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Media super-regulator Ofcom has announced new proposals to transfer the regulation of broadcast advertising to the Advertising Standards Authority despite criticism that the system could be fundamentally flawed. The watchdog will hand over its regulatory obligations for overseeing television and radio advertising to a new co-regulatory system with the ASA as its public face in… Continue reading Ofcom Shifts Broadcast Advertising Regulation To ASA

BSkyB is reportedly planning a re-shuffle of its boardroom, just days after it announced quarter three subscriber figures were lower than expected (see Sky Subscriber Rates Drop). A Sky spokesman said: “As part of the review of the company’s corporation governance practices, Lord Wilson will be looking at the board and board committees to determine… Continue reading BSkyB Planning Boardroom Reshuffle

The advertising market in Europe will remain ‘less vibrant’ in 2004 but can expect ‘greater pick up’ in 2005, says Merrill Lynch.Looking ahead, the Merrill Lynch quarter one industry report says, that advertising and marketing services in Europe can expect to see greater pick up in 2005 when compared to results for the rest of… Continue reading Europe To See Ad Market Pick Up In 2005

Britain will top the league of broadband-enabled G7 nations by the end of the year, according to the latest research from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report, entitled The Development of Broadband Access in Rural and Remote Areas, examined the availability of high-speed access across the G7 countries both now and according… Continue reading Britain On Track To Lead Broadband Nations

News yesterday that the Independent is to be a tabloid-only newspaper from Monday prompted a 0.20% rise for the company, pushing its share price to 123˝p. The move to a full tabloid edition has been welcomed across the industry with several high-profile figures commending the newspaper’s decision (see Independent Ditches Broadsheet To Go Totally Tabloid).Publishing… Continue reading Sharewatch: INM Shares Rise As Tabloid Takes Off

Telecoms giant BT has announced that it is slashing the price it charges rival internet service providers to use its local broadband exchanges by 70%, ahead of a wide-ranging investigation by OfcomThe price cuts are for the local loop unbundling (LLU) products – the last mile of cooper wire connections linking households to telephone exchanges,… Continue reading BT Reveals Plans To Slash Broadband Price For Rivals

The News Of The World is to raise its cover price by 5p this weekend as the latest figures show a dip in the paper’s circulation, despite a series of high profile exclusives.The newspaper, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News International, will now cost 75p in newsagents, equaling the price of Trinity Mirror’s The People and… Continue reading News Of The World To Boost Cover Price

BBC Two has today significantly beefed-up its cultural credentials by announcing the appointment of Roly Keating as its new controller in an attempt to rediscover its highbrow roots.Keating is credited with launching the new digital channel BBC Four as ‘a place to think’ and has since earned himself a reputation as a champion of serious-minded… Continue reading BBC Two Chooses Keating To Replace Root As Controller

Britain will top the league of broadband-enabled G7 nations by the end of the year, according to the latest research from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.The report, entitled The Development of Broadband Access in Rural and Remote Areas, examined the availability of high-speed access across the G7 countries both now and according to… Continue reading Britain On Track To Lead Broadband Nations

Media planners have welcomed the Independent‘s decision to go completely tabloid from next Monday, in a move that will bring an end to more than twenty years of publishing the broadsheet edition.The paper revealed yesterday that the number of people buying the traditional broadsheet version was now so small that it no longer made business… Continue reading Media Planners Welcome Independent’s Tabloid Move