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Today sees GCap Media launch the first ‘national-local’ network in UK radio, with eleven of its The Storm DAB licences rebranded under the Xfm network.The move will see a localised service offered to three DAB regions in the North East, South Coast and the Midlands, while a national service is broadcast to the remaining non-London… Continue reading GCap Widens Xfm Coverage With DAB Rebrand

Rula Lenska’s departure from the Big Brother house on Friday saw the station achieve the highest 16-34 audience of the evening, but was topped by BBC One’s Judge John Deed in the battle for adult audiences.The 9pm eviction show saw 1.9 million 16-34 year olds tune in to see the 57 year old actress leave… Continue reading Judge John Deed Overrules Big Brother Eviction

Broadband and TV firm HomeChoice is to be sold off by operator Video Networks Limited, according to newspaper reports over the weekend, with BSkyB rumoured to have shown interest in the firm.The report by the Sunday Express does not name its source, but claimed BSkyB had tabled an initial bid for the company, believed to… Continue reading HomeChoice Under The Hammer As Sky Takes An Interest

Sir Victor Blank, chairman of Trinity Mirror has announced that he will be retiring from the Board at the company’s annual general meeting in May.The outgoing chairman took up the position at the Mirror Group in July 1998, overseeing the merger between Trinity and the Mirror in 1999.Commenting on his departure, Sly Bailey, chief executive… Continue reading Trinity Chairman To Step Down

French media mogul and Havas chairman, Vincent Bollore, has continued his drive to acquire shares in UK marketing firm, Aegis, snapping up a further 2.9 million shares to push his stake in the company to 25.47%.Bollore’s latest acquisition builds on his long-running spending spree last year, which seemed to have halted as the entrepreneur reached… Continue reading Bollore Continues Aegis Share Purchase

The traditional power balance between programme makers and broadcasters will shift in an on-demand world, according to Simon Sutton, President of HBO International, who yesterday told the Oxford Media Convention that content producers would gain the upper hand in the future.According to the American TV boss, video on-demand will create a gradual “shift in power… Continue reading HBO Boss Predicts More Power For Programme Makers

Ben Shephard will be hosting a new show on Emap’s London’s Magic 105.4, hosting Saturday Night Magic bringing listeners the best in feel good favourites.Saturday Night Magic will feature tracks from Madonna, Toploader, Whitney Houston and Sister Sledge, among others, with the aim to “lift your mood on a Saturday night”. The new show starts… Continue reading Ben Shephard Host Saturday Night Show On Magic

Internet shopping in the UK rose by a almost 50% during the ten week run-up to Christmas 2005, with shoppers spending £5 billion online, compared with £3.33 billion during the same period in 2004.According to new figures from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG), sales peaked during the week commencing 5 December, with a… Continue reading UK Online Shopping Up By 50% Over Christmas

Hachette Filipacchi’s best-selling teen girls magazine is to publish in a reduced size from the March issue, downsizing to meet demand for “ease, convenience and portability.”The new size will measure 232mm x 172mm, positioning the title between A5 and its original size. According to the publisher’s research, the new format represents the “perfect size –… Continue reading Hachette Slims Sugar Down To Perfect Size

Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan yesterday lifted the lid on the broadcaster’s long-awaited plans to enter the digital radio sector, outlining designs for a raft of Channel 4 branded stations to offer more competition to the BBC as a public service broadcaster.The TV boss revealed that Channel 4 would make a “serious bid” for… Continue reading Channel 4 Announces Plans For Digital Radio