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UBC Media announced its new Digital Music Download commercial service will go live in London Q1 2007, with a full national launch in May 2007.The new technology, which Simon Cole announced last year at MediaTel’s Digital Radio seminar (see New Technology Offers Glimpse Of Radio’s Future), enables digital radio listeners to download tracks from radio… Continue reading UBC Announces Digital Music Downloading Launch

GCap Media has unveiled its new DAB digital radio station, theJazz, which will launch nationally at 9am on Christmas Day.theJazz will operate as a sister service to Classic FM, the UK’s most popular commercial radio station with 6.3 million listeners, and will aim to develop itself as a brand to include live concerts, CDs, books,… Continue reading GCap Jazzed Up With New Digital Radio Station

Claims that digital video recorders (DVRs), video-on-demand (VOD) and emerging online platforms will cause the death of TV and result in the loss of billions in advertising revenue are incorrect, according to eMarketer. Audiences are becoming increasingly fragmented with the changes in TV distribution and access, but more people will watch more TV and video… Continue reading DVR And VOD Will Not Kill TV

Orange has extended its mobile distribution contract with BBC World, the corporation’s commercial rolling TV news channel available outside the UK, to eight new countries.BBC World will now be the only English language news channel to be streamed live to mobiles in Belgium, Poland, the Netherlands, Romania, Portugal, Jordan, Egypt and the Dominican Republic.Orange mobile… Continue reading Orange Extends Mobile TV Contract With BBC World

ITV1 dominated the weekend’s telly with I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, X Factor and Coronation Street continuing to rate highly with viewers.Friday’s I’m A Celebrity.. took a peak of more than seven million adult viewers, an average of 6.6 million or a 31% viewing share. Over on BBC One, Have I Got… Continue reading Jungle Fever Gives ITV1 A Boost

Celebrity Love Island is no longer, after ITV1 director of television, Simon Shaps, confirmed the programme would be axed after the poor ratings of the last series.The z-list celeb fest finished its second series at the end of August, with the last episode drawing in by far its best audience figures of the series at… Continue reading Celebrity Love Island Is No Longer

In the UK, watching video online and on mobile devices is growing in popularity, with these people spending less time watching television in the traditional way, according to an ICM survey for the BBC.More than 2,000 people were questioned about their viewing habits, with 43% of British people who watch video from the internet or… Continue reading Popularity Of Online Video Leading To Less Time With Traditional TV

The chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, Charles Dunstone, has said that the company is not yet convinced of the merits of buying content to provide a broadband television service. Speaking to The Times newspaper, Dunstone said that although the company needs a “bit of a breather” following its acquisition of AOL UK (see Carphone Warehouse… Continue reading Carphone Warehouse Not Convinced Of Merits Of Broadband TV

Trade press publication the Press Gazette has closed down after more than 40 years, due to its failure to find a new investor in the title.The Press Gazette‘s 20 staff were told late on Friday that they would be made redundant, after its financial future could not be secured.A statement on the title’s website read:… Continue reading Press Gazette’s Battle For Survival Ends

UBC Media’s financial results for the six month period to 30 September show the company is maintaining a strong trading position, whilst developing new digital radio models. Overall operating profit fell to £21,000 from last year’s £58,000, whilst gross profit remained at £2.4 million. Turnover for the group reached £9.1 million, slightly down on last… Continue reading UBC Results Maintain Strong Trading Position