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Channel 4 is set to put the multi-million pound contract for T4 out to tender for the first time in six years, as part of its wider plans to cut programme budgets.A number of companies are expected to pitch for the contract, including the current producer Eyeworks At It as well as new suppliers Endemol… Continue reading Channel 4 Puts T4 Contract Out To Tender

August was a similar month to July in the TV market, however, GMTV managed to improve its year on year revenue total among terrestrial channels. The ITV1 breakfast station posted a revenue increase of 4.3% compared to August 2007.The biggest year on year decline came from ITV1 network, with revenues dipping by 6.8% to stand… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – August 2008

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has decided against investigating the BBC and ITV over allegations relating to the broadcasters’ phone-in programmes and competitions.Earlier this year, Ofcom fined the BBC a record £400,000 for faking winners and misleading audiences in the phone-in competitions on shows including Comic Relief and Children in Need (see Ofcom Fines The… Continue reading BBC And ITV Escape Phone-In Fraud Investigation

City AM, the business freesheet, is set to launch in Manchester and Edinburgh next year in its first venture outside of London.A regional edition of the weekday freesheet, which will aim to distribute 17,000 extra copies across the two cities, will feature local editorial and advertising content, according to reports.Lawson Muncaster, City AM‘s managing director,… Continue reading City AM Set To Launch In Manchester And Edinburgh

Virgin Media Television has announced two new senior appointments to strengthen its commercial team, including Ivan Ali-Khan to the newly-created position of head of digital.David Cuff has also joined the company as commercial director, having previously worked at Flextech Television and Initiative Media as well as running his own consultancy business, Cuff Media.Cuff will be… Continue reading Virgin Media TV Appoints First Head Of Digital

The Pride of Britain Awards proved to be a winner for ITV1 last night, pulling in close to 6 million peak viewers.The annual awards ceremony, hosted by Carol Vorderman and featuring celebrities such as David Beckham, Paul McCartney and Michael Caine, attracted an average of 5.5 million viewers and secured the peak audience between 8pm… Continue reading The Pride Of Britain Awards Is A Winner

The BBC plans to launch six new video channels on YouTube for its Global News service by the end of the year.The channels, which are set to feature clips in a number of languages, including Spanish, Arabic and Urdu, will add to the BBC’s existing World News channel on the video sharing site, according to… Continue reading BBC Is Set To Launch Six News Channels On YouTube

Nokia has launched a new TV and online marketing campaign to push its flagship mobile phone handset, the N96, which is set to be the first mobile to feature BBC’s iPlayer.Earlier this month, the BBC and Nokia signed a deal to feature the iPlayer as an application on the Nokia N96 handset, allowing users to… Continue reading Nokia Launches Campaign For N96

The Association of Online Publishers (AOP) has announced two new chairs from The Telegraph and The Economist, to replace the current chairman Simon Waldman.Speaking at the AOP’s annual conference in London, Waldman named the two new candidates as Alison Reay, digital media director at Telegraph Media Group, and Mike Seery, chief information office at The… Continue reading AOP Appoints Two Co-Chairs

WPP Group has released a statement warning TNS shareholders that it is not going to up its £1.1 billion bid for the market research company.The deadline for shareholders to accept the offer ends at 3pm tomorrow – according to reports published last Friday, 43% have already accepted the deal.TNS, which has consistently encouraged its shareholders… Continue reading WPP Warns TNS: The Offer Is Final