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The BBC has just finished a trial involving the automatic downloading of 50 hours of its programmes on to Freeview digital video recorders.According to reports in the press, the corporation’s future media and technology director, Ashley Highfield, said in his keynote speech at MipTV in Cannes that such a service on Freeview would be an… Continue reading BBC Trials Downloading To Freeview Recorders

Freeview now claims to be the most popular way to watch multichannel television in the UK, having overtaken Sky.According to Freeview, it has sold about 1.7 million set-top boxes and integrated TV sets in the first quarter of 2007, with about 500,000 of those going to houses switching to digital for the first time.These figures… Continue reading Freeview Overtakes Sky

RadioCentre is launching a series of regional seminars, run by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), aimed at helping constituents “harness the power of radio in the digital age”.The first event takes place today in Manchester at the Lowry Hotel, with around 150 commercial stations, advertisers, media planners and buyers from the media and creative sphere.Key… Continue reading RadioCentre Launches Regional Seminars

Bailey’s Irish Cream has signed to continue to be the official sponsor of the UK’s adult contemporary chart, The A-List.The chart, which commenced in March 2006, is presented by Gail Porter and Nick Snaith and airs on Sundays between 4-7pm across 62 stations, including Chrysalis Radio’s Heart FM Network and GMG Radio’s Century and Real… Continue reading Bailey’s Sticks With The A-List

Premium-rate phone regulator Icstis is to investigate Vernon Kay’s Gameshow Marathon after it was revealed that 10,000 text entries to a competition were uncounted.ITV has apologised for the glitch on the Saturday show, saying that it only affected around 8% of entries. It added that it had set up a new prize draw for the… Continue reading Icstis Investigates Vernon Kay’s Marathon

Former FHM Collections editor Nick de Cosemo has been appointed as the new editor of dance title Mixmag.De Cosemo, former editor of Emap’s fashion spin-off and associate editor of FHM, will take up the editorship of Development Hell’s dance music monthly on May 8.Current editor Andrew Harrison moves to editor-in-chief and returns to the publisher’s… Continue reading Dance Music Monthly Nabs New Editor From Emap

George Entwistle, head of BBC TV current affairs, has been announced as the acting controller of BBC Four for six months.The current controller, Janice Hadlow, is taking a sabbatical to complete a book on George III. The BBC says that she will also be spending time “consulting on the wider BBC Vision strategy”.Jana Bennett, Director… Continue reading Entwistle Appointed Acting Head Of BBC Four

Broadcasters should embrace online advertising rather than concern themselves with the perceived threat of it overshadowing the traditional ad model, according to Google chief executive Eric Schmidt.During a keynote speech at the broadcast technology exhibition NAB in Las Vegas, Schmidt said: “Don’t bet against the internet… find a solution that connects your content with this… Continue reading Broadcasters Should Embrace Online Advertising, Says Google Boss

Channel 4’s Popworld spin-off magazine, Popworld Pulp, has folded after just two issues.The new music magazine had entered an already volatile market, where many titles had seen their circulations slide, and several titles, like the once unrivalled Smash Hits and Xfm’s X-Ray had closed in recent years (see Smash Hits To Close As Music Fans… Continue reading Popworld Pulp An Almighty Flop

BBC Sport is launching a new sports magazine show called Inside Sport, which will air for the first time on Monday 30 April at 11.05pm on BBC One.The show will be presented by Gabby Logan and feature guest panellists including Steve Bunce, Tony Livesey and Des Kelly.There will also be a second edition of the… Continue reading BBC To Launch New Sports Show