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Virgin Media’s content business recorded revenues of £118.8 million in the three months to the end of December, up from £114.1 million a year previously.Ad revenue at the content arm, which houses Virgin Media TV, its 50% share in UKTV, and shopping broadcaster Sit Up TV, was up 10% year on year.It was reported yesterday… Continue reading Virgin Media’s content business sees Q4 revenue increase

ITV has reportedly drawn up a plan for a three-way merger with Channel 4 and Five to create one broadcasting giant that would rival the BBC but failed to seek approval from the other two broadcasters involved.The single commercial broadcaster plan, which is one of several “radical ideas” that ITV has put forward to the… Continue reading ITV proposes merger with Channel 4 and Five

ITV1’s new British version of the popular American crime drama Law & Order kicked-off to a good start last night with 6.8 million peak viewers.More than 6.3 million average viewers (a 26.2% audience share) tuned in to see the highly-anticipated new glossy production, which stars Bradley Walsh, Bill Paterson and Freema Agyeman, securing ITV with… Continue reading Law & Order:UK premieres with 6.8 million viewers

Virgin Media could begin the sale of its content division within the next few weeks.A sales memorandum is expected to be issued following a board meeting later this week after publication of its fourth quarter results on Wednesday, said a report in MediaWeek.Virgin Media’s content division, thought to be worth about £500 million, includes assets… Continue reading Virgin Media could sell content division in next few weeks

UKTV History is to relaunch next Monday as Yesterday, accompanied by a new website, visityesterday.co.uk.The channel, which aims to present history in a more accessible form, will go live at 9am via Freeview, Sky Digital and the Virgin Media cable platform.The channel proposition and name was developed in-house, with Red Bee creating its on-screen identity,… Continue reading UKTV History relaunches next week

Microsoft has denied reports that it plans to resurrect video-on-demand service Project Kangaroo.Reports in the trade press had suggested that the company was in discussions with Kangaroo shareholders as part of a strategy to boosting the Microsoft’s audio-visual offering.However, a statement from Ashley Highfield, MD and VP of Microsoft Consumer & Online UK, said: “While… Continue reading Microsoft denies planning to resurrect Kangaroo

Channel 4 and Five are bidding for the final high-definition slot on Freeview.Channel 4 and S4C have made a joint application to Ofcom that would see an HD version of Film4 broadcast between 11am and 4am, with an S4C children’s service shown between 7am and 11am.The broadcaster said that the remaining three hours could then… Continue reading Channel 4 and Five bid for final Freeview HD slot

MediaCom has retained its status as the number one media agency for the seventh year in a row, while Publicis agencies Starcom MediaVest and ZenithOptimedia have both slipped in the last year, according to Nielsen.Nielsen’s data shows that Starcom MediaVest and ZenithOptimedia each shed more than 15% of their media billings in 2008, along with… Continue reading MediaCom retains number one media agency status

ITV is considering plans to sell its Freeview multiplex operating business SDN in a bid to save cash and focus on its core broadcast and television production business.ITV’s executive chairman Michael Grade has been evaluating a range of money-saving options ahead of the commercial broadcaster’s annual results next week, according to reports.The potential sale of… Continue reading ITV to sell Freeview slots business SDN

In total, 34% of US adults online at home report that they view some type of video online at least weekly, including 11% who view video online daily, according to a new report from Leichtman Research Group. Overall (including those not online), 1% of adults view recent TV shows online daily, and 8% weekly –… Continue reading US online video viewing increases