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GCap Media and the Walt Disney company have agreed to part company, with the announcement that digital only radio station Capital Disney is to cease broadcasting at the end of June.A statement was read out on-air this morning – the last day of presenter led live broadcasting will be Friday 1 June, with non-stop music… Continue reading Capital Disney To Close In June

Television start-up Iostar is to reveal today that it is going into liquidation, following its inability to raise £30 million for acquisitions.The company, which Dawn Airey, former head of Channel Five and Sky left at the end of April (see Airey Leaves IostarAirey Leaves IostarAirey Leaves IostarAirey Leaves IostarAirey Leaves Iostar www.iostar.tv

Telecommunications giant BT has unveiled its biggest advertising campaign of the year so far – a multimillion pound national promotion for its IPTV service, BT Vision.The campaign is led by national TV advertising, kick-started by two new 60-second slots The new ads develop the story of Adam and his partner Jane as they each rush… Continue reading Huge Ad Campaign For BT Vision As Service Hits The High Street

Following reports of alleged dumping of London freesheets, ABC has carried out an urgent review and confirmed that this has been occurring. However ABC is satisfied that the reported figures for April are materially compliant.Both Associated Newspapers and News International made any video and photographic evidence available to ABC as soon as the review was… Continue reading ABC Confirms London Freesheet Dumping

Yahoo! and Vodafone used the Media360 conference in Wales yesterday to announce a significant joint venture – “the biggest mobile opportunity in the UK” – which will launch in mid-June.Using the Vodafone Live! portal, Yahoo! will now take responsibility for all advertising sales and adserving across the Vodafone portal incorporating a variety of mobile advertising… Continue reading Yahoo! And Vodafone Unveil Significant Joint Venture

On The Apprentice last night, Sir Alan wagged his finger once more and this time it was Adam who was told to get his coat and never darken the boardroom again.Adam became the eighth contestant to be fired by the Amstrad tycoon after his team failed a challenge which had them bartering over unicycles, leather… Continue reading Another Good Night For The Apprentice

Lesley Douglas, controller of BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, has been appointed controller, BBC Popular Music.Keeping her current roles, Douglas will take on her new job as the BBC’s first controller of music with immediate effect.Douglas’ expanded remit includes responsibility for co-ordinating the full range of popular music output that is being produced across… Continue reading BBC Appoints New Popular Music Controller

Virgin Media’s customer base dropped to 4.81 million in the first quarter of 2007, with a net loss of 46,900 subscribers.Gross customer additions were down from 215,500 in the fourth quarter of 2006 to 184,300 in the first quarter of the year.Virgin said that this was in large part due to Sky’s removal of its… Continue reading Virgin Media Subscriptions Decline

Shaun Woodward, the broadcast minister, has said that the government would consider implementing a total ban on premium rate phone-ins if broadcasters do not clean up their act.Woodward warned broadcasters that the government took such breaches very seriously and would be prepared to intervene and legislate against them, in a move similar to Ofcom’s introduction… Continue reading Broadcast Minister Hints At TV Phone-In Ban

BBC One’s new Holby City spin-off, police drama Holby Blue, debuted with an average adult audience of five million, giving the channel a 23.8% viewing share between 8pm and 9pm.Following on from the action packed escapades of the police force in the fictional borough of Holby, popular presenter Jamie Theakston lent his hand to narrating… Continue reading Five Million Join BBC One For Holby Blue Debut