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Google and Universal Music are understood to be in talks to launch a premium online music offering on YouTube.Reports claim that the deal would see YouTube power a site professional video content from Universal Music artists such as U2.It is predicted that advertisers will be charged a higher rate for ads on the new site… Continue reading Google and Universal Music in talks to launch YouTube music channel

The mobile content and services market is predicted to generate over $340 billion in end-user service revenues in 2013, up from around $183 billion in 2008. According to a new forecast from Informa Telecoms & Media, the two most significant service categories for revenues in 2008 were mobile messaging and mobile internet, which together contributed… Continue reading Mobile content and services market to generate over $340bn in revenues in 2013

Northcliffe Media is set to cut up to 95 jobs and close or merge a number of its weekly papers across Essex, Kent and Surrey in a bid to centralise regional production.The publisher issued a statement earlier today to say that they have been forced to restructure to “reduce costs in the current challenging trading… Continue reading Northcliffe Media to slash 95 jobs

Talks between Sky and Tiscali over the satellite broadcaster’s purchase of Tiscali’s UK assets have broken down due to deteriorating market conditions. Tiscali said today that talks with BSkyB are “almost impossible” to continue due to the financial climate. On Friday, Tiscali suspended its shares and asked banks to halt its interest repayments while it… Continue reading Sky and Tiscali end talks

The rise of internet television signals the evolution of traditional TV rather than its death, according to Xtreme Insight analyst Lucy Wright.Speaking at last week’s MRG Evening Meeting, Wright said that the common perception that traditional TV is dying is not true, instead TV is actually evolving, with consumers “watching more TV than we were… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting: The rise of internet TV

The struggling Sport Media Group owned tabloid titles, the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport, have pulled out of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC).The Sunday Sport resigned from the auditing body on March 4 after nearly 20 years, while the Daily Sport quit in February after just a year of having its circulation figures audited.Last… Continue reading Sport Media Group resigns from ABC

Member communities – which includes social networks and blogs – has become the fourth most popular category online, visited by over two-thirds (67%) of the global online population according to new research from Nielsen.John Burbank, CEO of Nielsen Online, said: “Social networking has become a fundamental part of the global online experience.“While two-thirds of the… Continue reading Social networks and blogs increase in popularity

ITV shareholders are hoping to see the appointment of a chief executive in return for pumping more equity in to the struggling broadcaster.ITV is thought to be discussing raising money through a share issue following its poor annual results announcement last week – which saw ITV lose a total of £2.7 billion after a huge… Continue reading ITV shareholders want new chief in return for rights issue

January 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service shows that US internet users viewed 14.8 billion online videos during the month, representing an increase of 4% versus December 2008. YouTube led the growth charge, accounting for 91% of the incremental gain in the number of videos viewed versus December, as it surpassed 100 million… Continue reading US internet viewers watched 14.8bn online videos in January

ITV1’s Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World attracted 4.2 million peak viewers last night, securing the highest ratings during the 9pm to 10pm slot.The third episode in the four-part series, which saw the comedian board a Russian cruise ship to make a trip through the Northwest Passage, pulled in more than 4… Continue reading ITV pips BBC One to the highest ratings