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Google and Yahoo! search’s share of the search market is growing and driving up the share of referrals from search engines to retail websites, according to new data from Hitwise UK.Hitwise says that Google powered 78% of UK internet searches in the four weeks to October 21, up 9% year-on-year, whilst Yahoo! took the number… Continue reading Google And Yahoo! Drive Referrals To Retail Websites

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

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here returned to our screens last night and was easily the most watched show in its 9pm timeslot.The first in the series brought in a peak audience of 8.5 million adults (a 40.7% share of the audience) all keen to see how David Gest and the rest would fare… Continue reading I’m A Celebrity… Gets Off To Strong Start

The European Parliament has relaxed the rules on product placement on TV shows in Europe, with new laws which would require broadcasters to tell viewers every twenty minutes which branded products which have been placed in a show.At a meeting held in Brussels yesterday, EU ministers agreed to allow product placement on TV shows, with… Continue reading European Parliament Relaxes Rules On TV Product Placement

Trouble, the Flextech owned youth entertainment channel, has announced its first-ever long-form, cross platform advertiser funded programming (AFP) agreement.Trouble has signed the deal with Pitch, the mobile phone entertainment service, to co-fund a 25 x 30 minute TV series, My TV: Homegrown.The deal will also see branded content from My TV: Homegrown and exclusive user-generated… Continue reading Trouble Signs Cross Platform AFP Deal

NTL’s proposed merger with ITV could come under the scrutiny of the Office of Fair Trading because of NTL’s 50% stake in digital pay-TV provider UKTV.Flextech, which is owned by NTL, could be required to sell its stake in UKTV, which is a joint 50/50 venture with BBC Worldwide if the merger went ahead, according… Continue reading Office Of Fair Trading Could Intervene In NTL/ITV Merger

The Office of Fair Trading could intervene in the proposed merger between NTL and ITV owing to NTL’s 50% stake in pay-TV provider UKTV. Flextech, wholly owned by NTL, could be required to sell its stake in UKTV, which is a joint 50/50 venture with BBC Worldwide, according to a report in the Telegraph. Because… Continue reading OFT Could Intervene In NTL/ITV Merger

Emap has reported a 4% half year increase in profits to £93 million, although revenue for its UK consumer magazines division was down 4% to £185 million from £193 million in the same period in 2005. Revenue from Emap’s B2B division grew strongly, up 11% to £134 million, with Emap saying that it benefited significantly… Continue reading Emap Revenue Increases 4%