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The RAJAR figures for the first quarter of 2007 show that digital radio continues to perform strongly, with a healthy increase in the number of DAB homes in the UK.The Q1 figures show that 20% of the UK population now live in DAB homes, up from 16% in the fourth quarter of 2006, with increases… Continue reading Digital Radio Continues To Perform Well

News Corporation has announced that its revenues for the quarter ending March 31 increased 21% to $7.5 billion, with its net income increasing 6% to $871 million. Filmed entertainment delivered record operating income contribution of $410 million, up 82%, whilst cable network programming operating income was up 34%, with News Corp saying that increased affiliate… Continue reading News Corp Revenues Grow 21%

Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, says that the advertising model for traditional media will continue to deteriorate over the coming few years. Speaking at Microsoft’s Strategic Account Summit, Gates said: “We’re saying newspapers will go online, and there will be massive innovation that comes out of that. We’re saying that TV, the biggest ad market… Continue reading More Media To Move Online, Says Gates

Internet television service Joost has announced that five selected parties have collectively invested approximately $45 million in the company. The news comes just a week after the company, set up by the founders of Skype, was launched. Index Ventures, a European capital firm, Sequoia Capital, which has invested in Yahoo! and YouTube have taken small… Continue reading $45 Million Investment In Joost

VoIP is forecast to top 25 million US households by 2012, driven by greater broadband subscriptions and expansion by cable operators into new markets, according to a new report from JupiterResearch. The report, titled US Broadband Telephony Forecast, 2007 to 2012: Cable MSOs assert their dominance in the VoIP market, says that the ability to… Continue reading VoIP To Top 25 Million US Households

Virgin Media’s total revenue for the first quarter of 2007 was £1 million, with the company saying that the majority of the decline from the previous quarter was due to a reduction in content segment revenue. The cable company’s revenues from its consumer cable operations were £637.3 million in the first quarter, up year on… Continue reading Virgin Media Releases First Quarter Results

The nineteen largest cable and telephone providers in the US – representing about 94% of the market – acquired over 2.9 million net additional high-speed internet subscribers in the first quarter of 2007, according to new research from Leichtman Research Group. The top broadband providers now account for 56.2 million subscribers – with cable companies… Continue reading 2.9 Million Add High-Speed Internet In The US

Carat Sponsorship has conceived and negotiated with Viacom Brand Solutions an integrated title sequence for the interactive chart shows on MTV Hits and MTV Dance.The new sequence forms part of a sponsorship agreement with Beiersdorf’s NIVEA Lip Care Caregloss & Shine range.The deal was negotiated between Maria Donaldson (sponsorship exec, Carat Sponsorship) and Justin Stephenson… Continue reading Carat Creates First Sponsorship Package For MTV’s Interactive Charts

BBC One’s new Holby City spin-off, police drama Holby Blue, debuted with an average adult audience of five million, giving the channel a 23.8% viewing share between 8pm and 9pm.Following on from the action packed escapades of the police force in the fictional borough of Holby, popular presenter Jamie Theakston lent his hand to narrating… Continue reading Five Million Join BBC One For Holby Blue Debut

From today, BBC News 24 is being streamed live on the BBC News website, with viewers able to watch the latest breaking news streamed online to their computers by clicking on the “Watch Live” links found on the website front page.For the past few years the continuous news channel has been streamed through the website… Continue reading BBC News 24 Streamed Live On BBC News Website