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This is an archive of news about The Hits Radio. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.Pope hits out at TV sex and violence
From Digital Spy. Posted July 18 2008, 10.15am
Pope Benedict XVI criticises TV and the internet for presenting sex and violence as "entertainment". (more)
Ofcom boss hits back at BBC over licence-fee sharing dispute
From Media Guardian. Posted July 17 2008, 11.10pm
Lord Currie argues 'excess licence fee' exists and there should be a debate on what to do with it (more)
Music TV channel The Hits to be rebranded 4Music
From Media Guardian. Posted July 17 2008, 4.20pm
Music TV channel The Hits, which is owned by Channel 4 and Bauer Media joint venture company Box TV, is to be rebranded as 4Music. By Leigh Holmwood (more)
Murat libel payout hits £600,000
From Press Gazette. Posted July 17 2008, 12.00am
Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat today accepted "very substantial" libel damages at the High Court in London from several news outlets over allegations that he was involved in her abduction. (more)
Robert Murat libel payout hits £600,000
From Press Gazette. Posted July 17 2008, 12.00am
Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat today accepted "very substantial" libel damages at the High Court in London from several news outlets over allegations that he was involved in her abduction. (more)
Journalism graduate hits presidential campaign trail
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 16 2008, 7.00am
Student boosts her CV on prestigious broadcast programme in Washington DC (more)
Paramount to shelve $450m film financing as crunch hits
From Financial Times. Posted July 15 2008, 3.00am
The credit crunch has hit home in Hollywood after Paramount Pictures, which has released a string of hit movies this year, was forced to suspend plans for a $450m film... (more)
Swarovski backs innovative fashion radio venture
From UTalk Marketing. Posted July 9 2008, 10.46am
Glamour hits the airwaves (more)
Global hits drive BBC Worldwide to £117m profit
From Media Guardian. Posted July 8 2008, 11.04pm
Commercial arm unveils record profits driven by export of Top Gear and other 'superbrands' such as Lonely Planet (more)
Clockwork radio inventor hits out at Mugabe’s radio ban
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 7 2008, 1.29pm
Inventor Trevor Baylis has hit out at the “horrible cruelty” of Robert Mugabe in banning Zimbabweans from using his wind-up radio. The man credited with changing the lives of thousands of Africans with the clockwork radio said he only found out about the Zimbabwean President’s crackdown on independent media from a friend. “I was absolutely [...] (more)
Average age of viewers hits 50 as more turn to web
From Media Guardian. Posted July 6 2008, 11.05pm
Go figure, Ravi Somaiya: A study of the big five broadcast networks shows that the average viewer no longer falls within the coveted 18-49 range (more)
Trinity Mirror hits back at City over pensions
From The Times. Posted July 4 2008, 11.10pm
Trinity Mirror rejected City concerns that it may have to make substantial
payments to help to prop up its £1.5 billion pension fund. (more)
New programmer for The Hits
From Radio Today. Posted July 1 2008, 1.28am
Bauer Radio has appointed Xfm Manchester's station sound producer Steve Dunlop as programmes manager for The Hits. (more)
Trinity Mirror profit warning hits shares
From The Scotsman. Posted July 1 2008, 12.00am
SHARES in newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror tumbled 28 per cent yesterday as it warned the City over its full-year profits. (more)
Regional newspaper's web hits top four million
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 30 2008, 6.10am
expressandstar.com sees rise of more than 60pc in traffic (more)
Newspaper Society hits out at new BBC online plans
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 24 2008, 5.30pm
Corporation's proposals are "ultra-local TV in a different guise" (more)
Web hits boost for regional newspaper's online arm
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 19 2008, 6.30am
Page impressions soar by 60 per cent at shropshirestar.com (more)
Thief hits Radio Pembrokeshire
From Radio Today. Posted June 18 2008, 10.02pm
Pedr the Puffin, Radio Pembrokeshire’s long-serving mascot is recovering after a traumatic day at and outside broadcast in Milford Haven. Pedr is thought to be safe and well after a group of men ripped off his costume and ran off. (more)
Burnham hits at TV's London bias
From Financial Times. Posted June 18 2008, 3.00am
Andy Burnham, the culture secretary, fired a shot across the bows of the two largest broadcasters over their failure to make enough programmes outside London. Joking... (more)
TV ratings - June 10: Gordon Ramsay's F Word hits series high
From Media Guardian. Posted June 11 2008, 11.58am
Gordon Ramsay's F Word was savoured by 3.5 million viewers, giving Channel 4 a 17% share of the audience in the 9pm hour. By John Plunkett (more)
Expert Eye: Redesign of music weekly NME hits all the right notes
From Press Gazette. Posted June 10 2008, 12.00am
Peter Sands, one-time music journalist and newspaper designer revisits NME following its recent redesign (more)
Montreal English talk station to switch to Greatest Hits
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 7 2008, 2.47pm
Corus Quebec has announced that its English-language radio station 940 Montreal (CKIW) will change from talk radio to a Greatest Hits music format on 14 June. Corus Quebec says it plans to give the dial position a new voice to help maintain radio diversity in Montreal.
“We have spent years building a strong team that developed [...] (more)
Bauer kiss Kiss goodbye
From Radio Today. Posted May 30 2008, 11.56am
Ofcom has approved a request by Bauer Radio to flip the formats of 21 local digital services, to Magic.Kiss has been dropped from 12 multiplexes while Smash Hits has been dropped from 9, as the soft AC format is rolled out across the UK. (more)
Watchdog accuses BBC chiefs of breaching licence as website overspend hits £36m
From Media Guardian. Posted May 29 2008, 11.05pm
Lib Dem MP says Trust report is a 'damning indictment of the management of bbc.co.uk' (more)
ITV hits back at Ofcom over vote-rigging loophole claim
From Media Guardian. Posted May 24 2008, 11.02pm
ITV has launched an unprecedented attack on media regulator Ofcom over the accusation that it used a loophole to avoid a multi-million pound fine relating to a vote-rigging scandal (more)
Cricket fever hits ZEE Network this summer
From Biz Asia. Posted May 23 2008, 11.55pm
ZEE Network UK has acquired two big cricket series' to beef up its sports content this summer. (more)
Airline tie-ups loom as crunch hits
From The Times. Posted May 18 2008, 12.00am
THE chat is gloomy these days on channel 123.45, the radio frequency that lets
airline pilots talk to each other as they whizz between Europe and America
high above the North Atlantic. (more)
CBS Radio chief hits the road to court advertisers
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 17 2008, 11.34am
CBS Radio Chief Executive Dan Mason spent the last several weeks on a roadshow for advertisers, ready to rebut any claims his business cannot withstand satellite radio, iPods or a soft economy. Stopping in Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, New York and elsewhere, Mason pitched CBS Radio’s move into digital broadcasting and the overhauls at key [...] (more)
Two new shows on ZEE Radio from Monday
From Biz Asia. Posted May 15 2008, 9.23pm
ZEE Network's recently launched radio station ZEE Radio has announced the launch of two new shows, starting on Monday (19th May).
The first - an entertainment packed afternoon offering called 'One Two Ka Four' will occupy the 13:00 - 16:00 (Monday to Friday) slot presented by Simi. She will deal with humorous subjects skewed towards a female listener. The show features recipes, beauty, fashion and talk about light-hearted family issues.
The second is being described as the UK's first weeknight Asian love show called 'Ishq Vishq Pyar Vyar' presented by Divya. The show will feature love messages, stories and the best of romantic hits from Bollywood. It will air Sunday to Thursday at 23:00.
