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Eoin McSorley, editor of Dennis Publishing’s online magazine Monkey, discusses men’s magazines in light of our increasingly voracious online habits…Back in the mid to late 90s, when Mens magazines were cutting an arrogant swathe through the newsagent’s shelves, magazines embraced and exploited how men were using the internet.This was back when it was acceptable to… Continue reading Men’s Magazines In An Online Era

Country Life magazine has unveiled a major overhaul of its award-winning website www.Countrylife.co.uk, with a focus on finding rural properties to buy.The new site also has an updated search facility enabling users to specify exactly what they are searching for: whether they are looking for farms and estates, houses with stables, or coastal property.The website’s… Continue reading Revamp For Country Life Website

Shaun Keaveny is to take over the BBC6 weekday breakfast show on Monday 2 April 2007, taking over the slot from Phill Jupitus.Don Letts, Guy Garvey, George Lamb and The Queens of Noize will also present new shows as part of a new schedule next month.Shaun Keaveny moves from his current evening slot on BBC6… Continue reading New Breakfast Presenter For BBC6

Honda is to be the new sponsor of the 2007 Formula 1 on ITV, starting with the Australia Grand Prix on March 17.The integrated partnership, negotiated and to be delivered by Starcom+ the sponsorship arm of Starcom Mediavest Group, will include broadcast sponsorship of races, qualifying programmes on ITV1 and highlights on ITV4 as well… Continue reading Honda To Sponsor ITV Formula 1 Coverage

Maxim is currently the most popular men’s lifestyle magazine site, according to latest figures released by Nielsen//NetRatings.The site attracted 479,000 unique visitors in January, 100,000 more than second placed FHM.Whilst those two have an established online presence, it is arguable that the newly launched digital magazine, Monkey, is making itself felt the most (see Men’s… Continue reading Who’s Winning the Battle of the Men’s Magazines Online?

Emap’s Kiss is to join forces with Chrysalis’ Galaxy to provide easier access to creative solutions and cross-network opportunities for clients to target the young adult audience.Launching today, the initiative begins with a heads of radio breakfast meeting which will open the debate on how brands can make the most of the new partnership.The breakfast… Continue reading Kiss And Galaxy In Cross-Network Alliance

Guardian Media Group Radio has appointed Chrysalis Radio Sales to handle the entire national sales contract for its soon to be-expanded Smooth Radio network.The group’s six Smooth FM and Saga Radio stations are to be re-branded as Smooth Radio on March 26 (see Smooth FM Format Change Gets Ofcom Go-Ahead).The stations can be heard across… Continue reading Chrysalis Appointed To Sell Smooth

ITV Play and This Morning will both have their interactive quizzes restored having been cleared by ITV’s internal review.ITV suspended all interactive programming last week following allegations that there had been irregularities regarding its premium rate phone lines (see ITV Suspends Premium Rate Phone-Ins).Dancing On Ice was shown on Saturday on ITV1, with its interactive… Continue reading ITV Review Clears Interactive Quizzes

One of the original reality TV programmes, Castaway, returned to BBC One on Friday with a new group of contestants spending three months on an idyllic New Zealand island.The castaways, who will have to grow and collect their own food and use the land and ocean to feed themselves, began their new lives on BBC… Continue reading Castaway Returns To BBC One

GCap Media has rebranded Capital Radio as Capital 95.8 – The Sound Of London, and will tonight launch a television advertising campaign.The ad is Capital’s first major TV push in over a year and will promote the rebrand which sees the station’s logo change to an amp volt in the shape of the River Thames.The… Continue reading Capital Radio Gets Name Change And Ad Campaign