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Britain’s biggest non-broadcaster owned multi-channel television sales house, Digital Media Sales (DMS), is to explore new broadcast delivery opportunities with the launch of a broadband sales company.The independent digital sales company, whose channels account for 3% of multi-channel impacts, will launch DMS Broadband with nine channels including broadband-specific services such as E-Music Television, Holiday TV,… Continue reading DMS To Explore Broadcast Delivery Opportunities

Dixons online is to discontinue the sale of analogue radios following substantial growth in the sale of digital sets.The announcement comes following discussions between the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) and Dixons and other retailers. The DRDB has made clear that it welcomes this decision from one of the UK’s best known names in electrical… Continue reading Dixons To Discontinue Sales Of Analogue Radios

Cinema admissions for July are the highest of the year so far, at 16.3 million, which works out at an average of 3.7 million cinemagoers visiting each week.The figures, revealed by the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA), reveal that the summer blockbusters helped to bring in large swathes of people, particularly sea-faring sequel Pirates of the… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Reach High In July

Private equity firms are preparing a £10 million bid for NTL, as shareholders lodge a formal complaint against the company for rejecting a £9 million offer last year, according to a report in today’s Times. The cable giant has seen its share price fall 20% in the past four months, despite its recent £3.4 billion… Continue reading NTL Could Face $10 Billion Bid

By 2010 just under 30 million households in the US, Europe and Japan will have acquired a standalone hi-def disc player or recorder, according to Screen Digest. Screen Digest expects that sales of stand-alone Blu-ray and HD DVD players and recorders will initially be rather slow. It anticipates sales of 430,000 stand-alone Blu-ray/HD DVD players… Continue reading Blu-ray And HD DVD To Battle For Market Dominance

The Sportsman is believed to be on the verge of securing a rescue package, with an announcement as to the paper’s future being made this week, according to reports in the trade press.Robin Holt, currently a director of Swindon Town Football Club, is reported to be taking over from acting MD Mark Maydon, appointed following… Continue reading The Sportsman Could Announce Rescue Bid

Private equity firms are preparing a £10 million bid for NTL, as shareholders lodge a formal complaint against the company for rejecting a £9 million offer last year, according to a report in today’s Times.The cable giant has seen its share price fall 20% in the past four months, despite its recent £3.4 billion acquisition… Continue reading NTL Could Face $10 Billion Bid

Associated Newspapers has said it will close the free Standard Lite edition of the Evening Standard, after confirming its plans to launch its lunchtime London Lite freesheet to compete with News International’s thelondonpaper.The commuter-targeted London Lite will launch in September with a circulation of 350,000 – 400,000 copies to be handed out at around noon… Continue reading Standard Lite Confirms Closure With New Freesheet Launch

The outdoor advertising sector has recorded growth of just 0.6% year on year in Q2 2006, its worst showing since 2002, according to new figures released by the Outdoor Advertising Association (ODA).This is a decline from the 3.6% year on year growth outdoor experienced in Q1.However, of the top ten outdoor advertising categories in Q1,… Continue reading Outdoor Revenue Growth Slows

Sky has announced that the latest addition to its Sky Mobile TV service is the Extreme Sports Channel, with the channel joining the existing mobile TV package with immediate effect.The Extreme Sports mobile TV service will offer made-for-mobile content including a series covering the best and worst ‘slams’ and profiles on the ultimate extreme sports… Continue reading Sky Adds Extreme Sports To Mobile Channel Line Up