Much of the City news this week focused on Yahoo!, with Terry Semel stepping down as Yahoo! chief executive after six years at the helm, to be replaced by co-founder of the company, Jerry Yang.Semel’s departure followed criticism that he did not do enough to capitalise on search advertising whilst in charge of the digital… Continue reading Media In The City: Terry Semel Leaves Yahoo!
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NatMags is to close declining teen title CosmoGIRL!, with the company set to put further focus on new digital only offering, Jellyfish.The decision to close CosmoGIRL! after six years is the result of a review carried out on NatMags’ entire portfolio. The company is also said to be restructuring.CosmoGIRL! is edited by Celia Duncan, who… Continue reading NatMags To Close CosmoGIRL!
The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) has launched a radio advertising campaign to promote digital radio, following the news that more than five million DAB sets have been sold in the UK.With the strapline “Five million do it, do you?” the advert will echo the BBC’s effort, which asks, “Do you do digital?”Up to 100… Continue reading DRDB Launches Radio Ad Campaign
TVTimes is publishing a Princess Diana commemorative issue, which will have four different covers to collect, each depicting a key aspect of the Princess’ life.The four covers show Diana the mother, the icon, the charity worker and the Princess. Inside the issue, there is a six-page Diana feature that includes a host of memories that… Continue reading TVTimes To Publish Diana Commemorative Issue
The latest episode of Dalziel and Pascoe won the ratings battle in the 9pm slot yesterday night, easily beating Big Brother.The BBC One cops and robbers drama picked up a peak of 5.7 million adults (a 29.2% share of the audience).Big Brother, showing at the same time on Channel 4, could only manage a peak… Continue reading Dalziel And Pascoe Beats Big Brother
IPC Southbank’s new online homes portal, www.housetohome.co.uk, has made five key appointments to its team, including the recruitment of an editor, David Gadd.Gadd is currently a senior manager at AOL UK, where he is responsible for the editorial planning of AOL’s homepage.He joined AOL in 2001 as editor of news, later becoming senior editor. He… Continue reading IPC Southbank Homes Portal Boosts Its Team
Online video sharing site YouTube is expanding its international reach with the creation of a series of localised channels.The expansion will see country-specific YouTube sites created for nine countries – Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK.The websites will be translated into the native languages of each country and YouTube will… Continue reading YouTube Expands With Country-Specific Sites
Last night’s desperate efforts by Channel 4 bosses to boost Big Brother‘s viewing figures fell flat, with the double bill of surprise live shows attracting an average adult audience of just over 2.6 million and 3.3 million respectively.The Bill over on ITV1 was the most watched programme in the 8pm to 9pm timeslot, up against… Continue reading £100k Fails To Pay Off For Big Brother
Ofcom has produced a new report revealing that people from ethnic minorities watch less television than the rest of the population.The report, which was commissioned in order to find out whether ethnic minorities are being adequately served, also found that people in these groups watch less public service programming.It also discovered that there is a… Continue reading Top Broadcasters Must Do More To Serve Ethnic Minority Groups
The BBC and ITV have agreed a joint deal with UEFA for the rights to the Euro 2008 Championships.An agreement has been reached with Sport Five, representing UEFA, for exclusive live UK television and new media rights to all 32 matches at the tournament in Austria and Switzerland in June next year.The deal includes match… Continue reading BBC And ITV Secure UEFA Broadcast Deal
