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Channel 4’s 4Radio is expected to join with UBC Media and UTV Radio as partners in its bid for the second commercial radio multiplex, and is rumoured to be in talks with the UK’s biggest radio owner, GCap Media.Newspaper reports that GCap was joining with BT and Arqiva in a bidding consortium are reported in… Continue reading C4 Radio Could Join With UBC And UTV For Multiplex Bid

Cable firm NTL has pulled the plug on its bid for ITV and submitted an official complaint to the Office of Fair Trading over BSkyB’s acquisition of an almost 18% stake in Britain’s biggest commercial broadcaster.NTL has said that the satellite broadcaster now has a “material influence” over the terrestrial network, having previously submitted a… Continue reading NTL Pulls Plug On ITV Bid

From January of next year, the Unique User metric will replace Page Impressions as the mandatory minimum metric to be certified by ABC Electronic, after a ruling was passed by the Joint Industry Committee for Web Standards (JICWEBS).The announcement follows a period of consultation within the industry, which has ensured agreement from all parties.Unique Users… Continue reading Unique User Metric To Replace Page Impressions For Web Measurement

Television viewing has shown an overall decline for the seventh consecutive quarter year on year, according to the IPA’s Q3 2006 Trends In Television Report. The report reveals the steady long-term decline in total television viewing combined with the increased growth in non-terrestrial channels. 70% of all UK homes can now receive digital television, with… Continue reading Overall TV Viewing Continues To Slide

The global Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) set-top box market is poised to surpass $1 billion due to the analogue signal cutoff date of Feb. 17, 2009 in the US, and prospects of a large Chinese market, according to In-Stat. As DTT markets mature, the company forecasts that the growth in uptake of DTT tuners will… Continue reading DTT Set-Top Box Market To Surpass $1 Billion

Television viewing has shown an overall decline for the seventh consecutive quarter year on year, according to the IPA’s Q3 2006 Trends In Television Report.The report reveals the steady long-term decline in total television viewing combined with the increased growth in non-terrestrial channels. 70% of all UK homes can now receive digital television, with non-terrestrial… Continue reading Overall TV Viewing Continues To Slide

Mike Hope-Milne, sales director at Pearl and Dean, explores the platform of cinema advertising, and how the medium is becoming increasingly creative, giving brands a unique boost…Going to the cinema is a unique experience. As you and a friend settle down in comfy seats with your popcorn in anticipation of the film, you’ll consume various… Continue reading The Creative Power Of The Silver Screen

The Press Gazette has been rescued by speciality publisher, Wilmington Group, and will return to print this week.In a statement issued this morning, Wilmington said it has acquired assets from the administrator of the trade press and is resurrecting the business.Charles Brady, CEO of Wilmington Group, said: “It has taken us a while, but we… Continue reading Press Gazette Rescued At Eleventh Hour

Thinkbox will unveil the results of the group’s ethnographic research study at its Thinkbox Experience 07 event in February, which will carry the theme, ‘The Third Age Of Television’.The survey will reveal how consumers engage with brands on television and will focus on the quality of that exposure. Exclusive TV footage of viewers’ habits and… Continue reading Thinkbox Conference Provides Platform To Unveil Research

The first five advertising partners to launch campaigns on Viacom Outdoor’s high definition London Underground ad network have been announced, with big names Virgin Atlantic, Magners, Pioneer, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and GuestInvest being the first to sign up.In addition to the Digital Escalator Panel (D-EP) sites at Tottenham Court Road station in London,… Continue reading Big Names Sign Up To Major Digital Outdoor Network