Capital Radio Group is to be the first group in the UK to use the Powergold music scheduling system, replacing its current DOS based selector software.Capital Radio Group programme director Keith Pringle, said: “Capital Radio was the first UK company to innovate music radio by using computer aided music scheduling. Now fifteen years later we’re… Continue reading Capital Adopts New Scheduling Technology
Faster internet connections and lowering prices will not be enough to induce the widespread adoption of broadband services in the UK, says a new report from PPAinteractive. In the past month, BT, AOL and Telewest have all introduced new high-speed internet services and according to a recent report from Oftel (see Cheap UK Broadband Internet… Continue reading Broadband Providers Must Look Beyond Price, Says PPAi
UKbetting has acquired Sports.com’s betting arm for £670,000, taking its user base to more than 100,000.The acquisition of SCG Enterprises, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sports.com, is part of UKbetting’s aggressive expansion strategy and is intended to compliment the group’s existing online brands. The company’s customers will now be able to access betting… Continue reading UKbetting Acquires Sports.com’s Betting Arm
The switch-off of the analogue television signal throughout European countries is unlikely to occur before 2015, later than the 2010 target that many governments are hoping to achieve, according to analysts at Lehman Brothers. In a new report on the European digital terrestrial television (DTT) market, the broker says that take-up of the platform will… Continue reading European Analogue TV Switch-Off Unlikely Before 2015
Pace Micro Technology, the set-top box manufacturer, announced today that profits had fallen 70% year on year, reflecting a lack of growth in the digital TV market. Pre-tax profits, before one-off costs, for the year to June totalled £13.1 million, down from £44.3 million for the same period last year. Similarly, sales dropped by a… Continue reading Falling Profits Force Pace To Take Action
ITV has announced a sponsorship deal for its Tour de France coverage. Halfords is sponsoring programming on ITV1 and ITV2 on the event, which began at the weekend.Over 52 hours of live coverage and nightly highlights will go out on ITV2, while ITV1 will show four Monday night review programmes. The deal, negotiated by Carlton… Continue reading Halfords Sponsors ITV Tour de France Coverage
Channel 4 has strongly denied claims that the future of FilmFour and its digital entertainment channel E4 could be threatened by the ITC’s decision to award the digital terrestrial licences made available following the collapse of ITV Digital to the BBC and BSkyB (see NewsLine). However, today executives are believed to be meeting to decide… Continue reading Channel 4 Denies Future Of Pay TV Channels In Doubt
The successful bid by the BBC led coalition for the DTT licences formerly held by ITV Digital could mark a watershed in UK broadcasting, according to analysts at Lehman Brothers.The Independent Television Commission (ITC) last week awarded the available multiplex licences to the BBC, Crown Castle and BSkyB consortium. The three organisations are set to… Continue reading BBC/BSkyB To Reap Fruits Of DTT Victory, Says Lehman Brothers
Week on week analysis reveals that the best performance in last week’s media market came from Pearson, which has confirmed that its FT Business titles are to be retained within the organisation (see Pearson Opts To Keep FT Business). Shares rose 4.98% week on week to close at £6.85, an increase of 32˝p on the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Channel 4 chief executive, Mark Thompson, has warned of job cuts at the channel as he laid down a manifesto for leaner, more imaginative organisation.Speaking at an internal meeting earlier today, Thompson told staff that creating a more streamlined, less hierarchical Channel 4 would mean “employing fewer people.” He said: “If we don’t change the… Continue reading Thompson Warns Of Possible Job Cuts At Channel 4
