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Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has been granted permission to take over US satellite broadcaster DirecTV, in an approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at the end of last week. The approval of the acquisition of DirecTV by News Corp from Hughes Electronics had been widely expected (see Murdoch Awaits Go Ahead On DirecTV Deal).… Continue reading Murdoch Gets Go-Ahead On US Satellite TV Ambitions

Daily Mail and General Trust group was seen in the spotlight, up 3.38% as cyclical stocks benefited from the FTSE’s surge.Independent News & Media was also in focus after announcing a €53.5 million worldwide restructuring plan intended to reduce debts over the next twelve months (see Independent News & Media Cuts Jobs To Save On… Continue reading Sharewatch: Daily Mail Rises On Cyclical Surge

Five is continuing to reposition itself as a more upmarket channel and has moved to strengthen its science and history programming with two senior appointments.The move sees the fledgling terrestrial broadcaster bolster its factual department with the appointment of separate heads of science and history, as part of an ongoing attempt to distance itself from… Continue reading Five Moves To Boost Science And History Programming

Future Publishing has appointed Tony Mott as as the new editor of its games magazine, Edge, as it introduces a programme of investment to drive growth during the coming year.Mott was previously an editor of the magazine and his most recent work includes working on Edge‘s equipment specials and launching Channel 4’s Game Central. He… Continue reading Future Appoints New Editor To Expand Edge Brand

Sky One has secured the rights to screen the American drama series, 24, after the BBC pulled out of negotiations due to spiralling costs.It is understood that the satellite broadcaster outbid Channel 4 for the exclusive rights to show the hit Kiefer Sutherland series in a £7 million deal that will guarantee the channel first… Continue reading Sky One Snatches Hit US Thriller From BBC

Almost 60 million text messages were sent each day during November representing the highest daily average ever recorded by the Mobile Data Association.The latest figures from the MDA show that the overall text messaging total for November reached 1.7 billion, compared to 1.5 billion in the same period the previous year and just 1.2 billion… Continue reading World Cup Helps Text Messaging Surge In November

Past Idols Perform in Christmas Present – Kelly Clarkson is Set to Conquer the World, According to Intertops.com – It’s a Truly Global Affair as the First Season’s Winners Compete for the Title of World Idol Staged in London in two parts, Christmas Day and New Years Eve, shown in several countries around the world,… Continue reading US Set To Triumph In World Idol

Emap Performance is expanding its Kerrang! brand into the West Midlands with the launch of a new digital radio station early next year.The Kerrang! DAB service will act as an appetiser to rock music fans in advance of the launch of the first Kerrang! FM radio station, which goes on air in the West Midlands… Continue reading Kerrang! Launches Digital Station In West Midlands

Channel 4 has secured the Travel Inn to sponsor its latest reality-TV show, Shattered, which will challenge twelve participants to stay awake for an entire week.The sponsorship deal begins with the live hour long launch show on 4 January and sees Travel Inn branding appear on the nightly 10pm elimination shows, the nightly 11pm shows… Continue reading Channel 4 Secures Travel Inn For Shattered Sponsorship

US advertising spend rose by 7.0% during the first three quarters of the year, to reach $89.6 billion, according to the latest figures from TNS Media Intelligence/CMR.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…World DSL Lines Exceed 55m In Third QuarterThe number of DSL lines worldwide topped 55 million in the third quarter of this year, an 80%… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: US Adspend Rises 7% In First Three Quarters