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comScore has released a study of global visits to Beijing2008.cn, the official website of the 2008 Olympic Games, revealing a tight race between China and the United States, with China taking the gold.The site offers Olympic content in five languages: Mandarin, English, French, Spanish and Arabic. The study examined the global breakdown of visitors to… Continue reading Official Olympic Website Proves Popular Globally

Online archive shows will make up a fifth of all TV viewing within five years time, according to Ashley Highfield, speaking at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF).Highfield, Project Kangaroo’s chief operating officer, claimed that archive content would make up half of all video-on-demand services in five years time.Highfield, who previously fronted the development… Continue reading MGEITF 2008: Highfield Predicts Bright Future For Online TV

Virgin Media and sports network Perform have developed an online video player for ITV Sport, The Guardian, News International, Trinity Mirror and Virgin Media itself.The new e-Player will be dedicated to sports content, with highlights from the FA Premier League as well as other sporting events.Virgin Media and Perform have designed the video player to… Continue reading Virgin Media Develops Sports Video Player

GCap’s national sales director, Simon Daglish, is set to leave the company following the planned merger of the Global Radio and GCap Media’s sales teams.Ashley Tabor, founder of Global Radio, announced to his staff that Daglish would be departing and the teams would come together in a central London location by the autumn.He said: “My… Continue reading Daglish Set To Leave As Global And GCap Sales Teams Merge

Bauer Media’s men’s style magazine Arena has appointed Glenn Waldon as style director, with Anthony Noguera, Bauer Media men’s lifestyle editorial director taking a more hands on role at the title.Noguera will be closely managing the editorial development of Arena, in addition to his current responsibilities.Waldon is a former editor of i-D magazine and currently… Continue reading Arena Makes New Appointments

Redwood has announced the launch of a digital format for Electric!, the bi-monthly entertainment magazine for Virgin Media customers.The digital edition of Electric!, Virgin Media’s entertainment magazine for 18 to 55-year-olds, aims to bridge the gap between the print magazine, website and regular Electric! email newsletters sent to customers.The e-zine will be created using the… Continue reading Virgin Media’s Electric! Goes Digital

German market research group GfK has announced that it is no longer pursuing a possible offer for TNS. According to a report in the Financial Times, GfK’s discussions with Apax, the private equity group it hoped would jointly bid for TNS, collapsed over price. The announcement comes after Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP made a £1.08… Continue reading GfK No Longer Pursuing Offer For TNS

Johnston Press has reported a year on year fall of 9.5% in advertising revenues for the first half of 2008. The regional newspaper group’s total revenue was down 6.3% to £293.1 million for the six months to the end of June, while operating profit fell 15.6% to £81.6 million. Pre-tax profit was down 18.1% to… Continue reading Johnston Press Reports Fall In Ad Revenues

The IPA has launched an online sustainability portal to provide agencies with information on improving their green credentials.The portal has been created following an IPA survey sent to member agencies that revealed that over 90% of respondents would welcome help from the IPA in providing education around environmental issues.The guide aims to inform agency decision… Continue reading IPA Launches Green Information Portal

Five could launch a children’s channel based on its Milkshake pre-school programmes, according to its director of programmes, Ben Gale.Speaking at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, Gale said Five had begun a feasibility study into launching a digital channel based on the Milkshake brand, although he added that the service would only launch if… Continue reading Five Could Launch Children’s Channel