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ITV is said to be considering the future of the newly launched Friends Reunited spin-off site Jobs Reunited, after the project has reportedly failed to take off.Friends Reunited Jobs was launched in December last year and the company is said to now be in discussions with staff about their future.Ideas for the site being proposed… Continue reading ITV Could Be Considering Future Of Jobs Reunited Site

Each week, MediaTel INSIGHT brings NewsLine readers a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.This week the big news in the City was GCap Media’s 9% year on year revenue decline, to £200.1 million.The group’s profits were down from £22.2 million in 2006 in £14.4 million, whilst its advertising revenues… Continue reading Media In The City: GCap Reports Revenue Decline

T-Mobile has announced that the first partners on its mobile TV service are Channel 4, ITN, MTV, Eurosport and Nickelodeon.All users who buy a compatible handset before June 30 will get a free subscription to the mobile TV to that date whilst existing consumers can access it on a 24-hour basis for just £1 until… Continue reading T-Mobile Announces Partners For Mobile TV Service

The number of IPTV subscribers will reach nearly 60 million worldwide by year-end 2011, spurred by both aggressive and reactionary telco tactics, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The report, IPTV: From Quadruple Play to Multiplay, which provides forecasts and analyses for the worldwide IPTV market, predicts television choices for European consumers in… Continue reading 60 Million IPTV Subscribers Worldwide By 2011

eBay has bought online recommendation site StumbleUpon for approximately $75 million. eBay says that this acquisition will provide eBay with in-depth exposure to a fast-growing community-based service with approximately 2.3 million users. Michael Buhr, senior director, eBay, said: “StumbleUpon is a great fit within our goal of pioneering new communities based on commerce and sustained… Continue reading eBay Buys Online Recommendation Site

The oestrogen-soaked Big Brother house appears to have turned off some viewers, with last night’s second episode of series eight of the long-running reality show attracting an average of more than 3.4 million adults, compared to Wednesday night’s 5.3 million.However, a drop in viewers for the first ‘proper’ episode is historically the trend for the… Continue reading Viewers Leave The Big Brother House

Stuff magazine’s website, www.stuff.tv, is to launch a mobile service http://mobile.stuff.tv.Users are asked to text STUFF to 60030 and the URL will be sent to their mobile phones immediately. The service will feature breaking news, reviews, top 10’s and stuff.tv’s popular video clips.Tom Dunmore, editor-in-chief, said: “Stuff magazine has a passion for gadgets, so it’s… Continue reading Stuff.tv To Launch On Mobile

The BBC has reached agreement with the developer Peel Holdings over its move to the mediacity:uk development at Salford Quays.The BBC Trust has approved the terms of the deal which means that the BBC’s proposed move of five of its London-based departments to the North of England will now definitely go ahead.The departments which will… Continue reading BBC Salford Move Gets Go Ahead

A fifth series of the hit BBC One drama New Tricks has been green lit following the hugely successful current run of series four.Made by Wall To Wall Television, New Tricks returned to BBC One in April 2007 and it has done consistently well, with audiences regularly breaking the 8 million adult mark (see Ageing… Continue reading More New Tricks For BBC One

IPC Ignite group advertisement director Sam Finlay has announced the appointment of Rob Hunt to the role of Ignite Sponsorship & Brand Solutions manager.Previously publisher of Play Rob joins the Ignite sales team responsible for generating innovative and creative advertising solutions across brands including NME, Nuts, Uncut and Loaded.The Sponsorship & Brand solutions team is… Continue reading IPC Ignite Announces New Appointments