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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

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

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

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

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

IPTV subscriber numbers doubled during the 12 months to June 30 2006, according to new research from Point Topic. Point Topic says that the total number of people worldwide paying for TV services supplied via Internet Protocol (IP) increased from just under 1.5 million to almost 3 million. Europe is the most important region for… Continue reading IPTV Subscriber Numbers Double

Total US advertising spending in 2007 will grow only 3.7%, according to a new forecast from Jack Myers Media Business Report. Traditional media are projected to gain only 1.3% in ad revenues as newspapers, broadcast network television and local television all experience declines. Broadcast network television revenues are expected to decline 3.0% in 2007, impacted… Continue reading US Adspend Forecast To Increase 3.7% In 2007

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

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

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