The largest stateside national audience measurement panel ever is to be developed, meaning information can be gathered on total viewing, including live and time-shifted (DVR) viewing of programs and commercials at a second by second interval.DIRECTV Inc. the US’ leading satellite television service provider with more than 16.6 million customers, and TNS Media Research, a… Continue reading Audience Measurement Panel To Provide Important Insights Into Multiplatform Viewing

The Six Nations rugby tournaent, which starts tomorrow, will be the first major sporting event to be shown on BBC iPlayer since its marketing-supported launch in December 2007.The BBC iPlayer is the BBC’s online on-demand service that allows viewers to catch up with the past week’s programmes.Every single match in the championship will be available… Continue reading BBC iPlayer To Show First Major Sporting Event

Future has announced a new partnership with Sky Movies to launch the UK’s first national movie preview event for film fans.Future’s Total Film will partner with Sky Movies to present the inaugural ‘Total Film and Sky Movies Red Carpet Preview’.The Total Film and Sky Movies Red Carpet Preview takes place on Wednesday March 19 at… Continue reading Future And Sky Movies Team Up For Movie Previews

Microsoft has launched a $44.6 billion takeover bid to buy Yahoo!, saying that it is confident of delivering up to $1 billion in cost savings under the terms of the proposed deal.According to a report on TimesOnline, Goldman Sachs is advising Microsoft on the deal.If it were to go through, the deal would be one… Continue reading Microsoft Offers To Buy Yahoo! For $44.6bn

Microsoft has launched a $44.6 billion takeover bid to buy Yahoo!, saying that it is confident of delivering up to $1 billion in cost savings under the terms of the proposed deal. According to a report on TimesOnline, Goldman Sachs is advising Microsoft on the deal. If it were to go through, the deal would… Continue reading Microsoft Bids $44.6bn For Yahoo!

Google has reported 13% growth in fourth quarter profits, to $1.2 billion, with the number of paid clicks on advertisements up by 30% year on year. For the full year 2007, Google said that its profits were up 40% to $4.2 billion. Revenues from the UK totaled $692 million, representing 14% of revenue in the… Continue reading Google Announces 13% Growth In Q4 Profits

The latest EMS 2007 Winter Survey shows that the most watched pan-European TV channel was Eurosport, with MTV in second place.The survey, produced by Synovate, records international media consumption among the 39 million highest income earners in Western Europe.The 2007 survey shows that Eurosport had a weekly reach of 31.2%, down from 32.4% in 2006,… Continue reading Eurosport Is Most Watched Channel In Europe

GCap Media has announced that it expects like for like revenue growth to be up 7% in January, with radio advertising also up 7%. In a trading statement released today, GCap said that this “represents an encouraging start to the quarter as the comparable period to 31 March 2007 was the year’s strongest in terms… Continue reading GCap Expects 7% Revenue Growth

The takeover watchdog has given Global Radio five weeks to decide whether to make a second bid for GCap Media. The Takeover Panel has given Global until 5pm on March 5 to indicate a firm intention to make a bid for GCap or it will have to wait another six months. The panel said that… Continue reading Global Radio Gets Five Week Deadline For New GCap Bid

The latest EMS 2007 Winter Survey shows that the most watched pan-European TV channel was Eurosport, with MTV in second place. The survey, produced by Synovate, records international media consumption among the 39 million highest income earners in Western Europe. The 2007 survey shows that Eurosport had a weekly reach of 31.2%, down from 32.4%… Continue reading Eurosport Is Most Watched Channel In Europe