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Project Canvas, the joint venture to bring catch-up from the PC to the TV by BBC, ITV and BT, is set to cost £24 million to get up and running.BBC, ITV and BT hope to provide an open technology service so that viewers with Freesat or Freeview and a broadband connection can access catch-up and… Continue reading Project Canvas startup to cost £24m

ITV1’s Billy Connolly series Journey to the Edge of the World just pipped BBC One’s Crimewatch to the highest ratings during the all-important 9pm to 10pm peak slot.The second episode of the comedian’s journey through the remote regions of Canada pulled in 4.3 million average viewers and a 18.3% share, however, Crimewatch managed to the… Continue reading ITV1’s Billy Connolly picks up the peak-time ratings

Google is set to start placing advertising against search results on Google News in a bid to generate more revenue.The search giant plans to serve text ads next to headlines, which are delivered from more than 4,500 global news sites for the Google News service, in an attempt to generate income from all sources of… Continue reading Google set to serve ads in news results

Facebook is set to replace its advertising terms and conditions with a new ‘statement of rights and responsibilities’ with input from its users.The move comes after a mass of user complaints over how the social networking site users their data – in a bid to appease them, Facebook has said it will offer users an… Continue reading Facebook to replace advertising T&Cs

Luke Johnson, chairman of Channel 4, would rather see the broadcaster privatised than have it merge with ITV or Five.Although Johnson remains opposed to privatisation, he would prefer it to merging with ITV, which he said would be an “enormous poisoned pill”, adding “on a personal basis, I don’t see a lot of value in… Continue reading Channel 4 chairman rejects ITV/Five merger

Trinity Mirror has made 1,200 people redundant and closed 27 newspaper titles since the start of last year, the company said today.The national and regional newspaper publisher was forced to close 27 titles over the course of last year and sell another four newspapers, and has not been able to rule out the possibility of… Continue reading Trinity Mirror cuts 1,200 jobs in 14 months

AOP has appointed Tim Faircliff, general manager of consumer media at Thomson Reuters, as the new co-chair to take up the role from March 2009 until March 2010.Faircliff will work with current co-chair Alison Reay, who was appointed in October 2008.Faircliff leads the sales, marketing and development of Thomson Reuters’ multimedia news and information products… Continue reading AOP appoints new co-chair

Guardian.co.uk is set to launch its first optimised mobile site, following an increase in mobile users visiting the website.The site, which will be named M.guardian.co.uk, will be relaunched next month and is expected to be optimised for all phones including the Apple’s iPhone and the BlackBerry, according to reports.The Guardian hopes its new mobile content… Continue reading Guardian is set to relaunch mobile site

STV Group’s TV ad revenue rose 11% year on year in 2008, giving it 22% of the Scottish ad market. The group, formerly known as SMG, also saw broadcast sponsorship revenue increase by 50% year on year. Its cinema advertising business, Pearl & Dean, which has been up for sale since September 2006, will be… Continue reading STV ad revenue up 11% in 2008

Trinity Mirror reported a 22% fall in operating profit in 2008, down to £145.2 million from £186.4 million the previous year. The group cut its dividend, warning that advertising has fallen around 30% in the first two months of 2009. Revenues from retained businesses were down 6.5% to £871.7 million, down from £932.3 million. January… Continue reading Trinity Mirror reports fall in operating profit