Declining men’s magazine, Arena, has been overhauled and relaunched as a lifestyle magazine for the “urban playboy in his late 20s to mid-30s”.The new-look title, which has seen its circulation slide in recent years amid a generally depressed market, is to be the “authoritative monthly bible that arms its readers with both the sharpest looks… Continue reading Arena Relaunches In Bid To Arrest Declining Sales

The new series of Spooks continued to entice viewers to BBC One, with last night’s episode of the MI5 drama series attracting an average adult audience of almost 5.5 million in the 9pm to 10pm timeslot.The programme, which saw the team discovering that the US manipulated Britain, leading Ros once again on the path to… Continue reading Spooks Continues Its Success

Media agencies have gone backwards instead of forwards due to a lack of investment following globalisation and commoditisation, according to Nick Manning, COO of Thomson-Intermedia, who was on the panel at this morning’s ‘Future of the Media Agency’ seminar held by MediaTel Group.“The media agency scene has changed enormously,” said Manning, discussing why he was… Continue reading Globalisation And Lack Of Investment Causes Media Agencies To Regress

The founder of early ISP Pipex, Peter Dawe, is to launch Babel TV – a device combining a Freeview set-top box, PVR and broadband connection.The device is a regular Freeview box, with a personal video recorder (PVR) and the ability to surf the internet via a wired Ethernet connection. All that is required is a… Continue reading Pipex Founder Launches New IPTV Service

Magic 105.4 again took the top spot in London, with Q3 2007 RAJAR figures revealing a weekly reach of more than two million listeners after a year on year boost of 24%.The station also recorded a period on period rise, of more than 3%, to make it the capital’s choice.Magic’s share of listening remained static… Continue reading Magic 105.4 Scoops London Top Spot With Over Two Million Listeners

The latest RAJAR results for Q3 2007 show that BBC Radio 2 once again had the highest weekly reach of the national stations, of more than 13 million listeners, up more than 2% year on year.Radio 4, however, was down by more than 2% year on year and quarter on quarter, taking its reach to… Continue reading BBC Radio 2 Boosts Weekly Reach To Over 13 Million Listeners Nation-Wide

New ITV1 comedy drama, Catwalk Dogs, was watched by 4.6 million adult viewers on average last night, giving the channel a 21.7% audience share between 9pm and 10.30pm.The feature-length romantic comedy about the weird world of dog shows starred Kris Marshall, aka the particularly annoying one from My Family or the BT guy, and a… Continue reading Palin’s Travels Continue To Triumph

The return of MI5 drama Spooks to BBC One lured more than 5.8 million adults to the channel last night, giving the station a 28% viewing share between 9pm and 10pm.The high adrenaline series with its far-fetched but exhilarating plot lines was the most watched programme in the timeslot, up against Britain’s Biggest Storm on… Continue reading Return Of The Spooks Lures 5.8 Million

Free high definition broadcasts on the Freeview platform could be available as early as the end of 2009, much earlier than predicted, according to Ofcom’s chief executive, Ed Richards.Speaking at yesterday’s Ofcom Annual Lecture, held by the Westminster Media Forum, Richards said that new technology could allow the Freeview platform to carry substantial amounts of… Continue reading HD For Freeview Sooner Than Planned

All terrestrial channels saw their viewing share in all homes drop year on year for September, with the exception of BBC One, which recorded a marginal increase.Channel 4 saw the sharpest fall, by more than one percentage point, whilst other channels bolstered their share by almost two percentage points, taking their share to over 37%.All… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – September 2007