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ITV’s Justin Sampson, director of customer relationship marketing, is to leave the company as Patrick Ugeux becomes director of marketing strategy and the broadcaster creates the new role of advertising development director.Sampson took up the role with ITV in 2004, ending more than a decade at the Radio Advertising Bureau (see ITV Poaches RAB’s Sampson… Continue reading ITV Reshuffles Commercial Team As Sampson Departs

Emap’s iconic teen music title, Smash Hits, is to close following a slide in circulations and poor advertising revenues, reports today suggest.The magazine’s closure will not end the Smash Hits brand, however, with Emap retaining its TV and radio stations of the same name.The magazine has seen its circulation slip by almost 52% over the… Continue reading Smash Hits To Close As Music Fans Move Online

Channel 4 will increase its core programme budget from £490 million to over £500 million in 2006, maintaining and improving the quality of its output throughout the year.In the broadcaster’s Statement of Programme Policy for 2006, Kevin Lygo, director of TV claimed that Channel 4 would strengthen its news and current affairs output, as well… Continue reading Channel 4 Programme Budget Over £500 Million In 2006

Five recorded an impressive ratings victory against ITV last night, with the first episode in a new series of crime drama CSI notching up 3.9 million adult viewers on average.The winning performance was enough to beat ITV into third place, with an average of 3.3 million tuning in to Holiday Showdown, although both programmes were… Continue reading Five Puts ITV To Shame With New CSI

BSkyB has announced a rise in half year revenues, with record growth in Sky+ and Multiroom households leading to a 16% year on year increase in operating profits for the satellite broadcasting company.The company said that it added 215,000 net new customers over the Christmas period, up from 168,000 the previous year. Sky+ households increased… Continue reading BSkyB Enjoys Record Growth In Subscribers

Independent digital TV sales house, Digital Media Sales (DMS), has secured the ad sales contract for Bonanza Bonanza, a new digital channel showing classic American TV shows.The channel, which broadcasts on the Sky platform, shows classic westerns, drama, comedy shows and films. The current schedule includes favourites such as Dragnet, the Lucy Show, the Beverly… Continue reading New Ad Sales Contract A Bonanza For DMS

The specialist publishing division of IPC Media, IPC Country & Leisure Media (CALM) has announced a reorganisation of publishing responsibilities seeing a reshuffle of key figures within the department.The changes will see Sarah Kemp, publishing director of Decanter, also taking charge of Country Life magazine.Commenting on the reshuffle, Kemp said: “For 109 years Country Life… Continue reading IPC Country & Leisure Media Reveals Publishing Reshuffle

TVTimes is unveiling a significant new look, with a greater emphasis placed on digital TV coverage and big star interviews with Britain’s favourite TV personalities.The new look publication will hit the shelves on February 7th, seeing its cover price increase by 5p to 90p and positioning the magazine in the premium sector alongside TV &… Continue reading TVTimes Sees Hike In Cover Price

Channel 4 has launched its first online TV preview, following in the footsteps of the BBC in delivering content direct to users via the internet.The preview, which enables website visitors to see the first episode of new comedy The IT Crowd prior to broadcast, follows the likes of BBC3’s The Mighty Boosh, which premiered through… Continue reading Online Premiere Hints At Channel 4’s VOD Future

BBC1 slightly beat ITV1 last night, with an average of 6.1 million adult viewers tuning in to watch drama Life on Mars, compared to ITV’s Northern Lights which attracted a healthy average audience of 6 million adults.ITV1 lost viewers in its second showing of Coronation Street, with an average of 10.3 million adults watching the… Continue reading Life On Mars Enjoys Healthy Audience