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This is an archive of news about Kiss. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.BBC annual report: BBC website reaches 33.2m worldwide users
From Media Guardian. Posted July 8 2008, 3.07pm
The BBC Trust's has said bbc.co.uk performed well for quality and value for money but didn't do enough to encourage dialogue. By Jemima Kiss (more)
TV ratings - Thursday July 3: Channel 4's Fallout watched by 1.4m
From Media Guardian. Posted July 4 2008, 11.45am
Hard-hitting drama Fallout drew 1.4 million viewers, concluding Channel 4's Disarming Britain series on gun and knife crime. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Heinz male kiss ad cleared by watchdog ASA
From Media Guardian. Posted July 2 2008, 3.09pm
The UK's advertising regulator has decided not to investigate Heinz's 'male kiss' TV ad, despite 215 complaints from viewers. By Mark Sweney (more)
Media Talk podcast: the Heinz male kiss, the BBC refusing to share the licence fee, and a record fine for GCAP
From Media Guardian. Posted June 27 2008, 11.44am
More rumblings between Ofcom, the BBC, and Channel 4 over public service broadcasting. Was Heinz's male kiss ad too saucy for TV? With Matt Wells, Maggie Brown, Stephen Brook, and Anna Pickard (more)
Gaydar Radio calls for Heinz boycott after 'men kissing' ad pulled
From Media Guardian. Posted June 25 2008, 2.23pm
The backlash against Heinz's decision to pull a TV ad featuring two men kissing gathered pace today with an online protest and a boycott call by Gaydar Radio. By John Plunkett (more)
Heinz pulls TV ad showing men kissing
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2008, 11.02pm
Deli Mayo advert swiftly pulled and apology issued to viewers after regulator received hundreds of complaints (more)
Kangaroo: competition concerns over joint-venture web TV
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2008, 12.06pm
Talkback Thames commercial director Rupert Brankin-Frisby has expressed doubts over web TV service Kangaroo, saying it may be anti-competitive. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Heinz pulls Deli Mayo gay kiss advert
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2008, 8.20am
Heinz has withdrawn its Deli Mayo television ad that featured two men kissing after the advertising regulator received about 200 complaints. By Mark Sweney (more)
Heinz pulls ad showing men kissing
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2008, 8.20am
Heinz has withdrawn its Deli Mayo television ad that featured two men kissing after the advertising regulator received about 200 complaints. By Mark Sweney (more)
Gay kiss Heinz ad draws 175 complaints
From Digital Spy. Posted June 23 2008, 11.03am
A Heinz mayonnaise TV advert featuring a kiss between two men attracts more than 175 complaints. (more)
Kiss signs DJ Paul Oakenfield
From Radio Today. Posted June 19 2008, 7.37am
International music DJ Paul Oakenfield is returning to Kiss Radio as the latest high profile signing as a Kiss Ambassador.He will present a series of special music programmes charting the history of dance music from the last 20 years, beginning with a special Ibiza weekend broadcast from 27th June 2008. (more)
Kiss signs DJ Paul Oakenfold
From Radio Today. Posted June 19 2008, 7.37am
International music DJ Paul Oakenfold is returning to Kiss Radio as the latest high profile signing as a Kiss Ambassador.He will present a series of special music programmes charting the history of dance music from the last 20 years, beginning with a special Ibiza weekend broadcast from 27th June 2008. (more)
Paul Oakenfold returns to Kiss radio
From Media Guardian. Posted June 19 2008, 6.18am
Superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold is to returning to his roots in radio broadcasting with a series of shows for London dance network Kiss. By John Plunkett (more)
Kiss shouts about breakfast
From Radio Today. Posted June 17 2008, 8.08am
Kiss 100 is celebrating its position as London’s third biggest commercial radio station by launching a major marketing campaign to support the Rickie and Melvin breakfast show.The campaign is part of a £1.5 million investment in Kiss by Bauer Radio over the summer months and includes 48 sheets, 6 sheets, bus sides and digital media on the London Underground. (more)
Male kiss adds sauce to Heinz mayo ad
From Media Guardian. Posted June 16 2008, 2.16pm
Heinz is set to challenge some viewer expectations with a light-hearted TV campaign that features two men sharing a kiss. By Mark Sweney (more)
Watch the Heinz Deli Mayo ad
From Media Guardian. Posted June 16 2008, 2.07pm
See a TV ad for Heinz Deli Mayo, which shows two men kissing. It is the ad agency AMV BBDO's first work for the brand (more)
Video: Watch the Heinz Deli Mayo ad
From Media Guardian. Posted June 16 2008, 2.07pm
See a TV ad for Heinz Deli Mayo, which shows two men kissing. It is the ad agency AMV BBDO's first work for the brand (more)
MySpace redesigns site with improved TV player - after testing on 'Tom' profile
From Media Guardian. Posted June 13 2008, 1.51pm
MySpace is to begin a major redesign with improvements including an enhanced TV player, an extensive search tool and a more advertiser-focused start page. By Jemima Kiss (more)
MySpace redesigns site with improved TV player and start page
From Media Guardian. Posted June 13 2008, 1.51pm
MySpace is to begin a major redesign with improvements including an enhanced TV player, an extensive search tool and a more advertiser-focused start page. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC Trust: Top digital job needs editorial clout
From Media Guardian. Posted June 12 2008, 3.47pm
The BBC is understood to be reviewing its list of candidates to replace Ashley Highfield as director of future media and technology, in a possible blow to leading contender Erik Huggers. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Online Journalism Scandinavia: How to kiss 713 000 teenagers and still make a profit
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 10 2008, 2.31pm
Norway's largest city is in cyberspace, and its 713 000 'citizens' are generating good revenues for the newspaper that owns it. Schibsted-owned VG.no is not only Norway's most read and most profitable news site, it also has a social network making a nice contribution to the news site's admirable financial results. A city of teenagers VG is currently [...] (more)
