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The European Commission has opened an investigation into the proposed takeover of Reuters by Thomson, the Canadian financial information company. In a statement, the Commission said: “The initial market investigation indicates that the proposed merger would raise serious doubts as regards adverse effects on competition in several markets of the financial information sector.” The planned… Continue reading European Commission Investigates Reuters Takeover

Globetrotting jet setter, Michael Palin, continued to entertain viewers with his New Europe series, gaining an average adult audience of more than 5.8 million for BBC One last night.Palin’s travels took him to Hungary and the Ukraine, where, as ever, he encountered colourful characters and explored the evolving regions of Britain’s newest neighbours.The episode, which… Continue reading Almost Six Million Stick With Palin’s Adventures

Rupert Howell, ITV’s new MD of brand and commercial and the man tipped to greatly assist Michael Grade in turning around the broadcaster’s recent lacklustre performance, is to give his first public interview since his appointment at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of Television’ seminar tomorrow.The former McCann Erickson Group president, who will assume his new post… Continue reading Rupert Howell Gives First Public Interview Since ITV Appointment At MediaTel Group Seminar

Television advertising is far from dead, but it is evolving in the changing media ecosystem.Last week the IAB and PwC released first half UK internet advertising figures, showing above expectation 41.3% year on year growth, taking the sector to a half-year high of £1,334 million – compared to £917 million a year ago (see NewsLine).Such… Continue reading Death of TV Debate Re-ignites, Sparks Fly

Blake Chandlee, Yahoo! commercial director, has been poached by social networking website Facebook top be its UK sales director and first UK employee.A report from Media Week says that Chandlee – a panelist at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future Of TV’ seminar on Tuesday (see TIOTI Founder Joins MediaTel ‘Future Of TV’ Seminar Panel) – has left… Continue reading Blake Chandlee Leaves Yahoo! For Facebook

It was the big one on Saturday afternoon, as England took on match favourites Australia in the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup.As is usually the case when these two nations meet, there was no love lost between the sides, with Australia keen to avenge the final defeat of four years ago which saw… Continue reading 1.9 Million ABC1 Men Watch England Beat Australia

Hearst Corporation, owner of the UK’s third largest magazine publisher The National Magazine Company, has made a &pound:700 million indicative offer for Emap’s consumer magazine division. Emap is the second largest magazine publisher behind IPC Media, with a range of magazines including women’s weeklies Grazia and Closer and men’s monthly Arena. Emap recently sold its… Continue reading Hearst Bids £700m For Emap’s Consumer Magazine Division

A new report from ABI Research has forecast that mobile broadband enabled consumer electronics devices will expand in 2008. There is a new class of devices emerging on the horizon: a convergence of everyday consumer electronics and mobile broadband, says ABI. Consumer electronics increasingly will include Wi-Fi for connectivity within the home and to the… Continue reading Mobile Broadband Consumer Electronics To Grow In 2008

US internet advertising revenues for the first six months of 2007 were nearly $10 billion, setting another new record and representing a nearly 27% increase over the first half of 2006, according to the latest figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). US internet advertising revenue totaled nearly $5.1 billion for the… Continue reading US Online Adspend Sets New Record

New research from Attentional has found that personal video recorders (PVRs) do not significantly affect viewing choices. Attentional says that according to surveys where respondents are asked about their viewing, viewers say that they watch more TV than they did before they got Sky+. However, the “peoplemeters” used by large continuous panels say that they… Continue reading PVRs Do Not Significantly Affect Viewing Choices