Reality behemoth Big Brother should be safe with Channel 4 for at least another two years, as the broadcaster is said to have signed a new deal with programme producer Endemol.Although the ITV director of television, Simon Shaps, is believed to have talked to Endemol about the contract, it is understood the network did not… Continue reading Big Bro Safe With C4 For Two Years

Magazine publisher Future has delivered “disappointing” financial results, having overspent in new acquisitions, after the group announced its profits were down by a third in its results to 30 September 2006. The publisher’s profits fell by a third to £13.7 million in the year to the end of September. Lower sales and ad revenues from… Continue reading Future Looks Ahead After Disappointing Financial Results

Telecom providers have made significant efforts to compete with wireless 3G services with various Broadband Wireless Technology (BWA) in the Asia/Pacific market, according to In-Stat. For at least another five years, however, BWA in the form of WiMAX is unlikely to pose a big threat to 3G, as it will take longer to mature, the… Continue reading WiMAX Unlikely To Pose Significant Threat To 3G

Women are 38% more likely than men to buy a Christmas gift online and 55% more likely than men to do “as much of their Christmas shopping as possible” over the internet, according to analysts Nielsen//NetRatings. 62% of Britons online expect to make more Christmas gift purchases via the internet than last year, whilst this… Continue reading Women Dominate Success Of Online Christmas

Today’s MediaTel Group seminar on the future of radio saw the top players in the commercial sector mount an impassioned defence of the medium, offering their thoughts on a variety of subjects and all unanimous in the belief that radio has a bright future despite some of the naysayers in the press. All of those… Continue reading Radio Industry Looks Forward To The Future

Claims that digital video recorders (DVRs), video-on-demand (VOD) and emerging online platforms will cause the death of TV and result in the loss of billions in advertising revenue are incorrect, according to eMarketer. Audiences are becoming increasingly fragmented with the changes in TV distribution and access, but more people will watch more TV and video… Continue reading DVR And VOD Will Not Kill TV

UBC Media announced its new Digital Music Download commercial service will go live in London Q1 2007, with a full national launch in May 2007.The new technology, which Simon Cole announced last year at MediaTel’s Digital Radio seminar (see New Technology Offers Glimpse Of Radio’s Future), enables digital radio listeners to download tracks from radio… Continue reading UBC Announces Digital Music Downloading Launch

Pre-tax profits at GCap Media are down 32% year on year, according to the group’s interim results for the six months to 30 September 2006. The company made £8.4 million compared to £12.4 million in the same period last year. Flagship London station, Capital Radio, has seen its revenue down by £6.3 million year on… Continue reading Capital Radio Continues To Impede GCap Media’s Growth

The BBC has been shaken up by the shock announcement that the Corporation’s chairman, Michael Grade, has jumped ship to become executive chairman of ITV with immediate effect. The race to find Charles Allen’s replacement is finally over, after the appointment of Grade – a decision that no one in the industry was expecting. Various… Continue reading BBC Chairman Jumps Ship To ITV Top Job

The chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, Charles Dunstone, has said that the company is not yet convinced of the merits of buying content to provide a broadband television service. Speaking to The Times newspaper, Dunstone said that although the company needs a “bit of a breather” following its acquisition of AOL UK (see Carphone Warehouse… Continue reading Carphone Warehouse Not Convinced Of Merits Of Broadband TV