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Media super-regulator Ofcom has confirmed it is investigating the broadcast by Channel 4 of a fight which broke out among contestants inside the Big Brother house in the early hours of yesterday morning after receiving 105 complaints from members of the public.A spokeswoman for the watchdog explained that public concern had been raised following the… Continue reading Ofcom Investigating Big Brother As Over 100 Complain

The Daily Telegraph has announced it will continue to co-sponsor the Daily Telegraph House & Garden Fair at London’s Olympia, continuing its eight-year long association with the event and underlining the Telegraph’s coverage of homes and garden events.Under the sponsorship deal the Telegraph will have a significant presence with one of the largest stands of… Continue reading Telegraph Extends Garden Show Sponsorship

Newspaper publisher Johnston Press saw a dip in share price yesterday, sliding 0.85% to 555źp despite positive forecasts for the first half of the year. Yesterday the publisher announced that results will be well ahead of expectations, revealing a growth in advertising revenue of around 5.8%.According to Johnston Press, all categories of advertising have seen… Continue reading Sharewatch: Johnston Press Dips Despite Positive Forecasts

The popularity of Freeview, the free digital terrestrial television service backed by the BBC, shows no signs of slowing as latest figures show it now reaches an estimated 4 million homes. The continuing popularity of Freeview, which launched less than two years ago, means that BBC’s digital television channels, radio networks and interactive services are… Continue reading Freeview Reaches 4 Million UK Homes

The creation of community radio stations looks increasingly likely as legislation has been laid before Parliament, despite fevered opposition from many commercial broadcasters claiming the new stations will cannibalise their listenership and advertising revenue.The legislation, dubbed the Community Radio Order, must now be agreed by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords… Continue reading Community Radio Edges Closer Despite Opposition

Lord Rothermere’s Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) today confirmed that it has pulled out of the bidding race to take control of the Telegraph titles. In a statement issued this morning, the newspaper group said that discussions with venture capital group, CVC Capital Partners, who have been leading the consortium relating to the sale… Continue reading Daily Mail Pulls Out Of Race For Telegraph Titles

Communications group, Telewest has announced that shares in the company will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on 14 July 2004. The ordinary shares will be cancelled on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and the admission to trading of such shares on the LSE the day before the Telewest restructuring… Continue reading Telewest To Delist From London Stock Exchange

The runaway success of Freeview shows no signs of slowing and the latest figures from the BBC show that the digital terrestrial service is now available in an estimated 4 million homes across the UK.The continuing popularity of Freeview, which launched less than two years ago, means that BBC’s digital television channels, radio networks and… Continue reading Freeview Now In An Estimated 4 Million UK Homes

New research published by Euromedia has predicted that by 2013 the number of multi-channel television receivers in European homes will double to 213 million, with almost half being digital terrestrial television (DTT) receivers.In ten years time 8.3 million subscribers will be generating an annual revenue of €1.12 billion and using 102 million DTT receivers, which… Continue reading DTT Set To Reach Half Of Europe’s Multi-Channel Homes