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GCap Media has announced the appointment of Pete Simmons as group programme director, content/digital.Simmons, who was previously group head of programmes at Chrysalis Radio, will have a dual role at GCap Media. He will be responsible for ensuring that the broad range of content produced from all the parts of GCap’s business – such as… Continue reading Simmons Joins GCap Media

Sky has appointed Sophie Turner Laing to the position of managing director, entertainment. Laing will report to chief executive James Murdoch.Ms Turner Laing takes responsibility for Sky’s entertainment content businesses, including Sky Movies, Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky Arts, Sky Travel, Creative Services and the Creative Agency.Turner Laing takes over responsibility for these… Continue reading Sky Gets New Entertainment MD

Capital Gold is set to launch a new weekly podcast service from March 5 entitled David Jensen’s Celebrity Interviews.The content will be taken from the Capital Gold DJ’s Saturday morning show and will include both archive and current interview content with celebrities from the world of music, TV and film.The first podcast will launch with… Continue reading Capital Gold To Launch Podcast

Revenue generated by the premium video services market in the US, an area comprising pay-TV, mobile video, DVD, broadband video and theatre/box office receipts, is expected to rise to $277 billion by 2010, up from less than $200 billion in 2006, according to a new forecast from iSuppli. Much of that growth will be driven… Continue reading US Pay TV Market To See Revenue Increase

Trinity Mirror has recorded a drop in revenue of 4.8% to £1,032.1 million, with the company blaming the difficult advertising environment. The group’s preliminary results for 2006 show that its national newspaper division, which includes the Daily Mirror, saw revenues fell 5.3% to £472.4 million. Commenting on the results, Sly Bailey, chief executive of Trinity… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Records Revenue Drop

Publicis Groupe has reported 14.8% growth in profits for 2006 to €443 million, and a record operating margin of 16.3%. 2006 revenue of €4,386 million were up 5.6% at constant scope of consolidation and exchange rates (i.e., organic growth). All geographical regions contributed, with organic growth 5% in Europe, 5.1% in North America, 5.3% in… Continue reading Publicis Records 2006 Profits Growth

Channel 4 is to offer viewers the opportunity to catch-up on all of its commissioned programmes from the past seven days, for free via broadband.All of Channel 4’s commissioned content will now be offered free of charge for seven days via its VOD PC service, 4oD, with the service introducing advertising in the form of… Continue reading Channel 4’s 4oD To Offer Seven Day Catch-Up

Interpublic Group recorded organic revenue growth of 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to the same period a year previously. Full year organic revenue increased by 1.0% for 2006 compared with 2005. Fourth quarter 2006 revenue was $1.88 billion, compared to $1.90 billion the same period a year previously. Full year 2006 revenue… Continue reading Interpublic Sees Q4 2006 Revenue Growth

Telecoms giant Tiscali has today launched its Tiscali TV service, following the acquisition of Homechoice’s IPTV service last summer.Over 40,000 Homechoice subscribers will today become Tiscali TV customers, able to access the offer of broadband plus TV for £14.99.For the launch, Tiscali TV has secured major deals with Film4 On-Demand and 4oD to offer their… Continue reading Tiscali Turns Homechoice Into Tiscali TV

Viacom’s full year 2006 revenues of $11.47 billion rose 19% from $9.61 billion in 2005, reflecting a 7% increase in media networks revenues to $7.24 billion. Fourth Quarter 2006 revenues of $3.59 billion grew 32% from $2.72 billion in 2005, whilst worldwide advertising revenues rose 6% to $1.26 billion from $1.19 billion in 2005. Sumner… Continue reading Viacom Records Revenue Increase