Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has reported a 24% increase in profits over the six months to April 1. DMGT said that its first half performance reflects continued good growth from its business to business operations, supplemented by acquisitions. The group made an adjusted profit before tax of £135 million for the six months… Continue reading DMGT Records Profits Increase

BBC Two’s new series, Andrew Marr’s History Of Britain began well last night, picking up a peak of 3.2 million adults in its 9pm slot.The show, which featured a lively mix of astonishing archive and telling anecdote, had an average of three million adults across its hour long running time.Also on at 9pm, on BBC… Continue reading History Of Britain Gets Off To Good Start

Dawn Airey is understood to have agreed to join ITV in the Autumn after the broadcaster reached an agreement with her former employer BSkyB over waiving a non-compete clause in her contract.According to sources, the deal means that Airey will take up a role overseeing ITV’s UK and international production business around six months after… Continue reading Airey Could Join ITV In Autumn

Dawn Airey has been confirmed as ITV’s new director of global content, with responsibility for developing ITV’s UK and international production, distribution and content exploitation businesses.Airey will report to John Creswell, the broadcaster’s chief operating officer.It is understood that she will start work for ITV in Autumn this year following contractual discussions between ITV and… Continue reading Dawn Airey Confirmed As ITV Director Of Content

Media regulator Ofcom is running out of time to complete its investigation into complaints of racism on Channel 4’s previous series of Big Brother before the next series begins in a week.Contestants Jade Goody, Danielle Lloyd and Jo O’Meara were accused of racist bullying towards eventual Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty in January.The allegations… Continue reading Big Brother Controversy Continues Ahead Of New Series

Five has acquired the exclusive terrestrial and digital rights to Californication, a brand new comedy drama series starring David Duchovny, from CBS Paramount International Television.Duchovny, star of 90s mega-hit The X-Files, is Hank Moody a troubled novelist whose honesty and self-destructive behaviour – drinks, drugs and relationships – are simultaneously destroying and enriching his career.The… Continue reading Five Gets New Duchovny Comedy

People are spending an average of 3.85 hours each day watching television, less than they have for almost a decade, according to the IPA’s Trends In Television report for Q1 2007. Although still increasing, the rate of growth of non-terrestrial channels’ share of viewing is slowing slightly, and stands at 34.6% for this first quarter.… Continue reading Viewing Levels Lowest For Almost A Decade

Almost half (49%) of online users have engaged with user-generated content (UGC) in the past month by actively creating or simply reading material posted by others, according to a new report from JupiterResearch. In a study titled User-Generated Content: Strategies for Media Sites, JupiterResearch reports that UGC is now a mainstream activity for millions of… Continue reading Almost Half Of Online Users Have Engaged With UGC In Past Month

A new report from Media-Screen says that US broadband users are spending 48% (approximately one hour and 40 minutes) of their spare time online in a typical weekday, with the trend increasing across all age groups. Additionally, the report entitled Netpop | Play, finds that when users are online, 54% of that time is spent… Continue reading US Broadband Users Spend Almost 50% Of Spare Time Online

A new report from Continental Research forecasts that 7.9 million UK adults will use VoIP at least once a year in 2010. It adds that over the next 12 months, 43% of those ever using VoIP in the UK, Germany, Japan and the US expect to increase their usage. In addition, 17% of those not… Continue reading Convergence To Increase