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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

Transport for London will not be awarding a contract for a free afternoon paper because bids were not large enough, according to reports in the trade press.The contract would have seen one of the free afternoon newspapers distributed across the London underground network.Afternoon freesheets London Lite and thelondonpaper are currently distributed outside underground stations in… Continue reading TfL Cancels Afternoon Free Newspaper Contract

The X Factor will remain with ITV for another three years at least, after the programme’s creator, Simon Cowell, signed an estimated £20 million deal with the broadcaster.The high-rating show will stay with ITV until 2009, with the broadcaster presumably hoping that the programme will continue to prove popular with viewers. The deal was announced… Continue reading ITV Keeps The X Factor Until 2009

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

Titan Worldwide has won the outdoor contract for New York’s bus and rail network, worth $823 million (£419 million).New York’s bus and rail transport network is the largest in North America and carries 1 billion passengers each year.Titan, who won the business from CBS Outdoor, will begin running the business in January for a period… Continue reading Titan Worldwide Wins New York Transport Contract

BSkyB is to acquire online sports information and gaming firm 365 Media Group in a deal worth £96 million. 365 Media owns sports and gambling sites including TEAMtalk.com, SportingLife.com, Football365.com and Golf365.com. Sky says that the acquisition of 365 Media enhances its existing online strategy, adding to its portfolio of online assets and increasing its… Continue reading Sky To Buy Online Betting Firm

Ofcom is to launch a public consultation in early 2007 on how participation TV should best be regulated, with a view to finding the right balance between protecting viewers and protecting consumers.Ofcom defines participation TV as television services (including but not limited to dedicated channels) that rely wholly or mainly on viewers paying for an… Continue reading Ofcom To Launch Participation TV Consultation

US Advertising spending for the first three quarters of 2006 rose 5.1% over the same period last year, due to ad spending increases across many major media, according to new research from Nielsen Monitor-Plus, the advertising intelligence service of Nielsen Media Research. Advertising spending increased in most reported media, led by the internet (49.2%), Spanish… Continue reading US Ad Spend Rose 5.1% Year On Year

Ofcom has announced new rules intended to ensure that customers are able to switch to a different broadband provider more quickly and easily.+Ofcom’s research reveals that while 83% of UK internet users who have switched provider found it easy to do so, a significant minority have encountered problems.A Migration Authorisation Code (MAC) is a unique… Continue reading New Broadband Switching Rules

Trinity Mirror is selling off The Racing Post and 138 regional titles in the Midlands, London and the South East following its strategic review, in order to concentrate on its national and major regional titles.According to reports in the trade press, the publisher said that it would make savings of £20 million after the sale… Continue reading Trinity Mirror To Sell Racing Post And Regional Titles