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Emap has published a trading update for the full year ending 31 March 2007, saying that the outcome is in line with current expectations. The publisher says that in consumer, and radio in particular, market conditions have been weak, although B2B is continuing to perform well. Total revenue growth track, says Emap, is on track… Continue reading Emap Financial Year In Line With Expectations

GCap Media has announced that, on a like for like basis, its revenues for the full year ending 31 March 2007 are forecast to increase by 1% year on year for the last quarter and decline by around 3% for the year. Total revenue for the year is forecast to be decrease approximately 9%, with… Continue reading GCap Revenues Expected To Show Increase

Friday night saw the screening of new one-off drama A Class Apart, starring Jessie Wallace (Eastenders’ Kat Slater) as a single mum battling to get her 11-year-old son the education he deserved.On BBC One at 8.30pm, the show attracted a peak audience of 6.1 million adults (a 28.3% share) and had an average audience of… Continue reading BBC One A Class Apart

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

US DVR subscriber households are forecast to reach 36.6 million (31.7% of TV households), up from 18.7 million (16.9% of households) at the end of 2006, according to a new report from Magna Global. By 2010, Magna Global expects that true video-on-demand (distinct from the simulated VOD offered by DBS providers DirecTV and EchoStar) will… Continue reading US DVR Households To Increase

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

A new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has just been published which focuses on the in-game advertising market. The report makes clear that one of the hurdles faced by in-game advertising is the lack of research to prove its efficacy. The IAB says that almost all of the experts it spoke to when… Continue reading New Report Focuses On In-Game Advertising

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