Online Journalism Scandinavia: How to kiss 713,000 teenagers and still make a profit
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 10 2008, 2.31pm
Norway's largest city is in cyberspace, and its 713 000 'citizens' are generating good revenues for the newspaper that owns it. Schibsted-owned VG.no is not only Norway's most read and most profitable news site, it also has a social network making a nice contribution to the news site's admirable financial results. A city of teenagers VG is currently [...] (more)
Daytime editor for Kiss 100
From Radio Today. Posted June 6 2008, 11.35am
Former Hit 40 UK executive producer Simon Long has been appointed daytime editor for London's Kiss 100. He will report into Andy Roberts, programming director at Kiss 100, and work within the programming team. (more)
Denis Murray steps down as BBC's Ireland correspondent
From Media Guardian. Posted June 5 2008, 1.06pm
The BBC's veteran Ireland correspondent, Denis Murray, is to retire from the corporation after 26 years. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC website signals greater interactivity
From Media Guardian. Posted June 4 2008, 2.25pm
The BBC is developing an extensive personalisation system on bbc.co.uk this year as part of a wider plan to improve interactivity. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Respect MP George Galloway in libel complaint over The Bill storyline
From Media Guardian. Posted May 30 2008, 2.57pm
Lawyers for Respect MP George Galloway have complained to TalkBack Thames over a storyline in The Bill that he claims was based on him. By Jemima Kiss (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)
iPlayer has busiest night as Apprentice clashes with Champions League final
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2008, 12.50pm
Last week's scheduling clash between the Champions League final and The Apprentice triggered the busiest night yet for the BBC's catch-up service iPlayer, according to PlusNet. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC iPlayer to roll out on Virgin Media cable next week
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2008, 11.05am
The BBC's broadband video catch-up service iPlayer will be available through Virgin Media's digital cable TV offering from Monday. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Even more viewers log on to BBC iPlayer
From Media Guardian. Posted May 20 2008, 12.54pm
Traffic to the BBC iPlayer service has continued to rise, with 21 million requests for streamed and downloaded shows during April. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Sport on TV: War and Peace: usual rules in the Broad Acres
From The Independent. Posted May 18 2008, 12.00am
There cannot have been many greater characters in British sport than Brian Clough. So much so that a mythology has engulfed his memory. There have now been at least seven biographies of the self-proclaimed "Ol' Big 'Ead", the latest, 'Provided You Don't Kiss Me' by Duncan Hamilton, winning the 2007 William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. (more)
iPlayer take-up slowing, says PlusNet
From Media Guardian. Posted May 16 2008, 2.31pm
One of the UK's leading broadband firms claims that take-up of the BBC's iPlayer broadband TV service has slowed after meteoric traffic growth. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC.com ads affect us all, warns Emily Bell
From Media Guardian. Posted May 15 2008, 2.09pm
The sanction of advertising on BBC.com is 'enormous state-funded intervention in the international news advertising market', the Guardian's director of digital content, Emily Bell, has warned. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Could Cole win kill kiss-and-tell?
From The Independent. Posted May 12 2008, 12.00am
At no point has Ashley Cole denied sleeping with an Essex hairdresser, who vomited on the way to his house, but nonetheless he says the reporting of this extra-marital affair by the Daily Mirror and The Sun has cruelly infringed his privacy, as well as damaging his standing with his wife, Cheryl. (more)
Rajars: Kiss overtakes Capital for the first time
From Media Guardian. Posted May 1 2008, 7.13am
The audience for GCap Media's flagship London station Capital 95.8 has fallen behind dance station Kiss for the first time. By John Plunkett (more)
Dawn Airey's path to Channel Five
From Media Guardian. Posted April 29 2008, 5.03pm
Dawn Airey's surprise move to Channel Five is the latest turn in a career that has included stints at broadcasters including ITV and Sky. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Channel 4 plans 'Jackass' sex education coverage
From Media Guardian. Posted April 29 2008, 2.05pm
Channel 4 is refreshing its sex education coverage for teenagers with a project that combines 'Jackass with Brainiac and the Gorillaz', it has revealed. By Jemima Kiss (more)
ITV abandons pay wall on new-look Friends Reunited site
From Media Guardian. Posted April 29 2008, 12.40pm
ITV today launched a revamped version of the Friends Reunited site, ditching its pay wall in favour of a free model. By Jemima Kiss (more)
ITN puts music news on YouTube channel
From Media Guardian. Posted April 14 2008, 12.33pm
ITN's multimedia production department is using YouTube to distribute its first music news offering, rolling out a dedicated channel on the video-sharing site. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Erik Huggers tipped to replace Ashley Highfield at BBC
From Media Guardian. Posted April 14 2008, 9.49am
Former Microsoft executive Erik Huggers is tipped to be the BBC's new director of future media and technology, replacing Ashley Highfield. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Ashley Highfield to leave BBC for Project Kangaroo
From Media Guardian. Posted April 14 2008, 8.38am
The BBC's most senior technology executive is leaving to launch the broadband TV service being developed as a joint venture between the corporation, ITV and Channel 4. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Ashley Cole says kiss-and-tell stories violated privacy
From Press Gazette. Posted April 11 2008, 12.00am
Footballer Ashley Cole has admitted scoring with a string of women while married to wife Cheryl Cole, but claims that tabloid stories about his flings breached his privacy. (more)
