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United Business Media (UBM) is to sell its automotive titles, Exchange & Mart and Auto Exchange, claiming the publications would be more valuable to other organisations and a sale would be in the best interest of UBM shareholders. Exchange & Mart and Auto Exchange generated £35.8 million in revenue for UBM in 2004, with online… Continue reading UBM To Sell Automotive Magazines

Emap’s flagship men’s magazine, FHM, is to prove bigger is better this month, with a range of different-sized issues, from “compact” to “giant”, in addition to its regular format.The three issues, published simultaneously, mark a global publishing first, offering readers the choice of three differently sized editions, all priced at £3.40.The unique print run follows… Continue reading FHM To Launch In Three Sizes For Added Standout

Trinity Mirror has received a bid for its flagship tabloid, the Daily Mirror, from a consortium led by multi-millionaire conference organiser Marcus Evans, according to reports this morning.However, according to The Times, the bid has been rejected despite Evans offering between £700-800 million for Britain’s third-best selling daily.A spokesman for Trinity Mirror said that the… Continue reading Trinity Rejects £800 Million Take-Over Bid For Mirror

Ofcom has reduced, Five’s, licence fee payments by a massive 30% to £9 million for 2005, signalling the Government watchdog’s awareness of the pressures on broadcasters due to the impending analogue switchover and multi-channel programming.The new terms mean the cost of Five’s analogue licence has been reduced by 64% over the last three years, down… Continue reading Five Sees Licence Fees Slashed By Ofcom

Telewest’s first foray into on-demand TV services has begun, with the company launching its Teleport product to over 26,000 customers in Cheltenham and Gloucester today, offering viewers the chance to create their own programme schedules, picking content to watch as and when it suits them.Today’s roll out marks the first phase of the company’s on-demand… Continue reading Telewest Completes First Phase Of On-Demand Roll Out

Online gaming firm, 24h Poker, will be sponsoring ITV2’s exclusive new peak series, The Rebel Billionaire, with the deal putting the online gaming site on one of the most watched channels in multi-media homes.24h Poker is a Swedish-owned company within the gaming industry, operating a gaming website, 24hpoker.tv 24hpoker.tv, and designing software for online gaming… Continue reading Poker Firm To Sponsor ITV2 Branson Series

Communications company, BT, has revealed plans to deliver TV over broadband connections in the UK via Microsoft TV internet protocol television (IPTV), expecting to offer the service to customers in the summer of 2006.The Microsoft TV IPTV software enables broadband network operators to deliver engaging, high-quality video content and services to their customers using their… Continue reading BT And Microsoft Reveal Plans To Launch Internet TV

May saw the nation’s penchant for text messaging flourishing, with a record number of messages sent during the month. A whopping 2.63 billion texts were transmitted, according to the Mobile Data Association (MDA), representing an increase of 20% year on year.May also saw the highest average daily figure recorded to date, with 85 million messages… Continue reading Texts Continue To Rise Throughout May

GCap Media has teamed up with software giants, Microsoft Windows, allowing users to download the song they’re currently listening to and search from 500,000 old and new tracks, which they can mix, organise and burn.The £750,000 deal starts this month, with Windows XP sponsoring all streaming media activity across the musicradio.com and classicfm.com websites, during… Continue reading GCap And Microsoft To Offer Legal Downloads

ITV’s annual fee payable to industry regulator, Ofcom, has been cut by £135 million to less than £80 million, as part of a review into licence fees by the watchdog, which takes into account the increasing growth of digital TV.The broadcaster paid £215 million for its 12 licences in 2004, astounding city analysts who predicted… Continue reading ITV Has Licence Fees Slashed