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SDN, the ITV owned multiplex operator, has awarded a £500 million contract to design, build and run a new digital terrestrial TV (DTT) network to Arqiva.The contract has been awarded in preparation for the forthcoming digital switchover (see Whitehaven Gets Ready For Digital Switchover), with the replacement network having increased transmission power levels which means… Continue reading Arqiva Wins Contract To Run New DTT Network

The latest edition of ZenithOptimedia’s UK Television Forecasts to 2012 predicts that the television ad market will stop shrinking this year, and start growing again – if at a modest 2% a year – in 2008. Television will however grow for only 1%-2% a year for the rest of the forecast period, and its market… Continue reading UK TV Ad Market To Grow

Griff Rhys Jones’ new series, exploring the mountains of Great Britain, got off to a sizeable start on BBC One last night, gaining an average adult audience of more than 3.9 million.The popular personality pulled in an 18.6% viewing share for the channel as he explored the bleak and rugged beauty of the north west… Continue reading Mountain High For New BBC One Series

The Times‘ online offering recorded a 10.5% increase in visitors in June, overtaking the Sun‘s site to scoop second place behind Guardian Unlimited, according to figures from ABCe.Times Online attracted 9.64 million unique users, compared to 8.73 million in May, a gain of 917,000 visitors.Visitors to the Sun‘s website increased by 0.2% month on month… Continue reading Times Online Boosts Site Users

The latest edition of ZenithOptimedia’s UK Television Forecasts to 2012 predicts that the television ad market will stop shrinking this year, and start growing again – if at a modest 2% a year – in 2008.Television will however grow for only 1%-2% a year for the rest of the forecast period, and its market share… Continue reading UK TV Ad Market To Grow

Last week saw a flurry of financial activity as several companies released their results, with BSkyB and BT amongst them.BSkyB announced that its full year revenue increased by 10% to £4.5 million, with an annual operating profit of £815 million (Full Story), whilst BT’s first quarter results showed that its revenue was up 3% to… Continue reading Media In The City: BSkyB Announces Revenue Increase

Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times, has announced that FT group revenues were up 8% with profits up 28% in the first half. Pre-tax profits for the whole group rose from £14 million a year ago to £40 million. The FT reported a 12% rise in subscriptions and FT.com subscribers were also up 12%, to… Continue reading Pearson Profits Up

Virgin Mobile is to dump its mobile TV service because of poor customer take-up.BT, Virgin’s partner on the mobile broadcast project, is disbanding its BT Movio business and has cancelled its contract with GCap Media, the company which owned the service spectrum.According to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk, the service is likely to be switched off… Continue reading Virgin Mobile To Drop TV Service

US consumer electronics marketers spent $1.9 billion online in 2006, or 13.7% of their ad budgets, according to new research from eMarketer. However, according to the Consumer Electronics Online: Converged or Confused? report, skepticism about ease of use, integration and hidden costs are keeping many would-be buyers on the sidelines. eMarketer says that the industry… Continue reading US Consumer Electronics Marketers Spent $1.9bn Online

Emap has launched a review of its structure and portfolio of assets, saying that “all options to maximise shareholder value will be examined, including a possible sale or demerger of some or all of its constituent businesses”. In a statement released today, the group said that it had already received various unsolicited proposals for parts… Continue reading Emap Launches Review Of Structure And Assets