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Bauer axes Q TV after nearly 12 years to make way for Heat TV

Daniel Farey-Jones — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:20:00 GMT

Bauer Media is set to pull the plug on Q TV after nearly 12 years to make way for the launch of celebrity-led stablemate Heat TV.

News Corp profits rise 37% despite $63m hacking scandal charge

Maisie McCabe — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:30:00 GMT

News Corporation has reported income before taxes of $1.28bn (£793.4m), a year-on-year increase of 37%, despite an ad revenue decline at its British newspapers, the absence of the News of the World and $63m (£39m) in costs relating to the hacking scandal.

GMG Radio closes Channel M after 12 years

Maisie McCabe — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:18:00 GMT

GMG Radio closed its Manchester-based local TV station Channel M yesterday (16 April), blaming the Government's plans for local TV for failing to provide a structure that would have enabled it to provide a "commercially viable" service.

NEWSPAPER ABCs: Sunday's Sun loses a quarter of launch circulation

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:01:00 GMT

The Sun's Sunday edition has lost a quarter of its sales since launch, according to figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) today, with the tabloid newspaper averaging a circulation of 2.43 million in March.

AA reports UK ad spend lifted 2.7% in 2011

Arif Durrani — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:52:00 GMT

Despite the sluggish UK economy, advertisers increased their media spend by 2.7% in 2011 to total £16.1 billion, according to an Advertising Association report published today.

James Murdoch to stand down from BSkyB

Maisie McCabe — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:58:00 GMT

James Murdoch is set to stand down from his position as chairman of BSkyB following a year in which he failed to fully acquire the broadcaster for News Corporation amid revelations of phone hacking at one of its newspapers.

MPs to propose using 'advertiser power' to control the press

Arif Durrani — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:04:00 GMT

Newspaper publishers should be given one "last chance" to avoid statutory regulation with a newly-bolstered Press Complaints Commission (PCC) that works in partnership with the UK's biggest advertisers, according to the chairman of the backbench Select Committee, MP John Whittingdale.

Trinity Mirror to launch paid-for newspaper e-editions

John Reynolds — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:27:00 GMT

Trinity Mirror has reported a 40% fall in pre-tax profits to £74m after being hit by a £22m rise in printing costs and has announced the launch a raft of paid-for digital newspaper e-editions and mobile devices.

Sunday's Sun boosts national newspaper sales by 1.5m copies

Arif Durrani — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Rupert Murdoch's launch of a Sunday edition of The Sun has lifted national newspaper sales by more than 1.5 million copies, according to unofficial figures from publishers.

James Murdoch steps down from News International to focus on TV

Maisie McCabe — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:21:00 GMT

James Murdoch, deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation, has resigned from as executive chairman role of the group's UK newspaper arm News International today (29 February).