BBC hires Tim Henman as Wimbledon pundit
From Media Guardian. Posted April 10 2008, 11.47am
The BBC has signed Tim Henman to join its team of pundits for this year's Wimbledon tennis championships. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC and ISPs get on well, says corporation's director of future media and technology Ashley Highfield
From Media Guardian. Posted April 9 2008, 2.25pm
The BBC's director of future media and technology, Ashley Highfield, has insisted the corporation has a good relationship with the UK's internet service providers. By Jemima Kiss (more)
iPlayer to be available via Wii consoles as The Apprentice tops list
From Media Guardian. Posted April 9 2008, 1.12pm
The BBC has signed a deal with Nintendo as new figures show that The Apprentice is the most popular show on the iPlayer. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC and Guardian sites score total of seven Webby nominations
From Media Guardian. Posted April 8 2008, 5.47pm
The BBC and guardian.co.uk have both scored well in the nominations for the 2008 Webby Awards, where the best of the world's websites compete in the 'Oscars of the internet'. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Web firm to offer TV streaming to iPhone
From Media Guardian. Posted April 8 2008, 2.43pm
Two leading UK broadcasters are exploring a service that would allow live streaming of their programmes to Apple's iPhone. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Perez Hilton joins ITV website to write Gossip Girl column
From Media Guardian. Posted April 8 2008, 6.09am
Salacious US blogger Perez Hilton will be writing for ITV's website from this week after he was recruited to help promote new ITV2 show Gossip Girl. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Jemima Kiss interviews Daniel Heaf of BBC Worldwide
From Media Guardian. Posted April 1 2008, 6.20pm
Jemima Kiss talks to BBC Worldwide's Director of Digital Ventures (more)
SMG in stv.tv digital recruitment drive
From Media Guardian. Posted April 1 2008, 3.00pm
Scottish media company SMG is significantly expanding its digital media offering, recruiting a swathe of online editorial, technology and sales staff for its stv.tv site. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Annelies Van Den Belt leaves ITV.com for Russian firm Sup
From Media Guardian. Posted April 1 2008, 6.25am
Annelies Van Den Belt is leaving ITV.com after 15 months to run the Russian online publisher Sup. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC revamps news and sport sites with embedded video service
From Media Guardian. Posted March 26 2008, 5.02pm
The BBC is to roll out the next phase in the relaunch of its internet offering, giving its news and sport websites a new embedded video service. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Czech artists cleared over atomic TV stunt
From Media Guardian. Posted March 26 2008, 11.08am
Seven Czech artists who faked a nuclear explosion in a stunt broadcast live on national TV have been acquitted of criminal charges. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Kiss hires Richard Branson's son as its 'green ambassador'
From Media Guardian. Posted March 26 2008, 7.28am
Bauer Radio's dance music station Kiss has hired Sir Richard Branson's son Sam to be its 'green ambassador'. By John Plunkett (more)
China 'unblocks' BBC News site
From Media Guardian. Posted March 25 2008, 11.56am
Chinese authorities appear to have stopped blocking the English-language version of BBC News website. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC beats Kiss and Sunrise
From Radio Today. Posted March 10 2008, 7.06am
BBC Asian Network's Adil Ray has won the award for best radio show at the UK Asian Media Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall. (more)
Cable TV growth cheers Virgin Media
From Media Guardian. Posted February 28 2008, 11.59am
Virgin Media added 61,100 new cable TV customers in the last three months of 2007, the company said, claiming its best growth for seven years. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Brucie's birthday kisses
From Media Guardian. Posted February 22 2008, 1.16pm
Bruce Forsyth celebrated his 80th birthday in true showbiz style - with showgirls in sequins holding glasses of champagne, and a kiss on either cheek from Miss Puerto Rico and Miss England. By Tara Conlan (more)
BBC news bounces back at RTS journalism awards
From Media Guardian. Posted February 21 2008, 10.38am
BBC news won seven prizes at last night's Royal Television Society journalism awards, including presenter of the year for Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Google snaps at ITV1's heels for UK ad income crown
From Media Guardian. Posted February 19 2008, 4.26pm
Google may have to wait another year to overtake ITV1 as the UK's biggest single advertising income generator, despite UK revenues of $2.53bn (£1.3bn) for 2007. By Jemima Kiss and Mark Sweney (more)
Sony's Blu-Ray wins HD DVD battle
From Media Guardian. Posted February 19 2008, 10.40am
Sony's Blu-Ray has finally won the battle of the high definition DVD formats with Toshiba announcing it is to axe its rival HD DVD technology. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Knight Rider roars back with 13m
From Media Guardian. Posted February 19 2008, 10.19am
NBC's Knight Rider remake looks likely to earn a full series commission, after the show returned to US TV with almost 13 million viewers. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Paramount signs Xbox film download rental deal
From Media Guardian. Posted February 18 2008, 11.52am
The hit film Transformers will be available to rent via the games console Xbox 360 this week as Paramount signs a distribution deal. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Stephanie Flanders replaces Evan Davis at BBC news
From Media Guardian. Posted February 15 2008, 2.46pm
Newsnight's Stephanie Flanders is to replace Evan Davis as the BBC's economics editor, one of the corporation's most senior onscreen journalism roles. By Chris Tryhorn and Jemima Kiss (more)
Button returns to Kiss
From Radio Today. Posted February 15 2008, 12.32am
Former Capital 95.8 marketing manager Nick Button is heading back to the station he left 14 months ago before joining GCap Media for a year-long stint. (more)
ITV names digital productions director
From Media Guardian. Posted February 14 2008, 6.39am
