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Dennis Publishing is to launch another digital only magazine in March, following on from the success of online lads’ mag, Monkey.iGizmo will be a consumer technology digital magazine, which will launch on 11 March and be distributed as an email free of change.Dennis says that iGizmo will take “the best elements of magazines, websites and… Continue reading Dennis Launches Second Digital Only Magazine

Google is in danger of becoming a company that everyone wants to see fail, according to a panellist at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future of Online’.One of today’s talking points was the possible take-over of Yahoo! by Microsoft and the effect consolidation could have on both the market and its main player, Google.… Continue reading Google ‘Could Become Company Everyone Wants To Fail’

Former Radio 1 and 6 Music chief, Ric Blaxill, has joined Bauer Radio as a launch consultant, as the group plans further expansion of its portfolio of digital radio services.Following the launch of the new Heat Radio last September and with work underway on the launch of Closer Radio, the group says it is now… Continue reading Bauer Hires Blaxill For Digital Radio Push

Only 10% of US adult broadband users have used an online download service either to rent or purchase movies, and most of them do so infrequently, according to new research from The Diffusion Group (TDG). “Online movie services have to date failed to gain a critical mass of users,” said Michael Greeson, president of TDG… Continue reading Only 10% Of US Adult Broadband Users Have Used Online Movie Services

GCap Media has unveiled a “radical but realistic” set of measures to boost profits and maintain long term growth for the company, which deal a significant blow to DAB digital radio.The new chief executive, Fru Hazlitt, confirmed the closure of digital stations theJazz and Planet Rock and the intended sale of the group’s majority stake… Continue reading DAB Dealt A Blow As Gcap Unveils Radical Measures

Yahoo! could be about to restart merger talks with AOL as it seeks to fend off Microsoft’s $45 billion (£23 billion) hostile takeover bid.According to a report in today’s Times, Yahoo! and its advisers from US investment banks Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers have spent the past week looking at possible tie-ups with other firms.The… Continue reading Yahoo! Could Restart Merger Talks With AOL

Yahoo! has turned down Microsoft’s $45 billion (£23 billion) takeover bid, saying that it substantially undervalues the company.However, a deal could still go ahead if Microsoft returns with an improved offer.In a statement released this afternoon, Yahoo! said: “After careful evaluation, the board believes that Microsoft’s proposal substantially undervalues Yahoo! including our global brand, large… Continue reading Yahoo! Turns Down Microsoft Takeover Bid

It was another big week for media news in the City, with reports that Google had approached Yahoo! about a possible link-up to fend off Microsoft’s advances.At the start of the week Google raised objections to Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo!, saying that a takeover would create a business with an overwhelming share of… Continue reading Media In The City: Google Approaches Yahoo! About Possible Partnership

Arqiva operated DAB multiplex, Digital One, has announced that 90% of the population of Great Britain now live within its coverage area.Digital One’s chief executive, Quentin Howard, said: “With the switch on of the 133rd transmitter in Whitby this week we broke another record and commercial radio is leading the way in delivering DAB digital… Continue reading Digital One Multiplex Now Covers 90% Of Britain

BBC director general Mark Thompson has said that a download version of the iPlayer for Apple Mac users is to launch this year.The iPlayer is currently available in two versions: a program allowing users to download shows to their Windows PC and a streaming version available to all users.Writing in a blog posting on the… Continue reading BBC To Launch iPlayer Download For Macs In 2008