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TouchPoints data confirms digital's rising popularity

by Harriet Dennys, Media Week, 03-Jul-08, 11:30

LONDON - The IPA's second TouchPoints survey, unveiled this morning, has highlighted the huge consumer shift towards digital media use over the past two years.

Virgin rapped by ASA for misleading ads

by Sarah Crawley-Boevey, Media Week, 02-Jul-08, 11:10

LONDON - Virgin Media has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading consumers in a national press campaign.

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Commercial radio driving music sales

by Emma Barnett, Media Week, 02-Jul-08, 10:45

LONDON - Radio continues to be the biggest driver for both discovering new music and stimulating music purchases in the digital age, according to research from RadioCentre, the commercial radio industry body.

TalkSport lands ad deal with History Channel

by Emma Barnett, Media Week, 02-Jul-08, 09:55

LONDON - Speech radio station TalkSport has secured a cross-platform ad deal with The History Channel's Ax Men programme, running for two weeks this month.

First Radio Sales names new sponsorship manager

by Emma Barnett, Media Week, 01-Jul-08, 12:55

LONDON - First Radio Sales, the local radio sales business jointly owned by UTV and The Local Radio Company, has appointed Ian Fraser as sponsorship and promotions manager.

Dawe takes on senior role at Turner Broadcasting

by Fiona Ramsay, Media Week, 01-Jul-08, 10:50

LONDON - Barnaby Dawe, former managing director of Heart FM, has been appointed vice-president of marketing and communications for Turner Broadcasting's entertainment brands in the UK.

UTV decides to sell Imagine FM

by Emma Barnett, Media Week, 01-Jul-08, 07:30

LONDON - UTV has put Stockport radio station Imagine FM up for sale after Ofcom rejected plans to safeguard its future by co-locating it with its other North West radio stations.

OFT faces pressure for GCap to drop GMG Radio contract

by Emma Barnett, Media Week, 01-Jul-08

LONDON - Radio groups and media agencies, responding to the OFT's probe into Global Radio's £375m GCap acquisition, are calling for GCap to be forced to give up its GMG Radio ad sales contract.

Local Radio Company looks to Jazz FM relaunch to reverse falling revenue

by Emma Barnett, Media Week, 30-Jun-08, 11:30

LONDON - The Local Radio Company's first half results, released today, have shown a drop in revenues from £8.7m to £7.96m, which it hopes to recoup with the relaunch of Jazz FM.

Internet to overtake newspapers ad spend in 2009

by David Allott, Media Week, 30-Jun-08, 09:05

LONDON - The internet will become the UK's single largest advertising medium next year, overtaking both TV and newspapers, according to the latest ad spend forecast from ZenithOptimedia.