Those old enough to remember this ratings-buster of a programme the first time round may be interested to know how the new series, which premiered on Channel 5 on the 5th September, has performed on its return. In its heyday, Dallas achieved some of the highest ratings in TV history, with the shooting of JR [Read More]
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Dallas Returns… to Channel 5!
A visit to the Brighton SEO Conference
Brighton’s bi-annual SEO conference took place at the city’s prestigious dome this month and five of MEC Manchester’s digital team were in attendance to meet and learn from some of the best in the business. Guest speakers included Dave Trott, Executive Creative Director at CSTTG and Richard Baxter, founder of SEO Gadget, with around 1,500 [Read More]
BlowUp Media launches giant poster site in Manchester
Outdoor media company BlowUp Media has unveiled a giant poster site in Manchester city centre, using a campaign from cider brand Bulmers. The new 200-square-metre banner is situated on Deansgate and BlowUp claims the site will provide 900,000 impacts per fortnight. The giant poster activity is supported by a broader outdoor, digital and press push [Read More]
News International unveils ‘groundbreaking’ print to digital ad conversion
News International chief executive Tom Mockridge has revealed that The Times, Sunday Times and Sun newspapers are preparing to implement a “groundbreaking” new ad conversion system. It is claimed that the new process will “break down traditional barriers between print and digital”, by automatically translating print creative to a digital format, allowing print advertisers access [Read More]
Local TV: Ofcom awards first licences
Ofcom has awarded the first licences to run local TV services to bidders in Brighton and Grimsby. Sussex-based Latest TV and Lincolnshire Living in Grimsby will be broadcast on Freeview and have been awarded 12-year licences. Lincolnshire Living is an extension of the Grimsby-based Channel 7 local TV service which has been broadcasting on Virgin [Read More]
The XX: Visualising viral activity
Whether you love or hate their music, you have to admit The XX are pretty experimental and forward-thinking - and their latest online creation in partnership with Microsoft proves it. Capturing the idea of a modern day online chain letter, as of the 6th of September only one unnamed fan in the South of [Read More]
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