The Bill is to be repeated on ITV3 so fans of the programme in Scotland can watch the show, after STV axed it from its Thursday night line-up.STV, ITV franchise holder for north and central Scotland, dropped The Bill earlier this month due to the cost of network shows. It has also axed Lewis and… Continue reading ITV3 solution for Scottish fans of The Bill

Setanta’s nine channel slots on the BSkyB digital satellite platform have been put up for sale, with administrator Deloitte appointing Canis Media to oversee the procedure.The channels slots, which broadcast Setanta News, Setanta Golf, Racing UK, Racing World, and the Arsenal, Celtic and Rangers TV channels, could make up to £9 million.Ed Hall, chief executive… Continue reading Setanta EPG slots up for sale

Dennis Publishing has acquired global entertainment portal Kontraband.com, adding it to its portfolio of online brands such as Monkey, Maxim.co.uk and autoexpress.co.uk.Launched in 1999, Kontraband.com is an entertainment portal for 18 to 34-year-old men, featuring viral video and pictures, games, blogs and forums.Kontraband.com’s content is edited by a team of five, all of whom will… Continue reading Dennis Publishing acquires Kontraband.com

Bluepod Media has become the first ever mobile marketing agency to release an ABCe Bluetooth campaign audit certificate.The certificate was issued for a film promotional campaign by Warner Bros Entertainment UK, to help launch movie comedy The Hangover.The campaign, delivered in Bluepod Media’s bar network, featured the film’s trailer and was sent to mobiles via… Continue reading ABCe publishes first ever Bluetooth audit certificate

Scottish ITV franchise holder STV has launched an online video-on-demand service called STV Player.The VoD service, available on www.stvplayer.tv, lets viewers watch a selection of programmes up to 30 days after broadcast free of charge, as well as archived programmes.It also allows users to click from individual episodes straight to the corresponding programme page on… Continue reading STV launches online VoD service

Search giant Google saw net profits rise 18% to $1.48 billion (£901 million) in the three months to the end of June.Revenues were up 3% year on year to $5.52 billion (£3.36 billion) with Google saying the increases were due to “responsible efforts to manage expenses”.Chief executive Eric Schmidt said: “Google had a very good… Continue reading Google reports 18% rise in profits

Pagination reports are available to MediaTel subscribers in the Press-Pagination database.Following MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of National Newspapers’ seminar held in London yesterday, Newsline has highlighted some pagination trends for daily and Sunday newspapers.Over the past 10 years, the national newspaper market has been in gradual decline, losing 18.6% of overall sales between 1999 and 2008,… Continue reading National Newspapers Pagination Report

“Too many media agencies are surviving on share deals to prop up their business models”, Paul Hayes, managing director NI Commercial at News International, told the audience at today’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Newspapers’ seminar.“There is not just an over supply of media; currently there is an over supply of media agencies.”Phil Georgiadis, chairman and… Continue reading “Too many agencies surviving on share deals to prop up business models”

ITV1’s viewing share was down 1.6 percentage points year on year in June, with BBC One also down over the same period.All ViewingITV1’s share now rests at 16.2% following a year on year fall. It was a poor month for the channel, despite the relative success of shows such as Real Crime (see Overnights: Real… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – June 2009

Clear Channel Outdoor has formed a global strategic alliance with H&M designed to ensure maximum impact and effectiveness for retailer H&M’s outdoor media spend.The agreement sees the companies work together in the design, development and placement of billboards, signs and other outdoor elements.Rickard Hedlund, Clear Channel Outdoor regional president, said: “H&M has demonstrated a long-term… Continue reading Clear Channel Outdoor agrees global partnership with H&M