Station Manager for ZEE Radio, Raj Baddhan said, "Since our launch in February, the response to ZEE Radio has been overwhelming. To retain the momentum and to add even more Bollywood flavour to the output, we are launching two new shows - one will be the must listen show during weekday afternoons and the other is what we love about Bollywood - the romantic hits. I'm positive listeners are going to welcome the two new additions and enjoy them like they are doing with the other shows on ZEE Radio."
ZEE Radio is available on DAB digital radio 24 hours a day and 07:00 - 13:00 on 558AM in Greater London. (more)
ITV group revenue hits £429m
From Media Guardian. Posted May 15 2008, 6.56am
ITV has boosted its group revenue in the first quarter by 3% year-on-year to £492m, with net advertising revenue also up slightly at 2%, but revenue from its broadcasting operation fell by about 2% for the period. By Mark Sweney (more)
ITV group revenue hits £492m
From Media Guardian. Posted May 15 2008, 6.56am
ITV has boosted its group revenue in the first quarter by 3% year-on-year to £492m, with net advertising revenue also up 2%, but revenue from its broadcasting operation fell by about 2% for the period. By Mark Sweney (more)
TV ratings - May 10: Talent sizzles as heat hits ratings
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2008, 11.25am
ITV1's Britain's Got Talent remained the most popular show on Saturday, pulling in 7.5 million viewers on another day of hot sunshine. By Leigh Holmwood (more)
Yorke slams Radiohead 'Best Of' LP
From Digital Spy. Posted May 9 2008, 2.38pm
Radiohead's Thom Yorke hits out at label EMI for releasing the band's Best Of album. (more)
April ABCs: Mirror hits new circulation low while the Sun shows recovery
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 12.01pm
The Sun's circulation was up nearly 3% year on year. By Chris Tryhorn (more)
Ofcom hits ITV with record £5.67 million fine
From The Stage. Posted May 8 2008, 3.40pm
(more)
Ofcom hits ITV with record £5,675,000 fine
From The Stage. Posted May 8 2008, 1.30pm
(more)
Weak UK ad market hits RTL revenues
From Digital Spy. Posted May 8 2008, 9.26am
RTL Group says the weak TV ad market in the UK contributed to a 2% drop in first-quarter revenue. (more)
BBC hits target of having all shows subtitled
From Media Guardian. Posted May 7 2008, 6.25am
The BBC has reached the landmark of having all its shows accessible to the hard of hearing via subtitles. By Leigh Holmwood (more)
Video: Chaos hits Antiques Roadshow
From Media Guardian. Posted May 6 2008, 10.50am
This cinema-style promo publicises the launch of BBC HD, the new high definition, free-to-air channel from the BBC. It was created by Fallon and Red Bee Media (more)
ITV write-down hits BSkyB
From Financial Times. Posted April 30 2008, 8.38am
The pay-TV group reported higher than expected revenues per user, but writing down a big fall in the value of its investment in the shares of rival ITV drove it to meant it made a pre-tax loss for the quarter (more)
EXCLUSIVE: Full Sky Digital EPG listings after reshuffle
From Biz Asia. Posted April 24 2008, 11.52am
BizAsia.co.uk brings you the full Sky Digital channel listings as they will appear after the reshuffle.
There are no changes planned for following EPG categories Documentaries, Sports, Adult and Radio.
Sky plans to implement a marketing campaign through a number of different media prior to the changes taking place in order to inform viewers of the changes.
The new channel line up is currently scheduled to be implemented on a genre by genre basis between 05:00 and 08:00 on the dates specified below.
Entertainment
101 BBC1 / RTE1
102 BBC2 / RTE2
103 ITV1 / UTV / TV3
104 Channel 4 / TG4 / S4C
105 Five
106 Sky One
107 Sky Two
108 Sky Three
109 UKTV Gold
110 UKTV Gold +1
111 Dave
112 LIVING
113 LIVING +1
114 LIVING2
115 BBC THREE
116 BBC FOUR
117 Channel 4 (Wales)
118 ITV2
119 ITV3
120 ITV4
121 Virgin1
122 Virgin1+1
123 Bravo
124 Bravo+1
125 Challenge
126 ParaComedy 1
127 ParaComedy +1
128 ParaComedy 2
129 SCI FI
130 SCI FI +1
131 ITV2+1
132 UKTV Drama
133 UKTV Drama+1
134 S4C
135 Channel 4+1 / Channel 4
136 E4 / Channel 4+1
137 E4+1 / E4 EIRE
138 More4 / E4+1 (ROI)
139 More4+1 / More4 (ROI)
140 Channel 4 HD / More4+1 (ROI)
141 BBC1 NI (ROI Only)
142 BBC2 NI (ROI Only)
143 BBC HD
144 DMAX
145 DMAX+1
146 Zone Reality
147 Zone Reality +1
148 Zone Reality X
149 Zone Romantica
150 Hallmark
151 E! Entertainm
152 Challenge+1
153 Bravo2
154 DMAX+2
155 Hollywood TV
156 Biography
157 Film24
158 Dave +1
159 ParaComedy2+
160 MTV
161 RTE1 (NI)
162 RTE2 (NI)
163 TG4 (NI)
164 FX
165 FX+
166 Information TV
167 Info TV2
168 Passion TV
169 Raj TV
170 Sky One HD
171 My Channel
172 Trouble
173 Trouble +1
174 Five US
175 Five US +1
176 Five Life
177 Five Life +1
178 Men & Motors
179 ITV3+1
180 Red
181 fame TV
182 Channel 6 (only avail ROI)
183 Current TV
184 BEN
185 Ape TV
186 Life One
187 AIT Int'l
188 AnimeCentral
189 Open Access 2
190 Open Access 3
191 Urban TV
192 OBE
193 FX+1
194 Sumo TV
195 propeller
196 Nuts TV
197 Pulse
198 BET
199
200
201
202
203 Channel M
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
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219
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230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
