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BBC One came out on top in a head to head with ITV last night, competing with its rival in a night of soap excitement as the Mitchell brothers returned to Eastenders‘ Albert Square.The return of lovable thugs Phil and Grant drew a massive 11.4 million viewers to BBC One between 8-8:30pm, with a peak… Continue reading Mitchell Brothers’ Return Boosts BBC

The BBC has concluded an investigation into an alleged use of product placements, finding that while the incident in question was not in breach of guidelines, certain other practices at the Corporation require closer scrutiny.The review was sparked by allegations in the Sunday Times that free or reduced-cost goods could secure product placement and product… Continue reading BBC Has Room For Improvement After Product Placement Claims

Emap’s regional rock and indie station, Kerrang 105.2, is to launch a major marketing campaign over the next month, promoting the breadth of its playlist to the West Midlands area.The marketing push will comprise a wide-reaching poster campaign including some of the world’s biggest selling artists, including Stereophonics, Oasis, Coldplay and the Killers.Adrian Serle, managing… Continue reading Marketing Push Planned For Emap’s Kerrang!

Vincent Bollore continues to raise his presence in media and communications group Aegis, with the latest reports showing the French entrepreneur having increased his stake to 20.48%.Bollore purchased 3 million shares at around 125 pence, pushing his hold in the company up from the 20.22% announced yesterday (see Aegis Appoints New CEO As Bollore Passes… Continue reading Bollore Keeps Pushing Aegis Stake Up

Cable firm ntl has announced details of its own-branded PVR designed to go head to head with BSkyB’s Sky+ system, featuring high definition capability and the ability to record three programmes simultaneously.Other features on the device, which was unveiled over the weekend, include a 160GB hard drive, matching the highest capacity Sky+ box. The set-top… Continue reading NTL Preps PVR To Tackle Sky+

Indie station Xfm is to revamp its DJ line-up in the coming months, as Lauren Laverne takes over the Breakfast show from Monday to Thursday, while the station gears up for the weekend throughout the whole of Friday.The station hopes to give listeners a lift on Fridays from the moment they wake up, as Xfm… Continue reading Xfm Shakes Up DJs To Give Listeners Friday Feeling

Saturday night saw ITV’s X Factor come out on top in a talent show faceoff with the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, as a peak of 7.9 million viewers tuned in for the programme’s first half, followed by 7.1 million for the results an hour later.The programme’s first half averaged 6.9 million viewers, with a share… Continue reading ITV Proves It Has The X Factor

Newspaper reports over the weekend suggest that the European Commission could be close to a deal with the Football Association to re-think the sale of television football rights in Britain.According to the Sunday Telegraph, the EC is close to a deal “in principle” to split coverage of the Premier League tournament into six packages of… Continue reading Sky Tight Lipped As Football Rights Debated

Channel 4’s high profile political drama, A Very Social Secretary, drew a peak of 1.98 million last night, securing a share of 9.75% for the broadcaster despite having aired a week earlier on the launch night of digital channel, More4.The programme, chronicling former home secretary David Blunkett’s affair with Kimberly Quinn, publisher of The Spectator,… Continue reading Blunkett Drama Shines In Terrestrial Screening

Satellite giant BSkyB has announced an agreement to purchase internet service provider EasyNet in a deal worth £211 million, giving the company a slice of the UK’s rapidly growing broadband market.The deal will see BSkyB pay 175p per share in cash for each share in EasyNet, a price roughly 38% up on their value at… Continue reading Sky Nets ISP For Triple Play Services