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Project Kangaroo – the joint VoD venture from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 – would have given consumers and advertisers what they want, according to some of the panellists at last week’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Television’ seminar.ITV’s director of group marketing, David Pemsel, said that after two years of planning, ITV is “very… Continue reading Kangaroo may rise again

ITV’s Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) needs to change, according to some of the panellists at last week’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Television’ seminar.Speaking before the second panel at last week’s event, Andrew Smith, head of TV at Billetts, said that on the whole “CRR has worked but it has its flaws and needs to change”.“2009… Continue reading “CRR needs to change”

The future of Channel 4 is a “tricky issue” according to panellists at last week’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Television’ seminar.The panellists agreed that Channel 4 is “good for broadcasting” as it remains different to both the BBC and ITV – “I definitely want to see Channel 4 continue to exist,” Chris Hayward, head of… Continue reading “It’s only Television”

The IPA has expressed disappointment at the Competition Commission’s ruling to block Project Kangaroo, the joint VoD venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4.The Commission’s final report, which was published yesterday, concluded that Kangaroo would be “too much of a threat to competition” in the current developing video-on-demand market (see Competition Commission “stops” Kangaroo).“After… Continue reading IPA “disappointed” by Kangaroo ruling

Sky has won a fifth package of Premier League rights to go with the four packages the broadcaster won earlier this week (see NewsLine).Sky will now have 115 exclusively live Premier League matches in each of the 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.The satellite broadcaster will pay a total of £1,623 million for the five packages… Continue reading Sky wins fifth Premier League rights package

Television is in a good place at the moment, despite increased competition and more choice, according to some of the panellists at today’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Television’ seminar.Speaking before the first panellist debate, AGB Nielsen’s head of commercial operations Alex North, said that despite there being more channels and more choice in the current… Continue reading The ‘Future of Television’ is bright

ITV1 has come in for heavy criticism following the conclusion to last night’s FA cup 4th round replay between Everton and Liverpool, which pulled in a peak audience of 6.6 million viewers.It was motor racing fans who first raised the greatest concerns about advertising cutting across key sporting moments. There were a few of these… Continue reading Is ITV’s FA Cup coverage jinxed?

Ofcom has created a new advisory panel for English regions, which includes former Emap digital executive Dharmash Mistry and ex-Anglia TV managing director Graham Creelman.Eight new members have been appointed to the broadcast regulator’s Advisory Committee for England, while one established member has been reappointed to represent the South West, according to reports.Professor William Dutton… Continue reading Ofcom unveils new advisory panel

Channel 4’s controversial new documentary series Boys and Girls Alone attracted 2.4 million peak viewers last night.The first of four episodes, which sees 10 boys and 10 girls aged between eight and 12 discover what life is like without their parents, pulled in 2.3 million average viewers and a 10% audience share between the all-important… Continue reading 2.3 million tune in for Boys and Girls Alone

Sky has retained the television rights to four of the six Premier League broadcast packages after agreeing to pay a figure thought to be in excess of £1 billion.The Premier League announced late last night that it had awarded Sky four of the six packages on offer, each of 23 games.It is understood that the… Continue reading Sky retains rights for biggest Premier League games