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Internet penetration in France is continuing to grow steadily, according to the latest findings from Médiamétrie. The number of French Internet users over the age of 18 has increased by 45 percent in a year, to 7.56 million from 5.21 million. About 16.3 percent of French adults are now online, compared with last year’s figure… Continue reading Internet Population: France

E4 has announced the signing of a carriage deal with Telewest. The new entertainment channel from Channel 4 will be available to Telewest subscribers as part of its digital and analogue packages.This is E4’s second distribution deal, having recently secured carriage with NTL (see Channel 4’s Entertainment Channel Secures NTL Carriage) and it is hoped… Continue reading E4 Gains Carriage On Telewest

The Asia-Pacific region is poised to lead the digital TV revolution, according to a new study by Andersen Consulting. Due to a number of factors, the potential for widespread adoption of digital TV in the area is high. The report pointed to high TV penetration rates, strong growth in broadband penetration, and a youthful population… Continue reading Strong Growth Predicted For Digital TV In Asia

Entertainment and media store BOL is to be made available for the first time on a non-web platform, namely BSkyB’s interactive television channel, Open. At first only books, CDs, DVDs and videos will be available to shoppers on this platform, but the range will be expanded shortly to include computer games and software.The BOL store… Continue reading BOL Takes Up First Non-Web Residence On Open

Is Tim Gardam, Channel 4’s director of programmes, still giddy with the success of summer sensation Big Brother? It seems likely, given the fighting talk with which he introduced his channel’s winter offerings: “Channel 4’s schedule this winter is proof, I hope, that the future of quality television does not have to be two episodes… Continue reading Channel Four Unveils “Diverse And Intelligent” Winter Schedule

IPC is to launch a television listings guide on the internet. The group’s new free website, unmissabletv.com, will feature TV Times, TV & Satellite Week and What’s On TV as well as cinema listings for the whole of the UK. The news comes a week after the magazine group appointed Caroline Ward as managing director… Continue reading IPC To Launch Television Website

Reed International confirmed the rumours yesterday when it launched its plans for a £1.2bn share placing to help fund a recent US book publishing acquisition and reduce debt. (see Sharewatch). Up to 9.9% of the equity of the parent companies will be offered. Yesterday shares in Reed fell 18½p to £6.29½.Yesterday saw Granada Media release… Continue reading Sharewatch

United News & Media and BTopenworld have today confirmed that they are to seek a new owner for LineOne, their jointly-owned portal and internet service provider. The service, which was founded in 1997, has been a successful project, but is now superfluous to the refocusing plans of its two remaining owners. United paid £10m to… Continue reading United And BT Agree To Sell LineOne

While online consumers still plan to buy a majority of their Christmas gifts at brick-and-mortar stores, they will do more of their holiday shopping from offline than last year, according to a new Goldman Sachs/PC Data study. On average, online shoppers plan to buy nearly half (47 percent) of their Christmas gifts offline at traditional… Continue reading US Turns To Christmas e-Shopping

Ballet-dancing Brit film Billy Elliot helped cinema admissions during October reach 14m, an average of 3.16m per week and a 5.1% increase year on year. The toe-tapping top box office draw managed to bring in £10.7m, a figure closely followed by Disney’s epic Dinosaur, which gathered receipts of £10.5m.Close to £10m of the takings for… Continue reading Dinosaurs And Dancing Feet Boost October Cinema Admissions