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Christian Toksvig, the Danish born CEO of OK! in the US, is believed to be returning to London to launch a free newspaper, after leaving the American edition of the magazine after its first birthday.Reports in the trade press suggest Toksvig is returning to Britain to help spearhead publishing tycoon Richard Desmond’s bid to win… Continue reading US OK! CEO To Help Tycoon In London Freesheet Bid

Royal Mail is set to launch a massive integrated advertising campaign, positioned to reach every adult in Britain through the biggest door drop the UK has ever seen, to support its new postage-pricing scheme.The campaign comprises TV, interactive TV, print, direct marketing, radio, Outdoor and point of sale. It will run for six weeks across… Continue reading Royal Mail Set To Launch Integrated Ad Campaign

BBC licence fee income has topped £3 billion for the first time, up £160 million year on year, according to the board of governors’ annual report.The report, which is for the 12 months to March 31 this year, is the board’s final annual report before it is replaced by the BBC Trust.The rise was attributed… Continue reading BBC Licence Fee Income Tops £3 Billion

The BBC has seen its viewing share in all homes fall from 36.2% a year ago to 34.9% in an average week, its annual report revealed today.However, in multichannel homes its share shows just 0.1% difference to last year, at 29.8% compared with 29.7% last year. The figures, based on BARB, were released as part… Continue reading BBC Viewing Share Falls

Speaking at last night’s RTS evening meeting on “Digital Switchover – Making It Happen”, Ford Ennals, chief executive of digital TV implementation body Digital UK, stated that the analogue switch-off timetable is going to schedule.Following a recent Digital UK TV campaign, awareness of the imminent switchover has improved considerably, lifting from 60% national awareness in… Continue reading UK Digital TV Transition On Track

BBC licence fee income has topped £3 billion for the first time, up £160 million year on year, according to the board of governors’ annual report. The report, which is for the 12 months to March 31 this year, is the board’s final annual report before it is replaced by the BBC Trust. The rise… Continue reading BBC Licence Fee Income Tops £3 Billion

Speaking at last night’s RTS evening meeting on “Digital Switchover – Making It Happen”, Ford Ennals, chief executive of digital TV implementation body Digital UK, stated that the analogue switch-off timetable is going to schedule. Following a recent Digital UK TV campaign, awareness of the imminent switchover has improved considerably, lifting from 60% national awareness… Continue reading UK Digital TV Transition On Track

The number of US households with a connected entertainment network will reach 30 million by 2010, according to Networks in the Home: Connected Consumer Electronics, a newly released report from Parks Associates. A connected entertainment network is a network made up of either a PC connected to at least one consumer electronic (CE) device or… Continue reading 30 Million US Households To Have Entertainment Network by 2010

Four in ten (39%) broadband users are confused by the term IPTV (internet protocol television), according to new a survey carried out by uSwitch.com. The survey also showed that silver surfers have a high level of knowledge. The over 50s have a greater awareness of IPTV than the 18-to-29 age group. One third of respondents… Continue reading 39% Of Broadband Users Confused By The Term IPTV

Eastenders was once again a ratings winner for BBC One, attracting a peak audience of 6.6 million adult viewers in its 7.30pm time slot.The show brought in an average of 6.2 million adult viewers (a 41% audience share) on a strong night for BBC One. Preceding the soap, Seaside Rescue, where the RNLI beach lifeguards… Continue reading Viewers Choose BBC One On A Bad Night For ITV