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Worldwide digital terrestrial TV (DTT) is expected to more than triple over the next five years, with growth driven primarily in Western Europe, according to IMS Research. IMS Research also says that research carried out on the DTT market suggest that pay-DTT services have a greater chance of survival where free DTT services are already… Continue reading Global DTT Expected to Treble

Reports are breaking that the new season of hit television drama series Lost have been poached from Channel 4 by Sky One in the UK, for an estimated £20 million.Channel 4 originally signed the series on a two-year deal in 2004 and has been in contract renewal negotiations with Buena Vista International Television for several… Continue reading Sky One Poaches Lost From Channel 4

Global TV advertising clutter rose 16% from 2001 to 2005, according to new research from Initiative. Initiative says that ad clutter rose massively between 2001 and 2003 (11%), calmed in 2004 (1.8%) and rose again in 2005 (2.1%). Overall, this means that globally, television viewers now watch 65 more commercials a week (or nine more… Continue reading TV Advertising Clutter Grows 16% In Five Years

Who Do You Think You Are?, which followed actor Jeremy Irons as he delved in to his genealogical past, proved popular for BBC One last night, gaining an average adult audience of 5.5 million.The programme took a 26.5% viewing share, making it by far the most watched show in the 9pm timeslot. Its nearest rival… Continue reading Family History Proves A Hit For BBC One

By the end of the year, Google is expected to command a 25% market share of online adspend, according to eMarketer. eMarketer says that Google will see its ad revenue soar to more than $4 billion by the end of the year, a number that matches the record ad spending of the entire industry during… Continue reading Google Could Command 25% Market Share Of Online Adspend

MediaTel Group’s sixth Media Question Time, held on Wednesday 1 November, promises to be a lively and informative evening, with top industry experts lined up for the debate.The event, held at RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London, W1, will be chaired by BBC media correspondent, Torin Douglas, a regular at MediaTel Group’s topical media seminars.This year’s… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosts Sixth Media Question Time

Fidelity, a shareholder in Aegis, is considering blocking Vincent Bollore’s bid for two seats on the Aegis board, according to reports in the trade press. The news of Fidelity’s opposition to Bollores nominees follows reports in the French press that Aegis could contact the Takeover Panel concerning suspicions that Bollore is working with another investor,… Continue reading Fidelity Could Block Bollore’s Aegis Board Bid

BT’s forthcoming IPTV service, BT Vision, has signed three more video on-demand agreements to provide further content to the next-generation service.MTV, Paramount Comedy and Nickelodeon will provide content, giving BT Vision users on-demand access to titles such as Punk’d , Pimp My Ride, and Dirty Sanchez from MTV; SpongeBob Squarepants and Rugrats, and Comedy Central’s… Continue reading BT Vision Signs Further Content Partners

It’s a widely accepted view that ITV has had a tough summer in 2006, but with the nights getting shorter comes the channel’s fight back.With Channel 4’s ratings juggernaut Big Brother firmly out of the way, ITV has started to wheel out its audience bankers. Old favourites such as X-Factor and Ant & Dec’s Saturday… Continue reading Saturday Night Viewing: BBC One Vs ITV1

GCap Media has sold its two Manchester and Gateshead Century FM stations to Guardian Media Group for £60 million.The acquisition, which puts the chief executive of GMG Radio, John Myers, back in charge of the station he launched in 1994, gives GMG Radio coverage across the north east and north west of England.GCap will continue… Continue reading GCap Sells Radio Stations To Guardian Media Group