Lifestyle & Culture
240 Disc.RealTime
241 Disc.RT Extra
242 Disc.H&Health
243 Sky Real Lives
244 SkyRealLive+1
245 SkyRealLives2
246 UKTV Style
247 UKTV Style +1
248 UKTV Gardens
249 UKTV Food
250 UKTV Food +1
251 Travel Channel
252 Travel Ch +1
253
254 Disc.RT +1
255 Disc.H&H +1
256 Sky Arts
257 Sky Arts HD
258 UKTV Style 2
259 Performance
260 Mainstreet
261 Fashion TV
262 Real Estate TV
263
264 Wine TV
265 Disc.Travel&L
266 Wedding TV
267 Wedding TV+1
268 Africa Channel
269 Diva TV
270 SA Direct
271 Luxe TV
272 Baby Channel
273 Luxe TV HD
274 O'seasproperty
275
276
277
278
279
280 Horse&Country
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
Movies
301 Sky Premiere
302 Sky Prem+1
303 Sky Comedy
304 Sky Action
305 Sky Family
306 Sky Drama
307 Sky ScFi/Horror
308 Sky Classics
309 Sky Mdn Greats
310 Sky Indie
311 SkyScreen 1
312 SkyScreen 2
313 Sky PremiereHD
314 SkyScreen 1HD
315 Film4
316 Film4 +1
317 TCM
318 TCM 2
319 Zone Horror
320 Zone Thriller
321 True Movies
322 True Movies 2
323 movies4men
324 movies4men+1
325 movies4men 2
326
327 movies24
328 movies24+
329 Nollywood
330 AIT
332 SkyScreen 2HD
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
347
348
349
Music
350 MTV ONE
351 MTV ONE+1
352 MTV BASE
353 MTV HITS
354 MTV DANCE
355 MTV TWO
356 VH1
357 VH1 Classic
358 TMF
359 The Box
360 The Hits
361 KISS
362 Smash Hits!
363 Magic
364 Q
365 Chart Show TV
366 The Vault
367 Flava
368 Kerrang!
369 oMusic TV
370 Channel U
371 Fizz
372 Bliss
373
374 Scuzz
375
376 Flaunt
377
378 ROCKWORLDTV
379 Bubble Hits
380 Musflash TV
381 Bedroom TV
382 NME TV
383 Clubland
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395 Music Choice
396 Music Choice
397
398
399
400
Sports
401 Sky Sports 1
402 Sky Sports 2
403 Sky Sports 3
404 Sky Spts Xtra
405 Sky Spts News
406 MUTV
407
408 Sky Sports HD1
409 Sky Sports HD2
410 Eurosport UK
411 Eurosport2 UK
412
413 Motors TV
414
415 At The Races
416
417 NASN
418 Setanta Golf
419 Extreme Sports
420
421 Chelsea TV
422
423 Arsenal TV
424 Arsenal Replay
425
426
427 Fight Network
428
429 Setanta Sports1
430 Setanta Sports2
432 Racing UK
433 Racing World
434 Setanta Ireland (Not NI)
435 Setanta News
436 Celtic TV
437
438 Rangers TV
439 Setanta Sports (ROI)
440
441
442 ESPN Classic
443
444
445 RealmadridTV
446
447
448 LiverpoolFCTV
449
450 Sky Sports HD3
451
452 Rush HD
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
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477
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479
PPV
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
News
501 Sky News
502 Bloomberg
503 BBC NEWS
504 BBC PARL'MNT
505 CNBC
506 CNN
507 S4C2
508 EuroNews
509 FOX News
510 CCTV-9
511 NDTV 24x7
512 Russia Today
513 France 24
514 Al Jazeera Eng
515
516
517
518
519
Documentaries
520 Discovery
521 Discovery+1
522 Disc.Knowldge
523 Disc. Turbo
524 Disc. Science
525 Animal Planet
526 Nat Geo
527 Nat Geo+ 1hr
528 Nat Geo Wild
529 History
530 History+1hour
531 Crime
532 UKTV Docs
533 UKTV Docs+1
534 UKTV People
535 Animal Plnt+1
536 Discovery HD
537 UKTV History
538 UKTV H'tory+1
539 CommunityChnl
540
541
542
543 Nat Geo HD
544
545 History HD
546
547 Business Chn'l
548
549 Disc.Sci+1
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
Religion
580 GOD Channel
581 GOD Europe
582 Wonderful
583 TBN Europe
584 DAYSTAR
585 revelation
586 UCB TV
587 Inspiration
588 LOVEWORLD TV
589 EWTN
590 Gospel Channel
591 Word Network
592 Genesis
593 Faith
594 KICC TV
595
596
597
598
599
600
Kids
601 Cartoon Netwrk
602 CN Too
603 Boomerang
604 Nickelodeon
605 Nick Replay
606 Nicktoons
607 Jetix
608 Jetix +1
609 Disney Chnl
610 Disney Chnl+1
611 Play Disney
612 Play Disney+
613 CBBC Channel
614 CBeebies
615 Nick Jr.
616 POP
617 Tiny Pop
618 Boomerang +1
619 Cartoonito
620 Nick Jr. 2
621 CITV
622 Disney Cine
623 BabyTV
624 BabyFirst
625 Tiny Pop +1
626 PopGirl
627 Pop +1
628 Disney Cine+1
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
Shopping
640 QVC
641 JML
642 JML Lifestyle
643 TV SHOP
644 Ideal World
645 price-drop tv
646 Pitch TV
647 Thomson TV
648 JJB Sports
649 Best Direct
650 Jewellery Ch.
651 Simply Ideas
652 TV Warehouse1
653 TV Warehouse
654 bid tv
655 Thomas Cook
656 Gems TV
657 Pitch World
658 Best Direct+
659 Shop on TV
660 Thane Direct
661 TVW Select
662 JML Choice
663 Stop + Shop
664 Price Crash
665 speedauctiontv
666 JML Innovation
667 JML Solutions
668 Vitality
669 Sky Travel
670 Gems TV 2
671 Create & Craft
672 Teletext Hols
673 Vinappris
674 JJB Golf
675 Max TV
676 U Save.TV
677 CelebrityShop
678 Price Crash 2
679 Home&Travel
680 Screenshop2
681
682 Entrepreneur
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
690
691
692
693
694
695
696
697
698
699
Movies PPV
700 Sky Box Office
701 Sky Box Office
702 Sky Box Office
703 Sky Box Office
704 Sky Box Office
705 Sky Box Office
706 Sky Box Office
707 Sky Box Office
708 Sky Box Office
709 Sky Box Office
710 Sky Box Office
711 Sky Box Office
712 Sky Box Office
713 Sky Box Office
714 Sky Box Office
715 Sky Box Office
716 Sky Box Office
717 Sky Box Office
718 Sky Box Office
719 Sky Box Office
720 Sky Box Office
721 Sky Box Office
722 Sky Box Office
723 Sky Box Office
724 Sky Box Office
725 Sky Box Office
726 Sky Box Office
727 Sky Box Office
728 Sky Box Office
729 Sky Box Office
730 Sky Box Office
731 Sky Box Office
732 Sky Box Office
733 Sky Box Office
734 Sky Box Office
735 Sky Box Office
736 Sky Box Office
737 Sky Box Office
738 Sky Box Office
739 Sky Box Office
740 Sky Box Office
741 Sky Box Office
742 Sky Box Office
743 Sky Box Office
744 Sky Box Office
745 Sky Box Office
746 Sky Box Office
747 Sky Box Office
748 Sky Box Office
749 Sky Box Office
750 Sky Box Office
751 Sky Box Office
752 SBO HD1
753 SBO HD2
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
762
763
764
765
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
International
780 B4U Movies
781 B4U Music
782 Sony TV Asia
783 STAR One
784 STAR Plus
785 PCNE Chinese
786 Bangla TV
787 mta-muslim tv
788 Zee TV
789 Zee Music
790 Zee Cinema
791 ARY Digital
792 PTV Prime
793 MATV National
794 DW-TV
795 TVEi
796 Abu Dhabi TV
797 SouthForYou
798 AlphaEtcPun
799 TV5
800 MAX
801 Record TV
802 DM Digital
803 DM Gold
804 ARY QTV
805 Venus TV
806 ARY Oneworld
807 Aastha TV
808 STAR News
809 STAR Gold
810 PTV Global
811 Zee Gujarati
812 Mana Telugu
813 Islam Channel
814 Channel 'S'
