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BARB has received 24 proposals from 12 different organisations responding to its request for proposals for potential suppliers.“I am encouraged by the response to this first stage in our tendering process.” said Bjarne Thelin, BARB’s chief executive.“In the request for proposals document, BARB emphasised some issues for the future that are expecting to be addressed.… Continue reading Suppliers Line Up For BARB

Net advertising revenue at ITV1 has declined approximately 12.5% over 2006, with adult share of commercial impacts down 10.4% at 33% over the same period. In a trading update released today for the twelve months ended December 31, ITV said that although advertising revenue was down 12.5%, this outcome is better than expected under the… Continue reading Advertising Revenues Down At ITV1

Chrysalis-owned radio station Heart is now available on Freeview channel 728, making it the first regional radio channel to sign up to the platform.In a move to boost its national coverage and increase its reach, the station will sit alongside the BBC, Virgin and Magic and listeners will be able to listen to all three… Continue reading Freeview Has Heart

Advertising revenues at ITV1 have declined 12.5% over 2006 according to an announcement from the broadcaster.ITV also revealed that the flagship channel’s adult share of commercial impacts are down 10.4% at 33% over the same period.In a trading update released today, ITV said that although advertising revenues were down 12.5%, this better than expected under… Continue reading ITV1 Ad Revenue Down 12.5%

Guardian Media Group has increased its portfolio of radio stations after conditionally acquiring Saga Radio and its digital assets from Saga Group for an undisclosed sum.GMG now owns 12 major FM stations, including its own Real and Smooth networks, and the Century FM stations in the North West and North East, which it acquired from… Continue reading Saga For Guardian Media Group

Over three quarters of active US home internet users connected via broadband during November, up 13 percentage points from 65% of active internet users a year ago, according to new research from Nielsen//NetRatings. In November, with an average of 34 hours and 50 minutes per person, US broadband users spent 33% more time online than… Continue reading US Home Broadband Users Increase

The Government has said that the cost of ensuring the most vulnerable people in Britain receive adequate support for digital switchover will be around £600 million.The money is expected to come from the television licence fee but culture secretary Tessa Jowell said, whilst revealing details of the switchover support scheme in the Commons yesterday, that… Continue reading Switchover Support For Vulnerable To Cost £600 Million

The X Factor final on ITV1 on Saturday night managed to triumph over BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing, which doesn’t see its winner crowned until next week.An average of around 8.8 million adults tuned in to see the final performances from the last two contestants, giving ITV1 an almost 44% viewing share at the time,… Continue reading End Of X Factor Boosts Viewing Figures For ITV1

Tiscali, the Italian internet company, has denied that it has sounded out potential buyers for its UK division. A Tiscali spokeswoman said: “Tiscali UK is not for sale, and the story has no foundation at all. We are focused on pursuing the long-term strategy to build the UK and Italian sides of the business that… Continue reading Tiscali Denies UK Sale Rumours

The Venice Project, the new project from the makers of VOIP giant Skype that aims at distributing television and video over the internet, quietly launched its beta testing on Friday, inviting thousands of people to begin using the service to help its developers work out early bugs.Although few details are known about how the Venice… Continue reading Skype Creators’ Revolutionary TV Project Begins Testing