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Reports that James Murdoch is to quit as BSkyB chief executive in the summer and head to New York to work for News Corp have seen sources close to the Murdoch family deny the rumour. The Mail On Sunday originally reported that Murdoch will be replaced at Sky by the head of Sky Italia, Tom… Continue reading Sources Deny Murdoch Could Leave BSkyB

A new report from JupiterResearch has found that 37% of broadband consumers are interested in having TV programming delivered to their PC. However, the report, Programming for Three Screens: Leverage PC and Mobile Video to Support Core TV Efforts, adds that there is no industry consensus regarding business models or expectations for video delivered via… Continue reading 37% Of Broadband Consumers Interested In PC TV Programming

Rupert Murdoch has emerged as a potential bidder for Big Brother producer Endemol. A report in Spanish newspaper La Gaceta claims that Murdoch is interested in buying Telefonica’s 75% stake in the production company. Telefonica is expected to launch a formal auction for Endemol within weeks, says today’s Times, having tabled a meeting with Merrill… Continue reading Rupert Murdoch Could Bid For Endemol

IPTV take-up in mainland China will exceed 23 Million subscribers by 2012, according to a new report from ABI Research. ABI says that technological innovations are rapidly redrawing the Chinese telco landscape, with operators compelled to diversify in order to thrive in the competitive environment. The November 2006 announcement of Jiangsu Telecom’s network expansion effort… Continue reading Chinese IPTV Subscribers To Reach 23 Million

BBC programmes could be made available via a branded channel on Google’s video sharing site, with the two media giants said to be in talks to decide a deal.Executives at the Corporation are said to be keen that the deal, which involves BBC Worldwide and the BBC, is eventually expanded to include putting content on… Continue reading BBC Close To Google Deal

Last night saw the return of high concept drama 24 to Sky One’s schedules, with CTU agent Jack Bauer returning from China to help save the US once again from terrorist threats.The season’s opening double bill attracted an average adult audience of 624,000 and 557,000 for the first and second episode respectively.This was comfortably ahead… Continue reading Jack’s Back To Defeat Cowell

The Channel 4 board of executives will meet today to discuss the Celebrity Big Brother furore and the broadcaster’s handling of the controversial events in the house.As the escalating race row between reality TV figure Jade Goody and Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty pushed this series’ viewing figures up – peaking at around 8.2 million adults… Continue reading Big Brother Controversy Could Force C4 To Rethink Remit

Sir Christopher Meyer, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), has announced that the organisation has reached an agreement with publishers which will see it regulate audio-visual content, such as podcasts, on newspaper websites.Meyer was being interviewed on BBC News 24 where he welcomed the newspaper industry’s agreement to extending the PCC’s regulatory field, calling… Continue reading PCC To Widen Online Remit

Another racism row has broken out over a Channel 4 reality show, with Shipwrecked now the subject of complaints to Ofcom following racist comments made on last night’s programme.Shipwrecked, which was recorded five months ago, began yesterday evening and since it aired well over 40 people have complained to Ofcom after one of the contestants… Continue reading New Reality Racism Row For Channel 4

Helen Johnston, currently editor of Emap’s New Woman, has been appointed editor of IPC’s Now just months after overseeing a relaunch of the Emap title.Johnston has previously held senior posts at Grazia, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan. She oversaw New Woman‘s revamp which saw it renamed NW following poor results in the latest consumer magazine ABCs.… Continue reading New Woman Editor Moves To Now