News Corporation and NBC Universal will launch the beta version of their video website Hulu in October, although no date has been given for a formal release.Hulu, which was originally announced in March under the name Newsite, will feature programmes from the two companies’ back catalogues including Heroes, 24 and The Simpsons, as well as… Continue reading News Corp Reveals Video Website Name
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Xfm’s 10th birthday celebrations will see the station produce a season of documentaries about ten of the most influential and significant albums released in each of Xfm’s ten years of broadcasting.The season will mark the first time Xfm has programmed and broadcast a collection of music documentaries on this scale. The shows are set to… Continue reading Xfm Unveils 10th Birthday Documentary Season
Last night saw the new BBC Two reality show The Restaurant – featuring nine couples finding out if they have what it takes to run their own restaurant – soundly beaten by Channel 4’s own serving of reality, Supernanny.Starring top chef Raymond Blanc, the BBC Two chef-fest seemed like a cross between The Apprentice and… Continue reading Supernanny Triumphs Over The Restaurant
The BBC has shortlisted six digital agencies to take forward to the next stage of a review of its digital creative services which began in July 2007.The six shortlisted agencies are Agency Republic, GT, 20:20 London, Play, Start Creative Ltd and one other unnamed agency.The review is statutory and is required to satisfy the BBC’s… Continue reading BBC Shortlists Digital Creative Agencies
The number of UK households connected to the internet has jumped by almost one million in the last year alone, to reach over 15 million, according to the latest information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The number of homes with access to broadband internet has jumped by 40% year on year to 51%, the… Continue reading Household Internet Connectivity Rises To Over 15 Million
The latest regional ABC figures, for January – June 2007, show that all of the top ten paid regional newspaper titles suffered declining circulations for the period.The largest real term decline in the top ten was felt by the Manchester Evening News & The Pink, down more than 30,200 copies year on year.Within the paid… Continue reading ABC Regional Newspapers: Jan-Jun 2007
New research from the Newspaper Society (NS) reveals that the number of regional press websites, radio stations and niche publications grew by between 21% and 25% in 2006.The NS Annual Regional Press Survey, published today, shows the number of websites grew from 828 to 1102. The number of core regional newspaper titles went up slightly… Continue reading Regional Press Websites Increase
UTV, the multimedia group which broadcasts radio and television, has announced that its operating profit, before exceptional items, was up 4% at £13 million for the six months to June 30. The group’s radio operating profit was up by 7% to £6.8 million (2006: £6.4 million) after deducting start-up losses of £1.3 million (2006: £1.4… Continue reading UTV Announces Increase In Operating Profit
Emap has released a statement announcing that it has received interest for all parts of the group, having previously announced a review that could see the company broken up. The strategic review of its £2 billion radio, business-to-business and consumer magazine operation was announced in July, with today’s statement saying that the board is preparing… Continue reading Emap Confirms Sale Interest
The number of UK households connected to the internet has jumped by almost one million in the last year alone, to reach over 15 million, according to the latest information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The number of homes with access to broadband internet has jumped by 40% year on year to 51%,… Continue reading Household Internet Connectivity Rises To Over 15 Million