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Social networking site and MySpace rival, Bebo, is on target to overtake eBay as the most searched for UK brand on the internet, according to the latest analysis from Hitwise.Since May, Bebo has been the second most searched for brand in the UK after eBay, measured as a share of UK internet searches by Hitwise,… Continue reading Bebo Set To Overtake eBay As Most Searched For Brand

Just over half (52%) of Britons using the internet believe online and digital technology makes their life easier, although half (50%) say that they cannot keep up with the rapid progress, according to new research from Nielsen/NetRatings.The research shows that although 42% know what podcasting is, a third (35%) have heard of it but doesn’t… Continue reading Digital Consumers Revealed In New Research

Magazine publisher Natmags has purchased the website handbag.com to add to its growing new media portfolio.Earlier this year, the company bought netdoctor.co.uk and launched new websites for titles Good Housekeeping and Cosmopolitan.The Handbag group publishes four female targeted websites and the core website handbag.com, which was launched in 1999 as a joint venture between Boots… Continue reading Natmags Adds To New Media Portfolio

A massive marketing campaign for a range of Freeview compatible PVR products, promoted under the Freeview Playback brand, has been delayed until next year due to a technical hitch.According to reports in the trade press, the campaign was due to launch this month, and was said to be critical in driving awareness of PVRs on… Continue reading Freeview Playback Service Is Delayed

The UK’s top home interest magazine, Ideal Home, launches its redesign with its November edition, which is on sale today.The title remains the best selling home interest magazine, despite declining sales figures, with the last ABC results leaving its total circulation at 237,525 copies (see ABC Results Jan-Jun 2006:Home Interest Magazines Report Mixed Bag Results).IPC… Continue reading Ideal Home Magazine Launches Redesign

ITV has referred the Contract Rights Renewal, the measure put in place to control the broadcaster’s dominance, to the Office of Fair Trading in a bid to get it scrapped.The OFT will have to decide whether or not there is a case for removing the CRR, which has since 2004 caused ITV1’s ad revenues to… Continue reading ITV Refers CRR To OFT

BT has signed a deal with Sony BMG to enable a wide range of music videos to be accessed on-demand from BT’s next-generation TV service, BT Vision.The videos will also be available from November 2006 through BT Vision Download Store, a new service offering film, television and music download-to-PC and Microsoft-compatible portable devices.The deal gives… Continue reading BT And Sony BMG In Music Video Deal

Sharon Osbourne’s talk show once again struggled against Paul O’Grady’s return, with the X Factor judge taking less than half the viewers than Lily Savage’s alter ego on Friday evening.Osbourne’s programme was watched by one million adults in the 5pm – 6pm slot, whilst O’Grady proved popular, taking an almost 20% share of the audience… Continue reading Osbourne Struggles Against O’Grady

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was the main attraction on Extras last night, with the comedy drawing in a peak audience of 3.2 million adults (a 16% audience share) in its 9pm timeslot.However, over on ITV1, the hour-long Ladette To Lady pulled in a peak audience of 4.4 million adults (an average audience share of… Continue reading Ladettes More Popular Than Potter

Love Island cost ITV £12 million to produce, with industry insiders telling the trade press that expense of its location, hotels and associated fees bumped up the price.The programme, which consistently struggled to pull in viewers (see Strong Night For BBC One As Love Island Continues To Struggle), is said to have cost twice as… Continue reading Love Island Cost £12 Million To Produce