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Challenge TV has signed Phoenix Nights star and co-writer Dave Spikey as the new face classic gameshow Bullseye in time for its resurrection next month.The show, which will return to the air on 17 April, will also feature original icons Tony Green and sidekick Bully, following Challenge’s acquisition of the rights to the show in… Continue reading Spikey Joins Bully For Challenge’s Gameshow Revival

Virgin Radio is continuing its strategy of acquiring celebrity hosts, bolstering its line up with Celebrity Big Brother star Preston, signing the Ordinary Boys front-man to host a series of Sunday afternoon shows.Preston will take to the air waves this weekend, hosting a 4-7pm show playing classic tracks from the bands that inspired him, as… Continue reading Virgin Signs Ordinary Boy Preston For Sunday Show

Newspaper publisher, Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), has seen a dip of 1% in circulation revenues for its national newspapers for the five months to February 2006, with advertising revenues for the same period also suffering a depression, down by 9% year on year. Associated’s display advertising revenue fell by 10% for the same… Continue reading DMGT Newspapers Suffer Across The Board

RTL Group, owners of Channel Five, has seen overall revenues for 2005 increase by 4.9% reaching €5,115 million, with earnings before interest enjoying a 6.9% rise year on year. Despite mixed advertising conditions in Europe continuing, RTL reported an increase in profit of 42.6% for 2005, hitting €616 million, while net income jumped by 47%… Continue reading RTL Enjoys 5% Revenue Jump In 2005

News producers are shifting their budgets away from traditional media and onto the internet, with a new report finding that with the exception of cable TV, ad budgets are eroding for offline media. According to the State of the News Media 2006, from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, newspaper revenue rose by between 1%… Continue reading Offline News Media Losing Out To Online

Newspaper publisher, Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), has seen a dip of 1% in circulation revenues for its national newspapers for the five months to February 2006, with advertising revenues for the same period also suffering a depression, down by 9% year on year.Associated’s display advertising revenue fell by 10% for the same period,… Continue reading DMGT Newspapers Suffer Across The Board

BBC One’s police drama Dalziel and Pascoe thwarted ITV’s attempt at prime time victory for a second successive night yesterday, with the programme’s average adult audience of 6.1 million more than doubling that of ITV’s A Good Murder.The ITV show delivered a disappointing 3 million on average for its concluding episode, dipping by 1.2 million… Continue reading Dalziel And Pascoe Deliver Double Drubbing To ITV

Next week’s MediaGuardian Changing Media Summit tackles convergence and personalisation and promotes blogging to a major media platform.The latter arrives in the form of an afternoon session, boasting a panel containing the CEO of the IAB, the Guardian’s own director of digital publishing – and a bespoke Saville Row tailor!The convergence session should also afford… Continue reading Changing Media Summit To Focus On New Trends

The BBC’s newest teen drama, Wannabes, is to be screened exclusively online, with a host of interactive features allowing viewers to build a rapport with the show’s central characters.Accessible via the bbc.co.uk/teens portal, the show is set to launch in the autumn, with streaming video, animation, games and interactive elements all forming part of the… Continue reading BBC Teen Drama Offers Unique Interaction

IPC Media has sold teen title Mizz to youth publisher Panini for an undisclosed sum, with the fortnightly title joining the publisher’s existing portfolio immediately.Panini UK currently publishes a range of children’s and teen titles, including well known names such as Astonishing Spiderman, Batman Legends and Doctor Who Magazine.The title will continue to weigh in… Continue reading Panini Plans Marketing Push Following Mizz Purchase