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Nokia, ITV and FremantleMedia have officially launched the third series of The X Factor, which will arrive on our screens this Saturday.The now renowned panel of Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, will judge the singing talent of the latest bunch of pop wannabes, with Kate Thornton once again taking on the hosting role.Nokia’s… Continue reading The X Factor Returns With Nokia Sponsorship

BT has announced the conclusion of four new video-on-demand film, TV and music deals with independent producers and distributors for its TV-via-broadband service, BT Vision, which it will launch in autumn 2006.The new deals are with Entertainment Rights plc, the media group specialising in the ownership of children’s and family programming, characters and brands; NBD… Continue reading BT Secures Producers and Distributors For On-Demand Service

Chairman of local newspaper publisher Johnston Press and former chief executive of Clear Channel, Roger Parry, has expressed his interest in taking over from outgoing ITV chief executive, Charles Allen.Parry, who considered a private equity bid for the broadcaster this year, told the Financial Times that although he had not been contacted by ITV’s headhunters… Continue reading Roger Parry Expresses Interest In ITV Top Job

Tiscali, the Italian internet service provider, is set to offer triple play services in the UK, after the company merged its British operations with Homechoice owners, Video Networks.The third largest broadband operator in the UK will make television, broadband and telephone services available, following the sale of Homechoice to Tiscali for a reported £60 million,… Continue reading Tiscali To Launch Triple Play Services After Buying Homechoice

Big Brother witnessed another eviction on Friday evening, as the final countdown begins to see who will walk away with the grand prize.A peak of five million adult viewers watched the live eviction programme, while the earlier edition, at 8.30pm attracted around the same amount of viewers, with 5.3 million adults tuning in to check… Continue reading Big Brother Brings In Five Million Viewers As Final Week Approaches

Chrysalis has stepped up its attempt at winning the new radio licence in Manchester, by previewing its talk radio bid with an online broadcast.The website for GMBC, the proposed 24-hour talk station, is available at GMBCradio.co.uk and gives background on the proposal together with programming, interviews with the organisers of summer events Sky Festival and… Continue reading Chrysalis Step Up Manchester Radio Bid With Online Broadcast

Sky Media has signed a deal with emuse, the UK’s largest independent cross-platform interactive ad operator, that will offer increased reach and greater ROI for interactive advertisers using the emuse absolutely service.Digital satellite viewers can now interact with any emuse absolutely interactive advertisement on all of Sky’s wholly owned channels. Third-party channels whose airtime is… Continue reading Sky Media Signs Interactive Ad Deal

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is to sell Fox films and TV shows, such as Prison Break and X-Men online, according to reports in the trade press.The download service will see prices range from $19.99 (£10.57) for the latest films from the 20th Century Fox back catalogue, such as My Super Ex-Girlfriend and $1.99 for single… Continue reading News Corporation To Sell Fox Films And TV Online

Michael Jackson, the former head of Channel 4, is being lined up to replace Charles Allen as chief executive of ITV, according to reports in the Observer.Allen agreed to leave the broadcaster last week (see Charles Allen Leaves ITV), following falling ad revenue and a decline in viewers.Jackson is said to be ideal for the… Continue reading Former Channel 4 Boss Could Replace Allen

GMG Radio has reported a revenue increase for its Real Radio and Smooth brands for the three months to June 30, despite the current tough climate for commercial radio. Trading for both the Real Radio and Smooth brands was up 26% from April to June 2006, The increase in revenue comes after The Guardian Media… Continue reading GMG Radio Reports Revenue Increase