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Big Brother witnessed another eviction on Friday evening, as the final countdown begins to see who will walk away with the grand prize.A peak of five million adult viewers watched the live eviction programme, while the earlier edition, at 8.30pm attracted around the same amount of viewers, with 5.3 million adults tuning in to check… Continue reading Big Brother Brings In Five Million Viewers As Final Week Approaches

Chrysalis has stepped up its attempt at winning the new radio licence in Manchester, by previewing its talk radio bid with an online broadcast.The website for GMBC, the proposed 24-hour talk station, is available at GMBCradio.co.uk and gives background on the proposal together with programming, interviews with the organisers of summer events Sky Festival and… Continue reading Chrysalis Step Up Manchester Radio Bid With Online Broadcast

Sky Media has signed a deal with emuse, the UK’s largest independent cross-platform interactive ad operator, that will offer increased reach and greater ROI for interactive advertisers using the emuse absolutely service.Digital satellite viewers can now interact with any emuse absolutely interactive advertisement on all of Sky’s wholly owned channels. Third-party channels whose airtime is… Continue reading Sky Media Signs Interactive Ad Deal

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is to sell Fox films and TV shows, such as Prison Break and X-Men online, according to reports in the trade press.The download service will see prices range from $19.99 (£10.57) for the latest films from the 20th Century Fox back catalogue, such as My Super Ex-Girlfriend and $1.99 for single… Continue reading News Corporation To Sell Fox Films And TV Online

Michael Jackson, the former head of Channel 4, is being lined up to replace Charles Allen as chief executive of ITV, according to reports in the Observer.Allen agreed to leave the broadcaster last week (see Charles Allen Leaves ITV), following falling ad revenue and a decline in viewers.Jackson is said to be ideal for the… Continue reading Former Channel 4 Boss Could Replace Allen

Sneak, Emap’s weekly teen celebrity magazine, is set to close after four years due to competition from new media platforms.Dawn Bebe, managing director of Emap Elan, said: “The teenage magazine market is one of the most challenging sectors in the industry with increasing numbers of teenagers choosing new media platforms to satisfy their interests.“Despite the… Continue reading New Media Platforms Force Sneak Magazine To Close

Channel 4 Radio’s official Big Brother podcast has replaced comedy king Ricky Gervais’ podcast as the number one download on the iTunes chart.The housemates’ antics on Big Brother FM earlier this week were a massive hit with audiences, and the weekly catch-up service hosted on the Channel 4 Radio website generated the highest number of… Continue reading Big Brother Boots Gervais Off Podcast Top Spot

Young people aged 16-24 are increasingly moving away from traditional media and going online, according to the latest Ofcom Communications Market report from Ofcom.The report shows that younger people are embracing new technologies to the detriment of traditional platforms and services. The 16-24 year old age group watches less public service broadcasting output than ever… Continue reading Young People Moving Away From Traditional Media

Despite total funding having dipped by more than 2% year on year for the UK radio industry in 2005, listening has risen by 3% in the past five years, according to Ofcom’s latest Communications Market report.Both national commercial and the BBC picked up listener hours across most age groups, but local commercial radio suffered a… Continue reading Ofcom Reports Radio Listening Increase

Television broadcasting over mobile phones may be delayed after a problem over advertising rights has marred the emerging media market.According to reports in the Guardian, there is a question over whether broadcasters need to clear rights separately to show TV ads over digital channels.This legal problem could affect ITV1’s new simulcast deal with mobile company… Continue reading Mobile TV Broadcasting Hits Legal Blip