that… Continue reading ITV1 Net Ad Revenue Declines

The WorldDMB Forum has hit back at comments made by European telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding that mobile broadcasters should use the digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) standard rather than DAB/digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB).The European Mobile Broadcasting Council (EMBC) last week published a report which called on the industry to adopt a single technological standard, with Reding… Continue reading Mobile Broadcasting Body Hits Out At EC Commissioner

US marketers will continue to shift their spending into online advertising in 2007, according to a new report from eMarketer. Despite this, adds eMarketer, growth in US online ad spending will be lower than it has been for three years, dropping from annual rates of over 30%to just under 19% in 2007 for a total… Continue reading US Marketers Will Continue To Move Online

New research from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that 29% of TV homes in the Asia Pacific region will receive digital signals in 2012, up from just 6% in 2006. The 11th edition of Informa’s Asia Pacific TV report shows that China will overtake Japan as the biggest digital market during 2007 and will account… Continue reading Asia-Pacific Digital TV Households To Increase

Imagine Publishing is to invest over £1.5 million this year as it seeks to develop its digital brands.Imagine currently publishes 20 magazines and operates 20 websites across the video game, home computing and digital photography/video markets.Over the coming year the publisher is set to develop its existing websites for its key magazines, including Digital Photographer,… Continue reading Imagine To Develop Digital Brands