ITV has appointed Patricia Wagstaff to the new post of director for digital productions. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Tiscali to premiere romcom online
From Media Guardian. Posted February 13 2008, 10.37am
The producer of new British romantic comedy January 2nd is hoping to reach a new audience by holding the first simultaneous online and digital TV premiere later this month. By Jemima Kiss (more)
CNBC Europe to screen 'luxury' shows
From Media Guardian. Posted February 13 2008, 7.07am
CNBC Europe is expanding into 'luxury lifestyle programming', and will offer Jay Leno's Tonight Show alongside yachting and high-end travel shows. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Radio Stations with a "KISS" for Valentine's Day
From radio.about.com. Posted February 13 2008, 12.00am
February 14 is Valentine's Day and if you're looking for a "KISS", we've got a list. There are many Radio stations across the country and around the world that refer... (more)
Striking writers to vote on deal
From Media Guardian. Posted February 11 2008, 1.33pm
More than 10,000 striking screenwriters will vote tomorrow on proposals for a three-year deal that would end the Hollywood writers' strike. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC appoints US tech reporter
From Media Guardian. Posted February 8 2008, 1.03pm
The BBC has appointed its first permanent technology reporter in San Francisco. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Thompson promises iPlayer for Mac
From Media Guardian. Posted February 7 2008, 5.59pm
The BBC will reveal a Mac-friendly version of its iPlayer broadband TV catch-up service by the end of the year, director general Mark Thompson has confirmed. By Jemima Kiss (more)
iPlayer driving online TV, report says
From Media Guardian. Posted February 6 2008, 10.50am
More than 1.5bn TV shows and specialist programmes will be downloaded or streamed in the UK this year, new research predicts. By Jemima Kiss (more)
TV and radio star Beadle dies
From Media Guardian. Posted January 30 2008, 7.06pm
TV presenter Jeremy Beadle has died after suffering from pneumonia, his agent has announced. By Jemima Kiss (more)
ITV to screen Jack the Ripper drama
From Media Guardian. Posted January 25 2008, 11.21am
ITV1 will add a touch of the macabre to its schedule this autumn with a gruesome modern-day Jack the Ripper drama starring Rupert Penry Jones. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Journalist deaths total 171 for the year
From Media Guardian. Posted December 31 2007, 3.50pm
The International Federation of Journalists has dubbed 2007 a year of 'unlimited human tragedy'. By Jemima Kiss (more)
North Pole charge warms BBC2
From Media Guardian. Posted December 31 2007, 1.17pm
A repeat of Top Gear's controversial polar expedition gave BBC2 a healthy ratings boost. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Viewers grab a last dance with Strictly
From Media Guardian. Posted December 31 2007, 12.40pm
BBC1's hour-long Strictly Come Dancing special drew 5.5 million viewers on Friday, reeling in 24.1% of the prime time audience. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC tech exec to join Media Trust
From Media Guardian. Posted December 19 2007, 2.21pm
One of the BBC's senior technology executives is to leave the corporation for a year to spearhead a digital media drive at the Media Trust charity. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Shameless show to debut on MySpace
From Media Guardian. Posted December 18 2007, 11.25am
Channel 4 is previewing the first episode of the new series of Shameless exclusively on MySpace this Christmas. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC relaunches its iPlayer service
From Media Guardian. Posted December 13 2007, 10.58am
The BBC has relaunched the iPlayer on-demand programming service and its new look website is about to go live. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Channel 4 education focuses on web
From Media Guardian. Posted December 11 2007, 1.36pm
Channel 4 has unveiled a slate of 'high risk' projects built around social networking sites that it says will tackle the crisis of motivation in education. By Jemima Kiss (more)
MySpace channel to break new music
From Media Guardian. Posted December 10 2007, 6.54am
MySpace is seeking to cement its reputation as the essential website for new bands by creating a music video channel called Earwig TV. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Lads' mag show pulls 1.2m viewers
From Media Guardian. Posted December 5 2007, 1.15pm
Channel 4's critique of Zoo and Nuts magazines drew an audience of 1.2 million. By Jemima Kiss (more)
A true kiss and tell? Sports writer's book on Clough scoops £20,000 prize
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 27 2007, 12.00am
Former Forest reporter's bid to tell all - Provided You Don't Kiss Me - wows the judges (more)
Current TV launches crowd-sourced video news and debate website
From Media Guardian. Posted November 19 2007, 12.27pm
Current TV is launching a web project to expand the viewer-generated channel into crowd-sourced video news and debate. By Jemima Kiss (more)
John Gisby named Channel 4 new media director
From Media Guardian. Posted November 16 2007, 2.55pm
Channel 4 has appointed John Gisby, former managing director of Yahoo in the UK and Ireland, as its first dedicated new media director. By Jemima Kiss and Mark Sweney (more)
ITV unveils made-for-mobile show featuring T4 presenters
From Media Guardian. Posted November 15 2007, 11.53am
ITV has announced its first made-for-mobile production, a celebrity interview show fronted by two former All Saints members and two T4 presenters. By Jemima Kiss (more)
ITV.com launches music section with download service
From Media Guardian. Posted November 14 2007, 3.12pm
ITV's website has launched a music section aimed at attracting more viewers to shows such as The X Factor and the station's one-off Kylie special. By Jemima Kiss (more)
BBC colleagues mourn Tricia Williamson
From Media Guardian. Posted November 13 2007, 11.43am
BBC news has paid tribute to Tricia Williamson, the director, producer and presenter who died in a car crash on Friday. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Bebo users to get free access to BBC shows
From Media Guardian. Posted November 13 2007, 9.44am
