The Sportsman is believed to be on the verge of securing a rescue package, with an announcement as to the paper’s future being made this week, according to reports in the trade press.Robin Holt, currently a director of Swindon Town Football Club, is reported to be taking over from acting MD Mark Maydon, appointed following… Continue reading The Sportsman Could Announce Rescue Bid

Private equity firms are preparing a £10 million bid for NTL, as shareholders lodge a formal complaint against the company for rejecting a £9 million offer last year, according to a report in today’s Times.The cable giant has seen its share price fall 20% in the past four months, despite its recent £3.4 billion acquisition… Continue reading NTL Could Face $10 Billion Bid

Sky has announced that the latest addition to its Sky Mobile TV service is the Extreme Sports Channel, with the channel joining the existing mobile TV package with immediate effect.The Extreme Sports mobile TV service will offer made-for-mobile content including a series covering the best and worst ‘slams’ and profiles on the ultimate extreme sports… Continue reading Sky Adds Extreme Sports To Mobile Channel Line Up

Britain’s biggest non-broadcaster owned multi-channel television sales house, Digital Media Sales (DMS), is to explore new broadcast delivery opportunities with the launch of a broadband sales company.The independent digital sales company, whose channels account for 3% of multi-channel impacts, will launch DMS Broadband with nine channels including broadband-specific services such as E-Music Television, Holiday TV,… Continue reading DMS To Explore Broadcast Delivery Opportunities

By 2010 just under 30 million households in the US, Europe and Japan will have acquired a standalone hi-def disc player or recorder, according to Screen Digest. Screen Digest expects that sales of stand-alone Blu-ray and HD DVD players and recorders will initially be rather slow. It anticipates sales of 430,000 stand-alone Blu-ray/HD DVD players… Continue reading Blu-ray And HD DVD To Battle For Market Dominance

Private equity firms are preparing a £10 million bid for NTL, as shareholders lodge a formal complaint against the company for rejecting a £9 million offer last year, according to a report in today’s Times. The cable giant has seen its share price fall 20% in the past four months, despite its recent £3.4 billion… Continue reading NTL Could Face $10 Billion Bid

WPP has acquired a 3.4% stake in WildTangent, an online games publisher that sells in-game advertising. WPP says that this initiative will enable clients of WPP companies to tap into WildTangent Game Network, an in-game advertising network that includes hundreds of online and downloadable games from WildTangent’s own studios, in addition to titles from publishers… Continue reading WPP Moves Into In-Game Advertising

WPP has acquired 25% of the issued share capital of Visible Technologies, an internet marketing firm, and entered into an option to acquire a further 26%. Visible Technologies specialises in innovative products and services that help brands manage their reputation on the internet, as well as track, analyse and participate across consumer-generated media communities, such… Continue reading WPP Acquires Stake In Internet Marketing Firm

Nokia, ITV and FremantleMedia have officially launched the third series of The X Factor, which will arrive on our screens this Saturday.The now renowned panel of Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, will judge the singing talent of the latest bunch of pop wannabes, with Kate Thornton once again taking on the hosting role.Nokia’s… Continue reading The X Factor Returns With Nokia Sponsorship

The number of households with HDTV service are projected to grow from 15 million in mid-2006 to 20.3 million at the end of 2006, according to a new study from In-Stat. The high-tech market research firm says that this growth is tempered by the fact that it is occurring in a relatively small number of… Continue reading HDTV Households To Reach 20 Million By End Of 2006