Ofcom has received over 600 complaints from members of the public after Channel 4 confirmed that it will be putting a previously evicted housemate back in the Big Brother house.To decide who will return to the house there will be a public vote, following which four out of nine previous contestants will enter a second… Continue reading Complaints Over Returning Big Brother Contestants

TalkSPORT, the nation’s only national commercial speech radio station, has signed Terry Christian and Kelly Dalglish for the start of the new football season.Christian, who rose to fame during the mid-nineties anchoring cult TV programme The Word, will present Final Whistle on Saturday afternoons alongside Newcastle legend Mickey Quinn from Saturday 19th August.Christian said: “I’m… Continue reading TalkSPORT Makes Two Signings For Upcoming Season

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

UK broadband growth has slowed to 6.6%, with the market suffering its worst Q2 since 2004, according to new research from Point Topic. An average of 75,000 new broadband connections have been made per week in the UK since October 2004, although in the April to June period this dropped to 56,000 lines. Point Topic… Continue reading UK Broadband Growth Slows To 6.6%

People aged between 18 and 24 (GenY) spend 28% longer online than 27-40 year-olds (GenXers) and almost twice as long as 51-61 year-old Baby Boomers, according to new a new study from Forrester Research. GenYers are also 50% more likely than GenXers to send instant messages, twice as likely to read blogs, and three times… Continue reading 18-24 Year Olds Spend Longer Online

Marketers should look to massively multiplayer online games (MMOG) if they are trying to target 18-34 year old males, according to a new Universal McCann report TrendMarker, Parallel Worlds. JupiterResearch estimates that MMOG’s generate revenues of $350 billion per year, occupying about nine hours a week for the average player, while most gamers are male… Continue reading Marketers Should Look To Online Games

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

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

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