Bebo will offer free content from major broadcasters - including the BBC - and record labels when it launches a series of media channels today. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Bebo gives free access to TV and music
From Media Guardian. Posted November 13 2007, 9.44am
Bebo will offer free content from major broadcasters - including the BBC - and record labels when it launches a series of media channels today. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
How to get the measure of online video
From Media Guardian. Posted November 11 2007, 11.53pm
Online video brings a wealth of new opportunitiesfor news sites and broadcasters —but it also presents a new challenge whenit comes to audience measurement. Jemima Kiss reports (more)
British TV writers urged to support US strike
From Media Guardian. Posted November 9 2007, 1.01pm
The Writers Guild of Great Britain has asked its members not to supply material to US broadcasters. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
MI5 would lose war on terror if it continually responded to 24-hour news
From Media Guardian. Posted November 5 2007, 1.43pm
MI5 would lose the war on terror if it continually responded to the 24-hour news cycle, its director general has said. By Stephen Brook and Jemima Kiss (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)
Sky claims fastest broadband growth in UK
From Media Guardian. Posted October 29 2007, 12.09pm
BSkyB's broadband service has signed up its one millionth customer since it launched 14 months ago. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Will Galaxy or Kiss survive
From Radio Today. Posted October 26 2007, 4.58pm
Speculation is continuing about who will buy Emap - if anyone. A report in The Times suggets Global Radio are cash rich enough to buy the entire division, which would result in room for only one youth brand. But would it be Kiss or Galaxy which survives. (more)
Global tipped to buy Kiss stations from Emap in youth push
From Media Guardian. Posted October 26 2007, 2.14pm
Global Radio is likely to buy the Kiss radio stations from Emap and merge it with its own Galaxy brand, a leading media agency has predicted. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons. (more)
Comedy actress shares kisses with dog
From Digital Spy. Posted October 16 2007, 9.24am
Actress Georgia Mackenzie smears herself in cream cheese to persuade a dog to lick her in a new show. (more)
BBC digital chief Paul Cheesbrough joins Telegraph Media Group
From Media Guardian. Posted October 4 2007, 1.00am
4.30pm: The BBC is losing its 'crucial' controller of digital media, Paul Cheesbrough, to the Telegraph. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Kissing Cousins: DJ Bruce Morrow Re-Signs with SIRIUS Satellite Radio
From radio.about.com. Posted September 27 2007, 5.13am
From Stephen Bernard as published at news.yahoo.com: "Sirius Satellite Radio said Wednesday it re-signed legendary classic rock DJ Bruce Morrow, known on-air as 'Cousin Brucie,' to an exclusive multiyear deal.... (more)
TV ratings: September 23
From Media Guardian. Posted September 24 2007, 1.00am
TV overnights: BBC1's Michael Palin travel series lost more than a million viewers. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC cherry-picked web ad studies
From Media Guardian. Posted September 14 2007, 1.00am
BBC Worldwide sidelined research that found that US audiences would be turned off by ads on the BBC website. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Is Friends Reunited showing its age?
From Media Guardian. Posted September 13 2007, 1.00am
8am: ITV has vowed to make more money from the net, but can its Friends Reunited site catch up with its younger rivals? By Jemima Kiss. (more)
NUJ strike threat over ITV regional news cuts
From Media Guardian. Posted September 13 2007, 1.00am
5.30pm: Union members have threatened to strike in protest against proposed cuts to news services at ITV regional news centres. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Unions slam ITV regional cuts
From Media Guardian. Posted September 12 2007, 1.00am
Unions have reacted angrily to cuts planned for ITV regional news, saying they expect them to cause hundreds of job losses. By Leigh Holmwood and Jemima Kiss. (more)
UK lagging behind on internet TV
From Media Guardian. Posted August 29 2007, 1.00am
4.30pm: The UK has only one fully national internet TV service and a 'lackadaisical' approach to rollout, said a report issued today. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Tesco offers £10 digital TV set-top box
From Media Guardian. Posted August 29 2007, 1.00am
8am: Tesco has unveiled what it claims is the UK's cheapest digital TV set-top box, with a £10 model on sale from today. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Endemol buys stake in MoMedia
From Media Guardian. Posted August 21 2007, 1.00am
Endemol has bought a 25% stake in online and mobile content firm MoMedia. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC announces mobile deal
From Media Guardian. Posted August 20 2007, 1.00am
8am: BBC Worldwide has struck a mobile content deal to bring Alan Partridge and Doctor Who to O2 customers. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Kiss catches Capital 95.8
From Radio Today. Posted August 16 2007, 8.03am
Kiss has over taken GCap Media's flagship station in London in terms of market share for the first time. And the Emap station is just four thousand listeners behind the once mighty Capital. Magic 105.4 and Heart 106.2 both enjoy a 6.2 per cent share, giving them the number one and two spot in the capital. (more)
Channel 4 to oppose police demands
From Media Guardian. Posted August 16 2007, 1.00am
Representatives for Channel 4's Dispatches are to contest a police order demanding rushes from its Britain Under Attack programme. By Jemima Kiss (more)
ISPs warn that BBC's iPlayer could overload data networks
From Media Guardian. Posted August 13 2007, 1.00am
Concern is growing among internet service providers that the popularity of the BBC's web TV service iPlayer could overload the UK's data networks. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Police investigate second Dispatches film
From Media Guardian. Posted August 8 2007, 1.00am
3.30pm: A second edition of Channel 4's Dispatches is under police investigation. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC iPlayer take-up 120,000 in a week
