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Guardian Media Group-owned JazzFM will disappear from London’s airwaves later this year as the company rebrands its station as Smooth FM order to appeal to a wider audience of listeners and boost its weekly reach.The move follows the success of Smooth FM in the north west, which was rebranded from JazzFM last March. The London-based… Continue reading GMG Drops JazzFM Brand To Smooth Over Audience Woes

Five grabbed its largest audience to date last night, with a double bill of Friends spin-off, Joey, drawing over 4 million viewers as the show made its debut on British TV.Both 30-minute episodes of the show, following popular Friends character Joey Tribbiani as he moves to Hollywood, secured audiences of 4.1 million and a 16%… Continue reading Joey Breaks Five’s Viewing Records With 4.1 Million

Nielsen Media Research has warned subscribers not to use digital cable viewing data from its MarketBreaks service from 1 November to 2 February after a processing error rendered the three-month period unusable.While Nielsen have not revealed the magnitude of the error, it said in an e-mail sent to clients on Friday: “The impact varies greatly… Continue reading Nielsen Reissues Cable TV Data Following Error

Radio audience measurement body, RAJAR, has announced the much-anticipated results of its tests into the latest audiometer technology, selecting devices from Arbitron and Eurisko to go forward for more trials this year.The aim of RAJAR’s tests has been to determine how well different audiometer devices perform in identifying up to 33 different radio services, playing… Continue reading GFK Pulls MediaWatch From RAJAR Audiometer Tests

London Underground’s (LU) advertising concession is up for tender for the first time in ten years, offering a near £1 billion contract for advertising space on its trains and platforms.LU is the world’s largest transport advertising contract and has already attracted attention from many large advertising firms, with a report in the Evening Standard claiming… Continue reading Tube Set For Bids On £1 Billion Ad Contract

Radio operator The Wireless Group has confirmed reports that it has received a proposal for a cash offer for the company from its senior management, including chairman and chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie.While reports over the weekend stated that MacKenzie was preparing to take control of the company in a deal worth £100 million, TWG stated… Continue reading MacKenzie Outlines Plans For Wireless Group Purchase

Ofcom has awarded the FM local commercial radio licence for Ashford in Kent to Local Ashford Radio Kent (Lark), partially owned by Kent Messenger, which will broadcast in the area as KM-FM Ashford.In awarding the licence Ofcom stated that, as a ‘smaller’ licence serving a locality which is not the sole focus of any existing… Continue reading Ofcom Awards Ashford FM Licence To Kent Messenger

Future Publishing has announced the creation of its latest computing title, Computer Upgrade, representing the nation’s first publication dedicated entirely to helping readers upgrade their current PC.The title, launching in April, will be housed within Future’s Technology group, currently home to the company’s PC Format, PC Plus and T3 magazines. The publisher states that its… Continue reading Future Upgrades PC Portfolio With New Title

Magazine publishers, Highbury House Communications, has confirmed that it has reached agreement over the proposed takeover bid by Future, creating the UK’s third largest consumer magazine group, in a deal said to be worth £96.5 million.The agreement will see titles such as Real Homes and Fast Car added to Future’s existing portfolio, which includes Guitar,… Continue reading Highbury Confirms Future Takeover Bid

Future Publishing’s flagship computing magazine, PC Plus, has proclaimed a recent trial, which enabled readers to view content via their mobile phones, as a success following 35,000 downloads in just four months.The year long trial delivers a special java-based edition of PC Plus to mobile phones, a move which Future claims continues its commitment to… Continue reading Mobile Magazine Spells Success For Future