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Internet search icon Google is to begin streaming television broadcasts over the internet after signing up American broadcasters and holding negotiations with the BBC over the possibility of British content.According to reports, the search giant hopes to amass an online library of programmes which can be searched and viewed online from any computer.The service has… Continue reading Google To Host Online TV Service

David Elstein, former chief executive of Five and current chief executive of Hallmark, has lashed out at the Government’s plan for digital switchover, branding the exercise “almost completely unnecessary” and claiming it is designed purely to “reinvent spectrum scarcity.”Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours programme, Elstein said: “Digital switchover for me an amazing… Continue reading Switchover ‘Completely Unnecessary’ Says Elstein

Media owners need to master effective convergence of their online and offline properties if they are to survive in the future, according to the Financial Times, which this month launched its first electronic version specifically for handheld devices.Speaking at the Ad:Tech London conference this week, the FT’s director of online publishing Nigel Pocklington explained that… Continue reading FT Boss Claims Convergence Is The Key To Success

Future has announced that trading for the second half of 2005 has continued at levels below expectations, with the specialist magazine publisher attributing the demise to newsstand weakness in the UK and France, combined with a higher level of new product development expenditure.According to its trading statement, total group turnover for the 11 months to… Continue reading Future Reveals Trading Below Expectations

Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is increasing in awareness with most executives at small and medium-sized businesses claiming to have heard of the technology, however, just 6% of businesses surveyed said that they planned to put a VoIP system into operation within 12 months. According to a new survey by Harris Interactive for Hewlett Packard,… Continue reading VoIP Providers Need To Market Towards SMBs

Local newspapers in the US attract 19% of local internet readership with eMarketer revealing that they hold the top spot among the city’s online readers for internet newspaper sites. The analyst showed that The Washington Post managed to reach about 30% of its local market, followed closely by the Boston Globe at 28.3% and the… Continue reading Online Newspapers On The Rise

Student TV network, SUBtv, has signed a year-long sponsorship deal with Titan Poker, extending its gambling credentials and creating a bespoke, student-facing poker site where SUBtv will arrange online tournaments.The promotional activity builds on SUBtv’s highly successful promotion of US-based PokerStars.com through its network earlier this year, which saw nearly 800 players from 60 universities… Continue reading SUBtv Extends Poker Events With Branded Tournament

Over 60% of advertisements in regional newspapers and 68% in popular magazines fail to comply with new advertising regulations, according to a review carried out across the UK by the Office Of Fair Trading (OFT).The nationwide review found a poor rate of compliance with the Consumer Credit Advertisements Regulations, with most of the breaches concerned… Continue reading Adverts Fail To Comply With Industry Standards

MediaTel Group has confirmed former Flextech boss Adam Singer as the third panelist at this year’s Media Question Time.Before taking up his current post as chief executive of the MCPS-PRS Alliance – the alliance of UK societies that collect royalties for composers and songwriters – Singer was chief executive of Telewest, and chairman and CEO… Continue reading Adam Singer Joins Panel For Media Question Time

Emap’s Q magazine will publish with two special edition covers next month, commemorating John Lennon’s 65th birthday with the special issue and free 14 track CD of Lennon covers.The collector’s edition will hit newsstands on 1 October, with covers featuring either a young John Lennon or one the Beatle later in life.The Lennon Covered CDs… Continue reading Q Prints Double Covers For Lennon’s Birthday