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A new survey has revealed that only 15% of internet users have downloaded a full-length TV programme and only 14% a whole movie. The survey, commissioned by CacheLogic and carried out by YouGov, questioned 2,400 UK internet users and found that the most common responses when asked “What would need to be addressed for you… Continue reading Just 15% Of UK Internet Users Have Downloaded TV Shows

A new report from Forrester Research estimates that paid video downloads will peak in 2007, generating $279 million in revenue, up from $98 million last year. Forrester predicts that new advertising models will drive the video download market and replace the paid for download model. A recent Forrester survey showed that only 9% of online… Continue reading Paid Video Downloads To Peak In 2007

Video on demand (VoD) revenues will reach $12.7 billion worldwide in 2011, making it one of the fastest-growing digital content services over the forecast period, predicts Ovum. Starting from a base of $2.7 billion in 2007, Ovum expects to see more telcos across the globe launching their on-demand content propositions, moving themselves into content distribution.… Continue reading Video On Demand Revenues To Reach $12.7 Billion

Thomson and Reuters have agreed a merger which will see the Canadian news group Thomson pay approximately £8.7 billion for Reuters. The combined business will be named Thomson-Reuters, with Reuters chief executive Tom Glocer becoming chief executive of the merger company. The deal has the backing of the Reuters Founders Share Company which has the… Continue reading Thomson And Reuters Agree Merger

Endemol has been bought by a consortium including John de Mol, Endemol co-founder, and Silvio Berlusconi, former prime minister of Italy, for £1.8 billion. Telefonica sold its remaining 75% stake to the consortium and as part of the agreement, Mediaset, Berlusconi’s TV production company, John de Mol and Goldman Sachs have agreed to make a… Continue reading John de Mol Buys Back Endemol

Google has been in the news a lot recently following its acquisition of the online ad company DoubleClick and the announcement of its strong profits increase for the first quarter of the year. In light of Google’s recent manoeuvres, MediaTel INSIGHT spoke to Ovum analyst David Bradshaw about where the search engine giant could be… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT Interview:Ovum Analyst Discusses The Future Of Google

A new report from Screen Digest predicts that by 2011 mobile TV revenue will reach €4.7 billion from 140 million subscribers. The new broadcast services, says Screen Digest, which launched in only a handful of markets, are growing rapidly. For instance, Unicast services, delivered over existing 3G networks, have begun to generate real revenues in… Continue reading Mobile TV Revenue To Grow

John Sweeney’s controversial documentary on the Church of Scientology was a ratings triumph for BBC One’s Panorama, attracting an impressive adult audience of almost 4.2 million on average.Well done to the corporation for providing pre-screening coverage of Sweeney exploding at church leader Tommy Davis, and publicising the fact that the clip was on video sharing… Continue reading Scientology Row Nets Record Audience For Panorama

Richard Fero, insight manager for marketing at Emap Advertising, looks at why the time is right for brands to prove their green credentials to consumers, in order to avoid being left on the shelf…Climate change is clearly rising up the political agenda, and more brands are starting to think about their green footprint – supermarkets… Continue reading The Time Is Right For Brands To Go Green

Ashley Highfield, director of BBC future media and technology, announced today at the FT Mobile Media Conference that Matthew Postgate has been appointed as the BBC’s controller of mobile.Postgate will have specific responsibility for coordinating the corporation’s public service presence across mobile platforms.Highfield, speaking at the Dorchester Hotel in London, said: “Mobile is an increasingly… Continue reading BBC Appoints Controller Of Mobile