Project Kangaroo has unveiled plans to launch a service supported by an ad-funded model, offering free content to viewers.BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV have updated their submission to the Competition Commission this week, stating that each partner will be responsible for selling advertising around their own content on the website.This is set to include… Continue reading Kangaroo Unveils Plans For Ad-Funded Model

Dennis Publishing has announced its digital magazine ABCe results, with new launches iGIZMO and iMOTOR both hitting over 100,000 readers per issue.Monkey, iGIZMO and iMOTOR all proved popular, with the three digital magazines attracting more than 1.4 million readers a month.iGIZMO, Dennis’ consumer technology fortnightly, attracted 101,785 average readers per issue, with an average reading… Continue reading Dennis Reveals Digital Mags Debut ABCes

WPP has reported a 3% year on year revenue increase in the third quarter to £1.72 billion, with the communications group admitting that the financial crisis has hit its UK and US businesses.The group said today that “like-for-like growth across the [third] quarter was similar in all three months, although below original expectations”.WPP also said… Continue reading WPP Reveals Low Q3 Results

X Factor judge Simon Cowell claims he would be interested in buying the rights to the BBC’s Top of the Pops Christmas Special and airing it on ITV.Speaking at the National Television Awards last night, Cowell said he “would rather it came to us than just sit in the dustbin”.His comments came just days after… Continue reading Cowell Keen To Take TOTP To ITV

Maurice Levy, Publicis’ chairman, says the UK ad market will not recover from the financial crisis until 2010.In response to questions about Publicis’ UK business, Levy said that there may be early signs of a recovery at the end of next year but the UK would not show real growth until 2010.“The financial sector is… Continue reading Publicis Chairman: UK Ad Market Will Not Recover Until 2010

Ulster Television, the Belfast-based media group, is set to sell its Edinburgh radio station talk107.UTV said it wants to sell off the station to focus on its national station talkSPORT and its music radio services, according to reports.Scott Taunton, UTV Radio GB’s chief executive, said: “The sale of talk107 makes both strategic and commercial sense… Continue reading UTV Set To Sell Talk107 Radio Station

WPP and Google have joined forces to launch a new research programme into how online media influences consumer behaviour, attitudes and decision making.The communications group, led by Sir Martin Sorrell, and the internet search giant will contribute around $4.6 million into the scheme over the next three years, according to reports.A number of senior executives,… Continue reading WPP And Google Set Up Media Research Awards Programme

Advertising companies in the west should be looking at Asian and Latin American markets to survive the current economic crisis, according to Sir Martin Sorrell.The WPP chief executive says China and India are continuing to grow, while companies in the west are struggling, especially in the US and western Europe.Writing a blog on MediaGuardian.co.uk, Sorrell… Continue reading Sir Martin Sorrell: Ad Industry Should Look At Asia To Survive

E4’s new horror series, Dead Set, attracted over 1.3 million peak viewers to the satellite channel last night, more than double the amount compared with the same time slot last week.The Dawn of the Dead style zombie series – on every night this week – is set in the Big Brother house. It pulled in… Continue reading E4’s New Horror Series Is A Dead Set

Universal Pictures has joined forces with the pay TV operator, Top Up TV, to launch a subscription based on-demand TV service in the UK.TVBox is the first extension of NBC Universal’s PictureBox, a subscription-on-demand service for feature films.The service, which will be a part of Top Up TV’s Anytime services, is set to offer programmes… Continue reading Universal Teams Up With Top Up TV To Launch New TVBox