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Today sees the National Readership Survey (NRS) release new data sets for journalists and media commentators, intended to avoid conclusions being drawn on less statistically significant readership changes.The new data sets, covering the six and twelve month periods ending June 2005, are available to NRS subscribers from today and will be updated every quarter.The figures… Continue reading NRS Hopes For Clearer Analysis On New Data

GCap Media has announced the resignation of chief executive David Mansfield, who will leave the company in January to be succeeded by current executive chairman, Ralph Bernard.Mansfield will remain with GCap in order to oversee the final stages of the company’s post-merger integration, which has been on-going since the consolidation of Capital Radio and GWR… Continue reading Mansfield To Leave GCap Media

ITV has been eliminated in the race for control of Telewest’s Flextech television business, it was claimed over the weekend, with the Sunday Times stating that the broadcaster has failed to pass the second round of bids.According to the newspaper, Deutsche Bank, the investment bank conducting the sale process, has informed ITV of its failure,… Continue reading Flextech Bidding Narrows As ITV Dropped

Virgin Radio has hailed its latest online offering as a success after just two weeks, with the Tim Lovejoy Show rocketing into the top five podcasts in the iTunes chart.The success of the Sunday afternoon sports show follows Virgin’s decision to offer it as a downloadable podcast last month, building on its first podcast exercise… Continue reading Virgin Sees Podcast Success With Tim Lovejoy

The Newspaper Society (NS) has called for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to reconsider its opinion on the current system of magazine distribution claiming that losing sales restrictions would pose a threat to smaller retailers.According to the NS, the loss of passive sales restrictions would result in a dismantling of the system in its… Continue reading Newspaper Society Pushes OFT On Magazine Distribution

The BBC has revealed plans to launch enhanced radio content on its Digital Terrestrial (DTT) service, allowing listeners tuning into its national digital radio service to browse genre and programme-related content.Listeners will be able to view and browse interactive content while they listen to BBC digital radio networks, integrating the news, sport and weather headlines… Continue reading BBC Unveils New Radio Content On DTT

Johnston Press has announced the acquisition of two regional newspaper businesses in Northern Ireland, adding Local Press Limited and Leinster Leader Limited to its publishing portfolio.The two companies bring a combined total of 18 publications into the fold, with Local Press bought for £65 million and Leinster Leader for £138.6 million.In a statement to the… Continue reading Johnston Extends Reach In Northern Ireland

Freeview penetration is predicted to overtake BSkyB as the UK’s leading digital television platform by 2010, with research from media consultancy Spectrum Strategy forecasting the platform to enjoy a healthy performance over the coming years.The latest figures for digital adoption in the UK, published by Ofcom yesterday, reveal that 63% of UK households have some… Continue reading Freeview To Overtake Sky By 2010

The Daily Telegraph has continued its recruitment drive, hiring one of Britain’s best known and most influential business commentators Jeff Randall as its new editor-at-large, contributing two weekly columns to the paper.Randall will leave the BBC, where he has been business editor for the last four years, to take up his new post, leaving behind… Continue reading Telegraph Poaches BBC’s Randall For Business Role

The Guardian is reporting a sales rise of 40% on Monday when it was relaunched in its new mid-sized (Berliner) format, with an updated masthead, expanded, daily sports section and the creation of a fully-fledged news magazine in the shape of G2.“Early reports suggest we have had a fantastic first day performance with a minimum… Continue reading Berliner Guardian Sees 40% Increase In Sales