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UBC Media, the UK’s largest independent radio production company, has announced increased profits and rising turnover in interim results published today, following earlier predictions of increased earning with the announcement of its first digital revenues.The company’s interim statement for the six months to 30 September reveal a turnover of £7.15 million, up 9.8% on the… Continue reading UBC Profits Rise As Digital Revenues Revealed

Following the breakdown of merger talks between Five and Channel 4 last week, speculation was mounting over the weekend in relation to RTL and United Business Media, owners of Five, who are believed to be considering a merger with Flextech, part of cable company Telewest. There have also been rumours that Channel 4 is now… Continue reading Five Looks To A Flextech Future

Following the breakdown of merger talks between Five and Channel 4 last week, speculation has mounted over a merger between Five and digital broadcaster, Flextech, part of cable company Telewest.According to reports over the weekend Five’s principal shareholders, RTL and United Business Media, are considering a merger which could secure the broadcaster’s continued survival in… Continue reading Five Looks To Flextech Merger To Secure Future

The latest outing of celebrity survival show, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! proved a winner for ITV last night, drawing a peak of 10 million viewers to see this series’ unwitting personalities dumped unceremoniously into the show’s tropical base camp.The show averaged an audience of nine million, grabbing a 35% audience share… Continue reading I’m A Celebrity Off To Good Start For ITV

Video advertising on the internet can deliver the same impact as television advertising, according to new research from Millward Brown.The study was conducted for Pfizer Healthcare in America, studying online video adverts it ran through the MSN website. The adverts ran during news, sports and entertainment content on MSN Video, with Millward Brown assessing whether… Continue reading Internet Video Advertising Rivals TV For Impact

The Telegraph Group has announced a new partnership with Fifty Lessons to make its business library available to the Telegraph readership, and the business community supported by newspaper and its website.The Fifty Lessons business library allows business leaders from the world’s most influential companies to share their most important learning experiences, condensing years of hard-earned… Continue reading Telegraph Boosts Business With Fifty Lessons Partnership

ITV is understood to be considering a complaint to media super watchdog Ofcom over the charges imposed by Sky for carrying and encrypting its television channels.According to reports, ITV believes the £17 million fee charged by Sky for the broadcast of ITV1 and 2 is simply too high, with negotiations between the two broadcasters over… Continue reading ITV Preparing Challenge To Sky’s Broadcast Fees

Online revenue is outperforming the rest of the advertising market and is set to overtake radio’s share of overall advertising revenue over the next few months. OPera, the new media investment company for the Omnicom agencies, has predicted that online advertising will be worth £699 million in 2005, a growth of 26.2% compared to this… Continue reading Exponential Growth For UK Online Advertising

Satellite TV superpower BSkyB continued to see its share price increase yesterday, inching up by 0.09% to close at 548˝p despite renewed worries over the broadcaster’s slowing subscriber figures.A prediction made yesterday by high street electronics retailer Dixons forecast a slump in spending during the Christmas period. The retail giant expressed concerns that the festive… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Rises Despite Renewed Subscriber Worries

Channel 4 is preparing a request to Ofcom for public funding to support its flagging advertising revenues in the face of increased multi-channel competition, according to reports circulating this morning.The request is expected to be made to the media super-regulator in Channel 4’s submission to Ofcom’s review of public service broadcasting. The move could see… Continue reading Channel 4 To Seek Public Funding To Combat Sliding Share