More than 80% of UK newspaper readers and 74% of magazine readers think that print and online media are equally trustworthy, according to a survey conducted by the Association of Online Publishers.The report also found that 72% of newspaper readers and 66% of magazine readers in Britain believe that online media is as reliable as… Continue reading Survey Reveals Trust Comparison For Print And Online
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Virgin Media TV is launching a +1 service for its free-to-view entertainment channel Ftn this month, with Ftn to rebrand as Virgin 1 in the Autumn.The timeshifted service will be available on Virgin Media and satellite platforms from 9 August. Virgin says that it expects the wider reach to increase viewing figures for Ftn by… Continue reading Virgin To Launch +1 Channel For Ftn
Advertising agency Fallon has completed a four-month redesign of BBC national radio brands, with the Corporation unveiling 10 new logos.The redesign of the logos sees the 10 stations come under one design concept, doing away with the previous disparate collection.The BBC said that the new logos are intended to give its radio branding a greater… Continue reading BBC Radio Brands Get Redesign
Google could move into the competitive mobile arena with the launch of a phone specifically designed to include Google products, including its search engine and email service.According to reports, the internet giant has already developed prototype handsets and has approached several wireless operators in the US and Europe, including T-Mobile USA and Orange.It has also… Continue reading Google Could Move Into Mobiles
The evictions of white witch David and ‘care worker’ Shanessa didn’t muster much interest for Big Brother viewers. Friday night’s eviction attracted an average adult viewership of 3.2 million for the 8.30pm to 9.30pm show, and this fell further to three million for their eviction interviews. Compared to the previous week’s eviction of motormouth Charley… Continue reading Halfway Housemates Half Interest Viewers
City AM, the morning business freesheet, has signed a 12 month contract with iCD Research for its online readership tracking survey, which covers the London and national newspaper markets.City AM is the first title to join the survey, which is conducted entirely online and looks at free and paid for titles.The business freesheet does not… Continue reading City AM Joins Online Readership Survey
Esquire, the long-running men’s monthly fashion title, has unveiled a new look and size for its September issue in a bid to be noticed amidst the largely flailing sea of men’s mags.The new size, more commonly seen in the US, is unique to the UK men’s market and, according to publisher NatMags, differentiates Esquire as… Continue reading Esquire Takes Small Steps To Stand Out
The big City news last week was Dow Jones agreeing to a takeover by News Corporation in a deal worth approximately $5.6 billion (£2.8 billion).The deal followed months of wrangling, with the News Corp offer of $60 per share eventually being accepted by the Bancroft family, who control 64% of Dow Jones voting stock (Full… Continue reading Media In The City: Dow Jones Agrees Takeover
Virgin Media could reveal it has shed 60,000 subscribers during the second quarter of 2007, in its results presentation due on Wednesday.The Mail On Sunday claims 40,000 of the subscribers made the decision to leave the service because they were no longer able to get some Sky channels on Virgin’s cable TV service. The remainder… Continue reading Virgin Could Shed Another 60,000 Subscribers
Last night saw ITV1’s Blue Murder win the 9pm ratings battle, with the crime drama picking up a peak of 3.9 million adult viewers (a 20.3% share of the audience).Janine (Caroline Quentin) witnessed a hit and run incident which left a schoolgirl badly injured, and an average of 3.8 million adults stuck with the programme… Continue reading Good Night For Blue Murder
