Digital switchover will be fundamental to the landscape of how and what people watch on television in the next few years, according to Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital UK, who was discussing the forthcoming move at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future Of TV’ seminar yesterday. Clare Salmon, director of marketing and commercial strategy at ITV, agreed… Continue reading Digital Switchover Will Be Fundamental To TV Landscape

UK internet users’ activity at user-generated-content websites are showing significant traffic growth, according to new research from ComScore World Metrix. ComScore says that the top UGC property, Wikipedia Sites, ranked as the sixteenth most visited property in July with 6.5 million visitors (up 253% versus year ago). Other UGC sites on the Top 50 UK… Continue reading User Generated Content To Grow Rapidly Through 2010

The huge increase in consumers going online to video rich websites is one of the most significant recent trends in television, and such sites could pose a threat to UK broadcasters. This was one of the issues raised at MediaTel Group’s latest ‘Future Of TV’ seminar, held in London yesterday. Rahul Chakkara, controller BBCi believes… Continue reading Rise In Broadband Could Threaten TV Channels In UK

The impact of PVRs on television advertising has been greatly over estimated, according to Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital UK, who was speaking at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future Of TV’ Seminar yesterday. “We’ve always had ad skipping – it’s called changing the channel. To say that ad skipping is the end of advertising, which I… Continue reading Impact Of PVRs On TV Advertising Is Over Estimated

Emap Performance is to merge its Magic AM and Big City FM radio stations, as well as adding a new tier of management.According to reports in the trade press, the Magic stations are to join Emap’s Big City network, making a group of 32 local AM and FM services in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the… Continue reading Emap Performance To Merge Radio Stations

BT has announced a deal with Packard Bell for joint marketing of BT Total Broadband, which will see the broadband service preloaded on all Packard Bell desktops and notebooks in the UK.BT Total Broadband and other BT consumer products will be promoted on Packard Bell’s website and through other promotional channels.At launch, customers who sign… Continue reading BT And Packard Bell In Joint Marketing Deal

GCap Media has announced that its revenues for the six months ending September 30 are forecast to fall by 9% year on year. Capital Radio, owing to its decision to play only two ads back to back, has worsened the figure. If Capital Radio is excluded, like for like revenues for the six months to… Continue reading GCap Expects 9% Fall In Revenues

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has elected four new agencies as members, who include specialists in digital communications, new media, communications planning and brand response media.Code Computer Love is a new media agency based in Manchester with 35 employees. Tony Foggett, Louis Georgiou and Wini Tse are the Managing Partners. Their clients include… Continue reading IPA Elects Four New Member Agencies

TV and radio listings magazine Radio Times is to offer guidance as to what’s best on the internet when its website, www.radiotimes.com, debuts weekly guides to online video from sites such as YouTube, iFilm and Google Video and the top podcasts available.The site will also include two new blogs, both contributed to by numerous journalists… Continue reading Radio Times Offers Guide To Best Of The Internet

Piczo, a social networking site for teenagers, has appointed Chris Seth as managing director responsible for the UK and expansion into Europe.Seth joins Piczo from Richmond Events where he was managing director for UK and European operations.His background includes senior management roles at BBDO’s digital agency Proximity, Time Out Group, and the International Herald Tribune.His… Continue reading Piczo Appoints UK Director