BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 are planning to test launch their joint broadband TV venture Project Kangaroo in January, ahead of the Competition Commission’s ruling.Kangaroo’s backers are determined to go ahead with the project’s technical development, despite its launch being subject to the Competition Commission’s approval.It is understood that the project will go into… Continue reading Kangaroo is set to test launch in January

UKTV History confirmed it will be re-branded Yesterday from early next year, with a new emphasis on modern events.A re-launch of UKTV’s factual channel group, which also includes UKTV People and UKTV Documentary, has been planned since August.UKTV People and UKTV Documentary will turn into Blighty and Eden under the new re-brand, according to reports.Yesterday… Continue reading UKTV History is to be re-branded Yesterday

ITV has signed a new VoD deal with BT, the first of its kind for the broadcaster, to supply a range of programmes to BT’s digital TV service.BT Vision customers will have access to key episodes of ITV’s shows, including Coronation Street, Emmerdale and The X Factor, from next month.BT’s VoD customers will also be… Continue reading ITV signs VoD deal with BT Vision

Johnston Press is the latest regional media owner to release data on the new ABCe six-month certificate.The independent online data is set to cover Johnston’s network of local media branded sites and part of the Yorkshire network, including yorkshirepost.co.uk, portsmouth.co.uk and sunderland.co.uk.Chris Pennock, group sales and marketing directer at Johnston, said: “ABCe audited data provides… Continue reading Johnston Press is set to release six-month ABCe data

Clear Channel Outdoor has reported a 0.5% year on year global revenue decline for the third quarter this year.Net income for the company as a whole dropped 83% year on year as a result of higher costs and varying currency exchange rates – with these taken into account, Clear Channel’s global revenue was down by… Continue reading Clear Channel reports Q3 revenue decline

Newsline attended IAB’s Engage conference in London yesterday.Key speakers included Yahoo! boss Jerry Yang and the culture secretary Andy Burnham.Reports to follow throughout the day …

Trinity Mirror has reported a 20.1% drop in its group ad revenues since the end of June, with property ad income falling by almost 50%.The newspaper group’s property ad revenue fell by 46.4% year on year, while recruitment ad income dropped 27% in the 17 week period from the end of June to October 26,… Continue reading Trinity Mirror ad revenue slumps

Richard Woolfe is set to leave his role as Sky1 controller to join Channel Five in a newly created senior programming position.Five’s new chief executive, Dawn Airey, persuaded Woolfe to join her team as channel controller, in charge of commissioning, scheduling and strategy.Airey’s other recent hire, Jeff Ford, has been appointed as managing director of… Continue reading Richard Woolfe joins Five

Princess Productions has been awarded the multimillion pound contract for Channel 4’s youth strand T4.The company, which makes Channel 4’s Sunday Night Live and Five’s The Wright Stuff, managed to fight off competition from Done & Dusted and Eyeworks UK in the final round of the tender process.Eyeworks UK, formely known as At It, has… Continue reading T4 contract is awarded to Princess

Johnston Press has today reported its total advertising revenues are down by 15.5% on the same period last year.Over the past four months, the company has revealed year on year declines in property ads of around 48.4%, employment ads by 32.1%, motors by 24.3% and display ads by 12.1%.Johnston Press confirmed its ad revenue loss… Continue reading Johnston Press suffers 15.5% advertising decline