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Last week there were reports that the Competition Commission could force Sky to reduce its stake in ITV to under 10%.A report in the Financial Times said that competition regulators are set to recommend to business and enterprise secretary John Hutton that Sky should reduce its holding from 17.9% to between 5% and 10% (Full… Continue reading Media In The City: Sky Could be Forced To Reduce ITV Stake

US DVR subscriber household numbers are expected to reach 42.9 million (36.5% of TV households) by the end of 2012, according to the latest forecast from Magna Global. This is an increase from Magna’s estimate of 23.1 million (20.8% of TV households as of the end of the third quarter of 2007. By 2012, Magna… Continue reading US DVR Subscriber Housholds To Increase

The BBC has unveiled plans for a revamped homepage for bbc.co.uk, promising users a greater level of customisation alongside a raft of new features.Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the official launch of BBC online, members of the public can access a beta version of the new homepage by visiting bbc.co.uk and clicking on the… Continue reading New Homepage For BBC Website

Significant growth will result in 38.4 million IPTV homes by 2012 – or more than seven times as much as the figure at the end of 2006, according to a new report published by Informa Telecoms & Media. Despite this acceleration, IPTV – A Global Analysis found that only 3.1% of the world’s TV households… Continue reading IPTV To Be In 38.4m Homes Worldwide By 2012

Ofcom has outlined its plans for the “digital-dividend” auction, which will occur after digital switchover in 2012 when valuable broadcast transmission spectrum will be freed up.The regulator has decided on a market led approach, although it has identified one case where it will reserve spectrum to avoid the risk of market failure in an auction.The… Continue reading Ofcom Unveils Digital Dividend Plans

Network advertising revenues (NAR) at ITV’s digital channels have increased to £209 million, according to a trading statement released by the broadcaster today.The trading update, for the 12 months to December 31 this year, shows that ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4, enjoyed an increase in NAR of approximately 32%.ITV added that it has stabilised its ad… Continue reading Ad Revenues At ITV Digital Channels Reach £209m

Five has secured two new sponsorship deals with UK price comparison site moneysupermarket.com.travelsupermarket.com (part of moneysupermarket.com) will sponsor Five’s brand new travel series, Rough Guide To…, from January 10.The package includes 1×15″ opening credit, 2×5″ break bumpers and 1×10″ closing credit per episode. The deal also includes up to 5″ visual accreditation on any related… Continue reading Five Secures Two New Sponsorship Deals

The big Champions League football match between Liverpool and Marseille on ITV1 was pretty much level with BBC One’s offering of soaps and drama last night.At 7.30pm on BBC One, EastEnders picked up a peak of 8.1 million adults (a 40% share of the audience) in an episode which ended on a cliffhanger when Phil… Continue reading Liverpool Locks Horns With BBC One

BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing was the big winner on Saturday evening, picking up a peak of 10.5 million adults (a 50.8% share of the audience) in its 5.30pm timeslot.An average audience of 9.7 million adults (a 49% share) stuck with the programme for its hour and a half duration.The X Factor on ITV1 was… Continue reading Strictly Come Dancing Gets 10.5 Million Adults

GCap Media’s Capital 95.8 has signed a multi media promotional deal with 20th Century Fox to support the DVD release of The Simpsons Movie on 10th December 2007.Launching on-air on Monday 10th December, listeners of Johnny Vaughan’s Breakfast Show can text in to guess how fast a Simpsons Movie character is talking.If guessed correctly, the… Continue reading Capital 95.8 Signs Simpsons Movie Deal