The Daily Sport has appointed Pam McVitie as the first female editor of the newspaper, replacing Dave Beevers, who left the company in February.McVitie, previously deputy editor, will take up her new role immediately, working to re-establish the paper as a tabloid title.McVitie, who has been working for the company for the past 10 years,… Continue reading Daily Sport Appoints Female Editor

ITV’s coverage of the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal and FC Porto attracted over 4.2 million peak viewers last night.The game, which saw Arsenal win 4-0, pulled in an average 3.4 million viewers and a 15% audience share between 7.30pm and 10pm.However, it failed to win over the peak audience, with the exception of… Continue reading ITV1’s Football Kicks Off With 4 Million Viewers

In Style magazine is set to unveil its redesign with the November edition, with a new-look front cover and a number of new features.Following several months of research, IPC has revamped the fashion title with greater celebrity focus and more fashion news.Rachel Bilson will star on the front cover of the launch magazine, which is… Continue reading New Look For In Style Magazine

BSkyB is hopeful of a deal that will see its five basic-tier channels return to Virgin Media from the start of next year.In March 2007, Sky One, Sky Sports News, Sky News, Sky Arts and Sky Real Lives were taken off Virgin Media’s cable service, following a dispute over costs.The row over how much Virgin… Continue reading BSkyB Set To Strike New Deal With Virgin Media

Phorm is set to launch its second BT trial today, offering the service to BT customers for a number of weeks before trials roll out with other companies.The launch comes just weeks after the government confirmed it believes that Phorm is “legal” in a case presented to the European Union, following questions over the online… Continue reading Phorm Rolls Out Next BT Trial

Ofcom has released its review of the UK pay-TV market today, which says BSkyB has “market power” over Hollywood films and Premier League Football.The regulator has launched a consultation, running to December 9, which could rule that Sky has to make its football and film content available to rival pay TV operators at more competitive… Continue reading Ofcom’s Ruling May Force Sky To Sell Football And Films At Reduced Rates

Mark Wood, chief executive of ITN, is set to leave the news broadcaster next year to “pursue opportunities outside the company”.Wood, who took up the role as chief executive of ITN in June 2003 having been chairman of the company since July 1998, will remain is his role for an undisclosed period of time, according… Continue reading ITN Boss Set To Leave

Freesat, the free-to-air digital satellite TV service from the BBC and ITV, has sold 100,000 set-top boxes during its first five months.Free HD services has reportedly enabled Freesat to achieve high sales since its launch on May 6 (see Freesat Launches Today).Emma Scott, managing director of Freesat, said she was delighted with the uptake in… Continue reading Freesat Sales Soar

The People‘s senior reporter, James Millbank, is set to leave Trinity Mirror to take up a similar role at the Mail on Sunday from January.Millbank started working for the People as news editor in 2006, after 10 years at the News of the World.Talking about his new position, Millbank said: “It has not been fully… Continue reading James Millbank Quits The People For The Mail On Sunday

BSkyB has failed in its attempt to overturn the Competition Commission’s original ruling that Sky must sell its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV.The Competition Appeal Tribunal, lead by John Hutton, rejected Sky’s appeal outright, forcing the company to reduce its stake in the UK biggest’s commercial broadcaster to below 7.5%.The Tribunal’s ruling is expected to… Continue reading Sky Forced To Reduce Stake In ITV