The BBC Trust has given final approval to the BBC Executive’s proposals for its on-demand iPlayer service, although it has made some modifications. The on-demand proposals are the first to go through a Public Value Test (PVT).The Trust’s provisional conclusions were subject to an open consultation, to which 10,500 individuals and organisations responded.Following these responses,… Continue reading BBC Trust Gives iPlayer Final Approval

JCDecaux Airport and BAA have unveiled their vision for ‘airport advertising of the future’ at Heathrow Terminal 5, as part of plans to redevelop advertising across all BAA airports.With an estimated investment of £25 million in state-of-the-art digital technology and iconic poster advertising sites, Terminal 5 is intended to transform the airport advertising medium.The advertising… Continue reading JCDecaux And BAA Unveil Airport Advertising Vision

theJazz, the UK’s first national digital radio is set to boost its multi-platform appeal by launching its own record label this spring after signing a deal with Universal Classics and Jazz (UCJ).The deal, which was negotiated on behalf of theJazz by GCap’s head of commercial enterprises, Giles Pearman, and Dickon Stainer, managing director of UCJ,… Continue reading TheJazz Boosts Its Multi-Platform Appeal

The director of the UK Association of Online Publishers, Alexandra White, is to leave the company after five years.White, who joined the association in 2002, is leaving to do voluntary work in the Waterberg region of South Africa.The AOP is an industry body representing the interests of approximately 160 online publishing companies.White said: “I have… Continue reading Alexandra White To Leave AOP

Social networking website Bebo has hired Angel Gambino, a former senior executive at MTV, to the position of vice president of music in a move to expand the site’s appeal.The company’s international president Joanna Shields has reportedly already admitted to having rival website MySpace in her sights, which according to Nielsen/NetRatings reports a far higher… Continue reading Bebo Gets Gambino For Music Push

The latest economic forecast from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) says that the UK economy will grow by 2.7%, boosted by buoyant business investment which will rise by 8.2%. The NIESR says that consumer price inflation rose to 3.1% in the year to March, prompting the first explanatory letter from the… Continue reading UK Economy Forecast To Grow 2.7%

By the end of 2011, 80% of active internet users (and Fortune 500 enterprises) will have a ‘second life’ online, according to Gartner, Inc. Steve Prentice, vice president and analyst at Gartner, said: “The collaborative and community-related aspects of these environments will dominate in the future, and significant transaction-based commercial opportunities will be limited to… Continue reading 80% Of Active Internet Users To Have Virtual Lives

The future of Iostar could be in doubt after Dawn Airey, former MD of Sky networks, quit last week. Airey left after just one week owing to concerns about the company’s financial arrangements and is understood to have shown doubts that Iostar will be able to live up to its original vision. The company, which… Continue reading Iostar Future Could Be In Doubt

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