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Multichannel TV, broadband and 3G mobile take-up in rural areas is lower than in urban areas in all of the UK’s nations apart from England, according to Ofcom’s Communications Market Report for the nations and regions of the UK.The survey found that interest in obtaining access to many new communications services was greatest in Wales… Continue reading Digital Take-Up Lowest In Rural Areas

BSkyB’s 17.9% stake in ITV has been referred to the Competition Commission by the Department of Trade and Industry.The decision to refer the case to the Competition Commission follows recommendations from Ofcom (see NewsLine) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) (see Sky’s ITV Stake Raises Significant Competition Concerns)that the matter should be referred.In an… Continue reading Sky’s Stake In ITV Referred To Competition Commission

Ofcom has announced its ruling on the Celebrity Big Brother race row, saying that there was a serious failure within Channel 4’s compliance procedures for the series.The regulator ruled that the broadcaster had contravened the broadcasting code and will have to show apologies at the beginning of the launch episode of the next series of… Continue reading Ofcom Announces Celebrity Big Brother Ruling

Film magazine Empire is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Wars by creating 30 different covers featuring characters from the classic sci-fi film.The covers, which have been designed in partnership with George Lucas’ Lucasfilm company, are a feature of the title’s July edition and are all available to buy online, with discounted rates for collectors… Continue reading Empire Strikes Back

Tim Lindsay, chairman of Publicis UK, has left the agency to become chief executive of Omnicom’s TBWA Group UK.Lindsay will now take over the responsibilities of Paul Bainsfair, who left TBWA in March this year.The London office of Publicis is now without a chairman, chief executive or managing director. It is expected that Lindsay will… Continue reading Tim Lindsay Leaves Publicis For TBWA

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has reported a 24% increase in profits over the six months to April 1. DMGT said that its first half performance reflects continued good growth from its business to business operations, supplemented by acquisitions. The group made an adjusted profit before tax of £135 million for the six months… Continue reading DMGT Records Profits Increase

A new report from Informa Telecoms & Media shows that digital TV will make major inroads in Latin America over the next five years. Digital TV households will more than treble in that time – from 5.9 million at present to 22.8 million by 2012. The 11th edition of Informa’s Americas TV report discovered that… Continue reading Digital TV To Take Off In Latin America

People are spending an average of 3.85 hours each day watching television, less than they have for almost a decade, according to the IPA’s Trends In Television report for Q1 2007. Although still increasing, the rate of growth of non-terrestrial channels’ share of viewing is slowing slightly, and stands at 34.6% for this first quarter.… Continue reading Viewing Levels Lowest For Almost A Decade

Almost half (49%) of online users have engaged with user-generated content (UGC) in the past month by actively creating or simply reading material posted by others, according to a new report from JupiterResearch. In a study titled User-Generated Content: Strategies for Media Sites, JupiterResearch reports that UGC is now a mainstream activity for millions of… Continue reading Almost Half Of Online Users Have Engaged With UGC In Past Month

BBC Two’s new series, Andrew Marr’s History Of Britain began well last night, picking up a peak of 3.2 million adults in its 9pm slot.The show, which featured a lively mix of astonishing archive and telling anecdote, had an average of three million adults across its hour long running time.Also on at 9pm, on BBC… Continue reading History Of Britain Gets Off To Good Start