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A third of British teenagers have at least four social networking profiles on sites such as MySpace, Bebo and Facebook, according to research conducted by Q Research for MediaGuardian.co.uk.The survey of 11 to 20-year olds showed that more than 90% of UK teenagers have used a social networking website and more than half use them… Continue reading Social Networking Sites Appeal To 90% Of British Teens

Emap’s Heat magazine is launching its website next Tuesday aiming to give its readers the latest celebrity news combined with the most up-to-date web 2.0 offerings.The new website, heatworld.com, will combine interactive blogs and user profiles along with many other interactive elements.The launch of the website will give Heat a digital presence across radio, internet… Continue reading Heat Gets Online Presence

woman&home, IPC Southbank’s monthly glossy targeting 40+ women, has appointed Pippa Jackson as editor of its website www.womanandhome.com.Pippa joins womanandhome.com from the popular BBC EastEnders website, where she has been for the past five years, most recently as senior producer.Prior to the BBC, Pippa was deputy editor of the Lifestyle channel at AOL Europe, responsible… Continue reading Woman&home Gets New Website Editor

Yesterday’s Radio 3.0 conference delved into the future of radio and how the industry can harness the internet and DAB to push the medium forward.Phil Riley, chief executive of Chrysalis Radio, started by stressing how much money had already been invested in DAB by the industry and that this investment must continue for the next… Continue reading Radio 3.0: Re-Energising for 21st Century Commercial Radio

Advertisers may soon have a new tool to boost click-throughs from search ads, after the announcement that Microsoft has started testing a new platform which turns standard search ads into full-blown display ads.The new technology means that when a user hovers the cursor over a paid search ad, the ad expands into a large display… Continue reading New Technology Could Boost Click-Throughs For Search Ads

Dawn Airey is believed to be in advanced negotiations with ITV about taking on a senior management role at the commercial broadcaster. ITV executive chairman, Michael Grade, has apparently been in discussions with Airey about a new job which would include overseeing the company’s UK and international production business. The Guardian quoted a source as… Continue reading Airey Could Join ITV

Channel 4 could be about to launch six channels on the Sky EPG with a purchase of Life TV Media.According to reports in the trade press, Channel 4 could be interested in acquiring Life TV Media as it runs the three channels directly below Channel 4’s digital channels on the Sky EPG.Life TV Media’s Life… Continue reading Channel 4 Could Launch New Channels On Sky EPG

ITV has said that ITV1’s advertising revenue for the first half of 2007 will be down by 9.6%, whilst ITV Plc’s total advertising revenue is down by 7.5%. In an AGM statement released today, ITV said that its family of channels (including GMTV) achieved a viewing share in multichannel homes of 21.9% which was slightly… Continue reading First Half Decline For ITV1 Ad Revenue

BT has announced its fourth quarter (January-March) and its full year 2006/7 results, with its Q4 revenues up 3% on the same period last year to £5.2 million. BT said that its strategy of focusing on convergence continued to deliver in Q4. Networked IT services contract wins were £2 billion in the fourth quarter taking… Continue reading BT’s Q4 Revenues Up 3%

Emap chief executive Tom Maloney has quit the group with immediate effect. Alun Cathcart, non-executive chairman, will become interim executive chairman carrying out the chief executive role until a permanent appointment is made. Alun Cathcart, executive chairman, said: “The board thanks Tom for his dedicated service to Emap throughout his career and for the last… Continue reading Emap Chief Executive Leaves