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Ofcom has fined the BBC £50,000 for breaches of its broadcasting code after a studio guest posed as the winner of a phone-in competition on Blue Peter.This is the first time that Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty against the BBC.The Corporation was fined £45,000 for using a studio guest to pose as the winner… Continue reading £50,000 Fine For BBC

Coming 100 days before the digital switchover, new research reveals that all households in the lead area of Whitehaven, Cumbria, are intending to convert to digital TV.Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital UK, the organisation implementing switchover, welcomed the findings but warned residents not to leave it too late.Ennals said: “It’s good news that everyone… Continue reading Whitehaven Gets Ready For Digital Switchover

There was some big news in the City last week, with Rupert Murdoch’s £2.5 billion bid for Dow Jones seemingly on the verge of being accepted and a private equity firm making a bid for Virgin Radio.On Friday, a report in Business magazine said that Murdoch’s bid for Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street… Continue reading Media In The City: Dow Jones Negotiations Near End

Premium-rate phone regulator Icstis has imposed its highest ever fine, of £150,000, on Eckoh, the service provider on Richard & Judy‘s ‘You Say, We Pay’ phone-in quiz.Icstis ruled that Eckoh misled viewers by actively encouraging them to enter the competition after the potential winners had already been selected.In addition to the fine, the regulator has… Continue reading Record Fine For Richard & Judy Phone Quiz Operator

Channel 4 has announced that it will be the first of the main terrestrial TV stations to introduce a time-shifted digital channel, whilst Five is to launch two +1 services for its digital offerings, Five Life and Five US.Channel 4+1 will begin on 20 August on Freeview, Sky and Virgin, whilst Five Life +1 and… Continue reading Time-Shifted Channels For C4, Five Life And Five US

Today’s digital radio multiplex win by the 4 Digital Group signals a hugely positive step forward for radio’s future, moving the medium into a new, innovative and interactive phase.“The future of radio is about Electronic Programme Guides, about being able to download podcasts, to purchase music, to interact with your radio in a way that… Continue reading Multiplex Win Signals New Era For Radio

4 Digital Group, a consortium led by Channel 4 Radio, has been awarded the new DAB national multiplex licence by Ofcom.Other members of the consortium include Emap, UTV, Chrysalis/Sky, Carphone Warehouse and UBC Media Group.The new 12-year licence will see the launch of 10 stations by the start of next year.Channel 4 Radio will launch… Continue reading Channel 4 Consortium Wins Radio Multiplex Licence

New research from Ofcom has found that the UK’s digital terrestrial TV platform could carry at least four high definition channels.Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum on HD, Paula Guest, strategy manager of Ofcom’s Digital Dividend Review, revealed that the regulator has now entered into discussions with public service broadcasters over the findings.The Ofcom research,… Continue reading Four HD Channels Possible On DTT Says Ofcom

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has bought 25 weekly regional newspapers from Trinity Mirror for £64.15 million. Trinity Mirror is selling Kent Regional Newspapers, East Surrey and Sussex Newspapers and Blackmore Vale Publishing, which form part of its regional business in London and the South East. The three businesses are being acquired by Northcliffe… Continue reading DMGT Buys 25 Trinity Mirror Regional Titles

Rupert Murdoch’s $5 billion (£2.5 billion) bid for Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street Journal, has finally been accepted, with a formal announcement expected next week. According to a report in Business magazine, the announcement is expected next week once the majority shareholders, the Bancroft family, have formally agreed to the sale. News Corp… Continue reading Murdoch Dow Jones Deal Set To Go Ahead