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US television network Viacom has been given a temporary reprieve from the audience reach limit of 35%, as it waits for its case to be decided in the Court of Appeals. The group recently pulled out of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) over its support for the limit, which is set by the Federal… Continue reading Viacom Given Temporary Audience Limit Reprieve As Courts Reassess Rules

ONdigital owners Carlton and Granada are expected to announce spending cuts at the digital broadcaster when they reveal the latest subscription figures in two weeks time, according to a report in today’s Daily Telegraph. At present the company is spending around £3m every year thanks to the heavy subsidies on set-top boxes.Yesterday ONdigital’s chief executive,… Continue reading Carlton And Granada May Implement Spending Cuts At ONdigital

Trinity Mirror shares have fallen by over 3% or 14½p this morning, as condemnation of the Sunday Mirror for publishing an interview with the father of the victim in the Leeds footballer trial continues to mount.Both the defence and the prosecution in the trial of Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate for affray and GBH had… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Shares Fall As Fears Of Contempt Charge Rise

The Radio Authority received just one application for the local digital multiplex licence for the Southend and Chelmsford area in time for its deadline of 3 April. The applicant for the licence, which covers an area with a potential audience of up to 1.2m adults aged 15 and over in Southend, Chelmsford and surrounding parts… Continue reading Radio Authority Awards Aberdeen Digital Licence, Receives One Application For Southend

ONdigital owners Carlton and Granada are expected to announce spending cuts at the digital broadcaster when they reveal the latest subscription figures in two weeks time, according to a report in today’s Daily Telegraph. At present the company is spending around £3m every year thanks to the heavy subsidies on set-top boxes. Yesterday ONdigital’s chief… Continue reading Carlton And Granada May Implement Spending Cuts At ONdigital

Reed Elsevier Optimistic Despite Impact Of US Slow-DownAnglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier this morning said that the slowing of the US economy is impacting its business to business operations, although it believes the effects are ‘manageable’. The group said that its science, medical, legal and educational businesses are are largely unaffected by conditions in the… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Optimistic Despite Impact Of US Slow-Down

French radio group NRJ may be winding up to its first move into the UK radio market, according to a report in today’s Financial Times. The paper says that NRJ’s founder and chairman, Jean-Paul Baudecroux, believes he could teach a thing or two to the UK’s radio operators. It speculates that Chrysalis Radio is the… Continue reading France’s NRJ Reported To Be Considering UK Radio Move

A US website has reported that a record number of dotcoms closed during last year. This further blow to new media confidence brought Bright Station shares down 10% yesterday, to end at 18p.The Sunday Mirror could be facing the largest contempt charge ever for printing a story which prejudiced the trial of two Leeds footballers,… Continue reading Sharewatch

Anglo-Dutch publishing group Reed Elsevier this morning said that the slowing of the US economy is impacting its business to business operations, although it believes the effects are ‘manageable’. The group said that its science, medical, legal and educational businesses are are largely unaffected by conditions in the US. Chairman Morris Tabaksblat told the company’s… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Optimistic Despite Impact Of US Slow-Down

MTV’s website, www.mtv.co.uk has announced a deal to provide content to internet portal Excite.co.uk. The terms of the agreement will see MTV provide Excite’s new music channel with charts covering different genres of music including the UK Hitlist, the European top 20, R&B and dance. The site will also have streamed news, interviews and videos.Rebecca… Continue reading MTV Signs Content Provision Deal With Excite UK