815 GEO UK
816 Sahara Filmy
817 Sahara One
818 AAJ TAK
819 Noor TV
820 Peace TV
821 Channel Punjab
822 Music India
823 jazeerachildren
824 AAG
825 GEO News
826 Channel S NTV
827 ATN
828 DD-News
829 DD-India
830 Sunrise TV
831 NDTV Imagine
832 Glory TV
833 Brit Asia TV
834
835
836
837
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
856
857
858
859
Gaming
860 i Play TV
861 Gala TV
862 Pitch Gaming
863 YouPlay TV
864 Sky Vegas
865 SkyPoker.com
866 Live Roulette
867 Pitchgaming2
868 YouPlay TV2
869 SmartLive
870
871
872
873
874
Dating
875 Dating Channel
876 Gay Date TV
877 Gay Network
878 Chat Box
879
Specialist
880 Teachers TV
881 Pub Channel
882 Sky Venue
883 Open Access
884 Audi Channel
885 SupremrMastr
886 Psychic TV
887
888
889
890
891
892
893
894
895
896
897
898
899 Sky Cust Ch
Adult
900 Playboy TV
901 Adult Channel
902 Spice Extreme
903 Television X
904 Television X2
905 Television X3
906 Babestation
907 FriendlyTV
908 Babeworld.tv
909 Get Lucky TV
910 Lucky Star
911 Playboy One
912 Tease Me
913 Television X4
914 Over 18 TV
915 Climax3 - 1
916 Climax3 - 2
917 Climax3 - 3
918 SportxxxBabes
919 redhot amateur
920 redhot 40 +
921 redhot just 18
922 redhot dd
923 redhot fetish
924 redhot girl girl
925 redhot raw
926 redhot viewers
927 XPLICITXXX
928 Playboy TV
929 Adult Channel
930 Spice Extreme
931 Hustler TV UK
932 100% Babes
933 XXX TV
934 Amateur Babes
935 Gay TV
936 SportxxxGirls
937 SportxxxWives
938 18 Plus Movies
939 18 Plus Movies
940 18 Plus Movies
941 18 Plus Movies
942 18 Plus Movies
943 18 Plus Movies
944 18 Plus Movies
945 Gay Prowler TV
946 Fantasy 1
947 Fantasy 2
948 Tease Me 2
949 House Of Fun
950 LivexxxBabes
951 Blue Kiss TV
952 The Other Side
953
954 Northern Birds
955 Essex Babes
956 HappyHourGirls
957 LiveXXX
958
959
960
961
962
963
964
965
966
967
968
969
Entertainment
970 Sky Cust Ch
971 BBC 1 Scotland
972 BBC 1 Wales
973 BBC 1 NI
974 BBC 1 London
975 BBC 1 NE & C
976 BBC 1 Yorks
977 BBC 1 Yrks&Lin
978 BBC 1 N West
979 BBC 1 W Mids
980 BBC 1 E Mids
981 BBC 1 East (E)
982 BBC 1 East (W)
983 BBC 1 S East
984 BBC 1 South
985 BBC 1 Oxford
986 BBC 1 West
987 BBC 1 S West
988 BBC 1 Cl
989 BBC 2 England
990 BBC 2 Scotland
991 BBC 2W
992 BBC 2 NI
993 ITV1 (AD)
994 Channel 4 (AD)
995 HD Retail Info (Ret Only)/ Channel 4+1 (AD)
996 Chl Line-up
997 Retail Info (Ret Only)
998 Sky
999 Sky Cust Ch
Radio
0101 BBC R1
0102 BBC R2
0103 BBC R3
0104 BBC R4 FM
0105 BBC R5 Live
0106 Classic FM
0107 Virgin Radio
0108 talkSPORT
0109 Capital
0110 Planet Rock
0111 XFM
0112 FUN Radio
0113 theJazz
0114 Choice FM
0115 BBC WS
0116 BBC R Scot.
0117 BBC R Wales
0118 BBC R Ulster
0119 BBC Asian N
0120 BBC 6 Music
0121 Gold
0122 WRN Europe
0123 Premier
0124 Heart
0125 UCB UK
0126
0127
0128 smooth fm
0129 Solar Radio
0130 Panjab Radio
0131 BBC 7
0132
0133 Sunrise
0134 UCB Bible
0135 UCB Talk
0136 UCB Insp
0137 1Xtra BBC
0138 TWR
0139 BBC R n Gael
0140
0141 Raaj Radio
0142 RTE R1 Extra
0143 BBC R4 LW
0144 BBC 5LSport
0145 Club Asia
0146 Real Radio
0147 EWTN
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Documentary maker Paul Watson hits out at Simon Cowell
From Media Guardian. Posted April 21 2008, 11.24am
Veteran documentary maker Paul Watson has dubbed Simon Cowell a 'symptom' of today's 'bullying' TV. By John Plunkett (more)
Spoof edition of Wall Street Journal hits US newsstands
From Press Gazette. Posted April 21 2008, 12.00am
Twenty six years between issues. That’s the time that has elapsed since a group of young American journalists put out a parody of the Wall Street Journal called Off The Wall Street Journal. (more)
Credit crunch hits homes in the sun
From The Times. Posted April 20 2008, 12.00am
Homeowners are “repatriating” millions of pounds of equity from their second
properties in Europe to take advantage of the strong euro, the government’s
recent capital-gains tax (CGT) changes, and to protect themselves from the
global credit crunch. (more)
Fire hits BBC production of Tess of the d'Urbervilles
From Media Guardian. Posted April 16 2008, 12.30pm
A BBC production of Tess of the d'Urbervilles has been hit by a suspected arson attack that has damaged thousands of pounds' worth of costumes. By Tara Conlan (more)
TV ratings - April 9: The Apprentice hits new high
From Media Guardian. Posted April 11 2008, 12.50pm
The latest installment of BBC1's business boot camp, in which Ian Stringer was fired, pulled in 6.9 million viewers. By Tara Conlan (more)
JACK hits The Sun headlines
From Radio Today. Posted April 11 2008, 7.50am
Oxfordshire's JACK fm made The Sun newspaper yesterday with details of an interview with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, in which he revealed his latest choice in music. (more)
Asian Wedding Exhibition fever hits STAR One
From Biz Asia. Posted March 21 2008, 12.18pm
UK’s cutting edge television channel STAR One was the media sponsor for this year’s Asian Wedding Exhibition 2008, which took place on 8th and 9th March 2008 at the Alexandra Palace.
The weekend provided a one-stop shop for all brides and grooms to-be who were planning for their big day, and to prepare them, STAR One will be showcasing, a first of its kind, one-hour special dedicated to organising the perfect wedding, which will be broadcast on STAR One at 21:00 on Sunday 30th March 2008 and repeated at 20:00 on Sunday 13th April 2008.
Innovative wedding cars, exotic and exquisite mandaps, captivating fashion shows and previews of the coming season’s collections will be among the features of the one-hour special programme. 'Tips and tricks' from the top-end group of experts, spanning fashion and food to beauty and bhangra bands have also been included to make the programme educational and entertaining.
Now in its 15th year, the Asian Wedding Exhibition, the largest event of its kind in the UK, brought together the best of Asian bridal fashion and beauty proving a phenomenal hit with Brit-Asian fashionistas and brides and grooms-to-be. Visitors were among the first to see some of the season’s latest collections, cuts and colours, from the hottest international designers. With over a hundred wedding specialists participating, from jewellers and beauticians to caterers, florists, photographers and even venue representatives, the exhibition constantly proves to be a one-stop shop for all wedding needs and it’s all under one roof.
