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Microsoft has launched a new online TV player for UK broadband customers in a bid to fill the gap in the market left by the failed venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, Project Kangaroo.The US software company also hopes its new VoD offering, which will broadcast shows such as Shameless, The Young Ones… Continue reading Microsoft launches UK video player

BT’s share price went up by more than 10% today after the company released better than expected results for Q1 2009.However, the company’s results also show the affect the ongoing recession has had on its pension fund, which is the largest private sector scheme in the UK.By the end of June, the £30.4 billion pension… Continue reading BT’s results boost shares

Orange has teamed up with Universal Music and Channel 4 to launch a new pay as you go package that offers customers free music when they top up their mobile phones.The new initiative, Orange ‘Monkey’, will give customers free and easy access to a catalogue of songs and free texts streamed through any mobile handset… Continue reading Orange launches free music package

Channel Five has signed up to Project Canvas, the joint venture between the BBC, ITV and BT to bring on-demand viewing to digital TV services Freeview and Freesat.Five, the project’s first new partner, said it sees Canvas as “critical to the long-term future of subscription-free TV,” according to reports.“Project Canvas is an important step forward… Continue reading Five signs up to Project Canvas

BSkyB has reported a 6% ad revenue decline for the year to the end of June, down to £308 million from £328 million in the previous year.However, despite being down, the satellite broadcaster’s results show it is outperforming the commercial TV market, which was suffered an overall fall of 13%.The Murdoch-owned company was also pleased… Continue reading Sky reports 6% ad revenue decline

The latest report from Whitevector looks at the processes involved in analysing online discussions.A successful online discussion analysis project starts with a clear understanding of how the final, produced information will be used in marketing decision making. Even though just monitoring interesting online discussions is valuable in itself, significantly greater value can be achieved if… Continue reading Whitevector: Analysing online discussions – getting started

US baby boomers are spending more free time online (12.9 hours per week on average) than they are watching traditional TV (11.8 hours per week on average), according to new research. The survey of 1,600 US baby boomers, carried out by ChangeWave Investing, also found that boomers are watching less traditional TV than they did… Continue reading Shift in US baby boomers’ TV habits

Time Warner now has 100% ownership of AOL after buying back Google’s 5% stake for $283 million.Google bought the shares in AOL for $1 billion in 2006 but the investment’s value has dropped significantly since then, according to reports.Time Warner’s purchase values AOL at less than $5.66 billion, excluding a cash distribution of unspecified size,… Continue reading Time Warner buys back AOL stake

A new 10 year partnership will see Microsoft’s Bing search engine power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will provide the worldwide sales force for both companies’ premium search advertising.Under the terms of the deal, Microsoft will acquire an exclusive 10 year license to Yahoo!’s core search technologies, and have the ability to integrate Yahoo! search technologies… Continue reading Microsoft and Yahoo! confirm 10-year ad deal

Microsoft and Yahoo! have agreed a search and advertising deal that will be announced later today, according to reports.It is understood that the deal, which comes after Microsoft’s unsuccessful bid to buy Yahoo! last year (see Microsoft dismisses potential deal with Yahoo!), focuses on revenue sharing.US technology blog AllThingsD reported that for the first two… Continue reading Microsoft and Yahoo! could agree revenue sharing deal