Tiscali has bolstered its IPTV service, Tiscali TV, with the addition of a new subscription on-demand film channel following an agreement between the company and Universal Pictures.PictureBox will provide subscribers with a broad selection of current and library feature films through the Tiscali TV platform for a monthly fee of £5Films will be refreshed constantly,… Continue reading Tiscali Boosts IPTV Service With New Film Channel

The BBC has published a new report on safeguarding its impartiality in the 21st century, together with extensive research on audience expectations and perceptions of impartiality.The report is the result of a project first commissioned by the BBC Board of Governors in conjunction with BBC management in November 2005 to identify the challenges and risks… Continue reading BBC Publishes Report On Impartiality

Proctor & Gamble has partnered with IPC Southbank’s fashion and beauty magazine Marie Claire to promote the company’s Aussie Haircare shampoo range.The deal sees the magazine running a series of in-magazine advertorials throughout the summer months, as well as an integrated online campaign at www.marieclaire.co.uk.The partnership also sees Aussie Haircare taking on-line display space in… Continue reading Marie Claire In Aussie Haircare Promotion

IPC Connect has appointed Natasha Cook as the new deputy editor of consumer title Woman’s Own.Natasha joins Connect IPC Southbank, where she was deputy editor of monthly glossy woman&home.Natasha’s career has included roles across a number of high profile magazines, including Take A Break, Bella, Cosmopolitan, and SHE as features editor, before joining woman&home.“I’m delighted… Continue reading New Deputy Editor For Woman’s Own

Worldwide internet advertising revenue will grow from $16.9 billion in 2006 to $31.3 billion in 2011 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.5%, according to a new report from IDC. IDC adds that internet advertising in the United States continues to be both a major business in the digital marketplace as well as… Continue reading Internet Ad Revenue To Reach $31.3 Billion

Advertisers will spend $1.4 billion worldwide on mobile media this year, rising to $14.4 billion by 2011, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The Global Mobile Advertising Update: Outlook Bright as Inventory Expands report says that mobile media advertising will account for a fifth of global spending on internet advertising by 2011. Phil… Continue reading Mobile Media Adspend To Increase

The pay TV market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will grow by 36% over the next five years, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. The fourth edition of Informa Telecoms & Media’s Middle East and Africa TV report shows that the region’s 4.5 million pay TV subscribers at the… Continue reading Strong growth forecast for Middle East & Africa pay TV

Publicis, the French marketing and advertising group, has bought the digital agency Business Interactif for €137 (£92 million). The group is set to merge Business Interactif with its own digital advertising operation, Digitas, which it acquired last year (see Publicis Buys US Digital Marketing Firm). The deal sees Publicis Groupe acquire a 49% stake in… Continue reading Publicis Buys French Digital Agency For £92 Million

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is to sell nine of its 35 Fox TV stations having appointed an adviser for the sale. The stations most likely to be sold are in Fox Television Stations’ – a subsidiary of Fox TV – smallest markets and include WDAF in Kansas City, WHBQ in Memphis, KDVR in Denver and… Continue reading News Corp To Sell Nine Fox TV Stations

Last night saw the first semi-final of ITV1’s awesome variety contest Britain’s Got Talent, with the angelic voiced Dominic Smith departing our screens after the judges decided he didn’t quite cut the mustard.Dominic’s departure leaves hot favourite Paul Potts up against Damon Scott in the big final show on Sunday, and with a peak audience… Continue reading Viewers Flock To Britain’s Got Talent Semi-Final