Since its launch, STAR One, the contemporary sister channel of STAR Plus, has been wowing British Asian audiences with a diverse line up of shows that take viewers away from the regular fare that is available on TV today. STAR One is committed to celebrating and presenting global audiences with a whole new era in original and compelling entertainment programming, delivering exciting shows that bring Asian programming well and truly into the 21st century. (more)
HD DVD defeat hits Toshiba profit
From BBC News. Posted March 19 2008, 9.29am
Toshiba says pulling out of the high definition DVD format battle will cost it $666m and hurt its profits. (more)
Cornish encyclopaedia hits the web thanks to newspaper's efforts
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 14 2008, 1.05am
Cornwall and Devon Media launches new 'wiki' website for fans of England's southernmost county (more)
ITV1 hits 9.6m Sunday peak
From Media Guardian. Posted March 10 2008, 11.01am
ITV1 put in a strong ratings performance with its mix of reality and drama peaking at 9.6 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)
Sky row hits Virgin Media bonuses
From Daily Telegraph. Posted March 9 2008, 12.01am
Virgin Media's senior executives will miss out on bonuses worth up to 75 per cent of their salary, after the company's protracted dispute with BSkyB and increased competition in the broadband market hit profits. (more)
Sunday Express hits record low
From Media Guardian. Posted March 7 2008, 12.55pm
February ABCs: Sales of the Sunday Express fell by 17% year on year. By Chris Tryhorn (more)
NME editor hits back at critics
From Press Gazette. Posted March 6 2008, 12.00am
NME editor Conor McNicholas has hit back at claims that his weekly music magazine isn’t as influential as it once was. (more)
Phone-in scandal hits ITV profits
From Media Guardian. Posted March 5 2008, 8.10am
ITV lost £58m from the call-TV crisis last year, as tumbling revenues from premium-rate services contributed to a 35% slide in pre-tax profits. By Chris Tryhorn (more)
First wave of 12 community websites hits city as newspaper extends reach
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 4 2008, 11.30am
Move hailed as one of the "most ambitious" in the regional press as first of 80 are made live (more)
Editor hits back after town 'besmirched' by nationals
From Hold the Front Page. Posted March 4 2008, 7.10am
Comment column used to attack a two-page feature in the Daily Express (more)
Super League Show hits the road
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted February 28 2008, 6.20pm
Rugby League fans will be in for a treat this Sunday as the BBC Super League Show hits the road in the first of ten special editions. (more)
Student chart hits community airwaves
From Radio Today. Posted February 28 2008, 5.18pm
A South Wales community radio station is set to become the first to broadcast a new student radio chart show. (more)
Robinson blog hits back at MPs' motion
From Media Guardian. Posted February 26 2008, 3.53pm
The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson has hit back against an early day motion 'deploring' his blog about the parliamentary expenses row. By Ben Dowell (more)
Return to Sender campaign launched after post office blow hits London
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 26 2008, 1.05am
New battle as latest round of planned cuts is revealed (more)
Press Association hits back at Nick Davies' claims
From Press Gazette. Posted February 26 2008, 12.00am
Editor Jonathan Grun says Flat Earth News contains 'factual errors' about PA's journalism (more)
Advertising decline hits the trade press
From Financial Times. Posted February 25 2008, 2.00am
A decade ago, Reed Elsevier made its money from thick volumes lining lawyers' office walls, authoritative tomes on doctors' desks and magazines that were required... (more)
Editor hits back after senior police officer slams suicide coverage
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 21 2008, 9.30am
"Misguided attack" by South Wales police chief as press watchdog monitors events (more)
The Hits to be renamed 4Music
From Digital Spy. Posted February 20 2008, 5.18pm
The Hits is to be renamed 4Music under new plans from Channel 4. (more)
Strike hits French public TV and radio stations
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 14 2008, 1.23pm
Staff at French public television and radio stations staged a one day strike yesterday to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s proposal to ban advertising from public broadcasting. The strike hit programming at around a dozen radio and TV stations, with news bulletins pulled and live shows dropped. Unions said it was the first such industrial action since [...] (more)
Radiohead 'in fresh row with EMI'
From Digital Spy. Posted February 11 2008, 9.36am
Radiohead are apparently in dispute with their old record label over a planned greatest hits album. (more)
United Radio Plays in Jordan
From Radio Today. Posted February 7 2008, 1.13pm
United Radio Consultants are in the Middle East at the moment, providing ongoing strategic and sales support to Modern Media based in Amman, Jordan. The company is responsible for three radio licences in Jordan, including the successful English language hits station Play 99.6FM. (more)
BSkyB hits peak of its investment in broadband
From Financial Times. Posted February 6 2008, 8.47pm
British Sky Broadcasting has passed the peak of its investment in broadband, its new chief executive said as he expressed confidence in the satellite group's ability to weather a tougher economic climate (more)
Sky+ takeup hits 3 million
From Media Guardian. Posted February 6 2008, 8.31am
BSkyB set another record for customer growth for Sky+ in the three months to the end of December, with takeup pushing through the 3 million barrier. By Chris Tryhorn (more)
Newspaper business team hits the airwaves on new radio show
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 30 2008, 7.35am
Daily Post reporters sign up to 24-hour talk station for business programme (more)
Crain’s off to flyer as new weekly hits Manchester
From Press Gazette. Posted January 29 2008, 12.00am
?New business weekly Crain’s Manchester Business has claimed its first major scoop after revealing that the boss of a Salford gallery is paid more than the governor of the Bank of England. (more)
Hill hits new heights
From Media Guardian. Posted January 28 2008, 11.53am
Harry Hill's TV Burp hit an all-time high, drawing 7 million viewers to ITV1. By Chris Tryhorn (more)
Internet radio hits the mainstream
From Media Guardian. Posted January 28 2008, 11.41am
UK web-based radio is drawing more than 8m listeners each week with nearly 2m downloading podcasts, according to a survey. By Jemima Kiss (more)
'Truth' contestant hits out at show
From Digital Spy. Posted January 24 2008, 11.40pm
A Nothing But The Truth contestant complains about the effect that the show had on his life. (more)
Irish publisher hits out at report on Welsh language paper
From Hold the Front Page. Posted January 24 2008, 12.00am
"No guarantee of success" claim could stifle progress, according to Lá Nua man (more)
Livingstone hits back at Channel 4 film-maker
From Media Guardian. Posted January 21 2008, 6.15pm
London mayor Ken Livingstone has urged Channel 4 to drop its Dispatches investigation into his administration. By Stephen Brook (more)
When radio voices paint vivid pictures of far away places
From The Independent. Posted January 21 2008, 1.05am
A ny BBC foreign correspondent will tell you the same thing. In these days of rolling-news channels, when your story hits the headlines, the torrent of demands from London can almost sweep you away. (more)
The Grey Lady's style bible hits the net
From The Independent. Posted January 21 2008, 1.05am
They dragged their John Lobb-shod feet for a decade but the luxury goods brands are finally getting online. And where their largesse can purchase advertising space, fashion magazines can flourish. So why are glossy fash-mag sites ? the digital equivalent of a big, fat wodge of photographic fantasia and witty text ? not sprouting like snowdrops? (more)
Andrew Neil is the nemesis as the BBC hits back at its bureaucrats
From The Independent. Posted January 20 2008, 1.00am
The Culture Secretary, James Purnell, said last week that it would be "perverse" not to consider allocating part of the BBC licence fee to other broadcasters. To BBC journalists, the real perversity lies elsewhere. Why, they ask, is their employer facing a perilous future with its strategic direction disputed between the executive group under the director-general, Mark Thompson, and its new regulator, the BBC Trust? (more)
Number of Internet users in China hits 210 million: government
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 17 2008, 12.19pm
China had 210 million Internet users by the end of 2007 and will soon have more web surfers than any other country on the planet, an official report said today. China’s online population was only five million less than the US, the government-linked China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said in a report.
