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Today’s Digital Britain report has laid out plans for universal broadband access by 2012 and a digital radio upgrade by 2015.BroadbandSpeaking this afternoon, culture secretary Ben Bradshaw said that BBC licence fee money will fund universal broadband alongside a “small levy” of 50p per month on all fixed telephone lines.Local NewsHe added that a “small… Continue reading Digital Britain report published

Digital radio station Fun Kids is to broadcast nationally across Great Britain during the summer holiday period.The station will broadcast on Digital One, the national commercial DAB digital radio network, between 27 June and 3 October.As well as broadcasting on DAB digital radio, Fun Kids is also available across the UK on Sky Digital, Virgin… Continue reading Fun Kids to broadcast on Digital One for the summer

Guardian Media Group’s national newspaper division, Guardian News & Media, is set to report a loss of about £35m for the financial year to the end of March. GMG Radio and GMG Property will also report operating losses, according to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk, while GMG’s regional newspaper division will make an operating profit of… Continue reading Guardian Media Group to report operating loss

The UK entertainment and media (E&M) market will experience a cumulative 7% decline in revenue from 2008 to 2010, from $92 billion to $85 billion, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report. A change in consumer spending behaviour will push the market to its lowest revenue figures since 2005, said PwC. However from this point consumer… Continue reading UK entertainment and media market revenue to fall 7%

ITV1’s interview with the parents of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones, Caught in the Crossfire, was beaten by a repeat of BBC One’s New Tricks in the 9pm slot last night.The BBC One detective show had a peak audience of 4.7 million viewers, a 21.1% share of the audience, with an average of 4.5 million staying… Continue reading Overnights: New Tricks repeat beats ITV1 interview

The BBC and STV have agreed to enter into a partnership that will see both broadcasters share resource including facilities, training, technology and archive programmes.The two sides have stressed that a final agreement would have to ensure that the editorial integrity of both broadcasters would be preserved in any picture sharing arrangement. Exclusive stories and… Continue reading BBC and STV agree to share resources

Ofcom has launched a review of its Broadcasting Code of rules for TV and radio stations, including looking at giving commercial radio stations greater freedom around content-related promotions.The review of the code, which has been in place in its current form since July 2005, could create greater commercial opportunities for radio stations and help create… Continue reading Ofcom launches review of Broadcasting Code

Disney has launched a new UK channel, XD, aimed at boys aged 6-14, following an initial US launch in February.The channel, which features a mix of live-action and animated programming, replaces Jetix, formerly Fox Kids Europe, which Disney acquired on February.Boel Ferguson, former Jetix Europe managing director, has become general manager Disney Channels UK &… Continue reading Disney launches XD channel for boys

Internet users have grown by over 2.6 million people in the past year, according to data released by research company BMRB.Figures for the first quarter of 2009 show YOY usage up by 8.3%. Although the number of people going online is continuing to grow, now standing at 34.2 million, there seems to be something of… Continue reading BMRB Q1 2009: Online Usage

May TV viewing data shows that ITV1’s share suffered a slight year on year dip, despite the success of shows such as Britain’s Got Talent.All ViewingITV1’s viewing share fell 0.4 percentage points year on year, to leave it at 19.3% in May 2009.The channel had some big hits in May, however, with the final of… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – May 2009