From Media Guardian. Posted August 3 2007, 1.00am
5.15pm: More than 120,000 people have downloaded the BBC's new web TV tool the iPlayer since it launched one week ago. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Facebook loses more advertisers
From Media Guardian. Posted August 3 2007, 1.00am
Virgin Media is one of four more firms to withdraw their ads from Facebook. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
ITV sells ITFC share to Medici Group for £7.4m
From Media Guardian. Posted August 2 2007, 1.00am
ITV has sold its majority share in TV facilities firm ITFC to the Medici Group for £7.4m. By Jemima Kiss (more)
DJ Neev Takes Over Lunchtimes on Kiss 100
From Merry Media. Posted July 12 2007, 1.23pm
DJ Neev is taking on a new lunchtime show on London dance station Kiss 100 it has been announced. Neev, who has been at the station since 2004, has been presenting the early breakfast show.. (more)
Creative Kiss listeners wanted
From Radio Today. Posted July 12 2007, 11.58am
When you run out of marketing ideas, what do you do? Emap's answer is to let the listeners do it for them. Kiss listenerswill be asked to upload user generated content including images, music and videos to totalkiss.com to create a 30 second video themed around ‘What Kiss means to me’. (more)
Asian DJ gets prominent slot on Kiss 100
From Biz Asia. Posted July 11 2007, 8.59am
The popular voice of Kiss 100 DJ Neev has been given a prominent slot on London's 'hip and happening' urban station Kiss 100. She will be taking over the weekday 12-3pm slot.
The young, brassy and confident presenter has been part of the Kiss 100 family since 2004, not only presenting but also producing and not to mention being the voice of Kiss by doing most of the voiceovers for the commercial station.
Neev began her radio career at the tender age of 18 at her local radio station Reading 107FM, working across the station as the traffic & travel girl and quickly moving onto co-presenting and producing shows. Since then, she has gone from strength to strength, producing and presenting regularly on BBC Asian Network (for 4 years) and Star 106.6FM under the alias Tara K (for 3 years).
After a recent stint of presenting the daily 3-6am slot on Kiss which she describes as her 'dream station' and impressing listeners and superiors alike, Neev is delighted to be the new daily host of the lunchtime slot from 12-3pm daily on Kiss 100FM. Andy Roberts, Group Programme Director at Kiss, said " Neev has done great work on building Kiss's early morning audience over the last few months and now I feel its time for her to step up and host Kiss London's new lunchtime show."
Still only 25, her aspirations of having a daily radio show have arrived and her dreams are now a reality. Neev said:"I couldn't be happier with my move to daytime...I grew up listening to Kiss and it truly is a privileged to be part of the station... I think lunchtimes will be awesome".
Music producer Rishi Rich was also a part of Kiss 100, he fronted his own music show with pals Juggy D and Jay Sean on Friday nights. (more)
'BBC Jam software cost millions'
From Media Guardian. Posted July 10 2007, 1.00am
8am: Millions of pounds worth of technology developed for the BBC's now defunct BBC Jam could be ditched. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Forty kidnapped in 2007
From Media Guardian. Posted July 9 2007, 1.00am
8am: BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston is one of 40 journalists to be kidnapped around the world this year. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
ITV launches download-to-own film service
From Media Guardian. Posted July 2 2007, 1.00am
2.15pm: ITV is to extend its online content offering with the launch of a download-to-own film service. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
CNN drops paid-for video service from website
From Media Guardian. Posted June 28 2007, 1.00am
1.30pm: CNN.com is to drop its paid-access live video service as part of a major overhaul of its international website. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
News on Kiss ‘overlooked’
From Radio Today. Posted June 25 2007, 5.13pm
Ofcom has agreed a Format change for Kiss 100, allowing the station to officially drop peaktime ‘on the hour’ news. The Format change request comes years after the station stopped the peak bulletins, due to what was believed to be a ‘genuine oversight’ at the Emap station. (more)
Rupert Murdoch to sell nine Fox TV stations
From Media Guardian. Posted June 14 2007, 1.00am
News Corporation is selling nine of its 35 US Fox TV stations. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
7digital revamps download service
From Media Guardian. Posted June 12 2007, 1.00am
London-based tech firm 7digital is to offer expanded TV and film content as well as EMI's entire digital catalogue. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Babelgum unveils web TV link-ups
From Media Guardian. Posted June 11 2007, 1.00am
2pm: Babelgum has signed content deals with partners including Reuters, ITN and BBC Motion Gallery. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC Sport hooks up with social net site iSporty
From Media Guardian. Posted June 5 2007, 1.00am
4pm: The BBC is partnering with London start-up iSporty to introduce social networking to BBC Sport's cycling website. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Jemima Kiss on CBS's buyout of Last.fm
From Media Guardian. Posted June 4 2007, 1.00am
After last week's CBS buyout, Last.fm's founders are the first British web 2.0 millionaires. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC's Salford move confirmed at last
From Media Guardian. Posted May 31 2007, 1.00am
3pm: The move of five BBC programming departments and 1,500 staff to Salford was finally confirmed today. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Trust delays BBC.com decision
From Media Guardian. Posted May 25 2007, 1.00am
2.45pm: The BBC Trust chairman has asked for more time to consider plans to introduce advertising on a global version of the BBC website. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Text quiz code of practice planned
From Media Guardian. Posted May 22 2007, 1.00am
1pm: A code of practice is being drawn up in the hope of restoring confidence in TV text quizzes. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Thompson seeks 5% annual cuts to BBC budget
