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Virgin Media is backing the launch of its Virgin 1 channel with a TV and cinema ad campaign using the strapline “proper telly”.The campaign, which breaks on Friday, will use a 40-second TV and cinema ad featuring clips of shows such as The Riches and The Sarah Connor Chronicles.The TV ad will run on channels… Continue reading Virgin 1 Ad Campaign Promises “Proper Telly”

The BBC Trust has provisionally approved proposals for a BBC HD channel but has delayed making a decision on launching the service on the Freeview platform.The proposed BBC HD channel, which would cost £21.5 million a year, would broadcast for a nine-hour period from 3pm to midnight.The Trust said that it would delay the launch… Continue reading BBC Trust Provisionally Approves Plans For HD Channel

Ofcom could increase the amount of advertising terrestrial broadcasters are permitted to show by as much as two thirds.The regulator is understood to be considering increasing the current limit of seven minutes an hour to as much as 12 minutes, according to reports.Such a change would allow ITV, Channel 4 and Five to earn far… Continue reading Ofcom Could Increase TV Ad Minutes

Facebook and MySpace are now both visited by one in five Britons online, with the sites receiving 6.5 million and 6.4 million unique users respectively in August.The latest figures from Nielsen//NetRatings show that since December 2006, Facebook’s audience has grown by 541% compared to 20% for MySpace.Almost half (48%) of Britons online (15.3 million people)… Continue reading Facebook And MySpace Visited By One In Five Online Britons

Associated Newspapers has launched a standalone website for the Evening Standard.The new site is separate to the entertainment website thisislondon.co.uk, also run by Associated Newspapers.It will include all of the major London stories for the day, as well as columns, blogs written by specialists, and a forum section.Readers will be able to take part in… Continue reading Evening Standard Gets Standalone Website

MediaTel’s editorial manager, Chad “back of the net” Potter, is set to reverse Derby County Football Club’s recent bad run in tonight’s Premier League All Stars match with Liverpool.As a lifelong DCFC fan, Chad joins the team after sailing through trials. Legends, celebrities and fans have got together to play the week-long, knock-out competition that… Continue reading MediaTel’s Golden Balls To Star On Sky One – Tonight!

The return of Doc Martin to ITV1 last night gave the channel a peak audience of 7.1 million adult viewers (a 32.9% share) in the 9pm slot.This was easily ahead of BBC One’s offering, Silent Witness, which could only manage a peak of 5.5 million adults (a 25.5% share) in the same timeslot.An average of… Continue reading Return Of Doc Martin Beats Silent Witness

Michael Palin’s exploration of New Europe, which this week took him through Bulgaria to Turkey, was watched by just over 6.1 million adults on average last night, down from the series’ debut last week.Palin’s adventure, which saw him attending ‘oil wrestling’ and featured his attempts at belly dancing, dropped more than one million viewers from… Continue reading Palin’s Adventures Win 9pm Timeslot For BBC One

On Friday night ITV1 viewers were treated to a very exciting match between host nation France and an Ireland team with it all to prove.Although the game was relatively tight up to the break, the second half saw France take control and their superior kicking proved to be Ireland’s downfall.The match, which France won by… Continue reading Mixed Fortunes For Home Nations At Rugby World Cup

Premium rate phone regulator Icstis today imposed a maximum fine of £250,000 on GMTV competition phone service provider Opera Telecom for selecting potential winners before competitions had closed.Icstis found that all correct entries submitted after a certain time each day had no chance of winning, despite consumers being charged for entering.The fine is the highest… Continue reading Maximum Fine For Opera Telecom Over GMTV Phone-In Scandal