ITV could be planning to buy the rights to screen hit reality show Big Brother, according to reports in today’s Guardian.The report says that Simon Shaps, the ITV director of television, has begun courting Endemol, producers of Big Brother, before formal negotiations for the new contract begin later in the year.ITV’s own reality show, Love… Continue reading ITV Could Bid For Big Brother

Clear Channel Outdoor, the world’s largest outdoor advertising company, and Magink Display Technologies, have announced a collaboration to launch the UK’s first network of roadside outdoor digital ink billboards in London.Clear Channel has selected 10 London sites, by busy arterial roads, on which the first digital ink billboards will be built in September, to go… Continue reading Clear Channel Launches UK’s First Roadside Digital Screen Network

The worldwide market for online content services is expected to expand by a factor of 10, growing from about 13 million households during 2005 to more than 131 million households by 2010, according to high-tech market research firm, In-Stat. In-Stat also forecast that worldwide broadband households will more than double between 2005 and 2010, growing… Continue reading Online Video Market To Grow Tenfold By 2010

The worldwide subscriber base for internet protocol television (IPTV) services is expected to expand by a factor of more than 26 from 2005 to 2010, spurring a competitive battle between video providers both old and new, according to a new report from iSuppli Corp. Global IPTV subscribers will grow to slightly more than 63 million… Continue reading IPTV Subscriber Base Set To Grow

ITV chief executive Charles Allen could announce his departure from the broadcaster as early as next week.Allen is currently negotiating the final terms for his exit, with ITV wanting him to stay on until a successor is found.Allen has been under pressure following a poor summer for ITV, with viewing figures (see Love Island Struggles… Continue reading Charles Allen Prepares To Step Down

Following the release of the latest RAJAR figures, GCap Media has seen its share price drop to a record low of 186.50p, falling 2.1% on last night’s closing price of 190.50p. Over £400 million has been wiped of GCap’s share price since it was created in May last year by the merger of Capital Radio… Continue reading GCap Share Price Falls Following RAJAR Audience Figures

Trinity Mirror’s profits have declined by 12.8% to £98.1 million in the first half of 2006, with the fall attributed to the weak advertising market. The publisher has called a review of its business to be completed by the end of the year, with some analysts saying that the review could lead to Trinity Mirror… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Review After Profits Fall

The general population more likely to take part in panel surveys if they can use mobile phones rather than the pager like devices usually used, according to a new US study by The Media Audit. The research shows adults are 3.5 times more likely to agree to participate in a panel study using a mobile… Continue reading Mobile Phones Preferred As Panel Survey Devices

Almost 14% of the UK adult population has a DAB digital radio in the home and 23% of owners have more than one, according to the Digital Radio Development Bureau’s (DRDB) fourth annual business report on the DAB digital radio market. In April of this year DAB digital radio set sales in the UK topped… Continue reading Repeat Purchasing Of DAB Radios On The Increase

July saw an in-depth discussion on the press at the MediaTel INSIGHT Future of The National Press seminar, with industry figures giving their opinions on the challenges ahead. Dave King, executive director of the Telegraph, said that online should not be seen as taking over from newspapers but rather as being part of a media… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – July 2006