From Media Guardian. Posted May 21 2007, 1.00am
8am: Mark Thompson is to propose to the BBC Trust next month annual savings of around 5% a year up to 2013. By Tara Conlan and Jemima Kiss. (more)
North One highlights digital divide with rebrand
From Media Guardian. Posted May 15 2007, 1.00am
8am: TV production and distribution firm North One is rebranding its digital arm as N.One. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC still innovative, says Ashley Highfield
From Media Guardian. Posted May 15 2007, 1.00am
3.45pm: Ashley Highfield has defended innovation at the BBC, while admitting that the trust can cause delays. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Joost wins $45m extra funding
From Media Guardian. Posted May 10 2007, 1.00am
10.45am: Web TV service Joost has secured $45m in funding from venture capital firms, CBS and Viacom. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Nearly half Europe's broadband users watch web TV
From Media Guardian. Posted May 3 2007, 1.00am
8am: Nearly half of Europe's broadband users watch web TV but UK take-up lagging behind, says research. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Joost unveils full web TV service
From Media Guardian. Posted May 1 2007, 1.00am
3.30pm: Joost has rolled out its full internet TV service, featuring 150 channels. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC Trust approves iPlayer
From Media Guardian. Posted April 30 2007, 1.00am
12.15pm: The BBC Trust has given final approval for the corporation's iPlayer catch-up TV service. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Oasis juice drink gets first TV ad for six years
From Media Guardian. Posted April 30 2007, 1.00am
8am: Oasis juice drink is getting its first TV plug for six years tomorrow. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
ITN reveals multimedia expansion plans
From Media Guardian. Posted April 27 2007, 1.00am
4.15pm: ITN is aiming to boost its archive and mobile content business. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
ITV Local links up with government project Mediabox
From Media Guardian. Posted April 26 2007, 1.00am
1.45pm: ITV's regional web TV service ITV Local is to partner with Mediabox to expand its 'grassroots' user content. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
TV download site Tioti ready to go
From Media Guardian. Posted April 24 2007, 1.00am
8am: TV indexing site Tape It Off the Internet, or Tioti, is finally set for a full launch. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC Trust to decide on BBC.com ads
From Media Guardian. Posted April 24 2007, 1.00am
10.30am:The BBC Trust is expected to decide on proposals to put ads on BBC.com at a meeting next month. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Ken Livingstone urges Alan Johnston's release
From Media Guardian. Posted April 24 2007, 1.00am
Ken Livingstone has told an Arab TV station that the kidnap of Alan Johnston was a 'catastrophic miscalculation'. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Kiss on a stick!
From Radio Today. Posted April 19 2007, 8.01pm
Emap's Kiss are to be the first UK company to release an album on a USB memory stick. "Kiss Does... Rave" will be out to buy on CD later this month, and also on limited edition 1GB USB stick with special packaging. The album's available to pre-order from today. (more)
BBC to make iPlayer download service Mac-friendly
From Media Guardian. Posted April 18 2007, 1.00am
4.30pm, MipTV: The BBC is working with Apple to ensure its iPlayer video download service is compatible with Macs. By Jemima Kiss in Cannes. (more)
BBC Trust may rule on YouTube partnership
From Media Guardian. Posted April 11 2007, 1.00am
The BBC may need approval from the BBC Trust if it is to extend its partnership with YouTube. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Dozen face redundancy at BBC schools
From Media Guardian. Posted April 3 2007, 1.00am
3.45pm: Upheaval at BBC schools programming has left 12 TV production staff facing redundancy. By Tara Conlan and Jemima Kiss. (more)
Independent producers face BBC Jam fallout
From Media Guardian. Posted April 3 2007, 1.00am
10.45am: Independent producers supplying content to axed online service BBC Jam face an uncertain 12 months. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
KidsCo to roll out this autumn
From Media Guardian. Posted April 3 2007, 1.00am
10.15am: A new international children's TV channel is being launched later this year. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Toni Phillips swaps Kiss for Capital
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted March 30 2007, 10.23pm
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BBC News away day to discuss money-saving
From Media Guardian. Posted March 29 2007, 1.00am
11.30am: BBC News staff are meeting in central London today to discuss how they can make more savings, following the licence fee settlement. By Tara Conlan and Jemima Kiss. (more)
BT Vision to boost on-demand content
From Media Guardian. Posted March 22 2007, 12.00am
Changing Media Summit: BT aims to increase the programming on its on-demand service to 5,000 hours by the end of the year. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Channel 4 launches mobile blog site on public art
From Media Guardian. Posted March 21 2007, 12.00am
Channel 4 is launching a mobile blogging website about public art ahead of TV series Big Art Project. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC Jam closure angers new media producers
From Media Guardian. Posted March 15 2007, 12.00am
11.30am: The UK's new media producers have reacted furiously to the suspension of BBC Jam. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Channel 4's Popworld revamps website
From Media Guardian. Posted March 12 2007, 12.00am
8am: Channel 4's Popworld is chasing young music fans with a MySpace-style overhaul of its website. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Halfords cleared of complaints about sat nav ad
From Media Guardian. Posted March 7 2007, 12.00am
8am: Halfords has been cleared of complaints about a TV ad for discounted sat nav equipment. By Jemima Kiss (more)
Phone-line body backs 'Fairplay Kitemark' plan
From Media Guardian. Posted March 7 2007, 12.00am
