Dennis Publishing and mobile media company Player X have launched a mobile TV channel for digital only men’s lifestyle magazine, Monkey.The Monkey mobile TV channel will run in a similar way to the ad-funded digital magazine. The service will be free for the consumer, running as the first off-portal men’s lifestyle mobile TV channel, according… Continue reading Dennis Launches Monkey Mobile TV Channel
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Channel 4 is intending to move further into the digital media realm with an investment of £50 million in new format expansion as part of the broadcaster’s vision for its future.Chief executive, Andy Duncan, has unveiled the “Next on 4” blueprint for the broadcaster’s role in public service broadcasting, outlining how C4 intends to expand… Continue reading Channel 4 To Extend Digital Media Expansion
The budding free magazine industry will not replicate the paid-for market, but there is room for a small number of reasonably big free magazine brands.This was the view of Mike Soutar, chief executive of ShortList Media, a panellist at yesterday’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Consumer Magazines’ seminar held in London.Soutar, creator of the highly successful… Continue reading Free Magazine Model Here To Stay
A single metric for measuring the reach of magazines would be a mistake, but merging both the NRS and ABC business infrastructures would be a successful cost-cutting move for the industry.This was the view of panellists at yesterday’s ‘Future of Consumer Magazines’ seminar, held by MediaTel Group. Duncan Edwards, chief executive of The National Magazine… Continue reading Single Magazine Measurement Metric Would Be A Mistake
The final episode in David Attenborough’s Life In Cold Blood series drew over 5.8 million adults to BBC One last night between 9pm and 10pm.The wildlife programme, which examined the complex and intriguing lives of turtles, tortoises and crocodilians, gave the channel a 26.2% audience share during the timeslot.Over on ITV1, the final instalment of… Continue reading Life In Cold Blood Ends With Over 5.8m
It was a depressing start of the year for the main terrestrial broadcasters, with all channels dropping viewing share in all homes year on year for January.Channel 4 saw the greatest decline, with share down 2.6 percentage points.BBC One saw the gap between itself and ITV1 narrowed, with BBC One now reporting a 21.7% share… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – January 2008
The Brit Awards managed to entice more than 5.3 million adult viewers on average last night, giving ITV1 a 23.4% viewing share between 8pm and 10pm.The coverage, hosted by the self-obsessed Osborne clan, included performances from a warbling Amy Winehouse and a fresh-from-divorce court Macca, with some embarrassing drunken interludes from the “stars” and presenters.Meanwhile,… Continue reading Brits Prove A Winner For ITV1
David Attenborough’s Life In Cold Blood continued to perform well for BBC One last night, luring almost 5.2 million adult viewers to the channel between 9pm and 10pm.The programme this week looked at the intricate lives of lizards, with some surprisingly touching insights into their complex and often overlooked worlds.By far the most watched show… Continue reading Life In Cold Blood Leaves Competition For Dead
This report on Breakfast radio listening has been slightly amended to incorporate the re-release of data from RAJAR for Q4 2007, following weighting irregularities from RAJAR’s contractor RSMB on six monthly reporting stations. Any changes are clearly highlighted in the text and tables (where appropriate).95.8 Capital Radio reached the top spot with its breakfast show… Continue reading Capital Radio Scoops Breakfast Top Spot In London
Despite the column inches devoted last year to the rise of Facebook, new figures from Nielsen Online reveal that the fastest growing website in 2007 was actually Beat That Quote.Across 2007, Beat That Quote grew 1,165%, from 31,000 Britons in December 2006 to 392,000 in December 2007.Facebook was the second fastest growing property, up 781%… Continue reading Price Comparison Site Growing Faster Than Facebook