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The BBC’s director general, Mark Thompson, is likely to unveil a lower figure for the proposed licence fee bid, during a speech in London to outline the Corporation’s final strategy in the drawn-out process.Earlier this year, the BBC said it needed an above inflation rise in the fee to fund a variety of expenses, including… Continue reading BBC To Revise Down Licence Fee Bid

A London borough is making new free newspapers, thelondonpaper and London Lite, cut the volume of vendors that distribute the titles on its streets.Just 15 vendors for each paper are to be allowed to distribute in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, down from an estimated 60, a council source told the trade press.… Continue reading Free Newspapers Told To Cut Vendors

The Cloud, a Wi-Fi hotspot network operator, has joined VoIP business Skype to enable the first mobile roaming Skype service on Wi-Fi handsets.The partnership gives Skype access to over 8,500 public Wi-Fi hotspots across Europe, including airports, hotels and railway stations.After registering a SMC Wi-Fi phone for Skype online, customers can use it to automatically… Continue reading Skype Goes Mobile

Carphone Warehouse is to buy AOL UK, the UK’s third largest internet provider, for £370 million.The agreement will see Carphone Warehouse acquire AOL’s customer base in the UK with AOL providing co-branded portal, content and other audience services and managing the online advertising sales for Carphone Warehouse’s combined broadband customer base in a revenue sharing… Continue reading Carphone Warehouse To Acquire AOL UK For £370 Million

Google has acquired YouTube, the video sharing website, for $1.65 billion (£884 million) in a stock transaction.YouTube will continue to operate independently to maintain its brand identity.In a statement, Google said that the combined companies will focus on providing a more comprehensive experience for users sharing videos and will offer new opportunities for professional content… Continue reading Google Buys YouTube

ITV1 was given a much needed ratings boost last night with a dramatic double bill of Coronation Street pulling in more than ten million adult viewers each.The first episode, Bev and Fred’s wedding day, was seen by more than half of the television viewing audience in the 7.30pm slot, whilst the tragedy of the groom’s… Continue reading Corrie Double Bill Lures 10 Million To ITV1

Phil Cutts, director of marketing at PPA Marketing, discusses the challenges that lie ahead in multi-platform measurement in the rapidly evolving media industry…The media landscape is constantly evolving and has changed beyond recognition over the past decade. A mere ten years ago 65% of us watched a staple of four channels on television, podcasting was… Continue reading Multi-Platform Accountability

Setanta Sports is to offer a subscription channel on Freeview, meaning that any home with a set top box will be able to receive the channel for a monthly fee.Viewers will be able to take the channel on a stand-alone basis and not have to pay for a package deal, as is the case with… Continue reading Setanta Sports To Offer Channel On Freeview

MediaTel Group, the UK’s leading online media intelligence company, celebrates its 25th birthday this month.Established in 1981 in a small office in London’s the Strand, the company’s main objective was to make media data available quickly and efficiently, which fuelled its early adoption of the internet in 1995.Speaking about the company’s early days, managing director… Continue reading MediaTel Group Celebrates 25 Years In The Industry

All UK advertising sales for SCI FI, the science fiction television channel, will be taken over by Sky Media, the advertising sales division of BSkyB, in the New Year.Following the addition of the formerly independent SCI FI, the Sky Media portfolio will account for 13.1% of adult impacts, rising to more than 15% among 16-34s… Continue reading Sky Takes Control Of SCI FI Channel’s Ad Sales