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ITV has reportedly put struggling social networking site Friends Reunited up for sale in a bid to scale back costs.The commercial broadcaster paid £120 million for the online friend-finding site in 2005, which has since struggled due to the rise and popularity of similar community sites such as Facebook and MySpace.Friends Reunited was originally founded… Continue reading ITV to sell Friends Reunited

The Office of Fair Trading has launched its review in to local and regional media ownership, with a focus on whether existing rules should be relaxed to help the struggling newspaper industry.Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report, which was published last month (see Broadband for all by 2012), promised a review of local ownership rules and… Continue reading OFT launches local media ownership review

The last in the series of Hustle, with Adrian Lester and Matt Di Angelo, attracted more than 5.7 million peak viewers last night.Around 5.6 million average viewers tuned in to see the series finale, which looks as though Mickey has finally been beaten at his own game, between 9pm and 10pm – securing BBC One… Continue reading Final Hustle wins over 5.7 million

This week’s edition of “The Inside Line” looks at the Competition Commission’s ruling on Project Kangaroo. Each week we will take a key media topic and ask the industry for their opinion.This week’s question:What is your view on the Competition Commission’s decision to block Project Kangaroo, the joint VoD venture from BBC Worldwide, Channel 4… Continue reading The Inside Line: Project Kangaroo

Virgin Media’s TV viewers watched over half a billion on-demand programmes in 2008, with the BBC’s iPlayer on the cable TV platform approaching 1 million views.Virgin Media said that it had a record-breaking 56 million views in December alone, with on-demand’s popularity growing by over 60% in the last 12 months.It added that 52% of… Continue reading Half a billion views for Virgin Media’s on-demand TV

Five USA has unveiled its new on-air look to support the re-branded channel, which is set to launch on Monday.Five’s creative services have work with DixonBaxi to create an on-screen campaign, which “reflects the channel’s strong American programming with a bold and vibrant series of brand spots, idents and promos,” according to the broadcaster.Most of… Continue reading Five USA unveils new look

ITV1’s football coverage managed to pull in an impressive 8.2 million peak viewers last night, despite last weeks disastrous technical hitch during Everton v Liverpool’s FA cup 4th round replay (see Is ITV’s FA Cup coverage jinxed?).More than 6.7 million average viewers tuned in to see Spain beat England 2 – 0, securing ITV with… Continue reading ITV’s International Football scores 8.2 million viewers

The approaching switchover digital television broadcasting in the US, UK, and other major countries will create an unprecedented opportunity for the mobile TV market, according to a new study from ABI Research. Following the switchover, traditional and mobile TV broadcasters and cellular operators in many regions will launch mobile TV services attracting over 500 million… Continue reading Mobile TV market to benefit from digital switchover

Communications Minister Lord Carter has confirmed that a potential tie-up between Channel 4 and Five “is not off the table”.Speaking to the House of Lords Communications Committee today, Carter revealed that a number of commercial companies have approached the Government with ideas about creating a new public service broadcaster to rival the BBC.Last month, Carter… Continue reading Lord Carter: C4/Five tie-up is still possible

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation pushed Five up in the TV ratings war last night – 3 million viewers put the broadcaster ahead of rivals ITV1, Channel 4 and BBC Two during the all-important 9pm to 10pm peak slot.More than 3.1 million peak viewers tuned in to see the first of three episodes, which ran back-to-back… Continue reading CSI pushes Five up in the ratings