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A Sky ad which claimed that new customers get the same deals as existing ones has been found to be misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).The ad, headlined “Why do existing Virgin Media customers often pay more than new ones?” had smaller text beneath it which said “At Sky we think it’s wrong to… Continue reading Sky Ad ‘Misleading’

Radio bosses have asked Ofcom to consider a radical overhaul of radio regulations, claiming that smaller commercial stations outside London cannot compete with the BBC.The radio chiefs, such as GCap’s Ralph Bernard and Emap’s Dee Ford, have also suggested that stations with a potential audience of fewer than 500,000 listeners should be allowed to cut… Continue reading Radio Bosses Urge Ofcom To Consider Radio Overhaul

TIOTI, the social media aggregator and one-stop source for TV content, has successfully concluded first-round funding with Europe’s largest early-stage technology venture capital fund, Pond Venture Partners.After TIOTI’s public launch on October 1 (see Next Generation Of Online TV To Launch), www.tioti.com is now indexing over 75,000 television shows and more than 500,000 individual episodes… Continue reading More Funding For TIOTI

Clear Channel Outdoor has unveiled a new advertising functionality – a glowing halo of light that can be remotely tuned to any one of one billion hues to complement a client’s advertising creative or branding.The new light halo has been installed at Clear Channel Outdoor’s new flagship North London Tower.The halo, which is operated remotely… Continue reading Clear Channel Outdoor Unveils New Advertising Functionality

Emap Advertising’s Kiss network and Global Radio’s Galaxy network have teamed up to create a major national campaign for CKOne.The partnership is the first use of radio for CKOne and a first for the networks in terms of joint programming. The activity sees them creating a DJ talent search to find the best new mixing… Continue reading Kiss And Galaxy Team Up For CKOne Campaign

GCap Media has announced a multi-station deal with Intel starting at the end of October and running until the end of December which will promote Intel Centrino Duo processor technology. The multimedia activity will run across the Xfm, Classic FM, Choice and Capital 95.8 websites.The campaign will see Xfm and Classic FM present a series… Continue reading GCap Announces Multi-Station Intel Promotion

Online auction sites, in particular eBay, are the main retail beneficiaries of the social networking phenomenon, according to new research from Hitwise, receiving 31.4% of all downstream traffic that social networks send to shopping and classifieds sites.The online intelligence service added that the more traditional retail categories – department stores and apparel and accessories sites… Continue reading Online Auction Sites Main Retail Beneficiaries Of Social Networking

Virgin Media has unveiled a range of new kids, entertainment and movie channels for its television line-up. The channels – from CSC Media Group Ltd (CSC) and Sparrowhawk Media Group – launch this month.From today, Virgin Media TV customers will be able to enjoy Diva TV and Movies 24+, from Sparrowhawk Media Group. Diva TV… Continue reading Virgin Media Unveils New Channels

GMG Radio is terminating its advertising sales contract with Global Radio after negotiations broke down last week.The sales contracts were inherited by Global Radio when it acquired Chrysalis earlier this year (see Chrysalis Radio To Sell For £170 Million).It now looks likely that GMG will give the contract to GCap Media, which currently sells national… Continue reading GMG Ends Ad Sales Contract With Global Radio

New ITV1 comedy drama, Catwalk Dogs, was watched by 4.6 million adult viewers on average last night, giving the channel a 21.7% audience share between 9pm and 10.30pm.The feature-length romantic comedy about the weird world of dog shows starred Kris Marshall, aka the particularly annoying one from My Family or the BT guy, and a… Continue reading Palin’s Travels Continue To Triumph