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An average of 5.9 million adults watched England’s friendly 1-1 draw with Holland on BBC One last night, taking a 29% audience share for the broadcaster between 7pm and 9pm.I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here remained the most watched programme in the 9pm to 10pm timeslot, despite losing viewers from the series’ first… Continue reading England Friendly Lures Just Under Six Million To BBC One

3G mobile customers will from December be able to access their home television channels via their mobile phone handsets, after the company agreed a partnership with electronics firm Sling Media Inc.The SlingPlayer Mobile delivers the home TV experience on mobile handsets using standard 3G network connections. Any programme that can be watched at home will… Continue reading 3 Signs Mobile TV Partnership With Slingbox Company

Ofcom will review the way it regulates the radio industry in order to address challenges facing the sector, with the potential for ownership rules to be adjusted and programming formats scrapped.Issues such as the lack of growth in advertising and the pressure on local stations from digital radio have forced the communications regulator to act.… Continue reading Ofcom To Review Radio Industry Regulation

Clear Channel Communications has been sold for $26.7 billion, to private equity firms Bain Capita and Thomas H Lee.Clear Channel Communication’s management team, led by founding family members and shareholders Mark and Randall Mays, will stay on the board.Last week it was rumoured that JCDecaux was on the verge of making a bid for Clear… Continue reading Clear Channel Communications Sold For $26.7 billion

The owners of digital music players (DMPs) in the US represent an attractive audience for consumer electronics advertisers, according to new research from comScore Networks. ComScore says that 27% of all US internet users currently own one or more DMPs, with online DMP owners slightly more likely to be male (53%) and more than one… Continue reading Owners of Digital Music Players Have High Affinity For Online Shopping

A new study on product placement in the US from Nielsen Media Research has found that 57.5% of television viewers recognised a brand when viewing a product placement in combination with a commercial, as compared to 46.6% of those viewers exposed only to a commercial for that brand. Nielsen Media Research adds that the reinforcement… Continue reading US TV Ads Get 20% Boost In Brand Recognition From Product Placement

ITV has suspended its search for a new chief executive following last week’s merger proposal from NTL.According to a report in the Guardian, the candidates vying to replace Charles Allen have been contacted and told that the recruitment process has been suspended whilst merger talks with NTL are still ongoing (see NTL Telewest Could Merge… Continue reading ITV CEO Search Suspended

The growth of online is underestimated and there are major opportunities still ahead for the internet and advertisers, according to Yahoo! chairman and CEO Terry Semel.“The users are now becoming the programmers. The users are now becoming the publishers. The users are now starting to create a lot of the content and the opportunity for… Continue reading Growth Of Online Is Underestimated

The chief executive of Bollore Investissements, the company through which Vincent Bollore own his 29% stake in Aegis, has held meetings with investors in Aegis, in order to explain Bollore’s intentions ahead of next week’s shareholder meeting (see Aegis Announces EGM For Bollore Board Bid). Cedric de Bailliencourt met with investors in London on a… Continue reading Bollore Emissary Lobbies Aegis Investors

Six major manufacturers have signed up to produce the Freeview Playback digital TV recorders, with some devices slipping into the market via Sony centres in time for Christmas, despite a delay to the product’s major marketing campaign.Alba, Humax, Sagem, Sharp, Sony, and TVonics have signed up to make the recorders, which will not be properly… Continue reading Freeview Playback To Be Widely Available By Next Summer