ITV’s submission to the Competition Commission asks that BSkyB is forced to dispose of its entire 17.9% stake, as it gives the satellite broadcaster a “material influence” in ITV’s plans for future investments. According to ITV’s submission, the “only remedy” to the problem of Sky’s influence over its own decisions on future investments is the… Continue reading ITV Wants Sky To Dispose Of Its 17.9% Stake

About one quarter of households in the US have at least one television set capable of receiving high definition programming (HDTV) – essentially double the penetration of HDTV two years ago, according to new consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). However, LRG found that consumer confusion related to high definition programming and products remains… Continue reading Rapid Growth Of US HDTV Continues

Almost 21 million Britons visited a TV, video or movie-related website in Sept 07, a 28% increase in visitors since Sept 06, according to a new report from Nielsen Online. The TV/Video/Movie sector online is now visited by 63% of Britons online; up from 55% in Sept 06 – a growth rate of 15%. The… Continue reading 21 Million Britons Visit Video Websites In September

Worldwide unit sales of digital radios are expected to increase more than three-fold from 2006 to 2011, according to a new report from In-Stat. Recent developments include the availability of the new, enhanced Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)+ standard in the UK, an increase in the number of DAB trials throughout Europe and Asia, and the… Continue reading Worldwide Digital Radio Sales To Grow More Than Three-Fold To 2011

Setanta Sports News has announced a launch date of November 29, with the 24-hour channel available free-to-air on the Virgin Media platform and also on satellite.The channel will cover relevant sports stories from the UK and abroad, regardless of whether the event is broadcasting on a Setanta channel, and will feature footballing legend Kelly Dalglish… Continue reading Setanta Sports News Gets Launch Date

Emap Advertising has announced two new senior appointments to its magazine division. Jacquie Duckworth and Chris Shepperson have been appointed heads of marketing in the Men’s portfolio.Both appointments will report to Jason Trout, director of sales at Emap Advertising.Duckworth will be responsible for the brand development and growth of Arena, Arena Homme Plus, FHM and… Continue reading Emap Makes Senior Magazine Appointments

The BBC and Sky have won the contract to show Football League and Carling Cup matches from next year in a record £254m deal.The contract, which lasts to 2012, will see Championship matches screened on the BBC for the first time, with 10 first-choice games per season exclusively live.The final of the Carling Cup will… Continue reading BBC And Sky Win Joint Bid To Show Live Football League Matches

Emap Advertising has announced a major new partnership between Magic 105.4 and Sky, which will see the radio station’s breakfast show promote Sky Movies and Sky Real Lives (formerly Sky Travel).The three-month campaign takes the form of breakfast sponsorship and a bespoke cross-station promotion.This is the first new activity to be announced since October’s RAJAR… Continue reading Magic Breakfast Show Announces Partnership With Sky

Search giant Google has revealed it is to launch a 34-strong global alliance of mobile and technology companies, which will create an open source operating system compatible across networks and handsets worldwide.The company has agreed a deal with a host of companies, including T-Mobile, Motorola and LG, dubbed the Open Handset Alliance. Google said it… Continue reading Google Makes Foray Into Mobile Arena

Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times, has signed an agreement to sell its French newspaper Les Echos to LVMH. Staff at the paper had opposed the €240m (£167m) cash deal, arguing that there were inadequate guarantees of editorial independence. There were also concerns that Bernard Arnault’s ownership of LVMH could create conflicts of interest for… Continue reading Pearson Agrees To Sell French Newspaper