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Sky has reported a rise in third quarter revenues from £1.25 billion to £1.39 billion, while profits increased from £56 million to £63 million. The satellite broadcaster said that profits were distorted slightly by impairment charges mainly connected with the reduction in the value of the 17.9% stake in ITV that it bought in 2006… Continue reading Sky reports rise in third quarter revenues

BBC Magazines is set to close its 11-year-old monthly title Good Homes due to a drop in its circulation.The 17 members of staff at the magazine were told of the BBC’s plan earlier this morning and have now entered a month-long consultation with the corporation’s commercial arm.BBC Magazines said the July issue of Good Homes… Continue reading BBC Good Homes magazine set to close

BSkyB has reported a 7% year on year increase in adjusted revenues to £3.96 billion for the nine months ending March 31, helped by the addition of 80,000 new customers in the first quarter.The satellite broadcaster’s pre-tax profit for the period hit £339 million, up from £20 million in 2008, although profits were slightly distorted… Continue reading BSkyB adds 80,000 new customers despite downturn

Future Publishing is revamping its flagship computer game title PC Gamer following the title’s 200th issue published earlier this month.The new look will give the magazine a refreshed logo and a new layout, as well as an increased focus on features.It will go on sale on 7 May with a cover price of £5.99.The latest… Continue reading PC Gamer gets revamp

UKTV’s Home channel rebrand is set to launch at the end of the month with a new website to give interior design advice to DIY enthusiasts.The idents for the channel run with the strap line – ‘There’s no place like it’ – alongside a through-the-key-hole theme.The four idents, which have been designed by Red Bee… Continue reading UKTV set for Home channel launch

ITV1’s live UEFA Champions League coverage attracted a high of almost 8 million viewers last night, securing the peak audience throughout most of the all-important 9pm to 10pm slot.More than 6.3 million average viewers (a 27.8% share) tuned in to see the Barcelona v Chelsea goalless draw – the first time Barcelona have failed to… Continue reading Barcelona v Chelsea scores 8m viewers

Online engagement by internet users is deepening, according to a new global and US report on the online landscape by The Nielsen Company. This increased engagement is in part a result of a shift toward video content and social networking as popular online subcategories, said Nielsen. Charles Buchwalter, SVP, research and analytics, Nielsen Online, said:… Continue reading “Online user engagement is deepening”

AOL is set to rollout a new platform that adds social networking services like Facebook and Twitter to any website, broadcasting users’ activities in real-time to their friends.The social networking aggregator ‘Socialthing’ will be deployed across MediaGlow’s – AOL’s publishing arm – 75 sites, which will reach around 181 million users worldwide.Socialthing focuses on “activity… Continue reading AOL launches new Socialthing platform

Scottish ITV broadcaster STV is set to run a new local TV news pilot scheme alongside a consortium of media companies.If the pilot is a success, outside suppliers would be able to take over from ITV companies and make their own local TV news bulletins in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions.STV volunteered… Continue reading STV to run local news pilot

Online market research firm eMarketer estimates that 39% of UK internet users – more than 15.4 million people – will use social networks at least once per month in 2009.It predicts that growth will continue, though at slightly slower rates after 2010, and by 2013 the social networking population in the UK is expected to… Continue reading UK social networking population to reach 50% by 2013