ITV Local, the broadcaster’s regional broadband TV service, is partnering with Mediabox to showcase short films, TV programmes, documentaries and vodcasts made by disadvantaged young people in England.Mediabox, which launched in December 2006, is a £6 million Department for Education and Skills fund for 13-19 year olds which allows them to make their own media… Continue reading ITV Local Teams Up With Government Scheme
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Virgin Media has submitted papers to the High Court in support of its argument that it is the victim of a deliberate strategy by BSkyB to stifle competition in the UK pay-TV market.The papers outline Virgin Media’s side of the argument, which centres on its view of Sky’s behaviour during channel carriage negotiations.Virgin Media alleges… Continue reading Virgin Media Submits Sky Complaints To High Court
Two months after secretary of state Alastair Darling issued a special intervention notice regarding BSkyB’s purchase of a 17.9% stake in ITV, Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading will today hand reports on the purchase to the Department of Trade and Industry. Darling initiated the review to ascertain whether the Sky purchase raises “public… Continue reading Sky ITV Shares Investigation Goes To DTI
Pearson has announced that it expects double digit profits at the Financial Times this year owing to new cost measures, integration actions and revenue diversification. In a trading update released today, Pearson said that it is trading in line with expectations for 2007 and expects to achieve good underlying earnings growth, cash conversion ahead of… Continue reading Pearson Predicts Double Digit Profits For FT
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. released their Q1 results today, announcing a 27% year on year revenue increase to 264 million. The company reached more than 7.9 million subscribers during the first quarter 2007 compared to 6.5 million subscribers in the prior year period, and recently announced that it had now passed the eight million… Continue reading XM Satellite Radio Subscribers Hit 8 Million
Last night’s edition of The Apprentice brought in 5.4 million adult viewers as Natalie was fired following poor sales in the art gallery task.Sir Alan said he regretted having to fire her, but clearly not enough to save her from his wagging finger. An average of 4.9 million adults watched the kind-hearted lass get her… Continue reading The Apprentice Does It Again For BBC One
The list of new entries into the consumer magazine market which have folded after just a few issues has expanded, after men’s monthly Switched On has announced it will close.Trojan Publishing has closed the magazine, which it launched as a replacement to lad’s mag Ice, after just four issues.Dan Lessons, Trojan group ad manager, said… Continue reading List Of Failed Magazine Titles Expands
The BBC could reconsider its plans to develop a network of local television news stations due to its licence fee settlement being less than it had anticipated.Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, Mark Thompson, director general of the BBC, said: “This is a good example of effectively a new commitment which I think inevitably… Continue reading BBC Could Reconsider Plans For Local TV News Stations
The Audit Bureau of Circulations Electronic (ABCe) figures released today show that Guardian Unlimited, the Guardian‘s online network, had just over 15 million UK and international users during March.Times Online, the site’s main competitor, recorded eight million.The Guardian is one of four national newspaper groups that have chosen to publish its ABCe figures every month… Continue reading ABCe Shows Guardian Unlimited On Top
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) is to investigate claims that bulk copies of the London freesheets thelondonpaper and London Lite have been dumped by distributors.This comes after Associated Press circulated footage of thelondonpaper distributors dumping bulk copies of the title and counter claims from News International that it had footage of the London Lite… Continue reading ABC To Investigate Freesheet Dumping