ITV is to sell its 9.9% shareholding in Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds at £5,000 a share. If the offer goes through it will result in cash proceeds of £17.4 million. Since the merger creating ITV plc (see ITV Merger Receives Final Green Light From Shareholders) in 2004, ITV has been carrying out a… Continue reading ITV To Sell Stake In Liverpool

More than half of communications industry executives believe that Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) can generate significant revenue within the first three years of service, according to findings of a survey by Accenture and the Economist Intelligence Unit. The survey of nearly 350 executives from telecommunications, broadcasting and media companies across 46 countries in the Americas,… Continue reading IPTV Could Generate Significant Revenue Within 3 Years

Newspaper circulation is growing and new newspapers are being launched at a remarkable rate, according to new data from the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). WAN says that even in North America and Europe, where negative assumptions about the industry are widespread, both circulation and the number of new titles have increased. Timothy Balding, CEO… Continue reading Global Newspaper Industry Shows Good Growth

The mobile web will herald dramatic growth in revenues in the mobile content and services market, according to a new forecast from Informa Telecoms & Media. Informa says that despite falling average revenues per user for mobile operators, the mobile content and services market will continue to grow dramatically as services and applications reach maturity… Continue reading Mobile Internet To Herald Growth In Content And Service Revenues

Spending on online display advertising rose to more than £147 million in 2006, up 25%, according to new figures from Nielsen Media Research. The only other sectors to record rises were national newspapers, up 2.1% to £1.5 billion and outdoor, up 1% to £751 million. The sector with the worst performance was regional press, which… Continue reading Online Display Advertising Rose 25% In 2006

The majority of US households that receive their television signals over the air are still unaware of the digital TV switchover even though an estimated 22 million over-the-air homes need to make some kind of digital decision by February 17, 2009, according to a new survey from the Association Of Public Television Stations (APTS). The… Continue reading US Households Unaware Of Digital Switchover

A new report from JupiterResearch has found that 53% of online US teens watch video on the internet occasionally and 22% of them view video weekly or more frequently. Joe Laszlo, senior analyst and research director with JupiterResearch, said: “”Younger consumers tend to be extremely savvy about online media so it’s not surprising that teens… Continue reading 53% Of US Teens Watch Online Video

Tiscali has revealed its plans for the roll out of its IPTV service, saying that it will be available in more than 10 million homes by the end of this year.Tiscali TV launches on 1 March 2007 when over 40,000 Homechoice subscribers will become Tiscali TV customers and will be able to receive broadband plus… Continue reading Tiscali Reveals IPTV Plans

Chrysalis, owner of Heart and Galaxy, could sell off its radio operations if it goes ahead with a strategic review.Chris Wright, the company’s founder and 26% majority shareholder, is coming round to a suggestion put forward by Schroder, the group’s second largest shareholder, that its radio business should be sold off, according to a report… Continue reading Chrysalis Could Sell Off Radio Operations

Dennis publishing has decided to change the name of its gambling magazine InsideEdge to InsidePoker.Launched in April 2004, and aimed predominantly at sports betters, InsideEdge was the first monthly betting magazine to have a national news stand distribution and the first to have an officially audited circulation figure.The magazine underwent a redesign in May 2005… Continue reading Dennis Renames Gambling Magazine