“The CNNIC predicts that [...] (more)
Ad-free ?News at Ten? hits marketers
From UTalk Marketing. Posted January 16 2008, 10.43am
Prime slot removed by ITV (more)
DAB space available in London
From Radio Today. Posted January 16 2008, 8.29am
NOW Digital is advertising available space on the third London DAB multiplex. London 3 already provides 13 sound services, including GaydarRadio, Rainbow Radio, Smash Hits and The Arrow to over eight million people in the capital. (more)
Mail editor Dacre's pay hits £1.5m
From Media Guardian. Posted January 10 2008, 11.04am
Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre was paid nearly £1.5m last year, a rise of 21% that confirmed his long-established status as the best-paid editor in Fleet Street. By Chris Tryhorn (more)
Paramount at the box office summit with a couple of monster hits
From The Times. Posted December 29 2007, 12.00am
It could almost be the script for a film. An historic Hollywood studio
transforms itself from an ogre to a star, with the help of films about . . .
massive transforming machines and an ogre. (more)
Subprime crisis hits papers' property adverts
From Financial Times. Posted December 28 2007, 2.00am
The subprime mortgage crisis is tearing through the newspaper industry as US papers suffer sharp falls in real estate advertising. The extent of the damage was visible... (more)
Subprime crisis hits US newspapers' revenues
From Financial Times. Posted December 27 2007, 8.34pm
The subprime mortgage crisis is tearing through the newspaper industry as US papers suffer sharp falls in real estate advertising (more)
Subprime crisis hits newspapers' revenues
From Financial Times. Posted December 27 2007, 8.34pm
The subprime mortgage crisis is tearing through the newspaper industry as US papers suffer sharp falls in real estate advertising (more)
Sky hits back at calls to sell ITV stake
From Media Guardian. Posted December 20 2007, 3.43pm
BSkyB has criticised the Competition Commission's recommendation that it sells down its 17.9% stake in ITV. By Chris Tryhorn (more)
Outage hits Virgin VOD and broadband
From Digital Spy. Posted December 18 2007, 10.01am
A major outage is affecting video on demand and broadband internet services on Virgin Media's network. (more)
Taiwan hits 2 mil. DVB-T
From Rapid TV News. Posted December 13 2007, 8.44pm
Taiwan has over 2 million DVB-T receivers now deployed, according to new figures from the Taiwan Digital TV Committee. (more)
Warrington station hits high
From Radio Today. Posted December 5 2007, 8.38pm
Warrington’s online community station Radio Worm hit a new high when it broadcast from Warrington’s answer to the London Eye. Presenter David Lawrenson broadcast his afternoon show live from Europe’s largest touring ferris wheel. (more)
Newspaper's fund for murdered school boy hits £20,000 mark
From Hold the Front Page. Posted December 3 2007, 12.00am
Cash is being collected towards £100,000 Liverpool Unites appeal (more)
Radio Resurrection: Does New Imus = Old Imus?
From radio.about.com. Posted December 1 2007, 6.20pm
When Don Imus hits the airwaves Monday, December 3 on his new flagship station, WABC-AM/New York, will he be the same old crusty, satirical Imus his fans have come to... (more)
Credit squeeze hits music industry
From Financial Times. Posted November 28 2007, 10.00pm
The turmoil in credit markets is frustrating plans by EMI and Warner Music to issue billions of dollars in debt backed by revenues from their publishing catalogues (more)
BBC lines up classic Christmas hits
From Digital Spy. Posted November 27 2007, 2.26pm
The BBC unveils its Christmas lineup, with viewer favourites at the heart of the schedule on BBC network TV. (more)
My Life in Media: John Lloyd
From The Independent. Posted November 26 2007, 1.35am
J hn Lloyd, 56, is the co-creator of QI - now in its fifth series and currently airing on Friday nights on BBC2. An acclaimed writer and radio and television producer, his list of credits include creating long-running radio series Quote ... Unquote, The News Huddlines and The News Quiz and TV comedy hits Not The Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder and Spitting Image (which he co-originated). Lloyd also co-wrote the first series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy with his friend the late Douglas Adams. Since 1987 he has directed commercials including campaigns for Boddingtons, Barclaycard and Phileas Fogg. In 1999 Lloyd set up Quite Interesting Ltd ? a company dedicated to making life less boring in all media. Lloyd is the co-author of The QI Annual, published this month, and The Book of Animal Ignorance. He lives in Oxfordshire with his wife Sarah and three children. (more)
Ethiopian jamming hits Voice of America, Deutsche Welle
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 20 2007, 11.07am
BBC Monitoring (BBCM) can confirm that two major Western broadcasters are suffering consistent jamming of their transmissions to Ethiopia. Jamming is deliberate interference aimed at preventing the target broadcast from being heard. The standard technique is to transmit an irritating noise or continuous music on the same channel as the target.
In the latest media development [...] (more)
The Hits rapped for text-in programme
From Digital Spy. Posted November 19 2007, 10.27am
Emap music station The Hits is found in breach of its broadcast licence after failing to log a programme. (more)
Dutch Classic FM to also play pop music tomorrow
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 15 2007, 2.38pm
Tomorrow between 7 am and 7 pm Dutch time (0600-1800 UTC) listeners to Classic FM, which normally plays light classical music, will instead hear both classics and pop music. The intention is to demonstrate how many pop music hits were inspired by classical music. Amongst the artists whose music will be featured are Donna Summer, [...] (more)
As iPhone Hits European Shores, ON Networks Offers Original, High-Definition Video Content
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted November 13 2007, 8.43am
Professional Short Form Television Shows Optimised For All Apple Platforms, Including New iPhone, iPod and Apple TV LONDON, November 13th 2007 ? In the wake of the weekend?s rush to get their hands on the iPhone, the must have gadget of the moment, consumers are now asking just what can they do differently to show off the capabilities of their new prized possession. Anticipating this demand, ON Networks (http://www.onnetworks.com), a new media company which develops... (more)
BT Vision hits 60,000 subscribers
From Digital Spy. Posted November 9 2007, 10.57am
BT says it is close to its target of getting 100,000 subscribers for IPTV service BT Vision. (more)
Curse of Open TV hits Kudelski
From Rapid TV News. Posted November 8 2007, 7.59pm
Kudelski Group issued a profits warning Nov 8 because of lower Open TV earnings. (more)
ITV hits at BSkyB stake
From Financial Times. Posted November 7 2007, 10.57pm
ITV's share price reached an all-time low after it emerged that the UK's main commercial broadcaster wants BSkyB to be stripped of its entire 17.9 per cent share in the company (more)
ITV's Sky rebuff hits share price
From Media Guardian. Posted November 7 2007, 1.21pm
ITV's share price fell to an all-time low after it emerged the company wants BSkyB to sell its 17.9% stake. By Chris Tryhorn and Katie Allen. (more)
Virgin dispute hits BSkyB profits
From BBC News. Posted November 2 2007, 11.38am
BSkyB boosts its number of pay-TV customers but its profits are hit by its legal dispute with Virgin Media. (more)
XM starts Xmas channels
From Radio Today. Posted November 2 2007, 8.35am
Satellite radio network XM has begun transmitting six channels for Christmas music, ready for the festive season. XM's first station, named Holly, will play contemporary holiday hits till New Years Day. Additional channels will launch later this month.. (more)
Bennett hits out at "snooty" Three critics
From Digital Spy. Posted November 1 2007, 9.13am
