Bebo, the social networking website aimed at younger internet users, is to offer content for free from broadcasters such as the BBC following the launch of multiple media channels for the site.The Open Media platform will also feature content from major record labels as well as programmes from the BBC, ITN, Channel 4, BSkyB and… Continue reading Bebo In Major Free Content Launch

Emap has reported that pre-tax profit in the six months to the end of September fell 16% year on year to £80 million while revenues were down 1% on an underlying basis to £386 million. However, Emap executive chairman Alan Cathcart said the company was “on track” to deliver against expectations for the full year.… Continue reading Emap’s Pre-Tax Profits Drop 16%

Average television viewing now stands at almost 3.4 hours a day, with BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4 and Five all losing viewers in Q3 2007, according to the IPA’s latest viewing report. Terrestrial channels in the UK continue to lose viewers to digital channels as the national analogue switchover becomes a reality, with the… Continue reading Q3 2007 TV Viewing At Almost 3.4 Hours Daily

European internet users are spending an average of 12 hours a week online, an hour more than last year, with youngsters spending more time with their computers rather than the traditional TV set, according to new research from the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA). Social networking has exploded, with more than 40% of internet users… Continue reading Young Europeans Now Spending More Time Online Than With TV

Could it be that many of the new IPTV services are often just the Emperor’s new clothes? Speaking at ASI’s 2007 European TV Symposium in Barcelona last week, convergent media specialist, Graham Lovelace, told over 200 delegates that he was “underwhelmed by most of the new services now available – these are not the future… Continue reading IPTV Services Criticised At ASI Conference

Jo Hamilton, head of audience measurement at the BBC, told delegates at ASI’s 2007 European TV Symposium in Barcelona, of the BBC’s 360 degrees Pulse survey – an attempt by the corporation “to deliver single source data for this converging world.”Her pragmatic reflection, that, even with the BBC’s resources, “miraculous powers would be needed” to… Continue reading Single Source Data – The Holy Grail?

Speaking at ASI’s 2007 European Radio Symposium in Barcelona, Paul Brown, chairman of the RadioCentre, pointed to a number of key reasons why digital radio was not making the same progress as digital TV.Radio broadcasters have often been disinterested – the digital future was “uncertain, expensive and possibly more competitive,” said Brown. The BBC got… Continue reading RadioCentre Boss Outlines Digital Radio Hurdles

IPC TX has appointed Mark Winterton as publisher of What’s on TV, whatsontv.co.uk, and TV easy, the compact listings title.Winterton is currently intellectual property manager in IPC+, IPC’s licensing and syndication business, and heads up the central image database, IPC Images.He completed the PPA diploma in publishing in 2005, as part of which he set… Continue reading New Publisher For IPC TV Listings Brands

Media and business information company, United Business Media, has ruled itself out as a potential bidder for Emap’s £1.5 billion B2B division. The company, which owns Music Week, Building, Property Week, Dalton’s Weekly, Travel Trade Gazette and Pulse, has been focusing on developing its news distribution and B2B division, setting aside up to £500 million… Continue reading UBM Will Not Bid For Emap’s B2B Division

www.instylemagazine.co.uk is launching an online Christmas gift guide, with visitors able to browse ten themed galleries, including Beauty Queen, Eco Warrior, Fashionista, and Man About Town.Visitors to the site can then purchase many items online through links to the retailers.Advertisers on board include Folli Follie, Crabtree & Evelyn, Crème de la Mer and Bobbi Brown.Kirsten… Continue reading InStyle Gets Online Christmas Gift Guide