Telewest has expended the range of its fledgling on-demand service, Teleport, to offer customers access to complete TV series at the touch of a button.The service bolsters the company’s existing on-demand programme portfolio, extending it from around 60 hours of content to over 300 hours, comprising shows from the National Geographic channel, Discovery, LIVINGtv, Bravo… Continue reading Telewest Boosts On Demand Content Fivefold

The Sun has launched online video reports to accompany its web-based news coverage, with the brand extension already providing an increase in hits to the newspaper’s existing website.A source close to the paper’s online operations confirmed that the inclusion of the video reports, which are updated four times a day, have resulted in a rise… Continue reading Sun Spins Off Video Reports To Boost Site Visits

With mobile phone networks teetering on the verge of collapse, and the absence of an official information line for several hours, yesterday’s terror attacks saw concerned internet users flock to news websites in search of the latest information.Statistics from internet measurement firm, Hitwise, reveal a 46% increase in visits to online news services, with the… Continue reading Terror Attacks Spark Visitor Surge To News Sites

Chris Evans has signed up to present a Saturday afternoon show on BBC Radio 2, inking his contract on stage at the Edinburgh Radio Festival, in a move which will see him return to radio after a six year absence.Evans’ new contract spans seven-months, signed during an interview with broadcaster and journalist, Matthew Bannister. Commenting… Continue reading Evans Signs With Radio 2 For Return To Radio

Daily Newspaper MarketDeclining readership continued to affect the majority of Britain’s daily national newspapers throughout April, with just a handful avoiding negative growth year on year. As a whole the daily newspaper market lost 2.9% of readers year on year.Quality Daily TitlesThe Times put in a good performance, as did the Guardian, increasing readers by… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: April 2005

Virgin Radio has enhanced its online radio offering, boosting its radio player and providing direct links for the purchase of mp3 music files, ringtones, CDs and concert tickets at the touch of a button.Virgin claims the revamped player is the “world’s most advanced,” giving access to the broadcaster’s three stations, as well as showing detailed… Continue reading Virgin Launches Advanced Internet Radio Player

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and Outdoor Advertising Association (OAA) have joined together to market their respective media, claiming that a combination of the two generates a higher level of frequency, delivering multiple executions to consumers operating in different mindsets.The trade bodies’ claims are backed by new research, Using Radio with Outdoor, which shows a… Continue reading RAB Joins OAA To Prove Cross Media Benefits

ITV has seen its share price climb by around 8% on speculation that US media heavyweight Time Warner is preparing to make a bid for control of the company.The takeover speculation, which has surrounded ITV since the merger of Carlton and Granada last year, fuelled an increase of 10p per share in early trading, marking… Continue reading ITV Bid Speculation Pushes Share Price Skyward

There was no end in sight for the continuing decline in viewing share for the nation’s terrestrial television broadcasters during May, as negative growth across the board reflected the increasing uptake of multi-channel digital television.All ViewingChannel 4 saw the largest dip in share, shedding just over 1% points to 9.1% year on year, although the… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – May 2005

Cable giants NTL and Telewest look set to announce their long-awaited merger this month, with reports over the weekend predicting that the two companies would begin formal steps towards consolidation before the end of July.The Independent on Sunday claims the tie-up will have begun to take shape within weeks, with a source close to the… Continue reading Cable Giants Set To Announce Merger This Month