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Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology is the key market enabler for cable telephony services and subscriber growth, according to In-Stat. The increasing availability of VoIP services in North America was directly responsible for an almost two-fold increase in the number of North American subscribers during 2006, the high-tech market research firm has said. “In a growing… Continue reading VoIP Is Key Market Enabler For Cable Subscription Growth

Panorama‘s exposé of the full extent of the television phone-in scandal drew almost 3.8 million adults on average to BBC One last night, giving the channel a 17% viewing share between 8.30pm and 9pm.The programme revealed a string of rip-offs including GMTV’s embarrassing irregularities (see GMTV Claims It Had No Idea Of Apparent Phone-In Problems),… Continue reading Phone-In Quiz Scandal Expos[[special-character:(17)]] Seen By Almost 3.8 Million

Icstis, the premium phone line regulator, has hit back against claims in the Sun and the Daily Star that it has imposed a fine of £250,000 on Channel 4’s Richard & Judy Show.The articles said that Icstis had ruled that the You Say, We Pay quiz on Richard & Judy had breached rules and the… Continue reading Icstis Denies Sun and Star Claims

BBC One’s Any Dream Will Do went head to head with ITV1’s Grease Is The Word on Saturday night, with Joseph’s technicolour dreamcoat coming out on top.Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest brainchild, which follows on from last year’s successful search for Maria, gained an average adult audience of more than four million, a 27.3% viewing share,… Continue reading Joseph’s Technicolor Dreamcoat Smothers Greased Lightning

March saw viewing share in all TV homes fall for terrestrial broadcasters, with ITV1 faring worst with a drop of over one percentage point year on year.A similar pattern played out in digital homes as all terrestrial broadcasters lost share year on year.All ViewingITV1 had a poor month in March as the broadcaster continued to… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – March 2007

The Financial Times has undergone a redesign backed by a multi-million pound marketing push in order to make the newspaper more accessible and modern.The title now has a new masthead and more colour to its salmon pink pages, whilst The People section has been expanded and the Business Life and Arts pages have been moved… Continue reading Redesign And Marketing Push To Modernise Financial Times

Each week, NewsLine brings you a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.The main City news this week concerned Google as they acquired the online advertising company Doubleclick for £3.1 billion, more than they paid for the video-sharing website YouTube (Full Story).The search engine giant also signed an agreement with… Continue reading Media In The City

The latest CRR adjudicator’s record shows that ITV broke the Contract Rights Renewal rules once in the past 12 months.The adjudicator’s office was formally asked to rule on three cases involving ITV, ruling against the braodcaster in only one of them.Of the three, one concerned the terms offered by ITV on a line-by-line deal for… Continue reading ITV Broke CRR Rules Once In Past 12 Months

GMTV’s presenters have read out a statement saying the broadcaster had no idea of apparent irregularities by its phone line provider, Opera Interactive Technology, after BBC’s Panorama claimed tens of thousands of calls and texts had no chance of winning.Andrew Castle and Fiona Phillips read out a statement saying: “GMTV knew nothing of this and… Continue reading GMTV Claims It Had No Idea Of Apparent Phone-In Problems

Johnston Press has successfully completed the acquisition of Archant’s Scottish newspaper division for £11.2 million. The purchase was subject to regulatory clearance from the Office of Fair Trading and Johnston Press said today that all the necessary conditions have been satisfied. The purchase was first announced in January, with Tom Bowdler, CEO of Johnston Press,… Continue reading Johnston Press Completes Purchase Of Archant’s Scottish Titles