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Secretary of state for business John Hutton is expected to announce tomorrow that Sky should sell at least some of its 17.9% stake in ITV. However, it has been reported that Sky, which bought the stake for £940 million (see ITV Share Price Falls After BSkyB Acquires Stake), is preparing to appeal against the expected… Continue reading Sky Prepares For ITV Ruling

More than 85% of the world’s online population has used the internet to make a purchase – increasing the market for online shopping by 40% in the past two years – according to the latest Nielsen Global Online Survey. Among internet users, the highest percentage shopping online is found in South Korea, where 99% of… Continue reading Global Market For Online Shopping Increases 40%

The total number of mobile TV subscribers will reach 462 million over the next five years, according to a new report from ABI Research. ABI Research said that this will be driven in large part by the expansion of 3G networks and flat rate plans for mobile video. The build-out of mobile video delivery networks… Continue reading Mobile TV Subscribers To Number 462m By 2012

It was a strong night for ITV1 last night, with ice dancing, loveable vets and the irrepressible Stephen Fry leading the onslaught.More than 7.5 million adults on average tuned in to the main Dancing On Ice programme, giving ITV1 a 36% viewing share between 6pm and 7.30pm, whilst the results show took more than seven… Continue reading ITV1 Outshines BBC One In Sunday Night Ratings Battle

More than 85% of the world’s online population has used the internet to make a purchase – increasing the market for online shopping by 40% in the past two years – according to the latest Nielsen Global Online Survey.Among internet users, the highest percentage shopping online is found in South Korea, where 99% of those… Continue reading Global Market For Online Shopping Increases 40%

Almost 12 million people have listened to the radio via the internet, while 4.3 million have downloaded a podcast, according to new research from RAJAR.The figures are from RAJAR’s first Podcasting and Radio Listening via Internet Survey, which was conducted last autumn by Ipsos Mori.It found that In any given week, 8.1 million people listen… Continue reading Almost 12m Listen To Internet Radio

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and social networking site MySpace are launching a partnership to bring new and archived short form BBC content to MySpaceTV.The announcement marks the first global agreement of this type between MySpaceTV and a major broadcaster.Under the partnership, the best BBC video content will be made available online… Continue reading BBC Worldwide In MySpace Content Deal

As the gloomy economic outlook leads to a cut in advertisers’ TV budgets, ITV and Channel 4 could see a combined year on year decline in ad revenue of around £12 million from their flagship networks in the first quarter of the year, according to report on MediaGuardian.co.uk.The biggest declines are forecast to be felt… Continue reading ITV and Channel 4 Could See Q1 08 Ad Revenue Decline Of £12m

Adam Freeman, commercial director at Guardian News and Media, is to join the panel at MediaTel Group’s forthcoming ‘Future of Online’ seminar, to be held in London in February.Freeman’s experience of the commercial development for the highly successful Guardian Unlimited website should stand him in good stead for the debate, which will be chaired by… Continue reading Adam Freeman Joins ‘Future Of Online’ Line-Up

Traffic was down for all of the national newspaper websites in December, according to the latest data from the ABCe.Guardian Unlimited saw a fall of over 1.5 million unique users*, although with just under 16 million it remains the UK’s busiest national newspaper website. This is the second consecutive month that figures have fallen.The Daily… Continue reading National Newspaper Sites Hit By December Dive