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Sky has announced a major year-long sponsorship deal for Virgin Radio’s Christian O’Connell Breakfast show starting on January 22 2007.Sky’s sponsorship of Virgin Radio’s coveted flag-ship breakfast show will include in-show sponsor credits and promotional trails and regular TV-related features.In addition the package will include sponsorship of the Sky TV Guide spots featured in Russ… Continue reading Sky To Sponsor Virgin Breakfast Show

BBC Radio 3 is to appoint a new breakfast show presenter as part of an overhauled schedule that will include more specially recorded broadcasts.Rob Cowan, is to replace current presenter Penny Gore to host the Rob Cowan Show between 7am and 10am, when the station’s new schedule is irolled out on February 17 next year.Radio… Continue reading Radio 3 To Revamp Breakfast Show

During the third quarter of 2006, 88 million picture messages (MMS) were sent throughout the UK, equating to an average of almost one million per day throughout July, August and September, according to the Mobile Data Association.October’s total was the highest yet, with 30 million picture messages sent across the networks. Earlier this year, the… Continue reading First UK Picture Message Figures Show 88 Million Sent In Q3

Alex Zane is to be the new presenter for Xfm’s Friday Breakfast Show in London.Zane, who previously hosted a weekend show on the station before presenting Popworld on Channel 4, will start his new show on Friday 5 January 2007.Lauren Laverne will continue to present the Xfm Breakfast Show from Monday to Thursday.Zane’s show is… Continue reading Alex Zane To Present XFM Friday Breakfast Show

Daily Newspaper MarketReadership figures for national daily newspapers in Britain have fallen year on year for the six-month period to October, slipping by more than 5%.All titles in the Mid-Market and Popular sectors were down, with just the Daily Telegraph and the Independent in the Quality sector boosting their readerships.The Sun remained the most read… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: October 2006

By the end of September 2006, almost three out of every four UK television households, or 73.3%, viewed digital television on their main TV set, according to the new Communications Market: Digital Television Progress Report from Ofcom.Ofcom says that this represents growth of around 800,000 households over the three month period to September, around 600,000… Continue reading Digital TV Shows Strong Growth

As technology blossoms at a frightening rate and media platforms meld into one another, BT’s vision for the future of television broadcasting trickles onto the market, barely visible to media professionals let alone the general unit buying public…BT Vision, the telecommunications giant’s Internet Protocol TV service, crept onto the market at the beginning of this… Continue reading Long Time Coming – BT’s Vision

Readership figures for national daily newspapers in Britain have fallen year on year for the six-month period to October, slipping by more than 5%.All titles in the Mid-Market and Popular sectors were down, with just the Daily Telegraph and the Independent in the Quality sector boosting their readerships.The Sun remained the most read paper in… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: October 2006

Aegis has announced that its trading for 2006 has continued to perform in line with its expectations, with organic revenue growth accelerating slightly since the first six months of the year. Aegis Media EMEA continues to trade well, with a slight pick-up in adspend in France and Germany. Aegis Media UK is performing well in… Continue reading Aegis Trading In Line With Expectations

By the end of September 2006, almost three out of every four UK television households, or 73.3%, viewed digital television on their main TV set, according to the new Communications Market: Digital Television Progress Report from Ofcom. Ofcom says that this represents growth of around 800,000 households over the three month period to September, around… Continue reading Digital TV Shows Strong Growth