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IPC Media had cause for celebration with the release of the latest National Readership Survey results, as its weekly men’s offering Nuts came out ahead of rival Emap’s Zoo Weekly.Nuts has clocked up an adult readership of 1,174,000 in the six months to September, compared with a total of 910,000 for Zoo. The statistic builds… Continue reading Nuts Ahead Of Zoo In Readership Survey

The legal battle between Kelvin MacKenzie’s Wireless Group and RAJAR ended in victory for the radio ratings body this morning, with Mr Justice Lloyd striking out TWG’s claims of an abuse of market power under competition laws.The move brings to an end months of bitter claims and counter-claims between the two organisations, with the court… Continue reading RAJAR Exonerated As Wireless Court Case Struck Out

Walt Disney’s recently launched ABC1 entertainment channel has announced that it will soon begin to carry advertising, adopting an American format with no breaks between programmes, instead favouring breaks in the middle of its shows to achieve increased standout for advertisers.Advertising sales on the channel will be handled by DMS (Digital Media Sales). John De… Continue reading ABC1 Appoints DMS To Handle Unique Ad Structure

Reduced connection and rental charges for Local loop unbundling services announced by Ofcom today should result in a more competitive and innovative telecoms market, with customers offered cheaper broadband packages and increased multi-media content.The final connection and rental charges for local loop unbundling (LLU) services were announced by the media regulator following consultations in May… Continue reading Lower Charges To Boost Internet Customer Choice

Media super-regulator Ofcom has found an increasing trend by consumers to upgrade second household TV sets to receive digital broadcasts, creating a much larger market than initially anticipated for Freeview receivers.The watchdog’s Digital Television Update for the third quarter of 2004 states that the total number of Freeview households by the end of September is… Continue reading Second Set Upgraders Fuel Digital TV Penetration

Kelvin MacKenzie’s Wireless Group has been awarded the last remaining FM radio licence in Edinburgh, enabling the broadcaster to provide the region with a 24-hour speech radio station dubbed Dunedin FM.The licence’s award followed several weeks’ consideration by Ofcom and will see the region offered the new station with a focus on local news, national… Continue reading Wireless Group Scoops Edinburgh Radio Licence

Ofcom has announced the first stage of its proposals for the UK radio industry, intended to support greater choice for listeners and less intrusive regulation of the commercial radio sector.The watchdog’s review of the nation’s commercial radio broadcast industry has been undertaken as result of the Broadcasting Act, requiring Ofcom to report to the Secretary… Continue reading Ofcom Launches First Stage Of Radio Review

The BBC has asked the government to extend its plans to review the progress of DAB digital radio for three years, saying that the digital radio market, industry and country are not yet ready for the digital switchover.Sales of digital radio sets are set to soar past one million units in Janurary, exceeded predictions earlier… Continue reading DAB Digital Radio Review Extended

Newspaper giant Trinity Mirror contiues its upward trend, seeing a 4.8% rise in share price, to close at 666.5p on Wednesday. Despite a positive trading statement last week Trinity share prices have recently been going down, however, private equity group CVC Capital Partners is said to be analysing the company to see how much it… Continue reading Sharewatch: Trinity Mirror Continues Upward Trend

class=”article”>The UK’s children now have more choice of entertainment channels than ever before. Mel Alcock, executive director of commercial sales and development at kids channel Jetix, formerly Fox Kids, explains the challenges facing advertisers in reaching this lucrative demographic…The kids broadcast entertainment business has developed rapidly over the last few years. In the UK the… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Tackling Ad Angst As Kids TV Grows Up