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New research from Ofcom has found that the UK’s digital terrestrial TV platform could carry at least four high definition channels.Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum on HD, Paula Guest, strategy manager of Ofcom’s Digital Dividend Review, revealed that the regulator has now entered into discussions with public service broadcasters over the findings.The Ofcom research,… Continue reading Four HD Channels Possible On DTT Says Ofcom

Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) has bought 25 weekly regional newspapers from Trinity Mirror for £64.15 million. Trinity Mirror is selling Kent Regional Newspapers, East Surrey and Sussex Newspapers and Blackmore Vale Publishing, which form part of its regional business in London and the South East. The three businesses are being acquired by Northcliffe… Continue reading DMGT Buys 25 Trinity Mirror Regional Titles

Rupert Murdoch’s $5 billion (£2.5 billion) bid for Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street Journal, has finally been accepted, with a formal announcement expected next week. According to a report in Business magazine, the announcement is expected next week once the majority shareholders, the Bancroft family, have formally agreed to the sale. News Corp… Continue reading Murdoch Dow Jones Deal Set To Go Ahead

Nearly half (47%) of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home, according to new research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Among individuals who use the internet at home, 70% have a high-speed connection while 23% use dialup. The number of Americans with broadband grew 12% from 2006 to… Continue reading Nearly Half Of US Adults Have Broadband At Home

Premium-rate phone regulator Icstis has imposed its highest ever fine, of £150,000, on Eckoh, the service provider on Richard & Judy‘s ‘You Say, We Pay’ phone-in quiz.Icstis ruled that Eckoh misled viewers by actively encouraging them to enter the competition after the potential winners had already been selected.In addition to the fine, the regulator has… Continue reading Record Fine For Richard & Judy Phone Quiz Operator

Channel 4 has announced that it will be the first of the main terrestrial TV stations to introduce a time-shifted digital channel, whilst Five is to launch two +1 services for its digital offerings, Five Life and Five US.Channel 4+1 will begin on 20 August on Freeview, Sky and Virgin, whilst Five Life +1 and… Continue reading Time-Shifted Channels For C4, Five Life And Five US

Today’s digital radio multiplex win by the 4 Digital Group signals a hugely positive step forward for radio’s future, moving the medium into a new, innovative and interactive phase.“The future of radio is about Electronic Programme Guides, about being able to download podcasts, to purchase music, to interact with your radio in a way that… Continue reading Multiplex Win Signals New Era For Radio

4 Digital Group, a consortium led by Channel 4 Radio, has been awarded the new DAB national multiplex licence by Ofcom.Other members of the consortium include Emap, UTV, Chrysalis/Sky, Carphone Warehouse and UBC Media Group.The new 12-year licence will see the launch of 10 stations by the start of next year.Channel 4 Radio will launch… Continue reading Channel 4 Consortium Wins Radio Multiplex Licence

The commercial radio trade body, the Radio Centre, has called on communications regulator Ofcom to set out a road map for the future of radio, insisting the watchdog needs to take a more radical approach to deregulation.Unveiling the details of its 70-page submission to Ofcom in response to the regulator’s ‘Future of Radio’ consultation (see… Continue reading Radio Centre Urges Ofcom To Be Bold

ITV’s net advertising revenues were down 5% for the first half of the year, with ITV1’s ad revenues down 9% year on year to £595 million. The figures, revealed in a trading update for the six months to June 30, show that ITV’s revenues from interactive gaming dropped 67% to £9 million following the furore… Continue reading ITV Ad Revenues Down 5%