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Virgin1 is set to expand its hours on Freeview from 20 May 2009, and will be joined on the platform by a new Virgin1+1 service.The move follows Virgin Media Television’s successful bid for a 24-hour slot on SDN’s Freeview multiplex.Although Virgin1 has been available all day on the Sky and Virgin Media platforms since its… Continue reading Virgin1 to expand Freeview hours

Two of Independent News & Media’s biggest shareholders have offered £27 million of their own money in a bid to secure crucial refinancing for the struggling media group.Sir Anthony O’Reilly and Denis O’Brien have put up their own cash to help renegotiate a €200 million bond before a mid-May deadline.INM’s advisors hope to convince investors… Continue reading Independent shareholders forced to part with their own cash

Mobile phone company Orange has signed a deal to provide co-branded Wikimedia Foundation content to its customers in France, the UK, Spain and Poland.The partnership will see specific Wikipedia channels launching on Orange mobile and web portals, with added links to relevant Wikipedia information.The partners will also work together to develop mobile and web-based widgets… Continue reading Orange in Wikipedia partnership

Time Warner Cable has expressed an interest in acquiring video service Joost, which is actively seeking a buyer, according to reports.Joost was launched in 2007 by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, also the founders of Skype and Kazaa, in a bid to offer a more efficient and high-quality video service.However, the company has since struggled… Continue reading Joost puts itself up for sale

MediaTel NewsLine understands that Henry Lawson, president of DDS worldwide & chief operating officer for Europe, has left the systems and software provider Donovan Data Systems.Lawson was responsible for the management of DDS operations in Europe and also worked alongside the DDS chairman and chief financial officer to oversee its worldwide operations.He joined the company… Continue reading Henry Lawson leaves DDS

Media regulator Ofcom has warned that Project Canvas, the joint broadband TV venture between BBC, ITV and BT, could face a competition investigation.In its submission to the BBC Trust, Ofcom said Canvas could face the same regulatory scrutiny as Project Kangaroo, a VoD venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, which was subsequently blocked… Continue reading Project Canvas could face competition investigation

Kiss radio is set to launch a new website in a bid to host the first commercial radio site to run a display ad-free homepage.Kiss will trial the new format, which is similar to Channel 4 and Channel Five’s sites, and instead offer creative commercial takeovers and integrated advertising options.The site will launch with an… Continue reading Kiss launches ad-free home page

Lord Carter, the communications minister who is currently composing the final Digital Britain report, has been mooted as a potential replacement for Michael Grade as ITV’s chief executive.Yesterday, the commercial broadcaster announced that Grade would step down before the end of the year to become a non-executive chairman and allow the broadcaster to bring in… Continue reading Lord Carter could replace Grade at ITV

UK companies are continuing to invest in search marketing as both paid and natural search continue to deliver, according to a report from Guava and Econsultancy. The third annual UK Search Engine Marketing Benchmark Report is based on a survey of more than 800 company and agency digital marketers. Search engine optimisation (SEO or natural… Continue reading UK companies continuing to invest in search marketing

A record number of US email marketers are planning to bridge the gap between online social networks and their email marketing campaigns this year, according to new research from Ball State University, the Email Marketer’s Club and ExactTarget. The research also found that the number of social email initiatives is expected to grow 367% this… Continue reading US social email campaigns to increase nearly 400% in 2009