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For many, 2007 was television’s annus horribilis, beginning with the Big Brother racism controversy (see Big Brother Controversy Could Force C4 To Rethink Remit) and travelling onward through claims of fakery and telephone fraud. Unsurprisingly then, the issue of viewer trust was one of the big themes of the recent MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.Andy… Continue reading TV Festival Looks At Viewer Trust

Last year’s annual MacTaggart lecture saw outgoing ITV boss Charles Allen use the platform to strongly criticise Channel 4. In 2007, under a cloud of deception and viewer mistrust, Newsnight anchor Jeremy Paxman took his turn on the podium to deliver a scathing speech.Paxman outlined the trivial and more serious “contemptible” allegations of dishonesty and… Continue reading Paxman Scorns “Contemptible” Annus Horribilus

thelondonpaper and London Lite have reached an agreement with Westminster council over clearing up discarded copies, with the two titles each buying and managing recycling bins in the West End of London.In addition to the council’s regular street sweeping, the newspapers will also conduct regular litter collections.News International, publisher of thelondonpaper, will look after recycling… Continue reading Freesheets Reach Recycling Agreement

Channel 4 has announced it is to “rest” the Celebrity Big Brother format, following a shake-up of the channel’s 9pm weeknight slot.This year’s series brought huge controversy to the channel following alleged bullying and racism from several housemates including Jade Goody (see Big Brother Controversy Could Force C4 To Rethink Remit).Julian Bellamy, Channel 4 head… Continue reading Peak Revamp Spells “Rest” For Celeb Big Brother

An extra 24,000 customers have signed up to BT’s IPTV service, BT Vision, in the past two months, according to reports in the trade press.The customer base has more than doubled since the last figures released at the end of June, according to unofficial figures from a source at BT Vision.The source stated that BT… Continue reading BT Vision Subscribers Up 24,000 in Two Months

The News of The World‘s Sunday magazine is about to undergo a complete revamp, with the mag understood to be going more upmarket.Jane Johnson, News of the World deputy editor and editorial director of the magazine, is supervising the changes after hiring a raft of new staff, says a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk.Mandy Appleyard, a contributing… Continue reading News Of The World Magazine Gets Revamp

Almost one in four UK internet users are from households with an annual income of more than £50k, according to data from Nielsen//NetRatings.Barclays Business Banking topped a list of online brands with the greatest concentration of wealthy visitors from a work or home computer, with 59% of its audience coming from high-income households.Other brands featured… Continue reading Almost A Quarter Of UK Internet Households Earn In Excess Of £50k

Cumbria, the first place in the UK to switch off its analogue TV signal, will this week be targeted by a Freeview ad campaign using “local heroes” to promote the service.The press adverts will first appear in the Whitehaven News and will then run in other local press, including the West Cumbrian Gazette, over the… Continue reading Freeview Launches ‘Local Hero’ Ad Campaign

Silver surfers spend an average of 42 hours online every month, more than any other age group, according to Ofcom’s annual Communications Market Report 2007, published today.The report also says that the over 55s was the only age group to increase its average radio listening between 2002 and 2007 (up 5.5%).Recent research from the European… Continue reading Silver Surfers Spend More Time Online Than Any Other Age Group

GMG Radio announced today that it will broadcast Smooth Radio’s Mark Goodier show to selected stations across its radio network.Goodier joined 102.2 Smooth Radio at its launch in March (see Mark Goodier To Join Smooth For Relaunch) and presents the mid-morning (10:00 to 13:00) show which to date has been available to London listeners.From Monday… Continue reading Smooth Radio To Network Mark Goodier Show