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Google’s UK ad revenue for this year will be around £900 million, overtaking Channel 4 for the first time, according to the broadcaster’s chief executive, Andy Duncan.“If we want to protect the fantastic legacy of UK broadcasting, we need to wake up to this sooner rather than later,” Duncan told FT.com in reference to his… Continue reading Google’s UK Ad Revenue Higher Than Channel 4’s

Chelsea’s 2-2 draw against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League attracted an average of 5.2 million adults to ITV1 last night, taking a 25% audience share from 7.30pm to 10pm.Eastenders, on between 7.30pm and 8pm, managed to gain just over eight million adult viewers on average for BBC One, a 41% share, whilst Holby City… Continue reading Champions League Attracts 5.2 Million To ITV1

IPC Media could join forces with Channel 4 to bid for the second national digital multiplex.According to reports in the trade press, the pair will launch an NME branded radio station on the multiplex if Channel 4 wins the bid to operate the licence.Ofcom announced last week that the UK’s second national digital radio multiplex… Continue reading IPC And Channel 4 Could Bid For Second Multiplex

Director of programmes at Five, Dan Chambers, is to leave the channel by mutual agreement after five years, with former Flextech executive Lisa Opie appointed as managing director of content.“Dan has done a good job at Five and has been a wonderful colleague,” said Five’s chief executive, Jane Lighting. “However we now need a creative… Continue reading Chambers Leaves Five

The launch of Five’s new drama, Tripping Over, managed to lure just over 800,000 adult viewers on average during its 10pm to 11pm timeslot, taking a 5% audience share.The original series, written by the creator of Cold Feet and Life Begins, follows a group of 20-somethings travelling from London and Sydney who meet on a… Continue reading New Five Drama Attracts Less Than One Million Adult Viewers

In September, 2.3 million UK households clicked-through to a video/movie site from a search engine, racking up over 6.7 million click-throughs in total, according to the latest data from internet research company, Nielsen//NetRatings.Family households accounted for over half (53%) of all these click-throughs whilst young couples without children are twice as likely to be responsible… Continue reading 6.7 Million Click-Throughs To Video Websites In September

In September, 2.3 million UK households clicked-through to a video/movie site from a search engine, racking up over 6.7 million click-throughs in total, according to the latest data from internet research company. Nielsen//NetRatings.Family households accounted for over half (53%) of all these click-throughs whilst young couples without children are twice as likely to be responsible… Continue reading 6.7 Million Click-Throughs To Video Websites In September

The longer a person spends with an advertisement, the more likely they are to remember the brand, the ad message and buy the actual product, according to new research published by Viacom Outdoor.The study, labelled Total Recall, was carried out by TNS and suggests that the amount of time people spend with an individual execution… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor Release New Advertising Research

Online newspaper sites in the States gained more that 58 million hits in September, according to a Q3 Nielsen/NetRatings report conducted for the Newspaper Association of America (NAA).This was the highest amount of unique visitors for paper sites ever, the industry group said; with on average over 56.9 million people visiting newspaper sites each month… Continue reading US Newspaper Sites Get Over 58 Million Hits In September

GCap Media has signed a £900,000 deal with Sky, which will see the broadcaster integrating into Classic FM’s morning programming for the next six months.From today, during the Simon Bates Breakfast Show, Sky will be endorsed by the radio DJ, who will present the Sky TV Guide, a synopsis of the programmes that Bates thinks… Continue reading Classic FM Signs £900K Deal With Sky