LONDON - IPC-owned NME Radio is to launch on national DAB radio, with an eight-month trial period commencing 7am tomorrow (22 December).
21 Dec 2009
| by Susan Billinge
LONDON - With 'X Factor' out of the way, BBC One's 'Strictly Come Dancing' waved goodbye on Saturday night with a peak audience of 11.3 million viewers watching Chris Hollins and dance partner Ola Jordan take the title, according to unofficial overnight figures.
LONDON - A major overhaul of the EU's regulations for the audiovisual industry is complete, ushering in new rules for the UK's VoD sector and controls over web-only TV channels.
LONDON - Simon Cowell has reportedly offered marketing jobs at his record company to Jon and Tracy Morter, whose Facebook campaign denied his 'X Factor' single the Christmas number one spot.
LONDON - Havas Sports & Entertainment has won the 19-month brief to handle the marketing behind France's application to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympics Games in the city of Annecy.
LONDON - Independent News & Media (IN&M), publisher of Independent Newspapers, has disclosed that it has entered into exclusive talks with Russian Alexander Lebedev, owner of the London Evening Standard, over the sale of the titles.
LONDON - Sky Media and ESPN have extended their sales agreement to cover ESPN's Commercial channel in thousands of pubs and clubs in the UK.
LONDON - Ballantine's, Pernod Ricard's Scotch whisky brand, has collaborated with international pavement artist Julian Beever as part of a marketing push outside London Heathrow Terminal 3 this Christmas.
LONDON - IPC's men's titles Nuts and Loaded have extended their brands into online poker, courtesy of a partnership with online gaming company PKR.
LONDON - Sir Terry Wogan signed off on his last Radio 2 breakfast show this morning (18 December), ending the most popular radio show in the country.