BBC Vision chief Jana Bennett hits out at "middle-aged commentators" who criticise BBC Three. (more)
Heather Mills hits out against the media
From Media Guardian. Posted October 31 2007, 11.45am
Heather Mills has attacked the media for portraying her as 'a whore, a gold digger, a fantasist and a liar'. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)
Arnott's next crime thriller hits TV
From Media Guardian. Posted October 31 2007, 12.10am
Filming has just wrapped on an adaptation for ITV of Jake Arnott's 2001 novel He Kills Coppers, scheduled to air in March. (more)
Haymarket titles clean up on creative front as group hits 50
From Press Gazette. Posted October 30 2007, 12.00am
Haymarket Media Group, now in its 50th year in business, emerged as the big winner at this year’s Press Gazette Magazine Design Awards. (more)
Sky hits the high streets for Bones campaign
From Media Guardian. Posted October 29 2007, 4.57pm
Sky One and Fox have set up 'crime scenes' in empty stores in three UK high streets as part of a teaser campaign for crime drama Bones. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Muslim Forum hits out at suicide bomber film
From Media Guardian. Posted October 28 2007, 12.25am
A controversial Channel 4 drama, which depicts a second-generation British Muslim woman as a suicide bomber, was condemned last night by the British Muslim Forum. (more)
Davies hits back at press allegations
From Media Guardian. Posted October 26 2007, 1.46pm
Journalist Nick Davies has dismissed speculation that his controversial book on the newspaper industry is intended to undermine the Observer as the 'mad ramblings of Fleet Street columnists'. By Stephen Brook. (more)
The Hits extends digital lead
From Media Guardian. Posted October 25 2007, 1.32pm
Emap's The Hits and Smash Hits and GCap's Planet Rock are the top digital-only commercial radio stations. By John Plunkett. (more)
BBC Radio Five Live hits seven-year low
From Media Guardian. Posted October 25 2007, 8.33am
BBC Radio Five Live has slumped to its lowest audience for at least seven years in a tough quarter for the two BBC national speech networks. By John Plunkett. (more)
EDS legal team hits at BSkyB claim
From Financial Times. Posted October 22 2007, 6.30pm
US information technology company Electronic Data Systems has scorned the 'absurd and extravagant' £709m court action launched against it by British Sky Broadcasting (more)
Phone scandal hits ITV for £18m
From Financial Times. Posted October 18 2007, 12.05pm
The broadcaster expects to take an £18m exceptional charge as a result of a Deloitte investigation into premium rate services, but executive chairman Michael Grade said no further heads would roll (more)
Fruit Shoot hits the spot for Britvic
From The Times. Posted October 17 2007, 9.55am
Shares in Britvic rose more than 5 per cent after the drinks group behind 7UP,
Pepsi Max and Fruit Shoot said it was on track to hit its full-year profits
target. (more)
BSkyB hits Perot’s EDS with $1.4bn claim
From Rapid TV News. Posted October 16 2007, 9.54pm
A London court has heard the opening salvos of BSkyB’s legal claim against US software outfit EDS for £709m. (more)
ITV hits jackpot on rugby punt
From Financial Times. Posted October 14 2007, 10.07pm
The golden boot of Jonny Wilkinson has propelled an unexpected £9m bonus into the coffers of ITV, an advertising industry expert said on Sunday. (more)
New weekly newspaper hits the streets
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 10 2007, 12.00am
Venture creates 15 jobs and aims to fill gap in the market (more)
BBC and ITV reality hits both draw 7 million viewers
From The Stage. Posted October 8 2007, 3.45pm
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Radio station Original FM rapped for playing too many hits
From Media Guardian. Posted October 8 2007, 1.00am
A Southampton-based radio station has been given a 'yellow card' warning by Ofcom for playing up to twice as many top 20 hits as its format allows. By John Plunkett. (more)
Competition hits Carphone’s broadband
From The Times. Posted October 8 2007, 12.00am
Carphone Warehouse is expected to admit this week that it has been a victim of
intensifying competition in the broadband market by revealing that uptake of
its “free” product has suffered a sharp slowdown. The group, which is
fighting competition from big names including BSkyB, the satellite
broadcaster that is 39.1 per cent owned by News Corporation, parent company
of The Times, is expected to disclose in a trading update on Wednesday that
net additions for broadband in its second quarter have dropped to as little
as 95,000, from 126,000 in the last quarter. (more)
Two new DAB commercial stations launch in Dublin
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 2 2007, 11.34am
Digital Audio Productions have launched two DAB radio stations in Dublin. All 80s Digital Radio plays, as the name suggests, hits from the 1980s. The other station, Mocha, plays easy listening music, described as “smooth hits with a kick.” Both stations are also available on digital cable TV, 3G mobile phones and online. (more)
BSkyB-ITV deal 'hits competition'
From BBC News. Posted October 2 2007, 6.39am
BSkyB's purchase of a 17.9% stake in ITV restricts competition, a provisional ruling by regulators says. (more)
TVHits! goes web-only
From Media Guardian. Posted September 28 2007, 1.00am
4pm: Essential Publishing is suspending the publication of teen entertainment magazine TVHits! to concentrate on the title's website. By Maria Esposito. (more)
Channel 4's audience share hits lowest level for 15 years
From Media Guardian. Posted September 27 2007, 1.00am
8am: A fortnight after the end of Big Brother, Channel 4's share of TV viewing fell to its lowest level for 15 years. By John Plunkett. (more)
Virgin Media hits phone clients
From Rapid TV News. Posted September 27 2007, 12.29am
UK cable operator Virgin Media is putting some of its phone rates up 16%. (more)
Bath Chronicle's first weekly edition hits the streets
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 27 2007, 12.00am
New look unveiled as news team wait to see if readers take to the weekly habit (more)
Stream of TV hits the spot
From Financial Times. Posted September 24 2007, 3.00am
US TV networks believe they have found the business model to profit in the digital age - streaming their hit shows over the internet as opposed to selling them to... (more)
New radio stations choose IRN
From Radio Today. Posted September 20 2007, 10.07am
Four new radio stations due to launch in the next 6 months, including Emap's 24 hour talk station City Talk, have secured the services of IRN as their national news supplier. Original 106, JACK fm and Herefordshire and Monmouthshire Classic Hits will also take the audio and text feeds. (more)
'Jab We Met' music premieres on Sabras Radio
From Biz Asia. Posted September 19 2007, 9.11pm
The music of this season's romantic comedy 'Jab We Met' directed by Imtiaz Ali was given an exclusive play on the Midland's popular Sabras Radio on Tuesday (18th September), days before the music is officially out.
The song "Mauja Mauja" sung by Mika Singh premiered on the station's 'Drivetime' show. Today, a teaser featuring clips of all the songs from the soundtrack was carried by Sabras Radio.
Furthermore, the music of the film is reportedly being released by the film's lead star Kareena Kapoor on television.
Industry insiders inform that Kareena is all set to shoot for ZEE TV's immensely popular programme, 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' for a dedicated 30-minute 'Jab We Met' episode, which will unveil the film's soundtrack, composed by Pritam.
Along with the contestants and the show's anchor Aditya Narayan, Kareena will launch the audio, which officially hits the market later this week and is being tipped to be a charbuster.
This special episode will air this weekend on ZEE TV UK.
Her co-star Shahid Kapoor, who is currently shooting in Canada, was unable to join her for the shoot.
