The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) has unveiled a new brand identity and logo for use by all its members, in an attempt to create consistency across the industry.The new logo (pictured) can be used under licence from national digital radio broadcaster Digital One on all literature and point-of-sale material and advertising. It has been… Continue reading DRDB Unveils New DAB Identity
BBC Worldwide is preparing to launch its Live & Kicking replacement, It’s Hot!. The launch on 16 April has been preceded with a sampling campaign which saw over 2 million preview issues distributed with the Sunday Mirror and with other BBC Worldwide titles including Top of the Pops.The magazine, aimed at 9-13 year olds, will… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Prepares For Teen Title Launch
Virgin Radio has had its Greater London FM licence renewed by the Radio Authority for a further 8 years, until 9 April 2010, due to the fact that it is the provider of a digital sound programme on the second Greater London multiplex.Weekly reach for Virgin’s 105.8 FM service has remained fairly steady for the… Continue reading Virgin London Licence Renewed By Radio Authority
The lad’s mag craze is a “phenomenon that is over”, according to David Davies, editor of the UK’s highest circulating men’s lifestyle magazine FHM.Speaking at Emap’s Men’s Seminar earlier today, Davies said that FHM and other leading men’s magazines are seeing circulation fall because large numbers of consumers are outgrowing the traditional booze and boobs… Continue reading Lad’s Mag Phenomenon Is Over
Pearson In Exclusive Talks Over FT BusinessPress reports this morning suggest that Pearson has entered into exclusive talks with a management team concerning the buy out of FT Business, the company’s magazines division.The team, led by ex-FT Group chief exec Stephen Hill, is thought to have made the highest bid following Pearson’s decision to sell.… Continue reading Pearson In Exclusive Talks Over FT Business
Colin Lloyd has stepped down from his role as president of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) after nine years in the job. He is not taking on a new full-time role, but will instead consider increasing his non-executive directorships and consultancies.Lloyd, who joined the DMA in 1993 as chief executive, has been credited with the… Continue reading Lloyd Steps Down After Ten Years With DMA
Twice as many people watched coverage of the Queen Mother’s funeral on BBC1 than on ITV1 yesterday, according to unofficial overnight figures from BARB.The figures show that BBC1’s live coverage of events, which ran from 9.15am to 2.10pm, attracted an average of 5 million viewers and achieved a 51.3% share. ITV1’s coverage, which ran from… Continue reading Viewers Turn To BBC1 For Funeral Coverage
Mark Thompson, the recently appointed chief executive of Channel 4 (see Thompson Takes The Helm At Channel 4), is to deliver this year’s MacTaggart Lecture at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival at the end of August.BBC veteran Thompson, who joins the channel in its twentieth year on air, is expected to outline his personal… Continue reading Channel 4 Chief To Deliver MacTaggart Lecture
Carlton and Granada saw shares fall yesterday as press reports suggested that ITV Digital could be closed by Monday unless more money is invested to keep it afloat (see ITV Digital Could Be Closed By Monday). Carlton was down 1.17% to close at £2.53, while Granada slipped 4.21% to finish at £1.25ź, a loss of… Continue reading Sharewatch
BT is to re-enter the wireless market less than six months after de-merging its mobile phone business and plans to launch the UK’s first public wireless broadband network.The telecommunications group is pursuing a two pronged strategy that will see it re-establish its brand in the mobile phone market and set up a public access broadband… Continue reading BT Re-Enters Wireless Market With Broadband Offering
