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The European Commission is prepared to take steps to stop BSkyB retaining exclusive live rights to English Premiership football matches, according to weekend press speculation. Broadcasting contracts are now up for renewal and in a bid to allay charges of anti-competitive behaviour, the Premier League has split the available games into gold, silver and bronze… Continue reading EC Could Obstruct New Sky Football Deal

Future Publishing has launched a new online subscription service with John Lewis, which will allow consumers to subscribe to titles including T3 and Total Film online.The new service will provide a new channel for Future to market its magazines. Future’s portfolio of magazines will feature on John Lewis’ homepage, offering consumers the opportunity to subscribe… Continue reading Future Secures Distribution Deal With John Lewis

The cost of unmetered dial-up internet access could be reduced by service providers, following an order by Oftel that will force BT to bring down the amount it charges operators to use its network. Following an investigation into BT’s charging practice, the telecommunications watchdog is forcing the company to reduce its fees by 17%. Oftel… Continue reading Oftel’s BT Ruling Should Bring Down Dial-Up Internet Costs

The UK’s largest newspaper group, Trinity Mirror, is set to axe several hundred jobs in its advertising, administrative and distribution operations, according to reports. The Financial Times believes the job losses will be announced at the end of the month as part of a strategic review by the group’s new chief executive, Sly Bailey. It… Continue reading Trinity Set To Cut Jobs In Strategic Review

The text messaging phenomenon continued to grow in June, with an average of 55 million person to person text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks per day, according to statistics from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).The latest figure represents a solid increase on June 2002, when an average of 45 million text messages… Continue reading Text Continues To Shine In June

BSkyB was seen in focus yesterday, falling 2.05%, despite forecasts from the Lehman Brothers that it will announce a further 128,000 customers to its digital satellite service when its releases its full-year financial results next month (see Forecasts Suggest BSkyB Results Will Beat Consensus).Emap was also in the spotlight, with shares falling by 1.81% to… Continue reading Sharewatch: Growth Forecasts Fail To Lift BSkyB

Emap is launching a national TV and radio advertising campaign to promote its weekly teen gossip magazine, Sneak.The month-long campaign, designed by Mother, begins later this week with targeted spots across digital and terrestrial TV channels. On air activity will run across Kiss, Big City, The Smash Hits Chart and Emap’s range of digital radio… Continue reading Emap Sneaks Phone Booths Into New National Ad Campaign

After months of debate and a string of eleventh hour amendments the Government’s long awaited Communications Bill has finally become law, signalling what could be the biggest shake-up of the media industry for decades.The Bill’s eight month passage on to the statute books was far from straight forward and it was feared that disagreements between… Continue reading Parliament Finally Green Lights Communications Act

BBC Worldwide has announced plans to close its Blue Peter magazine for five to eight year-olds, just over two years after its launch.The last issue of the 32-page title, which featured presenters from the UK’s longest running children’s TV show in a regular comic strip, as well as photo features, recipes and competitions, will be… Continue reading BBC Worldwide Calls Time On Blue Peter Magazine

The UK Government needs to do more to address the ‘digital divide’ between urban and rural areas in terms of the availability of broadband, according to a study out this week. The report issued by the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee recognises that the Government has been largely successful in its… Continue reading Rural Demand For Broadband Remains Unsatisfied