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Satellite giant Sky has announced that it will screen the first episode of hit US drama 24‘s new series simultaneously on both Sky One and Sky Travel, allowing Freeview customers to enjoy the explosive start to the acclaimed series and provide a taster of what Sky’s channel packages can offer.The rest of the programme’s fourth… Continue reading Sky Boosts Freeview Profile With 24 Premiere

Ofcom has continued its programme of expansion for the UK’s radio industry today with the unveiling of a new FM licence for Ballymena in Northern Ireland and the surrounding area.The watchdog estimates that the licence could achieve coverage of an area with an adult population of around 56,000, although the exact coverage of any broadcasts… Continue reading Ofcom Offers FM Radio Licence In Ballymena

November was a strong month for cinema advertising with advertisers investing a huge £25.2 million in the medium, a 63% increase on last year’s figure, according to the latest results from the Cinema Advertising Association.Satellite giants BSkyB spent £1.3 million on cinema advertising, with mobile operators Orange spending £1.1 million with their out-of-reel sponsorship. FMCG… Continue reading Cinema Adspend Rises By 63% In November

UK advertising expenditure is expected to rise by 4.2% in 2005, with the Internet the fastest growing medium, according to revised predictions made by the Advertising Association (AA) in their Advertising Forecast.All media is forecast to increase over the next year, with the Internet leading the way and predicted to rise by an impressive 38.1%.Other… Continue reading UK Adspend Forecast To Rise By 4.2% In 2005

ITV has announced the appointment of Sky Network’s director of broadcasting and production, Mark Sharman, as its new controller of sport, overseeing the broadcaster’s portfolio of sporting events and charged with capitalising on the company’s wide-ranging sporting coverage.The new role will see Sharman responsible for all of the sporting events covered by ITV, including UEFA… Continue reading ITV Poaches Sky Broadcast Director To Head Sports Division

The chief talent officer in the New York branch of Sir Martin Sorrell’s global advertising company WPP has resigned to take the top human resources position at online auction company eBay. According to industry sources, Beth Axelrod resigned her position this week, bringing to an end a three year career with the London based advertising… Continue reading WPP Talent Officer Makes Jump To Ebay

US broadband phone service provider Vonage has today launched a revolutionary voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) service in the UK, allowing users to plug a VOIP handset directly into their phonelines, bypassing the traditional method of using a PC. The new technology offers users a service similar to a conventional, analogue phone, allowing their broadband connection to… Continue reading VOIP Boosted By Landline Adapter

The number of banner adverts run on European websites has increased by 24%, up from 76,375 in November 2003 to 94,939 in November 2004, according to a new report published by Internet research group Nielsen//NetRatings. Sweden, France and the Netherlands are the leaders in the online ad surge, experiencing the strongest growth in banner ads,… Continue reading Europe Sees Internet Banner Ad Surge

UK advertising expenditure is expected to rise by 4.2% in 2005, with the internet the fastest growing medium, according to revised predictions made by the Advertising Association (AA) in their Advertising Forecast. All media is forecast to increase over the next year, with the internet leading the way; predicted to rise by an impressive 38.1%.… Continue reading UK Adspend Forecast To Rise By 4.2% In 2005

Media stocks suffered a poor day’s trading across the board yesterday, with most companies dropping in share price. United Business Media saw a 0.56% rise, to close at 491žp. David Levin, chief executive of Symbian has recently been named as the new chief executive officer of publishing and media group United Business Media PLC. He… Continue reading Sharewatch: Media Stocks Drop As Market Falters