Broadcast News

IPC appoints internal candidate Williams as new editor of NME

Media Week — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:25:00 +0000

The NME has promoted deputy editor Mike Williams to the role of editor, replacing Krissi Murrison, who is stepping down in June.

Times drops paywall for Jubilee weekend

Media Week — Thu, 31 May 2012 12:05:00 +0000

The Times and The Sunday Times will throw their websites open and make The Sunday Times app available for a free trial this Saturday and Sunday (2 June and 3 June) to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Empire launches iPad edition in U.S.

Media Week — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:11:00 +0000

Empire, the Bauer Media-owned film magazine, is entering the US market with the launch of an iPad edition of the title, to tap into the 500,000 monthly unique users that visit the Empire website in the US.

The Apprentice semi-final peaks with 6.6m

Broadcast - LATEST NEWS HEADLINES — Thu, 31 May 2012 10:32:00 +0000

WEDNESDAY: The Apprentice semi-final won the 9pm slot but was 2m viewers down on last year with 6.1m (25.7%).l

More! revamps for the ‘boomerang’ generation

Media Week — Thu, 31 May 2012 10:26:00 +0000

More! magazine, the women’s weekly owned by Bauer Media, is moving away from celebrity stories to focus on producing content that is more relevant to its readers’ lives.

Adap.tv launches third-party video apps hub

Media Week — Thu, 31 May 2012 10:25:00 +0000

Video ad exchange Adap.tv is launching a hub allowing buyers and sellers to manage third-party video ad technologies through its own Adap.tv console.

Steve Atkinson joins mobile network AdMaxim

Media Week — Thu, 31 May 2012 09:18:00 +0000

Steve Atkinson, formerly group sales director at Clear Channel Outdoor, is to join the US-based mobile ad network AdMaxim as its first vice-president of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

QVC plans HD and extra channels after studio move

Broadcast - LATEST NEWS HEADLINES — Thu, 31 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Shopping channel QVC has moved into a new £35m studio as it prepares to broadcast in HD and launch two new 24-hour channels later this year.

C4 mixes old and new as campaigns return

Broadcast - LATEST NEWS HEADLINES — Thu, 31 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Cooking, fishing and property are among the themes on Channel 4’s features slate as the broadcaster unveils new commissions and returns to its high-profile campaigning series.

Studio Lambert to take search for love Undercover

Broadcast - LATEST NEWS HEADLINES — Thu, 31 May 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Undercover Boss producer Studio Lambert is rejigging its undercover take on life experiences in a format for Channel 4 in which a wealthy bachelor ditches his riches to try to find love.