More Industry News articles

BT Vision has agreed a deal with ESPN to air the American broadcaster’s new channel.The new channel will air 46 live Barclays Premier League matches in the 2009/10 season and 23 matches a season from 2010-2013 after it won the rights following the collapse of Setanta (see ESPN wins rights to 46 Premier League matches).ESPN… Continue reading BT Vision to show new ESPN sports channel

New research reveals that 62% of US adult internet users have watched online video on a video-sharing website, up from 33% in 2006. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life project also found that 19% of US online adults use video-sharing sites on a typical day (compared with 8% in 2006). The April 2009… Continue reading Strong growth in US online video viewing

National Magazine Company is launching a hard-cover edition of men’s monthly title Esquire.The magazine will go on sale this Thursday, 6 August, at its usual price of £4.25, despite the extra costs involved in its production, according to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk.NatMags is also producing a special “super size” edition of Harper’s Bazaar, also available… Continue reading Esquire goes hard-cover

Jimmy McGovern’s The Street continued to secure the Monday evening top spot with more than 4.3 million peak viewers.The BBC One drama series with Joseph Mawle pulled in over 4.3 million average viewers and a 20% audience share during the all-important 9pm to 10pm peak-slot.At the same time, ITV1’s rival drama Monday Monday, starring Fay… Continue reading Overnights: The Street claims the top spot

AOL is set to launch a new online music portal with upcoming releases, exclusive videos and performances.AOL Music’s new site, named Spinner, will also feature stories and scoops on music artists, a guide to top music venues in the UK, weekly highlights on festivals, pre-release clips and live performances.The online inventory will be sold by… Continue reading AOL launches new online music offering

NME Radio has launched an iPhone application via the iTunes store allowing users to immediately purchase and download music played on the station.Users can also text the NME Radio studio directly from the application, which it says is the first app of its kind for a UK radio broadcaster.Sammy Jacob, NME Radio managing and programming… Continue reading NME Radio launches iPhone app

Reports claim that Treasury minister Stephen Timms is to be appointed communications minister, overseeing the government’s Digital Britain plans.Timms will take over from Lord Carter, who confirmed his departure in June as the Digital Britain report was published (see Lord Carter expected to step down).Among the recommendations laid out in the report, Timms will have… Continue reading Timms to take on Digital Britain role

Guardian News & Media is reportedly considering options for the Observer, including its possible closure.According to reports across the broadsheet press, GNM is working on a three-year plan which includes ensuring the future of the Guardian.This follows Friday’s trading statement where the company revealed a pre-tax loss of £89.8 million for the year to the… Continue reading GNM could close the Observer

Online music streaming service Spotify is to run a video ad for the new Sony Picture film The Taking of Pelham 123.The campaign, booked by OMD, marks the first time that the service has run a video ad.Showing via Flash, users will be able to pause, play and rewind the ad, which will be joined… Continue reading Spotify to show video advertising

Tory shadow broadcast minister Ed Vaizey has indicated that if the Conservatives win power they will sell off Radio One.In an interview with the Sunday Times, Vaizey said that Radio One’s licence should be put up for auction. “Radio One is not fulfilling its obligation to its audience,” he said.“Its median age is those in… Continue reading Tory minister talks Radio One sell-off