The board of ITV has met this week to begin putting together the shortlist of candidates to replace Charles Allen, with Mike Clasper, former BAA chief, believed to be an insider favourite.Related LinksITV
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In the first six months of 2006, online advertising expenditure has reached almost £1 billion and looks set to overtake spending on national press advertising before the end of the year.This is according to new research from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB UK), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC). The internet recorded… Continue reading UK Online Adspend Nears £1 Billion
Just over half (52%) of Britons using the internet believe online and digital technology makes their life easier, although half (50%) say that they cannot keep up with the rapid progress, according to new research from Nielsen/NetRatings. The research shows that although 42% know what podcasting is, a third (35%) have heard of it but… Continue reading Digital Consumers Revealed In New Research
Digital television has reached over 70% of households in the UK, although most sales of Freeview boxes are for homes which have already gone digital, according to a new report from Ofcom. Ofcom says that during the three months to June, the proportion of households in the UK which receive digital television services on their… Continue reading Digital TV In 70% Of Homes
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has put a variety of already screened programmes from its Fox network in the US onto his recently acquired social networking website, MySpace.com.With an aim to building web traffic and broadening the audience for its TV shows, the programmes will be available online for free and will run exclusively for three… Continue reading News Corp Puts TV Shows On MySpace For Free
ITV1’s one-off action thriller managed to gain more viewers than the debut of BBC One’s new drama series, starring Jane Horrocks.The Outsiders, featuring former Eastenders actor Nigel Harman, was watched by an average of 4.4 million adult viewers in the 9pm timeslot, taking a 22% audience share.Meanwhile on BBC One, The Amazing Mrs Pritchard, a… Continue reading New Programmes Dominate Tuesday Night Telly
Digital television has reached over 70% of households in the UK, although most sales of Freeview boxes are for homes which have already gone digital, according to a new report from Ofcom.Ofcom says that during the three months to June, the proportion of households in the UK which receive digital television services on their primary… Continue reading Digital TV In 70% Of Homes
City AM, London’s free business newspaper, has launched CITY M, a bite-sized news service that is delivered direct to mobile phones.The move is a first for a daily paper and provides advertisers with a new platform in the shape of banner ads and pop-ups, which could potentially be personalised for the user.At 6pm, users of… Continue reading City AM Launches Direct To Mobile Phone News Service
A massive marketing campaign for a range of Freeview compatible PVR products, promoted under the Freeview Playback brand, has been delayed until next year due to a technical hitch.According to reports in the trade press, the campaign was due to launch this month, and was said to be critical in driving awareness of PVRs on… Continue reading Freeview Playback Service Is Delayed
The UK’s top home interest magazine, Ideal Home, launches its redesign with its November edition, which is on sale today.The title remains the best selling home interest magazine, despite declining sales figures, with the last ABC results leaving its total circulation at 237,525 copies (see ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Home Interest Magazines Report Mixed Bag Results).IPC… Continue reading Ideal Home Magazine Launches Redesign