'Jab We Met' is being released internationally by Studio 18 on Friday 26th October. (more)
Jay Sean & Raghav new music airs on A Network
From Biz Asia. Posted September 11 2007, 9.53am
RnB artist Jay Sean will exclusively perform songs from his new album 'My Own Way' on the BBC Asian Network's Uni Tour '07.
After the success of the 2006 Uni Tour, Asian Network announces another ten date tour which will see its unique sound taken to Universities up and down the UK .
The tour kicks off Friday 28th September at University of Hertfordshire where Jay Sean will headline with support from H.Dhami and Mumzy, Swami and Asian Network DJs Bobby Friction, DJ Kayper and Sonny Ji who will play throughout the tour with appearances also from Panjabi Hit Squad.
Jay Sean had UK Chart success with his debut album, 'Me Against Myself' in 2004 as well as his singles like "Eyes on You" and "Stolen" which reached the Top 10. Jay Sean is also a big hit overseas in India where his first album sold over 2 million copies.
The Kings College date - Thursday 25th October will see Jay Sean perform a special LIVE album preview.
The Tour will see exclusive plays of much anticipated new material from Raghav who has seen widespread international chart success with Top 10 hits like "Can't Get Enough" and "Angel Eyes" as well as female urban artist Hard Kaur who is returning with a new album later this year entitled 'Supawoman'.
Lyrical pioneers Swami will showcase new material including their hit single "Hey Hey" which is getting major MySpace attention as well as heavy radio play. Their anticipated album 'Equalize' takes influences from North African and French hip-hop to the rap of the American East Coast.
Ones to watch this time around include British Asian Hip Hop acts Sona Family whose music is supported by Radio DJs Bobby Friction and Nihal, Bhangra artist Imran Khan and the Rishi Rich Showcase featuring H.Dhami and Mumzy. Rishi Rich is a pioneering producer famous for his mix of bhangra, Bollywood and urban beats. He has produced albums on the British-Asian music scene and has also made a mark on the mainstream charts, producing and remixing hits for Madonna, Britney Spears, Mary J Blige and Craig David.
Uni Tour 07 takes in Hertfordshire, Leeds, Middlesex, Surrey, Manchester, London, Leicester, Warwick, Kent and Sheffield. Full details of artists appearing is shown below.
Mark Strippel, BBC Asian Network Head of Music said:
"Asian Network is proud to really support and nurture the British-Asian music scene. Asian Network is where you'll find the hottest DJs and artists and new British Asian material - first. That's why artists choose to work with us exclusively. We’re especially excited to have the first exclusive access to Jay Sean’s new album".
Bobby Friction, Asian Network's flagship specialist DJ said:
"I'm so revved about the Uni Tour because it's grown substantially this year and we're covering length breadth of UK. The tour musically is going to be Asian beats heaven, with a mix from the established order dropping exclusives and performing with us, PLUS what's really got me hot under the collar is the new generation of acts who'll be using this tour to break through. British Universities are actually on the cutting edge when it comes to live Asian music and creativity." (more)
New guide to being a reporter hits the bookshelves
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 11 2007, 12.00am
Practical text on working as trainee reporter includes advice, tips and warnings from working journalists (more)
Whitstable Times awash with stories
From Press Gazette. Posted September 3 2007, 12.00am
Reporters at the Whitstable Times were faced with floods when a large underground reservoir designed to drain surface water into the harbour failed to cope with torrential rain. (more)
Arabian Radio Network launches new FM station for South Asians
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 2 2007, 12.44pm
The Arabian Radio Network (ARN) has announced the launch of Pulse 95.3, a new station for the South Asian community in Dubai, starting at midnight tonight. Dubbed ‘a station for the discerning,’ Pulse 95.3’s diverse offerings capitalize on the growing influence of Bollywood, which has sparked new interest in evergreen hits from the subcontinent. The [...] (more)
Departure hits Virgin Radio's IPO plans
From Financial Times. Posted August 31 2007, 9.35pm
Plans to float Virgin Radio this autumn received a significant setback when Paul Jackson, the station's chief executive quit to join Capital Radio, part of Virgin rival GCap Media (more)
Sun hits on a winner with bingo website
From Media Guardian. Posted August 31 2007, 1.00am
8am: The Sun's bingo website has become its biggest-earning commercial partnership online. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Technical fault hits ZEE Network channels
From Biz Asia. Posted August 29 2007, 10.12am
The five ZEE Network UK channels have been hit by a technical fault, which has resulted in all services being taken off air.
The fault occurred shortly after 08:45 this morning. Currently footage of a Bollywood concert is being shown on all ZEE channels including ZEE TV, ZEE Music, ZEE Cinema, Alpha ETC Punjabi and ZEE Gujarati.
It is not yet known if the channels have been affected on cable service Virgin Media.
BizAsia.co.uk is awaiting details on the problem from ZEE and will bring readers an update shortly.
Update (12:00): The channels returned back on air around 10:00. A ZEE source said it was signaling problem, which resulted in the disruption. (more)
Winners and losers as Lotto mania hits the Argus
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 24 2007, 12.00am
Real-time breaking exclusive charts tale of how rumour spread into the news pages (more)
Desi Hits signs exclusive deal with Rishi Rich
From Biz Asia. Posted August 23 2007, 5.13pm
Desihits.com has signed an exclusive online, radio and podcast deal with one of the world's leading Desi record producers, Rishi Rich. (more)
Weekly's 2.30am update as huge blaze hits town
From Hold the Front Page. Posted August 20 2007, 12.00am
Early coverage pays off as reader pics and eyewitness accounts flood in (more)
Radio 1 to Release 40th Anniversary Covers CD
From Merry Media. Posted August 16 2007, 3.40pm
BBC Radio 1 are celebrating their 40th anniversary by releasing a CD album that will feature classic hits from the past 40 years - including the Kaiser Chiefs with Flowers In The Rain - which was the first song on the station.. (more)
Radio 1 makes 40th anniversary record
From Digital Spy. Posted August 16 2007, 12.25pm
Radio 1 celebrates its 40th anniversary by inviting stars to to record covers of classic hits. (more)
Radio 3 hits all-time low
From Media Guardian. Posted August 16 2007, 1.00am
Rajars: Radio 3 has sunk to its lowest-ever audience - six months after controller Roger Wright instigated a massive schedule change. By John Plunkett. (more)
Digital delight
From Media Guardian. Posted August 16 2007, 1.00am
Rajars: Digital stations The Hits and 1Xtra made huge listener gains - but there was bad news for for oldies' stations in the Capital Gold Network. John Plunkett rounds up some of the winners and losers. (more)
Rajar: Radio listening hits all-time high
From Press Gazette. Posted August 16 2007, 12.00am
The number of people who regularly listen to the radio has hit an all-time high, with 91 per cent of adults tuning in at least once a week, according to official listening figures released this morning. (more)
Sky News online reports record hits
From Press Gazette. Posted August 8 2007, 12.00am
Sky News Online recorded its highest hits last month since the July 2005 London bombings. (more)
Bug hits BBC online radio player
From Media Guardian. Posted August 3 2007, 1.00am
A technical glitch has hit the BBC's online radio player, leaving listeners unable to access the service for several weeks. By Mark Sweney. (more)
50 years of RTL radio in German
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 31 2007, 10.27am
David de Jong writes: The German version of Radio Luxembourg became 50 years old on 15 July. What is today RTL Radio - die besten Hits aller Zeiten, began on 15 July 1957 as a German speaking request programme on Radio Luxembourg. The German broadcasts started originally only as one hour per day on mediumwave [...] (more)