Premium-rate interactive TV services should use kitemark system, the Network for Online Commerce has said. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Virgin hit with strike threat
From Media Guardian. Posted March 2 2007, 12.00am
4.15pm update: Virgin Media is facing a possible strike by installation engineers. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
ASA to investigate gum ads over racism
From Media Guardian. Posted March 1 2007, 12.00am
5pm: The Advertising Standards Authority is to investigate the Trident chewing gum TV ad after complaints that it is racist. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Kiss make mess of mash
From Radio Today. Posted February 27 2007, 5.18pm
Emap-owned Kiss are having to apologise to radio listeners and refund some of them the cost of entering their £10k "Mash for Cash" competition after a mix up by a producer at the station. (more)
BBC staff in protest over nursery closures
From Media Guardian. Posted February 27 2007, 12.00am
1.30pm: Staff in Caversham and Elstree are holding a day of action over proposals to close all the corporation's in-house nurseries. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Virgin Media talks with Sky break down
From Media Guardian. Posted February 23 2007, 12.00am
7.30am update: Sky has told Virgin Media that it will pull its major channels from the network at the end of this month. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC web ad deferral welcomed
From Media Guardian. Posted February 23 2007, 12.00am
2.45pm: The BBC Trust's decision to defer the commercial proposals for BBC.com has been welcomed. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC internet ads decision deferred
From Media Guardian. Posted February 21 2007, 12.00am
6.30pm: The BBC Trust is set to indicate whether its international website will be allowed to run adverts. By Tara Conlan and Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC answers ANC 'racism' claim
From Media Guardian. Posted February 21 2007, 12.00am
11.30am: The BBC has written to the African National Congress challenging its allegations of racism. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
BBC staff make final plea against web ads
From Media Guardian. Posted February 21 2007, 12.00am
8am: Staff campaigning against adverts on BBC.com have made a final call for the scheme to be abandoned. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
ANC attacks BBC for 'racism'
From Media Guardian. Posted February 20 2007, 12.00am
South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, has accused the BBC of being racist. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Virgin Media sports package to undercut Sky
From Media Guardian. Posted February 15 2007, 12.00am
4.15pm update: Virgin Media is stepping up its campaign against Sky by undercutting its rival for the price of its sports channels. By Jemina Kiss. (more)
BSkyB considers formal complaint over Virgin Media's cheaper sports claim
From Media Guardian. Posted February 15 2007, 12.00am
6.45pm: Sky is considering a formal complaint against Virgin Media's latest ad campaign. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Trust to rule on BBC web ads
From Media Guardian. Posted February 14 2007, 12.00am
10.30am: The BBC Trust is expected to make a decision next week over proposals to put ads on its international website. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
'Bigg Boss' winner Rahul Roy to make movie
From Biz Asia. Posted February 13 2007, 9.21am
On the back of Sony Entertainment Television Asia's reality show 'Bigg Boss', actor Rahul Roy is now turning film producer.
Rahul, whose first movie 'Aashiqui' proved a huge musical blockbuster also triumphed in the desi version of 'Big Brother', which came to an end last month.
Rahul will produce the film titled 'Cocaine', which will star his ex-housemate from 'Bigg Boss' -Ravi Kissen. Ravi will play the lead role in the movie.
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For Valentine's Day: Radio Listening with a "Kiss"
From radio.about.com. Posted February 7 2007, 5.12am
This Valentine's Day if you're looking for a "kiss", we've got a list. There are many Radio stations across the country and around the world that refer to themselves as... (more)
Kiss goes up, Magic remains 2nd
From Radio Today. Posted February 1 2007, 7.21am
Emap are celebrating today as listening figures reveal their highest ever number of listeners across the group. Kiss 100 gains 121,000 new listeners and Magic 105.4 has remained the number two commercial radio station in London with a 5.5 per cent share. (more)
Rajars Kiss narrows gap with Capital Radio
From Media Guardian. Posted February 1 2007, 12.00am
Rajars: Emap's Kiss is now challenging Capital for third place in the key London market. By John Plunkett. (more)
BBC in talks on Google link-up
From Media Guardian. Posted January 22 2007, 12.00am
8am: The BBC is in talks with Google to make programming available via the search giant's video-sharing site. By Mark Sweney and Jemima Kiss (more)
Dervla Kirwan in New BBC One Drama
From Merry Media. Posted January 19 2007, 2.38pm
Dervla Kirwan and Lorraine Ashbourne star in Debbie Horsfield's sparky, raw and disturbing new six-part drama serial True Dare Kiss, an unfolding saga of intrigue, passion, revenge and redemption coming to BBC One this Spring.. (more)
Kiss network goes interactive
From Radio Today. Posted January 16 2007, 5.29pm
Emap's Kiss radio stations are letting their listeners pick an entire hour's playlist every day. A new network show - Kiss What's Next - is launching on weekdays on the group's three FM dance stations in London, Bristol and East Anglia. Listeners can vote for tracks online, on-air and via text message. (more)
YouTube mulls TV channel proposition
From Media Guardian. Posted January 12 2007, 12.00am
10.30am: YouTube is considering creating a TV channel featuring users videos. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Huffington Post hires BBC's Elinor Shields
From Media Guardian. Posted January 11 2007, 12.00am
12pm: US political blog the Huffington Post has recruited a BBC journalist as managing editor. By Jemima Kiss. (more)
Parkinson replaces Griffin as managing director of Kiss
From Brand Republic. Posted December 20 2006, 9.12am
LONDON - Steve Parkinson has been appointed as interim managing director of Emap's Kiss radio network. (more)