Internet TV advertising could achieve revenues of up to $10 billion worldwide by 2011, according to a new industry report from Understanding & Solutions. Understanding & Solutions adds that this equates to 18% of the internet advertising market for that year, forecast at $57 billion. However, there is an internet TV ‘goldrush’ in progress, as… Continue reading Internet TV Ad Revenues Could Reach $10bn Worldwide

The worldwide online population will increase from 1.1 billion users in 2006 to 1.5 billion in 2011, representing 22% of the overall worldwide population in that year, according to a new report from JupiterResearch. The Worldwide Online Population Forecast, 2006 to 2011: Emerging Economies Catalyse Future Growth report shows that Brazil, Russia, India, and China… Continue reading Global Online Population To Increase

Nuts, the men’s magazine published by IPC, is to launch a TV station on Freeview later in the year.Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) and IPC Media will launch NutsTV in a four-hour block from 9pm to 1am later this year on Freeview, with more platforms to launch at a later stage.The channel’s programming will be live,… Continue reading Nuts To Launch Digital TV Channel

GCap Media has signed a six-figure deal to promote The Simpsons Movie on radio stations including Capital 95.8 and XFM.Capital 95.8, the official radio partner for the film, will participate in a series of Simpsons related stunts to celebrate the launch of the film on July 25, including an attempt to break the Guinness World… Continue reading GCap Signs Simpsons Promotion Deal

Broadcasters will have their licences amended by Ofcom to make them directly responsible for failures in participation services on TV and radio.Following the numerous phone-in scandals and Richard Ayre’s report into PRS services last week (see Ofcom Finds ‘Systemic Failures’ In Premium Rate Phone-In ServicesOfcom Finds ‘Systemic Failures’ In Premium Rate Phone-In ServicesOfcom Finds ‘Systemic… Continue reading Ofcom To Make Broadcasters Responsible For PRS Failures

Omnicom Group has announced its net income for the second quarter of 2007 increased 13.4% to $276.7 million from $244.1 million in the second quarter of 2006. Omnicom, owner of media and advertising agencies including OMD, PHD and TBWA, said that worldwide revenue increased 10.7% to $3,126.1 million from $2,823.4 million in the second quarter… Continue reading Omnicom Announces Revenue Increase

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has called on the European Commission to follow the principle of technological neutrality after it named DVB-H as the single standard for mobile TV in Europe.The use of the DVB-H standard will be legally encouraged in the 27 member states following last week’s announcement, with the Commission saying that if… Continue reading EBU Does Not Want Single Mobile TV Standard

In response to last week’s cessation of all competitions following revelations of multiple editorial breaches, the BBC has announced it will establish a new Editorial Standards Board.Last Wednesday, the BBC announced a total suspension of all competitions, with phone-related competitions on BBC TV and radio to stop from midnight that night, and online and interactive… Continue reading BBC Establishes New Board To Monitor Editorial Standards

Channel 4 is to buy 50% of Emap’s music TV business, Box Television Ltd, for £28 million.Emap first moved into music television in 1996 with its purchase of The Box for £6 million. Its TV business now comprises seven TV channels: The Hits, The Box, Smash Hits, Kerrang!, Q, Kiss and Magic.In a statement released… Continue reading Channel 4 To Buy Half Of Emap Music TV

Following last week’s announcement that the American ABC is to produce a single combined figure for newspaper and online readership, the British ABC has said that it has no plans to follow suit.The US ABC board has agreed to add an estimated integrated readership figure to its official circulation reports from November this year (see… Continue reading British ABC Has No Plans To Combine Print And Online Figures