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ITV1’s new shows, Bonkers and Benidorm both dropped viewers after their great starts last week, although they still saw very respectable audience figures last night.Bonkers, the saucy comedy drama starring Liza Tarbuck, attracted a peak audience of 4.2 million adults to its 9pm timeslot, a 19.1% audience share. It averaged 3.9 million adult viewers across… Continue reading Bonkers And Benidorm Drop Viewers

Emap and Chrysalis are in discussions over sharing their programming across their two dance music networks, Kiss and Galaxy, in an effort to challenge the BBC for younger listeners.Kiss and Galaxy already share the Sunday dance and R&B chart, the Fresh 40, which launched on the stations last year.Chrysalis Radio group head of programming, Pete… Continue reading Emap And Chrysalis To Share Programming

Martina King has been appointed chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), and will also take on a role as non-executive director of RadioCentre.King began her career with sales roles at the Observer and the Guardian. She then moved into commercial radio where she spent 6 years heading Capital Radio.She had a brief spell as… Continue reading Martina King Appointed RAB Chairman

Virgin Media is launching a national outdoor advertising campaign for its new broadband service.BlowUP media will supply a campaign of 11 of the sites across the major cities of the UK.Virgin Media says that this will be the first multi-production outdoor campaign on such a scale and time frame, with three separate ads used through… Continue reading Virgin Media Launches Broadband Outdoor Ad Campaign

The BBC has shortlisted three media agencies to take forward to the next stage of its media planning and buying selection process which began in October 2006.Mediaedge:cia, MPG, and Zenith Optimedia are the three agencies shortlisted by the Corporation.The process is part of a formal review of the BBC’s media planning and buying account, a… Continue reading BBC Shortlists Three Agencies For Planning And Buying

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned two BSkyB adverts after it ruled that the broadcaster’s commercials misleadingly implied that all terrestrial TV signals would cease following digital switchover.The first of the ads, within a four-page wraparound, stated: “Don’t worry that your terrestrial TV signal is being switched off. We’ve got it covered.” Inside was the… Continue reading ASA Bans Sky’s “Misleading” Ads

Consumers will soon be able to receive some of BSkyB’s most popular programmes through a conventional rooftop aerial and digital terrestrial television box for a monthly subscription fee, after the company today announced that it is developing plans for the launch of such a service.In a bid to lure customers away from free-to-air TV towards… Continue reading New Sky Service To Lure Consumers From Free TV

This morning saw the launch of the Virgin Media brand, as the great and the good of the media world braved the snow and ice to hear what Sir Richard Branson and pals had to offer.Virgin Media’s new television channel Virgin Central, which it has branded “revolutionary”, combines ordinary television channel choice with TV-on-demand.Having struck… Continue reading Virgin Media Launches Today

Virgin Media is to launch a home media package targeting households that are willing to spend more than £1,000 per year on a combination of products.According to a report in the Guardian, customers will be able to get a top of the range digital TV service, home phone and broadband package for £85 a month.Virgin… Continue reading Virgin Media To Target The Affluent

A travel sized edition of woman’s monthly magazine In Style is set to launch from its April issue, which is on sale at the beginning of March.IPC SouthBank has announced that the smaller format of the fashion and style title will be sold exclusively in WHSmith Travel outlets in railway stations and airports.Publishing director Kirsten… Continue reading In Style Adds New Format