LONDON - Although red-button TV is derided by some in the advertising community, 2009 has been the most successful year in BBC Red Button's history, with an average of 11 million people pressing red each week.
LONDON - CityAM, the free business newspaper, has secured a tie-up with financial services provider Interactive Investor to share financial news and data resources.
LONDON - ITN has appointed Blinkx to handle online video ad sales around the news broadcaster's content shown on Express Group's newspaper and magazine websites.
LONDON - Boots' "Here Come the Girls" Christmas TV ad is the most successful ad this holiday season, according to research by TNS.
LONDON - Universal Music Group, the largest music conglomerate in the world, has retained WPP's MediaCom to handle its £100m media planning and buying business in Europe, ending a protracted 12 month review process.
LONDON - Independent News & Media has reiterated its commitment to retaining its assets, such as its UK Independent newspapers, after completing the sale of its South African outdoor business.
LONDON - The World Travel & Tourism Council has struck a $5m commercial deal with CNBC, Sky News and National Geographic.
LONDON - The Daily Express has become the latest newspaper publisher to launch a paid-for archive as it bids to make money from its online operations.
LONDON - Online shoppers rely heavily on user-generated product reviews, with the number of such reviews accessed up 128% year on year, according to new research.
LONDON - A report led by former Virgin Media content chief Malcolm Wall has called on the Government to overturn media regulation to ensure the UK is not left behind in the TV, internet and social media industries.