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What’s on TV‘s mobile service is launching onto the Vodafone live!, O2 Active and Orange World portals, taking the brand to millions of mobile users to give them easy access to up to the minute TV news and programme listings.The mobile deals follow the launch last month of www.whatsontv.co.uk (see What’s On TV To Launch… Continue reading What’s On TV Expands Mobile Service

A new fashion magazine is set to launch in the UK and beyond in the spring, potentially taking the place of the once successful style bible, The Face.The high-end fashion and culture mag, Plastique, will be published four times a year, and is set to have a cover price of £3.80.Plastique, founded by Benjamin Shrimpton,… Continue reading New Fashion Mag To Face The Market

Virgin Media has today announced a content programming deal with HBO, including smash-hit series like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Entourage.The deal marks HBO’s first entry into the UK market place. At least 50 hours of premium programming will be available upon full roll-out, through Virgin Media’s TV-on-demand service.The HBO subscription service will be… Continue reading HBO Launches On Virgin Media VOD Service

A new report from eMarketer shows that the US remains the single largest internet market in the world with 181.9 million internet users in 2006, although China is likely to take the lead before the decade is out. Ben Macklin, eMarketer senior analyst and the author of the new Worldwide Internet Users: 2005-2011 report, said:… Continue reading US Remains Largest Internet Market In The World

Emap Performance, Emap’s consumer division, is launching three branded video-on-demand services for film, motorbike and golf enthusiasts.It has appointed Arts Alliance Media (AAM) to enable users to download a wide selection of films and programming ranging from major movies to bespoke golf tutorials. AAM’s video on demand network, Vizumi, will power the service on the… Continue reading Emap Launches Branded VOD Service

Two thirds of US internet users watch television whilst surfing the net, according to a new report from eMarketer. As consumers become flooded with more media, they are finding ways to make room for it rather than letting some of it go, says the online market research company. Though teens are more likely to do… Continue reading US Internet Users Watch TV Whilst Online

Ofcom will today start a review of the future of children’s programming in the UK as part of its overall programme investigating the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in the digital age.The project will look at the state of children’s media in the UK, examine the role of television within this, explore prospects for… Continue reading Ofcom Begins Review Of Children’s Programming

Marie Claire, IPC SouthBank’s flagship women’s glossy, is partnering with Picsel Technologies, a leading mobile technology company, to launch Marie Claire Mobile.Launching later this spring, Marie Claire Mobile will be a weekly subscriber based service, providing readers with topical fashion and beauty features, insider shopping tips and recommended best buys. It will also have a… Continue reading Marie Claire To Go Mobile

Competition between the Capital’s freesheets, thelondonpaper and London Lite, took a nasty turn today, with Associated Newspapers calling News International “totally irresponsible” for increasing its print run of thelondonpaper by 100,000 copies.The Evening Standard‘s owner has claimed that the extra copies are littering the capital, and has also launched a print ad campaign complaining about… Continue reading Freesheet War Hots Up

A second stand-alone digital magazine is set to come onto the UK market in March, with NatMags launching an online weekly fashion and entertainment product for teen girls, under the name Project Celia.According to reports in the trade press, the digital only magazine could use CosmoGirl! branding.After discussions with Dennis Publishing, who launched online mag… Continue reading New Online Mag To Launch In March