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One of the themes to come out of today’s MediaTel Group seminar on the future of digital was the social networking phenomenon, as exemplified by websites such as MySpace and Facebook.The chair of the event, Torin Douglas asked the assembled panelists if they believed that social networking sites are here to stay or did they… Continue reading Seminar Examines Social Networking Phenomenon

Friday night saw the screening of new one-off drama A Class Apart, starring Jessie Wallace (Eastenders’ Kat Slater) as a single mum battling to get her 11-year-old son the education he deserved.On BBC One at 8.30pm, the show attracted a peak audience of 6.1 million adults (a 28.3% share) and had an average audience of… Continue reading BBC One A Class Apart

The BBC is launching a new magazine based on its Sunday morning television programme, Countryfile.The forthcoming title, called BBC Countryfile, is set to launch in October, and will be closely linked with the BBC One stalwart, which has broadcast more than 900 episodes.Produced by its BBC Bristol Magazines unit, the 132-page full-colour glossy magazine will… Continue reading Countryfile Spawns Spin-Off Magazine

Each week, NewsLine brings you a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.This week saw Google buy video game advertising company Adscape, with Google saying: “As more and more people spend time playing video games, we think we can create opportunities for advertisers to reach their target audiences while maintaining… Continue reading Media In The City

Two Quiz Call Programmes on Five have been found guilty of breaching the broadcasting code by Ofcom, with the regulator expressing “serious concerns” over the rapidly expanding list of complaints regarding phone-in quiz shows.An episode of Quiz Call in September last year was censured after a presenter described a “difficult mathematics” game as “easy”. Ofcom… Continue reading Breach Of Broadcast Code Adds To Phone-In Scandal

Smooth Radio launched early this morning, officially replacing the Saga Radio and Smooth FM brands.Smooth 102.2 is set to target the more mature adult listener with a mix of music from the past five decades and today, combined with a selection of experienced presenters.The station can be listened to online at www.smoothradio.com with variations in… Continue reading Smooth Transition For New Radio Transmission

A scheduling shake up at BBC Radio 2 will see Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a nightly prime time slot in April, according to reports on MediaGuardian.co.uk.The report suggests that the programming shuffle will see specialist shows pushed to the margins of the station’s schedule, which also sees the legendary Steve Lamacq with a… Continue reading Scheduling Shake Up At BBC Radio 2

A new music magazine, a spin-off of the Channel 4 programme Popworld, is set to launch next month into an increasingly fragile market.Popworld Pulp, to be published in association with publisher Brooklands Group, will be on sale at 19,000 retail outlets across the UK from April 11 with an initial print run of 130,000 copies,… Continue reading New Music Magazine Enters Volatile Market

Ofcom has said that ITV did not seek permission to cut the number of hours of children’s programming on its flagship channel from eight hours per week to five.The broadcaster released a statement late yesterday saying it had been given the go-ahead by the regulator. “Having taken into account the opinion of Ofcom, ITV confirms… Continue reading Ofcom Did Not Approve ITV’s Cut In Hours Of Kids Programming

Ofcom has given ITV1 the go-ahead to cut the amount of children’s shows it broadcasts this year from around eight hours on average to about five hours per week.The five hours each week are not subject to scheduling restrictions, and ITV1 does not need to run the programmes in its traditional afternoon weekday slot. A… Continue reading Ofcom Gives Green Light To Less Kids TV For ITV1