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Consumer publisher Highbury House has announced a radical relaunch programme for all three of its home interest titles, Real Homes, Inspirations and Home, hoping to boost their fortunes before launching subsequent magazines in the sector.The overhauls will take place in March, with all three titles receiving a facelift. The publisher also states that work on… Continue reading Highbury Revamps Home Interest Titles Ahead of Launches

The increasing penetration of personal video recorders (PVRs) is causing growing concern for advertisers, with homes using the technology skipping through 77% of ad breaks during the 42% of shows that are recorded, according to new research due to be unveiled today at the Oxford Media Convention.The new study, by media buying agency PHD, forecasts… Continue reading PVRs Present Increasing Threat To Television Advertisers

IPC Media has cut the price of its popular What’s on TV guide, reducing its regular cover price to provide readers with better value but retaining all the TV news and views, as well as comprehensive weekly listings information.The title’s cover price will fall to 35p from the issue dated 29 January, a move which… Continue reading IPC Boosts TV Guide Value With Lower Cover Price

A new channel has been made available on digital TV service Freeview, by mobile telecommunication and broadcast transmission infrastructure company Crown Castle.The company is taking sealed bids from interested parties up to the 31 January, with broadcasting expected to start as early as 1 April this year. The initial contract term will be for 12… Continue reading Crown Castle Puts New Freeview Channel Up For Grabs

IPC Connect has announced details of the heavyweight TV campaign it hopes will propel its new women’s weekly Pick Me Up to the top of its sector.The campaign supports the first on-sale issue, due to hit newsstands on 20 January, with a nationwide promotional push. The campaign, created by Heresy, consists of one 30 second… Continue reading TV Campaign Launched To Boost Latest IPC Title

ITV has announced the extension of its exclusive multi-year licensing agreement for the terrestrial television rights to NBC Universal’s feature films and television series in the UK.The deal will ensure ITV has exclusive terrestrial access to NBC Universal’s movies produced between 2004 and 2006. In addition, the agreement includes titles from NBC Universal’s feature film… Continue reading ITV Extends Movie Rights Deal Into 2006

The UK’s commercial radio stations raised over £3 million in their Tsunami fund-raising effort, UK Radio Aid earlier this week, more than tripling the expected figure.The 12 hour charity marathon saw over 280 radio stations replacing their usual programmes with a nationally syndicated broadcast to an audience of over 20 million listeners. Participating stations agreed… Continue reading Radio Aid On Course To Raise £4 Million

Satellite giants BSkyB saw a drop in share price yesterday, losing 0.90% to close at 551p. The dip comes despite an upbeat note from specialist banking group Investec, predicting ‘bullish’ interim results on 2 February, with subscribers ahead of forecasts.Elsewhere, broadcaster Scottish Media Group saw a jump in share price, gaining 1.04% to close at… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Dips Ahead Of Positive Interim Results

Internet giant British Telecom has confirmed that it has plans to offer broadband customers a mix of on-demand movies, music and TV content through their phone line, and is considering building on the existing Freeview platform to provide a ready-made customer base.The revelations come in reports this morning, with BT’s chief executive Andrew Burke reportedly… Continue reading BT Boards On-Demand Bandwagon With Broadband Services

Media watchdog Ofcom has received another suggestion on the regulation of the BBC, ahead of the Charter Renewal due in 2006 from the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) proposing a three-pronged approach to re-shuffle the Corporation’s approach to governance and regulation.CRCA has published an independent paper from international governance expert, Stilpon Nestor, which examines the… Continue reading CRCA Issues New Proposals For BBC Charter