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The switchover of Britain’s radio networks from analogue to digital will depend largely on the development of digital television, according to BBC Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden.Speaking at the Radio Festival in Birmingham, the broadcast head claimed that radio switchover would be fuelled by public interest, which would be spurred on by the success of… Continue reading Television Will Lead Switch To Digital Radio

IPC Media has announced plans to celebrate the five hundredth issue of its weekly teen magazine Mizz with the publication of a bumper, party-themed edition.The special edition, which goes on sale later this week with the usual £1.60 cover price, includes an interview with Jamelia, a pop souvenir poster of Peter Andre and a 16-page… Continue reading Mizz Celebrates Nearly Twenty Years With Bumper Edition

Former Five and Sky executive David Elstein has set out an optimistic vision for the future of commercial radio in his delivery of the Guardian Media Group lecture at the annual Radio Academy Radio Festival in Birmingham.Covering a wide range of topics in his keynote speech last night the veteran broadcast chief described his views… Continue reading Elstein Sets Out Optimistic Vision For Commercial Radio

The UK rate of inflation rose to 1.6% in June, bringing it closer to the Bank of England’s target of 2%, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.The increase in the consumer price index, from 1.5% in May, means that the inflation rate is at its highest level for more than… Continue reading UK Inflation Continues To Increase During June

Chrysalis Radio announced this morning that like-for-like revenue increased by 20% as it continues to outperform the rest of the radio sector.The revenue update statement revealed that the significant increase for the ten month period to 30 June 2004 performed well ahead of the market which is believed to have only grown by around 8%.Commenting… Continue reading Chrysalis Continues To Outperform Radio Market

Chrysalis Radio has unveiled that revenue growth has continued to grow strongly and outperform the market average as it jumped by a massive 20%. The statement revealed that the significant increase for the ten month period to 30 June 2004, performed well ahead of the market which is believed to have grown by only 8%.… Continue reading Chrysalis Revenue Jumps 20%

Tomorrow, the media and telecoms regulator, Ofcom is set to publish a draft of its new, single programme code for all British broadcasters. It is hoped that the new report will put an end to conflicting rights on issues such as privacy, fair treatment and freedom of expression, with competing regulators covering the same pitch.… Continue reading Ofcom Broadcaster Code Set To End Two-Tier Regulation

The BBC’s board of governors have ordered a wide-ranging investigation into BBC One’s peak time schedules amid growing public concern about programme quality and criticism over its increasingly populist approach to scheduling. The BBC’s annual report has today revealed that the Corporation is planning to commission an independent study to see whether its flagship entertainment… Continue reading Governors Order Investigation Into BBC One Programming

Future Network was the best performer in last week’s media market with shares rising by 19.03% to close at 72˝p after announcing that revenue for the first five months of 2004 is up by 8%, fuelled by growth in Europe and the United States (see UK Lags Behind Europe And US Growth For Future).Kelvin MacKenzie’s… Continue reading Sharewatch: Future Network Boosted By Positive Trading Update

BT Group is preparing to take on satellite broadcasting giant BSkyB with plans to launch a pay-per-view television service over its broadband network.The project, which is being led by Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail, is part a wider-initiative to drive the uptake of broadband internet. It would mark the telecom’s company’s first major… Continue reading BT Plans To Take On BSkyB With Broadband TV Service