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ITV hit back against Channel 4 in the battle between reality shows last night, with Celebrity Love Island‘s ratings topping Big Brother as ex-playboy playmate Nikki Ziering entered the show to deliver a resounding win for ITV.Last night’s performance was second only to that of the programme’s launch night (see 5.7 Million Join ITV For… Continue reading Love Island Playmate Stuns Big Brother

Reports this morning suggest that supermarket giant, Tesco, may be struggling to gain significant revenues from its in-store TV network, Tesco TV, and is considering removing its ad sales business from incumbent JC Decaux.According to a report by MediaGuardian, the supermarket’s ambitious network of plasma screens has failed to prove its worth, with the company… Continue reading Tesco TV Shopping For New Sales House

London’s Jazz FM will be consigned to the internet and digital airwaves this morning, as GMG Radio officially launches Smooth FM in its place across the capital.The transition, due to take place at 10am, will mark the final phase in the station’s shift to attract a larger audience share through a wider range of music.The… Continue reading Smooth FM Hits London Airwaves As Jazz Bows Out

National youth channel, SUBtv, has announced the launch of a new MMS-to-screen facility offering advertisers another way to reach young audiences, with SMS campaigns possible through the new system.Students will be able to send an image of up to 150 characters, which will be displayed on the SUBtv plasma screens installed at 85 universities across… Continue reading SUBtv Launches MMS To Screen Facility

BSkyB has announced the launch of a new mobile data service, allowing users to access the latest sports, news and weather information from its various channels and websites via their mobile phone handset.The new service, available to users regardless of their network provider, allows access to Sky’s entire mobile content portfolio in a single, integrated… Continue reading Sky Targets Mobiles In Content Push

Speculation surrounding a merger between cable giants Telewest and ntl continues to mount, with reports this morning suggesting that US media-owner, Viacom, could bid for Telewest’s Flextech television business, owners of Living TV, Bravo and Challenge.The company also holds joint ownership with the BBC of the UKTV network of channels, including UKTV Gold and UKTV… Continue reading Viacom In Frame For Flextech Sale

Big Brother carried out its first eviction of the series on Friday, with the two-part show attracting a peak of 5.3 million viewers as white witch, Mary, left the house.The show’s first half, aired at 9pm, saw a peak audience of 4.5 million tune in to hear the result of the public eviction vote. However,… Continue reading Big Brother Beats Love Island As BBC Stays On Top

Ofcom has revealed the shortlisted bidders for the new FM licence in the Swindon area, with Moonraker FM, Now FM, Radio Swindon and Swindon FM all having applied for the rights to broadcast to the region’s adult population of 150,000.The exact coverage of the new station will be determined by the location of its transmitter… Continue reading Ofcom Reveals Swindon Radio Bidders

Scottish Media Group (SMG) has released an upbeat trading statement showing progress in both operational achievements and trading performance, with its television, radio, cinema and outdoor advertising departments all thriving.In the company’s annual general meeting, Chris Masters, SMG’s chairman, revealed that Virgin Radio’s listening performance had grown by 20% compared to last year, with its… Continue reading SMG Continues To Perform Strongly

Magazine publisher, Hachette Filipacchi UK (HF), has made a series of promotions and moves within its advertising teams, hoping to raise the profile of its titles through its young executives and managers.The restructure will see ELLEgirl advertising moving into ELLE and B’s advertising group, with Jacqui Greaves being promoted to commercial director for the three… Continue reading Hachette Filipacchi UK Restructures Advertising Team