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The IPA has expressed disappointment at the Competition Commission’s ruling to block Project Kangaroo, the joint VoD venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4.The Commission’s final report, which was published yesterday, concluded that Kangaroo would be “too much of a threat to competition” in the current developing video-on-demand market (see Competition Commission “stops” Kangaroo).“After… Continue reading IPA “disappointed” by Kangaroo ruling

Sky has won a fifth package of Premier League rights to go with the four packages the broadcaster won earlier this week (see NewsLine).Sky will now have 115 exclusively live Premier League matches in each of the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.The satellite broadcaster will pay a total of £1,623 million for the five packages… Continue reading Sky wins fifth Premier League rights package

Television is in a good place at the moment, despite increased competition and more choice, according to some of the panellists at today’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Television’ seminar.Speaking before the first panellist debate, AGB Nielsen’s head of commercial operations Alex North, said that despite there being more channels and more choice in the current… Continue reading The ‘Future of Television’ is bright

Ofcom has created a new advisory panel for English regions, which includes former Emap digital executive Dharmash Mistry and ex-Anglia TV managing director Graham Creelman.Eight new members have been appointed to the broadcast regulator’s Advisory Committee for England, while one established member has been reappointed to represent the South West, according to reports.Professor William Dutton… Continue reading Ofcom unveils new advisory panel

News International plans to slash the cover price of its new-look Saturday Times by 50p to £1 for a limited period, as part of a seven-week marketing drive.The third-off price cut is part of the publisher’s £2 million advertising campaign, which has been created by CHI & Partners in association with brand consultant Venturethree, to… Continue reading Times cuts Saturday cover price

The Radio Advertising Bureau is set to launch a new radio campaign later this week in a bid to promote the use of radio in a downturn.The series of ads are due to run across the Commercial Radio network and will feature Alan Partridge actor and comedian, David Schneider.Three major radio advertisers will also feature… Continue reading RAB launches new radio campaign

Metro International, the world’s largest free newspaper publisher, has announced an operating loss of €1.9 million (£1.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to an operating profit of €3.4 million (£3 million) in the same period in 2007. For the full year, total net sales were down year on year by 11% to… Continue reading Metro International reports fourth quarter operating loss

Regional publisher Newsquest has launched 148 new mobile websites to add to its network of newspapers and websites.Clients will be able to book sponsorship and ads across the new sites, which will feature news, sports, travel, entertainment and weather information, from this week.The publisher plans to sell ads on the mobile network alongside its existing… Continue reading Newsquest launches new mobile websites

The internet continues to be populated largely by younger generations in the US, as over half the online population there is between 18 and 44 years old, according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project surveys. However, the surveys, taken from 2006 to 2008, show that larger percentages of older generations are… Continue reading Larger percentage of older generations going online in US

ITV1 has come in for heavy criticism following the conclusion to last night’s FA cup 4th round replay between Everton and Liverpool, which pulled in a peak audience of 6.6 million viewers.It was motor racing fans who first raised the greatest concerns about advertising cutting across key sporting moments. There were a few of these… Continue reading Is ITV’s FA Cup coverage jinxed?