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Internet service provider Wanadoo has announced plans to provide on demand television content to subscribers through its new Livebox wireless broadband product.The company claims Livebox will be the UK’s first “broadband gateway product for the home”, giving customers phone services (VoIP), internet access and video on demand through their broadband connection and transmitted wirelessly to… Continue reading Wanadoo To Offer Customers TV Content On Demand

Multi-media group, Emap, is reported to be about to launch a full takeover of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), in which it already has nearly a 28% stake. According to a report in The Scotsman, radio industry sources said that Emap chief executive Tom Molney has drawn up plans to make a bid for the remaining… Continue reading Rumours Surround Emap Take Over Of SRH

European advertising growth is expected to grow by over 4% in the next year and overtake the US, according to a revised outlook from ZenithOptimedia. The media agency has today announced that it has updated its European advertising forecast to 4.2% from 3.7%, after its 2003 Europe-wide prediction of 1.8% was beaten when growth reached… Continue reading European Ad Market To Grow By Over 4%

Outdoor advertising specialists Maiden Group performed well last week, rising by a healthy 10.48% to 242˝p as the company announced deals with Network Rail worth £477 MillionThe new contracts will see the company take control of 2,000 poster sites at 17 railway stations worth £450 million, while the renewal of a separate five year promotions… Continue reading Sharewatch: Maiden Rises Following Successful Rail Bids

The UK’s two cable TV giants, NTL Europe and Telewest, are being urged by shareholders to begin merger talks to form a single company with a market value of $7 billion.According to a report in the Observer, shareholders are pushing for the talks to begin this autumn to bring together more than 1.5 million customers,… Continue reading NTL And Telewest Shareholders Urge $7 Billion Merger

Hachette Filipacchi has secured a pan-European sponsorship deal with Lycra which will see the world-renowned brand sponsor the first ever ELLE Style Leaders supplement.The 20-page supplement will be published with the November issue of five editions of ELLE in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, detailing the best the fashion world has to offer… Continue reading Hachette Secures Lycra For Elle Sponsorship Deal

Ofcom has announced a public consultation on new rules governing the advertising of alcoholic drinks on television.The watchdog claims the new regulations will respond to continued debate between industry and consumer groups and would seek to outlaw advertising campaigns which glamourise or trivialise alcoholic products.Among the watchdog’s new rules are bans on advertisements showing drinks… Continue reading Ofcom Calls Time On Loosely Regulated Alcohol Adverts

The Daily Telegraph has announced a deal which will see the newspaper sponsor the Glyndebourne opera company’s production of La Bohčme by Puccini to support the relaunch of its Telegraph Box Office ticket service.The sponsorship, which covers the production at the New Wimbledon Theatre, London, from December 7th to 11th, will support the Telegraph‘s partnership… Continue reading Telegraph Relaunches Box Office With Opera Sponsorship

German magazine giant H Bauer is to name its forthcoming men’s weekly title Cut, and has a provisional launch date of August 12th, according to reports over the weekend.The publisher is understood to be readying the title, rumoured to be in production last month, and will invest around £8 million in its launch into one… Continue reading Bauer Names Its First Foray Into Men’s Mag Market

ITV will lose one of its best known personalities next year, as long serving newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald steps down from his position with ITV News.The veteran broadcaster has stated that he will not renew his contract with the broadcaster’s news operation when it expires next year. His departure will mark the end of a… Continue reading Trevor McDonald Set To Leave ITV News In 2005