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Reports in the trade press have suggested that GCap is planning to sell its majority stake in DAB multiplex Digital One.Recently appointed GCap chief executive Fru Hazlitt (see A Fresh Start For GCap With Hazlitt) is said be outlining her plans for the company to the City next Monday, where she is expected to detail… Continue reading GCap Could Sell Its Stake In Digital One

New owner Bauer Consumer Media has suspended NW and First Magazines from publication, ahead of next week’s consumer magazines ABC release.Bauer made the announcement in a statement from Marcus Rich, group managing director Bauer Advertising and Bauer London Lifestyle Magazines.The company said it would now enter into a month-long period of consultation with editorial staff.… Continue reading Bauer Suspends Publication Of NW And First

BBC director general Mark Thompson has said that a download version of the iPlayer for Apple Mac users is to launch this year.The iPlayer is currently available in two versions: a program allowing users to download shows to their Windows PC and a streaming version available to all users.Writing in a blog posting on the… Continue reading BBC To Launch iPlayer Download For Macs In 2008

Nearly 80 million Americans (43% of the online population) have watched one of their favourite TV shows on the internet, up from 25% 12 months ago, according to new research from Solutions Research Group (SRG). A full 20% of the American online population said that they watch TV on the web on a weekly basis,… Continue reading 20% Of Americans Watch TV Online On Weekly Basis

Commercial radio stations will not be allowed to cut local programming, after Ofcom rejected pressure from the industry to be able to do so.The watchdog has also announced new rules to preserve sound quality on DAB radio, with new guidelines published today as part of the media regulator’s long-running Future of Radio review.As expected, FM… Continue reading Ofcom Rejects Call For Cut In Local Radio Content

BT Vision has seen its subscriber numbers grow to more than 150,000 since its launch just over a year ago.According to BT’s quarterly results released today, the broadband TV service finished 2007 with 120,000 customers and has since added more than 30,000.BT Vision launched in 2006 (see Long Time Coming – BT’s Vision) and recently… Continue reading BT Vision Hits 150,000 Subscribers

The debut match for new England manager, Fabio Capello, was watched by more than 8.3 million adults on average last night, giving BBC One a viewing share of 36.2% between 7.30pm and 10pm.England’s victory over Switzerland in the friendly proved a popular choice for television viewers last night, as did Grand Designs over on Channel… Continue reading England Friendly Draws Over 8.3m To BBC One

AOL has acquired buy.at, an independent affiliate network that provides a platform for performance based e-commerce marketing programs to advertisers and publishers. buy.at will operate as a wholly-owned business unit of Advertising.com, part of AOL’s Platform-A organisation. Lynda Clarizio, president of Advertising.com, said: “This transaction will position Advertising.com to serve merchant and retail advertisers with… Continue reading AOL Acquires buy.at Affiliate Network

The latest forecast from Attentional suggests that a number of factors will combine to offer a brighter than anticipated future for UK television over the next five years.Attentional said that one factor behind this trend is the rapid conversion of older viewers to digital platforms, where the availability of extra channels means they tend to… Continue reading Bright Future For UK TV

Havas chairman Vincent Bolloré is understood to be preparing a takeover bid of rival Aegis. According to a report in Campaign, Havas sources predict that Aegis, the parent company of Carat, Vizeum and the market research company Synovate, will be under Bolloré’s control by the end of the year. It is expected that if Bolloré… Continue reading Vincent Bolloré Could Make Aegis Bid