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

GaydarRadio has signed four new DJs to its weekend line-up, featuring them in a new three hour Sunday night showcase.The line-up combines established DJs with fresh new talent, showcased on a roster basis in Sunday Night Meltdown, from 9pm to midnight.The signed DJs include 21-year-old bedroom podcaster Lukas Hopwood who is making his radio debut… Continue reading GaydarRadio Signs New DJs

BBC One’s New Tricks did as well as ever last night, luring a peak audience of 8.8 million adults with its gripping blend of crime and intrigue.The show, featuring ex-Minder star Dennis Waterman, had an average audience of 8.4 million adults (a 38.4% share) throughout its hour long running time.ITV1’s offering of Greatest Britons 2007… Continue reading Ageing Cops Continue To Shine

New DAB digital radio station theJazz has teamed up with PURE Digital and Marks & Spencer to launch the PURE ONE ‘theJazz’ edition portable DAB and FM radio.‘theJazz’ edition of ONE will be promoted online and on-air at theJazz and will be available exclusively from Marks & Spencer stores nationwide and online for £49.50.Darren Henley,… Continue reading theJazz Launches Branded DAB Radio

BSkyB is to get rid of its monthly Sky+ subscription charge in an attempt to increase take-up and loyalty amongst its digital customers.The decision comes ahead of the launch of Freeview Playback (see Freeview Overtakes Sky), a new rival in the hard-drive recorder market.Sky has already dropped the £10-a-month subscription fee for customers signing up… Continue reading Sky+ Subscription Charge To End

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