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Coronation Street‘s double bill drew over 10 million viewers last night, as ageing rock band Status Quo put in a cameo appearance at the wedding of popular characters Les Battersby and Cilla Brown.The programme’s first show of the evening drew an average of 10.6 million adults to secure an impressive share of 52.77%, while the… Continue reading Status Quo Draws Solid Audiences For Corrie

Chrysalis Radio has announced plans to bid for the new North East FM licence, pitching for the spectrum space using its digital adult rock brand, The Arrow.Russell Borthwick, former regional marketing and business development director for Trinity Mirror has been appointed chairman of the board formed to oversee the bid, and will lead the campaign… Continue reading Chrysalis Pledges Newcastle Move For Successful Arrow Bid

UK publishing firm Pearson has issued a trading statement to the City this morning, reporting strong third-quarter sales, helped by an upbeat American education market.The company expects 2005 as a whole to be a “strong year,” stating that trading in the first nine months had seen sales rise by 10%, while operating profit increased by… Continue reading Pearson Optimistic As FT Faces Break Even

TV marketing body Thinkbox has announced its roadmap for 2006, pledging a renewed focus on research, with new initiatives and increased staff.Plans for a major new research study, a dedicated Thinkbox TV lab facility, a programme of exclusive preview screenings, further Thinkbox Experience exhibitions and the appointment of permanent Thinkbox staff look set to propel… Continue reading Thinkbox Sets Out Activity Roadmap For 2006

BSkyB is to launch a fully-fledged mobile TV service in partnership with telecoms operator Vodafone, offering users live feeds of Sky News, MTV and cricket coverage from Sky Sports from tomorrow.The 19-channel service will be available free of charge to all Vodafone customers using the company’s 3G service until 31 January 2006, after which a… Continue reading Sky Signs Vodafone For Mobile TV Service

Tomorrow will see ITV launch its third digital entertainment channel, ITV4, with launch programming including premium sporting events, detective and crime based shows and big budget American imports to tempt male viewers away from rival offerings across all digital platforms.The new channel will kick off with a week of high-profile sporting events, including live UEFA… Continue reading ITV Gears Up For Digital Launch

IPC Media has announced the appointment of Jackie Newcombe, publishing director of Marie Claire, as the new managing director of IPC SouthBank and Wallpaper*.The position will be taken up by Newcombe on 3 January 2006, with the media mogul overseeing IPC’s portfolio of fashion, women’s general interest and home interest monthlies.Amongst those falling under her… Continue reading IPC Appoints New MD For SouthBank

Media giant WPP has been given a four week deadline to table a bid for rival Aegis by the UK’s Takeover Panel.The group is understood to be considering a joint bid with US private equity house Hellman & Freidman, with particular interest shown in Aegis’ research arm Synovate.The deadline was imposed following talks between Aegis… Continue reading WPP Given Deadline For Aegis Bid

BBC1’s drama adaption of the classic Dickens novel Bleak House scored a healthy ratings win over ITV1 last night, as the star-studded period drama featuring Gillian Anderson and Johnny Vegas attacted adult viewership of 6.18 million, with a viewing share of 30.15%.The programme peaked at 6.69 million for the 8-8.15pm timeslot, which represented a 33.55%… Continue reading BBC’s Dickens Drama Makes A Bleak Night For ITV

Yesterday’s release of RAJAR data for Q3 2005 could be the penultimate update from three of the nation’s largest broadcasters using quarterly data, with GCap Media, Emap and Chrysalis Radio all mulling a change to rolling six monthly samples in the new year in order to generate more stable results.The switch is believed to be… Continue reading Radio Firms Mull Switch To Six Monthly RAJAR