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BBC director general Mark Thompson has accused BSkyB of being opposed to the government’s plans for digital switchover and against the development of Freeview.Thomson also suggested in a speech at the Smith Institute in London that BSkyB’s chairman, Rupert Murdoch, was trying to use his influence to get the government to “put a squeeze” on… Continue reading BBC Accuses BSkyB Of Switchover Sabotage

Merrill Lynch is expecting 1.3% ad growth in the UK this year, a slowdown from last year’s 2.5% growth. Meanwhile, a recent forecast from ZenithOptimedia downgraded expectations for 2006 UK advertising growth by 2.0% points, and also downgraded its expectation for 2007 by 1.1% points (see ZenithOptimedia Downgrades UK Ad Growth Forecast). In the US,… Continue reading Merrill Lynch Lowers Global Ad Forecast

Mobile phone company Nokia booked out every advertising space in the Evening Standard newspaper in London last night, handing out 50,000 free copies in the centre of the capital as part of a promotion for Nokia’s E61 handset.In some parts of central London, Evening Standard vendors handed out free copies of the paper to customers… Continue reading Nokia Boosts The Evening Standard’s Circulation

Global sales of mobile phone handsets to top 1.2 billion by 2011, although 2006 will be the last year of massive overall worldwide growth, according to a new report from Informa Telecoms & Media. Starting from 2007, the rate of overall global handset growth is predicted to slow dramatically, with saturation in developed markets beginning… Continue reading Mobile Phone Handset Sales To Top 1.2 Billion

Viacom Outdoor will change its name to CBS Outdoor in the New Year, in a move to make the brand consistent across the globe.Advertising panels across Europe and China will begin replacing the Viacom Outdoor name with CBS Outdoor on 1 January 2007.“We do business with advertising clients and media groups that conduct business around… Continue reading Viacom Outdoor To Rebrand In New Year

BT Vision, the communications giant’s IPTV service, will come on to the market next month without a major marketing push, with the company waiting until next spring to fully promote the technology.The launch allows BT to stick to the autumn timetable it previously set, with some saying the subdued arrival of the product is to… Continue reading BT Vision Launches Without Major Marketing Campaign

talkSPORT has secured the exclusive live commentary rights to 32 top-flight domestic football games on Saturday afternoons next season for three seasons, after winning an auction for the rights organised by the Premier League.The win makes the speech station the first national commercial radio station to broadcast live top-flight domestic football games since the BBC… Continue reading talkSPORT Wins Exclusive Football Rights

Internet search engine Google has surged ahead yet again, with the latest figures from Nielsen//NetRatings showing that 706 million searches were undertaken in the UK in August, 30 million more monthly searches than six months ago.This 4.4% increase in the use of Google in Britain means that 16,000 searches are conducted every minute in the… Continue reading Google Boosts Its Internet Dominance

The BBC’s director general, Mark Thompson, is likely to unveil a lower figure for the proposed licence fee bid, during a speech in London to outline the Corporation’s final strategy in the drawn-out process.Earlier this year, the BBC said it needed an above inflation rise in the fee to fund a variety of expenses, including… Continue reading BBC To Revise Down Licence Fee Bid

A London borough is making new free newspapers, thelondonpaper and London Lite, cut the volume of vendors that distribute the titles on its streets.Just 15 vendors for each paper are to be allowed to distribute in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, down from an estimated 60, a council source told the trade press.… Continue reading Free Newspapers Told To Cut Vendors