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Five Life is to be renamed Fiver as part of a project that will see all of Five’s channels undergo a branding refresh.From the end of April the channel will have a completely new on and off air look and contain a mix of established programming and new shows.This is the first wave in the… Continue reading Five Life To Rebrand As Fiver

There are now a record 92 satellite-based pay-TV platforms operating around the world, reaching 95 million households, according to new research from Euroconsult. According to the just released Euroconsult report Satellite TV Platforms, World Survey & Prospects to 2017, in contrast to the competitive threat anticipated from telecoms and media convergence, satellite TV is proving… Continue reading 95m Satellite TV Households Worldwide

Communications regulator Ofcom has proposed changes to television advertising rules, which could see greater flexibility for timings and the amount of advertising broadcasters could show.Ofcom said it would look at removing the rule requiring a 20-minute interval between ad breaks within programmes. It believes that allowing flexibility for the timing of breaks is likely to… Continue reading Ofcom Could Introduce Major Changes To TV Advertising

ITV1 has unveiled its spring/summer line-up, with a documentary on the Duke of Edinburgh one of the highlights on offer.Other new factual programmes include Black Market Britain and NHS Life and Death.Martin Clunes will explore the history of dogs in Martin Clunes: A Man and his Dogs, while Griff Rhys Jones will spend a day… Continue reading ITV Unveils Spring/Summer Line-Up

GMTV will reintroduce competitions before the summer, following on from the phone-in scandals that led to fines and resignations for the broadcaster.The broadcaster is pledging that competitions will only return once it is convinced that safeguards to ensure fair play are in place.In a statement of programme policy for 2008, GMTV outlined an overhaul of… Continue reading GMTV To Reintroduce Competitions By Summer

Sky has won the TV, mobile and online rights for most of the Champions League games between 2009 and 2012 for an estimated £240 million.The satellite broadcaster has also gained rights to show highlights on a Tuesday and all games on a Wednesday, apart from the first-choice fixture.Sky outbid three rivals to secure the rights,… Continue reading Sky Scores Big Champions League Win

More than 120 MPs have backed a plan to introduce a UK-wide local channel on the Freeview digital platform.The proposed local television network, Channel 6, put forward by a coalition of local TV operators and campaigners called United for Local Television, could carry local news, programming and advertising. It would also run ‘networked’ public service… Continue reading MPs Back Local Freeview Channel

The Dancing On Ice final skate off drew more than 10.4 million adults on average to ITV1 last night, with Suzanne Shaw’s win giving the channel a 44% audience share.The show was on between 7pm and 9pm, and took a peak of over 11.4 million adults towards the end of the programme. Following on from… Continue reading Dancing On Ice Final Nets A Cool 10.4 Million

Last week in the City, UTV, the owner of talkSPORT, reported a 2% increase in group revenues for 2007, to £115.6 million.The company’s operating profit, including associate income and before exceptional charges was up 5% from £24.8 million in 2006, to £26 million (Full Story).JCDecaux reported worldwide revenues of more than €2 billion (£1.5 billion)… Continue reading Media In The City: UTV Reports 2% Increase In Revenues

Ben Gale, the current BBC commissioner for features and factual entertainment, is said to be moving to Five as the channel’s new director of programmes.The position became available after incumbent director of programmes Jay Hunt agreed to become the new controller of BBC One just months after joining Five (see Jay Hunt Appointed BBC One… Continue reading BBC’s Gale Poised To Join Five