Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, has called the future role and structure of the BBC into question and has announced details of the most extensive “root and branch” review in the Corporation’s history.Speaking at the Royal Television Society convention in Cambridge, Jowell signalled the start of a wide-ranging review that would “look afresh at the shape… Continue reading Government Details Root And Branch Review Of BBC
Granada chairman, Charles Allen, has conceded that he could accept the double divestment of ITV’s sales houses to save the broadcaster’s £4 billion merger with Carlton.Allen has been fiercely opposed to the idea that Carlton and Granada might be forced to sell-off their sales house in an attempt to calm fears over a single ITV… Continue reading Granada Chief May Accept Divestment To Save ITV Merger
The TV industry must take steps to make digital equipment and services easier to use if uptake of the technology is to be optimised, says a new report out this week. Poor design and “non-intuitive” systems are described as the greatest barriers to using digital TV.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Worldwide Broadband Lines Grow 24% In… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Digital TV Should Be More User Friendly
The Daily Mail is the most popular daily newspaper amongst UK business professionals, according to the latest British Business Survey 2003.The survey, carried out by Ipsos-RSL, measures the reading habits, media consumption and business behaviour of middle and senior managers. It covers a universe of over 1.5 million business people and is backed by The… Continue reading Daily Mail Hits The Mark With Business Professionals
The number of broadband lines worldwide rose by 24.3% to 77 million during the first six months of 2003, with the fastest growth coming from the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, which jumped by 34.5%. According to the latest data from Point Topic, the Asia-Pacific region has the largest share of global broadband… Continue reading Worldwide Broadband Lines Grow 24% In First Half
Radio advertising could take a 10% share of total adspend in the US by 2012, according to a new projection unveiled at a Kagan World Media conference this week. Mediapost reports that Kagan forecasts radio spend to rise to $35.6 billion by 2012, which would be 9.7% of the total spend of $367.2 billion under… Continue reading US Radio To Take 10% Share By 2012, Says Kagan
The TV industry must take steps to make digital equipment and services easier to use if uptake of the technology is to be optimised, says a new report out this week. The research, Digital Television for All was carried out by The Generics Group for the Department of Trade and Industry and focused on the… Continue reading Digital TV Should Be More User Friendly, Says Report
Independent News & Media is reported to have made a £40 million bid for Trinity Mirror’s Irish titles but the offer does not include the Belfast News Letter. The publishing group, headed by Tony O’Reilly, already owns the Belfast Telegraph and had been seen a strong contender for the newspapers, which were put up for… Continue reading O’Reilly Submits Bid For Trinity’s Irish Titles
Granada chairman, Charles Allen, has conceded that he could accept the double divestment of ITV’s sales houses to save the broadcaster’s £4 billion merger with Carlton. Allen has so far been fiercely opposed to the idea that Carlton and Granada might be forced to sell-off their sales house in an attempt to calm fears over… Continue reading Granada Chief May Accept Divestment To Save ITV Merger
AOL Time Warner is to drop AOL from its name in a symbolic move to distance the corporation from its ill-fated merger at the height of the dotcom boom. It is understood the move will be discussed at today’s board meeting and the group will revert back to the TWX stock ticker symbol that Time… Continue reading AOL Time Warner Set For Name Change
