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The launch of the Setanta Sports News service on the Virgin Media platform has been delayed after TWI pulled out of the project.TWI, the sports-content production arm of IMG Media which produces Sky’s cricket coverage and the BBC’s snooker and darts, said yesterday that it was unable to agree terms with Virgin Media.The channel was… Continue reading Setanta Sports News Channel Faces Delay

More than 80% of UK newspaper readers and 74% of magazine readers think that print and online media are equally trustworthy, according to a survey conducted by the Association of Online Publishers.The report also found that 72% of newspaper readers and 66% of magazine readers in Britain believe that online media is as reliable as… Continue reading Survey Reveals Trust Comparison For Print And Online

Virgin Media TV is launching a +1 service for its free-to-view entertainment channel Ftn this month, with Ftn to rebrand as Virgin 1 in the Autumn.The timeshifted service will be available on Virgin Media and satellite platforms from 9 August. Virgin says that it expects the wider reach to increase viewing figures for Ftn by… Continue reading Virgin To Launch +1 Channel For Ftn

Virgin Media has extended its deadline for receiving formal takeover proposals following a recommendation from its financial advisers “to enhance shareholder value”. Virgin Media said in a statement that it had “extend the process until these parties can complete their proposals in a more stable debt market environment”. It added: “As a consequence of this… Continue reading Virgin Media Extends Bid Deadline

Archant, the regional newspaper group, has announced that its overall revenue in the 26 weeks to the end of June was up 2.1% at £98.5 million (2006: £96.4 million). The group reported a 64.6% rise in pre-tax profits, owing in part to a £3.8 million profit it made in April when it sold its Scottish… Continue reading Archant Revenue Up 2.1%

US online adspend will reach $61.98 billion, surpassing newspapers to become the leading US ad medium in 2011, according to a new forecast from Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS). The 21st Communications Industry Forecast says that the consumer migration to digital media has spawned a year on year decline in the amount of time consumers spent… Continue reading US Online Adspend To Reach $61.98bn

Radio company UBC Media has recorded a 19.8% year on year increase in revenues for the first quarter to the end of June. UBC said that a 30% year on year increase in revenues from radio advertising as underlying its strong performance. Chairman John Hodson said that UBC had made an “encouraging start to the… Continue reading UBC Media Records 19.8% Revenue Increase

July saw a forecast from ZenithOptimedia which predicted that global adspend is expected to grow from 5.5% in 2007 to 6.4% in 2008, comfortably above the 5.1% annual growth rate the ad market has averaged for the past 10 years. According to ZenithOptimedia, China will become the fifth largest ad market in the world this… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – July 2007

Google could move into the competitive mobile arena with the launch of a phone specifically designed to include Google products, including its search engine and email service.According to reports, the internet giant has already developed prototype handsets and has approached several wireless operators in the US and Europe, including T-Mobile USA and Orange.It has also… Continue reading Google Could Move Into Mobiles

The evictions of white witch David and ‘care worker’ Shanessa didn’t muster much interest for Big Brother viewers. Friday night’s eviction attracted an average adult viewership of 3.2 million for the 8.30pm to 9.30pm show, and this fell further to three million for their eviction interviews. Compared to the previous week’s eviction of motormouth Charley… Continue reading Halfway Housemates Half Interest Viewers