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Capital Radio has announced plans to unify the content of its two Choice radio stations in London to present advertisers with a stronger environment and a larger combined audience.The move, recently approved by media super-regulator Ofcom, will create a single programming schedule to be broadcast on both Choice FM’s North 107.1 and South 96.9 licences… Continue reading Capital Unifies Choice Frequencies For Combined Output

The Government has appointed a new industry body to drive the uptake of broadband and digital television after research revealed the existence of a hardcore of refuseniks that refuse to embrace new technologies.The Alliance for Digital Inclusion will work to find new ways to include those currently not using the internet and other new technologies… Continue reading Digital Refuseniks Targeted By New Uptake Push

UK media regulator, Ofcom, has today issued a statement that outlines the approach it will take to determine a fair renewal price for Channel 3, Channel 5 and teletext broadcast licences. In accordance with The Communications Act 2003 and Broadcasting Act 1990, Ofcom is required to set a cash value for the licences as if… Continue reading Ofcom Issues Guidelines On TV Licence Renewal

Satellite broadcaster BSkyB saw its share price slide by 0.89% yesterday as it announced plans for an ambitious share buyback scheme. The move has yet to be given the all clear by investors, but would enable The News Corporation, parent company of The Times, to increase its stake in the company from 35.3% to 37.2%.The… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Dips As Share Buyback Plan Unveiled

Advertisers must develop new ways of reaching consumers if they are to survive in the digital age, according to Ofcom chairman David Currie. Delivering the Royal Television Society’s Annual Flemming Memorial Lecture, Currie warned that the growth of multi-channel television, personal video recorders and high-speed broadband would change the way advertisers do business. He said… Continue reading Ofcom Boss Warns Advertisers Of Digital Dangers

Fledgling digital television channels BBC Three and BBC Four are providing poor value for money and are doing little to drive digital take-up, according to an independent review carried out for the Government.A wide-ranging report conducted by the London Business School’s marketing professor Patrick Barwise, looked at the performance of BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC… Continue reading BBC Three And Four Provide Poor Value For Viewers

Over half of UK households can now access the internet from home, says the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). From April to June 2004, over 52% (12.8 million) of households in the UK could access the internet at home, compared to just over 9% (2.2 million) in the same quarter of… Continue reading 52% of UK Households On-Line

Competition in the burgeoning children’s magazine market will hot up this month following the launch of a new monthly pre-school title from Egmont Magazines called My Disney Favourites.Designed for parents and children aged between two and five to read together, each edition of the new title will be dedicated to a different Disney character each… Continue reading Egmont Rolls-Out New Pre-School Magazine

Greg Dyke has joined Apax partners, the private equity group that specialises in media deals, in a move that has revived speculation linking the former BBC director general with ITV.Dyke, who quit the BBC in the wake of the damning Hutton report, has joined Apax’s media team as an advisor. It is understood that he… Continue reading Dyke Joins Apax Amid Rumours Of Potential ITV Bid

Virgin Radio chief executive, John Pearson, has announced his intention to step down next year in an attempt to re-address his work-life balance after more than a decade at the radio station.Pearson, who has spent the last four and a half years at the helm of Scottish Media Group’s radio division, will stay on in… Continue reading Virgin Radio Chief Executive Steps Down