22 Dec 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – Channel 4 has bagged presenter Kirsty Gallacher, one-hit-wonder Chesney Hawkes and 'Red Dwarf' actor Craig Charles to star in third series of 'The Games'.
22 Dec 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – Media regulator Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading will not stand in the way of the £700m merger between Capital Radio and the GWR Group, the two said today.
22 Dec 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON - Advertising revenue across ITV, Channel 4, Five and multichannel increased by 6% in 2004 as audiences grew, according to Starcom's media market report.
22 Dec 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – Channel 4 is offering its film channels, FilmFour and FilmFour Weekly, for free on Christmas Day to give Sky and NTL subscribers the opportunity to sample the channels and drive subscriptions.
22 Dec 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON – ITV is attempting to save millions of pounds by cutting the number of American investors with a share buyback, which will help it avoid costly US financial regulations.
22 Dec 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON – The World Rally Championship has teamed up with sports content company Premium TV to offer its fans exclusive broadband and mobile access to the motor sport.
21 Dec 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – A coalition of leading animal protection groups have called on German sportswear brand Puma to pull its new TV ad, which features a young chimpanzee dressed in a nappy.
21 Dec 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – Four top Capital Radio executives have received £1.6m in salaries and bonuses, an average increase of 22% in a year, according to accounts revealed today.
21 Dec 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – Glamour model Jordan and 'Mysterious Girl' singer Peter Andre have filmed their second fly-on-the-wall documentary for ITV, this time showing them preparing for their wedding.
21 Dec 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON – Music download site Wippit has reduced the price of Band Aid 20's 'Do They Know it's Christmas' to 49p from £1.49, but has pledged to donate the £1 shortfall from its own pocket.