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MediaTel Group is set to host a full morning seminar on the ‘Future of Online’ in November, looking at the major issues facing the sector.Panellists confirmed so far include Trevor Johnson, planning and strategy, EMEA at Facebook; Robert Horler, managing director of Diffiniti; and Khalil Ibrahimi, managing director of Unanimis, who will be joining chair… Continue reading MediaTel Group Announces ‘Future Of Online’ Seminar

Carolyn Fairbairn, director of corporate development and strategy at ITV, is to make the keynote opening address at this year’s European Television Symposium in Lisbon.Fairbairn, a former director of strategy at the BBC, was previously a member of the BBC’s executive board and was responsible for the development of the corporation’s digital strategy.Named chairman of… Continue reading Carolyn Fairbairn To Make Keynote Address At European TV Symposium

UKTV has announced the autumn line-up for its newly rebranded digital channels.Dave retains its brand after last year’s revamp (see Hello Dave: UKTV To Launch New Channel), with autumn season highlights expected to include John Cleese’s return to TV with Batteries Not Included.The new gadget series will feature 6 programmes with celebrities such as Dom… Continue reading UKTV Reveals New Channels And Autumn Schedule

Blinkx has launched a new web-based version of its on-demand broadband television service BBTV.The video search engine has developed a browser version of its television offering without any software download, allowing users to browse or interact with online sources related to the program they are watching straight from their browser.Suranga Chandratillake, CEO and founder of… Continue reading Blinkx Launches New Web-Based Version Of BBTV

Paul Jackson, ITV’s director of entertainment and comedy, is set to leave the role by the end of the year.Jackson is reportedly going to return to production, while ITV decides whether or not to replace him.Peter Fincham, ITV’s director of television, said: “Paul is a legend in the entertainment and comedy world. He committed to… Continue reading Paul Jackson Set To Leave ITV

Ofcom has warned that Channel 4 faces a £100 million a year funding gap by 2012 because of the “external situation” in the market.The Ofcom chief executive, Ed Richards, made comments about the public service broadcasting review before a speech at the Royal Television Society, which is due to take place later today.He said Channel… Continue reading Ofcom Warns That Channel 4 Faces £100m Funding Gap

More than 27.4 million UK internet users (78% of the total UK internet audience) viewed 3.2 billion videos online in June 2008, according to the latest data from the comScore Video Metrix service. Google Sites, driven by the popularity of YouTube.com, attracted nearly half of all videos viewed online in the UK, followed by BBC… Continue reading More Than 27.4m UK Internet Users Watched 3.2bn Videos Online In June

New research from Ipsos Mendelsohn has found that the top fifth of US households by income spend more time online than the rest of the population. The study also found that as the rich get richer, they stay online for even longer each week. The Affluent Survey focuses on $100,000+ income households, representing about 20%… Continue reading Affluent US Households Spend More Time Online Than Rest Of Population

BT Vision has signed a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for a selection of films to feature on its HD on-demand movie service in the UK.A range of HD films from NBC will be released on BT Vision today, including blockbusters such as Charlie Wilson’s War, The Incredible Hulk and ET.Dan Marks, CEO… Continue reading BT Vision Launches HD Films In New Deal With NBC

BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle have announced plans to launch a joint radio service to Europe on DRM Shortwave.The new stream, which will be entirely in English, is expected to go live in early 2009.Broadcast in digital quality, it will be available from early morning till late at night targetting Western and Central Europe… Continue reading BBC World Service And Deutsche Welle To Launch Joint Radio Venture