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The return of ITV1’s X Factor gave the network a much needed ratings boost on Saturday evening, beating BBC One’s Reality singing contest, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? in the 7pm timeslot.Almost six million adult viewers tuned in to see the start of the new series of the talent quest, taking a… Continue reading X Factor’s Return Gives Much Needed Boost To ITV1

Thelondonpaper, Rupert Murdoch’s free newspaper which is set for its first print run next month, could cost its competitor, DMGT, up to £10 million a year, according to reports in the Observer.The paper reports that analysts have predicted that the Evening Standard owner, which will launch its own freesheet, London Lite, and close Standard Lite… Continue reading Murdoch Freesheet Could Cost Competitor Up To £10 Million A Year

Friday night’s Big Brother finale drew a peak of 8.2 million people, almost 50% of the viewing share at the time, up from the number that tuned in for 2005’s last episode.Despite criticism and controversy throughout, BB7 has become the most watched in the programme’s history, with series favourite Pete scooping the £100,000 prize, and… Continue reading BB7 Becomes Most Watched In History

A senior production executive at ITV has said that the broadcaster has lost its way, branding its flagship channel as “unwatchable” and downmarket.In an interview in today’s MediaGuardian, ITV controller of drama, comedy and films, Andy Harries, has criticised Charles Allen’s era at the company, saying Allen was short-sighted and that “ITV is so unfashionable,… Continue reading Top ITV Executive Criticises Charles Allen Era

SMG, owner of cinema advertising business Pearl & Dean and Virgin Radio, has released a statement confirming that it has received a merger bid from UTV.The statement follows a report in the Times which said that UTV had made an approach. In the statement, the SMG board said that if the merger were to take… Continue reading UTV Merger Bid For SMG

As with the other magazine sectors, the figures returned for the first half of the year were relatively poor, with most titles registering a decline in sales.Future Publishing, which dominates the market, saw its title Xbox World 360 record an increase of 25.5% year on year (a growth in real terms of 4,712) following the… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Poor First Half Of 2006 For Gaming Magazines

Emap’s Q Magazine remained the top selling music title of the main players, despite a minimal dip in circulation year on year, according to the latest ABC data for the six months to June 2006.The magazine’s distribution fell by just 1.3% year on year and it now commands a circulation of more than 158,000. However,… Continue reading ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Music Magazine Market Remains Strong Overall

July brought with it the culmination of the World Cup and subsequently ITV1 suffering a very low average weekly viewing share across all television homes, as it fell to 16.8% share across the month.ITV1’s share also fell in digital homes whilst BBC One saw its share swell year on year, although not to the levels… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – July 2006

SMG, owner of cinema advertising business Pearl & Dean and Virgin Radio, has released a statement confirming that it has received a merger bid from UTV. The statement follows a report in the Times which said that UTV had made an approach. In the statement, the SMG board said that if the merger were to… Continue reading UTV Merger Bid For SMG

WPP has reported operating profits of £361 million, up from £299.6 million last year, on revenue of £2.86 billion. Profit before tax was up almost 30% to £287.1 million from £221.5 million and up almost 25% in constant currencies. WPP said that on a constant currency basis, the group grew at almost 13% and all… Continue reading WPP Operating Profits Reach £361 Million