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UBC Media is to name its instant music buying service Cliq. The service will allow consumers to instantly buy the music they like as they hear it on the radio.It was first announced at a MediaTel Group seminar at the end of 2005, before having its official launch in November last year (see UBC Announces… Continue reading UBC Names Music Buying Service

Ofcom has dished out the largest financial penalty imposed on a public service broadcaster to Five, forcing it to pay £300,000 following breaches of the broadcasting code by its phone-in quiz Brainteaser.The broadcaster has expressed disappointment at the large penalty, with chief executive, Jane Lighting, saying: “We are disappointed with the very high level of… Continue reading Five Gets Record Fine For Brainteaser Blunders

Total television viewing among 16-34s is set to rise from 2010 onwards following an initial period of decline, according to a new report from Attentional.This is in spite of the fact that average daily television viewing among this group is set to drop from around three hours a day in 2006, to 2.86 in 2012,… Continue reading TV Viewing Among 16-34s To Grow From 2010 Onwards

As viewers shift from consuming their TV fix via traditional linear platforms to on-demand and mobile devices, James Myring, associate director at Continental Research, examines mobile and IPTV and decides which broadcast method has the brightest future…TV is facing its greatest change since the advent of multichannel TV.The growth of convergence technologies means that consumers… Continue reading The Prospects For Mobile and Internet TV

BBC Two was the only terrestrial channel to see any growth in its viewing share in all homes year on year for May, with the station experiencing a 0.2 percentage point rise.Channel 4 saw the largest fall, at 2.1 percentage points, whilst Five, BBC One and ITV1 also dropped.All ViewingChannel 4 saw its viewing share… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – May 2007

Communications regulator Ofcom has today announced that it will conduct a public consultation on proposals from BSkyB and National Grid Wireless Ltd to replace Sky’s free channels with pay TV services on the digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform.Following Sky’s announcement of intention on this in February (see New Sky Service To Lure Consumers From Free… Continue reading Ofcom Consultation Delays Sky’s Pay DTT Plans

The relationship between audiences and television channels will change over the coming years, as video-on-demand becomes ever more mainstream. This was just one of the messages from last week’s Broadcast Live conference.Stacey Anklam, head of product management at Red Bee Media, outlined how this might happen by recounting one of her company’s experiences with VoD… Continue reading VoD Under Discussion At Broadcast Conference

Chrysalis is to sell its radio division to Global Radio, an investment vehicle chaired by the former head of ITV Charles Allen. The sale, which includes the Heart, Galaxy and LBC brands, will be for £170 million, with Chrysalis saying that it will make a £95 million profit on the deal. The deal leaves Chrysalis… Continue reading Charles Allen Heads Chrysalis Radio Buyout

Aegis has acquired the ad-serving business bluestreak.com for $12.5 million. The agreement will see Aegis acquire Bluestreak’s proprietary ad-serving technology, a hosted online advertising suite, which helps advertisers execute campaigns across all internet media, through campaign management, execution, optimisation and analysis. Established in 1999, Bluestreak has an active presence in the key markets of the… Continue reading Aegis Acquires Ad-Serving Company

Pearson is coming under pressure from shareholders to sell the Financial Times rather than go head-to-head with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation once it has bought The Wall Street Journal. The news comes after Pearson decided to scrap its own plans to bid for The Wall Street Journal as part of an alliance including General Electric,… Continue reading Pearson Under Pressure To Sell FT