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United Business Media (UBM) has announced the appointment of Gary Hughes as the new chief executive of CMP Information (CMPi), the company’s specialist consumer publishing division.Hughes will take up the new role later this month, bringing extensive media experience, most recently from his five year role as group finance director at Emap, a position which… Continue reading UBM Appoints Ex-Emap Director As New CMPi Chief Exec

Reports this morning suggest that a merger deal between cable giant NTL and Virgin Mobile may soon be completed, with the mobile firm’s board believed to have provisionally accepted a revised acquisition bid from the cable operator.According to a Press Association report, a revised offer of 372p per share has been tabled by NTL, increasing… Continue reading Virgin Mobile Close To Accepting NTL Merger

Mobile television looks set to make its presence felt within the media arena, with a new study from BT showing clear consumer demand for broadcast digital television and radio to be accessible from mobile phones.According to the results from BT’s pilot of broadcast digital TV to mobiles two thirds of customers would be prepared to… Continue reading BT Reveals Consumer Interest In Mobile TV

ITV’s singing showdown, Soapstar Superstar, continued to trump Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother last night, but was put under increased pressure by an unlikely contender – BBC One’s Traffic Cops.ITV’s soapstar sing-a-thon drew an average adult audience of 5.5 million last night, topping Channel 4’s 3.9 million, while Traffic Cops drew a respectable average of… Continue reading ITV Soapstars Put Under Pressure By Traffic Cops

Advertising revenue at GCap Media could fall by as much as 15% this month, compared to the same time last year, with industry analysts blaming some of the decline in the recent changes at Capital Radio, which saw its advertising airtime half last month.The consensus in the advertising industry is that it has been a… Continue reading GCap Advertising Revenue Forecast To Drop By 15%

The latest ABC figures released today will give the Financial Times cause for celebration, as the paper reaches its highest circulation since May 2004.A healthy increase of 2.7% year on year for December gives the newspaper a total circulation of 439,563, just one month after editor Andrew Gowers resigned, citing “strategic differences” with the FT‘s… Continue reading FT Ends 2005 With Circulation High

ITV has delayed the launch of its new children’s channel CiTV by a month, pushing the launch date to 11 March to ensure a premium quality offering from the outset.ITV refused to give exact reasons for the last minute change, stating only that the date was changed “in order to make the channel as strong… Continue reading One Month Delay For ITV Kids Channel

Channel 4 saw 4.4 million adult viewers tune in to the season finale of Lost last night, building on Celebrity Big Brother‘s average of 3.9 million, but failing to top ITV’s Soapstar Superstar.The ITV talent contest outperformed both Channel 4 programmes, with an average audience of 5.1 million, while BBC One drew a comparatively small… Continue reading Lost Hits Ratings High But Fails To Topple Rivals

Sky has become the first broadcaster in Britain to offer viewers video podcast content, providing updates from Sky News through its website.The first programme to be made available by the new service is Sky News’ 7 Days, providing a run down of the week’s lighter stories. The 7 Days video is presented by Sky’s Chris… Continue reading Sky News First To Offer Video Podcasts

Christina Hartley, the current IPC Media group ad marketing director, has been appointed as marketing services director of newstrade sales, marketing and distribution company, Marketforce.The new position will see Hartley lead a team providing top level market insight to retail customers, publisher clients and internal Marketforce departments, as well as sitting on the Marketforce Board.Commenting… Continue reading Hartley Appointed Marketing Services Director Of Marketforce