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BSkyB and Microsoft have announced plans to forge a deal, allowing the broadcaster to launch a video-on-demand (VoD) service for computers and furthering its reach into the broadband marketplace.The partnership will give BSkyB subscribers who own PC’s with Microsoft’s Media Centre software the ability access VoD through Sky’s new Sky By Broadband Service, with service… Continue reading BSkyB Signs Deal With Microsoft To Provide VoD

Specialist business publishing and information company, Centaur Holdings, expects to see a rise in overall revenues of 7% for the six months ended 31st December 2005, compared to the same period last year. According to the company’s trading statement, the growth has been led by increased advertising revenues, in particular from magazine display advertising and… Continue reading Centaur Predicts Revenue Rise Of 7%

Media regulator Ofcom has awarded a new FM licence covering Warwick, Leamington Spa, Kenilworth and the surrounding areas to CN Group, allowing the company to begin broadcasting in the area.The new licence covers an area with an adult population of around 100,000. However, the exact coverage will be determined by the location of the station’s… Continue reading CN Group Scoop Warwick FM Licence

In November, Government watchdog, Ofcom, released shocking figures detailing the expected cost to the consumer of the digital switchover, scheduled for 2008 to 2010. According to the regulator, late adopters of digital technology will have to pay a collective sum of up to £572 million in order to prepare themselves for the impending digital switchover.… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – November 2005

In December a number of key industry bodies released forecasts for the state of the advertising industry over the next few years, with the Advertising Association (AA) getting the ball rolling, predicting a substantial rise of up to 43% in advertising expenditure between now and 2017. The AA’s report, compiled by the World Advertising Research… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – December 2005

Highbury House Communications is expected not to receive more than £5 million for the sale of its magazines, according to sources close to the publisher.A report in this mornings Times claims that the proceeds of the sale of the titles would only pay back a small portion of the £30 million debt that crippled the… Continue reading Highbury Magazines May Raise Only £5 Million

New data from the National Readership Survey shows Britain’s quality newspapers in rude health, with the majority of titles adding to their totals year on year towards the end of 2004, while popular titles suffered wide-reaching readership decline.The data shows the Sun, Britain’s best read daily newspaper, with a readership of 8.2 million suffering an… Continue reading Tabloid Readership Declines As Qualities Prosper

Comedian Al Murray will swap a barstool for a mike this Sunday, as Virgin Radio signs the Pub Landlord star to present its afternoon show.The new host will present four star-studded shows from this weekend, covering for high profile host Tim Lovejoy, who takes a break less than four months after joining the station.Al Murray’s… Continue reading Al Murray Becomes Latest Celebrity DJ For Virgin

Magazine publisher Highbury House has been put up for sale, following the resignation of its chairman Kelvin MacKenzie last month, who departed after defeat by a “mountain of debt.” The company, which commands control of several high-profile titles including Front and Hotdog, is “highly unlikely” to deliver much return for shareholders following the sale of… Continue reading Highbury Up For Sale After Defeat By Debt

New Year’s Eve once again proved a popular night for text messages, as friends and family used the technology to send New Year wishes, with new figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) showing that the new year period enjoyed the largest daily total ever recorded.According to the MDA, the total number of messages sent… Continue reading New Year’s Eve Sees Britons Sending Record Texts