31 Jan 2005
| by MediaWeek
Jamie Theakston will become Heart 106.2’s new breakfast show presenter after station-owner Chrysalis decided not to renew the contract of current frontman, Jono Coleman.
31 Jan 2005
| by Louise Scodie,
LONDON - A new Irish national daily paper the Daily Ireland will launch in Belfast tomorrow morning, despite initial setbacks involving a court case with Rupert Murdoch.
31 Jan 2005
| by MediaWeek
Channel 4’s commercial arm 4 Ventures will be broken up and reintegrated into the broadcaster’s main business, following a major review by chief executive Andy Duncan.
31 Jan 2005
| by MediaWeek
Sky Media has revealed the past four weeks have seen a record number of campaigns booked using interactive technology.
31 Jan 2005
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – Channel 4 is streamlining its commercial arm 4Ventures to focus on new media and rights by transferring a number of its activities, including channels E4 and More4, back into the core Channel 4 business.
LONDON - TV and radio presenter Jamie Theakston is to replace Jono Coleman as co-presenter of Heart 106.2 FM's flagship London breakfast show with Harriet Scott from Easter this year.
31 Jan 2005
| by MediaWeek
IPC Media and European publishing giant Axel Springer are to join forces for the launch of a Russian language edition of design and lifestyle title Wallpaper.
31 Jan 2005
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON - Sky is expected to reveal on Wednesday that an additional 150,000 subscribers have joined its digital service in the three months to December 31, boosted by Christmas sales and its recent marketing blitz.
31 Jan 2005
| by Julia Pearlman,
LONDON - An exclusive Channel 4 webchat hosted by Michael Moore, the director, writer and producer of 'Fahrenheit 9/11', was almost sabotaged in a planned attack by an American right-wing organisation trying to prevent Moore speaking to fans about his film.
31 Jan 2005
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – Top UK sportsmen including footballers Teddy Sheringham, Danny Murphy and Lawrence Dallaglio joined Cancer Research UK's latest campaign with Gillette to raise awareness of testicular cancer.