Channel 4 has secured the UK terrestrial TV rights to hit US fly-on-the-wall documentary The Osbournes in a deal thought to be worth millions of pounds.The broadcaster acquired the rights to both series one and series two of the show, which is based around the life of UK rock star Ozzy Osbourne and his family,… Continue reading Channel 4 Secures UK TV Rights To The Osbournes
AA Gives Views On Communications Bill To Joint CommitteeThe Advertising Association (AA) made a submission to the Joint Committee on the draft Communications Bill regarding the future arrangements for regulation of broadcasting advertising content.Commenting on the submission made this week, Sara Soltani, the AA’s director of public affairs, said: “We share the Government’s belief that… Continue reading AA Gives Views On Communications Bill To Joint Committee
BBC Worldwide has appointed former launch editor of Eve magazine, Gill Hudson, as the new editor of the Radio Times.Hudson, who takes up the position next Monday, will replace Nigel Horne who left the magazine last month after less than a year in the job. Publishing director of the Radio Times, Ashley Munday, described Hudson… Continue reading BBC Worldwide’s Radio Times Gets New Editor
Broadband access prices in the UK are amongst the cheapest in Europe and the US, according to new research published by Oftel yesterday. Following recent wholesale price cuts, the UK is now cheaper than France and Germany for consumer DSL, with packages available for as little as £20 a month, says the report.Cheaper access to… Continue reading Cheap UK Broadband Internet Access Drives Uptake
The failure of a number of European digital pay-TV platforms has been caused by their strategy of offering exclusive content – a move which is ‘bringing them to their knees financially’. This the finding of a report published by economic analysts BIPE. The group says that Europe’s pay-TV industry, currently reeling under losses and bankruptcies… Continue reading Bad Business Plans Caused Digital TV Failures, Says BIPE
Leslie Hill, chairman of the ITV Network since 1994, has announced that he will retire from his role at the end of this month.Commenting on his decision to leave, Hill said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my eight years in the role but the approach of the new Communications Bill means that this is an appropriate… Continue reading ITV Network Chairman To Step Down
Global digital television (DTV) is set to break the 100 million home barrier this year and cable will become the fastest growing platform according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics (SA). After a difficult 12 months, which has seen the demise of ITV Digital in the UK and Quiero in Spain, the research firm… Continue reading Digital TV In 103m Homes Worldwide, Says Strategy Analytics
Chrysalis-owned Rivals Digital Media has signed a six-figure World Cup sponsorship deal with mobile phone platform 02.The deal, which is the latest in a line of partnerships to be secured by the digital media group, will see 02 sponsor Rivals’ portfolio of football websites including WorldCupRivals.net, Rivals.net and Football365.com for the remainder of the tournament.… Continue reading Rivals Kicks-Off World Cup Ad Deal With 02
Pearson, which has announced that it sees no current signs of advertising revenue recovering at the FT Group (see No Signs Of Ad Recovery At FT Group, Says Pearson), saw shares fall 3.88% yesterday to close at £7.93, a loss of 32p on the day before.WPP also performed poorly yesterday and despite news that the… Continue reading Sharewatch
Thomson Intermedia has launched what it claims is the UK’s first ever scientific measure of door-drop advertising, which it hopes will help the medium lose its “Cinderella” status in direct marketing research.The system has been developed in conjunction with Royal Mail, and covers unaddressed letters and leaflets delivered to Thomson’s accredited panel of 6,000 individuals.… Continue reading Thomson Launches Door Drop Monitoring
