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Channel 4 looks set to provide viewers with increased betting opportunities through their televisions, following a deal with Sky Bet, BSkyB’s wholly-owned betting business.Sky will provide the broadcaster with interactive betting services for its live coverage of horseracing events. The service will run alongside a range of interactive services provided by Channel 4, including information… Continue reading Channel 4 Bets On Sky For Interactive Gambling Service

Channel Five has launched a dedicated commercial development team to maximise secondary revenue streams outside of traditional spot advertising.The newly created team will form part of Five’s existing airtimes sales division and will be responsible for growing revenue from sponsorship and promotions, interactive, joint ventures, telephony, licensing and merchandising.Five’s former head of sponsorship, Jon Lewis,… Continue reading Five Launches Commercial Team to Maximise Revenues

High-street retailer Woolworths has extended its sponsorship of radio chart show Hit 40 UK until 2006, in a deal that covers the programme as it is syndicated across numerous commercial radio stations and on Channel 4’s latest music television show.The deal, which is believed to be the biggest radio sponsorship deal in history, was brokered… Continue reading Capital Spins Sponsorship Deal With Woolworths

The Daily Telegraph has become Tate Modern’s autumn media partner in a deal that will see the paper support a number of exhibitions at the iconic contemporary art gallery.The deal, which begins on 6 October and runs until 23 January next year, will see the Telegraph feature the exhibitions in its daily arts pages and… Continue reading Telegraph Partners With Tate Modern For Autumn Season

Global advertising giant, WPP, has announced that half-year revenues have reached over £2 billion for the first time ever, spurred by a significant increase in advertising revenue.Revenues at the world’s second largest advertising group, rose from January to June by 6% year-on-year to £2.03 billion, stimulated by the effects of Euro 2004, the Olympic Games… Continue reading Revenues At WPP Exceed Expectations To Reach £2 Billion

Hachette Filipacchi has announced a series of promotions and appointments to its marketing department in a move that affects the company’s portfolio of women’s, teen and soap titles.Hachette has replaced the roles of product managers, Cherie Chambers and Amanda Fry, who now become brand managers in charge of two titles each, a move which should… Continue reading Hachette Filipacchi Restructures Marketing Team

Senior executives from Channel 4 and RTL, the pan-European broadcaster that holds the controlling stake in Five, are scheduled to meet next week to hold discussions about a possible tie-up between the two broadcasters.The two commercial rivals have made no secret of their desire to forge closer links to help them compete in the multi-channel… Continue reading Television Bosses Set To Hold Further Merger Talks

Commercial radio group GWR saw healthy growth of 4.35% yesterday, pushing the company’s share price to 240p as it unveiled the name of its Edinburgh-based radio station which will compete for an FM licence on the region.107 FM The Rock will be submitted by GWR against rival bids by Chrysalis Radio, the Scottish Media Group… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Rises As Rock Station Unveiled

Channel 4 has announced a massive boost of £20 million to its programming budget in a move that clears the way for more high-quality drama and entertainment series to be shown this year, rather than in 2005 as had originally been planned.The increased investment raises the broadcaster’s forecast annual programme budget for 2004 to a… Continue reading Channel 4 Boosts Programme Budget By £20 Million

A new project looks set to revolutionise the way we use mobile phones, as it aims to find a way to send television broadcast signals to 3G enabled telephones.The €96 million study, named INSTINCT (IP-based Networks, Services and Terminals for Converging Systems), is being undertaken by West London’s Brunel University and hopes to bring mobile… Continue reading Digital Television Could Be On Mobile Phones By 2010