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Virgin Media has signed a deal with digital programming provider Perform to put extra sports content on its website.The deal will see news, interviews and action from world leading football, tennis, golf, motorsport and a number of other sports and major events, delivered on demand through Virgin Media’s sport portal http://www.virginmedia.com/sport.Drawn from Perform’s Omnisport.tv Daily… Continue reading Virginmedia.com Gets More Sport Content

Virgin Media has outperformed analyst expectations, reporting an underlying operating profit of £333 million for the second quarter of 2008. The company reported revenues of £990.5 million, with average revenue per subscriber slightly down to £41.63. It saw an operating loss of £333 million in the second quarter, compared with a £3 million profit in… Continue reading Virgin Media Reports £333m Underlying Profit

BSkyB has secured the British TV rights to England’s home Test matches, Twenty20 and one-day internationals until 2013 in a new deal unveiled today.As part of the deal, which is worth £300 million in total, Channel Five has also retained the right to continue broadcasting cricket highlights of England’s home Test matches.Sky has screened England’s… Continue reading Sky Retain Cricket Rights In New £300 Million Deal

Channel 4’s new series of The Secret Millionaire was a big success last night, topping the other channels with 3.8 million peak viewers between 9.45pm and 10pm.The reality programme, which saw entrepreneur James Benamor help three local groups in Manchester’s Moss Side to combat youth crime, picked up an average 14.8% audience share with more… Continue reading The Secret Millionaire Banks 3.8 Million Viewers

New data released by comScore reveals that three out of four searches are conducted on Google sites, making it the most popular search property in the UK.The UK Internet seach activity report shows that in June, Google increased its massive lead to 75.3% of all search queries, followed by eBay with 5.5% and Yahoo! with… Continue reading 75% Of Searches Conducted On Google Sites

Sky is set to rebrand its entertainment channel portfolio – Sky 1, Sky 2 and Sky 3 – with new names, logos and idents ahead of its autumn schedule launch at the end of August.The new branding is an attempt by Sky to link the channels with their key flagship programmes, such as Lost and… Continue reading Sky Rebrands Entertainment Channels

Digital TV penetration of Western European households broke the 50% barrier in 2007, ending the year at 54%, up from 42% at the end of 2006, according to new research. The Informa Telecoms & Media report forecasts that digital homes in the region will reach 104 million by the end of 2008, rising to 157… Continue reading Western European Digital TV Penetration To Reach 54%

ITV has announced a fall in pre-tax profits of 28% year on year, to £91 million, for the six months ending June 30.The commercial broadcaster’s revenues were up slightly, by 3%, to £1.03 billion.It added that net advertising revenues dipped an estimated 1% in the first eight months but are likely to fall 20% in… Continue reading ITV Announces Fall In Pre-Tax Profits

ITV has announced a 28% year on year fall in pre-tax profits for the first six months of the year, to £91 million. The commercial broadcaster also reported a 3% increase in revenues to £1.03 billion. The company said that net advertising revenues dipped an estimated 1% in the first eight months but are likely… Continue reading ITV Reports Drop In Pre-Tax Profits

Bauer Media has appointed Carl Lyons, former Capital Radio marketing director, to head up its digital marketing across 80 brands including FHM and Heat.Lyon will report directly to Bauer’s chief marketing office, Andria Vidler – who he previously worked with at Capital Radio.Vidler said: “I am delighted that we have attracted someone of the calibre… Continue reading Bauer Hires Carl Lyons To Head Up Digital Marketing