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TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, has launched Farcast TV, which allows users to create their own television channel using content created on their mobile phone.Farcast TV can be embedded into websites, with owners given a few lines of code to incorporate into their site. Movies can be sent from the consumer’s phone… Continue reading New Mobile Television Channel Launched

BBC Two has developed a series of new on-screen I-dents to the tune of £700,000 in which the figure ‘2’ represents a portal through which the world is seen differently.The seven different scenarios, which were designed by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO and produced by Red Bee Media, are designed to reflect the range and diversity… Continue reading BBC Two Gets New I-dentity

Virgin Media has today announced a content programming deal with HBO, including smash-hit series like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Entourage.The deal marks HBO’s first entry into the UK market place. At least 50 hours of premium programming will be available upon full roll-out, through Virgin Media’s TV-on-demand service.The HBO subscription service will be… Continue reading HBO Launches On Virgin Media VOD Service

Emap Performance, Emap’s consumer division, is launching three branded video-on-demand services for film, motorbike and golf enthusiasts.It has appointed Arts Alliance Media (AAM) to enable users to download a wide selection of films and programming ranging from major movies to bespoke golf tutorials. AAM’s video on demand network, Vizumi, will power the service on the… Continue reading Emap Launches Branded VOD Service

Ofcom will today start a review of the future of children’s programming in the UK as part of its overall programme investigating the future of public service broadcasting (PSB) in the digital age.The project will look at the state of children’s media in the UK, examine the role of television within this, explore prospects for… Continue reading Ofcom Begins Review Of Children’s Programming

Marie Claire, IPC SouthBank’s flagship women’s glossy, is partnering with Picsel Technologies, a leading mobile technology company, to launch Marie Claire Mobile.Launching later this spring, Marie Claire Mobile will be a weekly subscriber based service, providing readers with topical fashion and beauty features, insider shopping tips and recommended best buys. It will also have a… Continue reading Marie Claire To Go Mobile

Competition between the Capital’s freesheets, thelondonpaper and London Lite, took a nasty turn today, with Associated Newspapers calling News International “totally irresponsible” for increasing its print run of thelondonpaper by 100,000 copies.The Evening Standard‘s owner has claimed that the extra copies are littering the capital, and has also launched a print ad campaign complaining about… Continue reading Freesheet War Hots Up

ITV has announced that Sir James Crosby is to be appointed as senior independent director and chairman of the nomination committee of the board. Crosby, 50, replaces Sir George Russell and will serve as an independent representative for shareholders to contact. Sir George Russell, deputy chairman, said: “I am very pleased that James has accepted… Continue reading New Senior Independent Director For ITV

A new report from eMarketer shows that the US remains the single largest internet market in the world with 181.9 million internet users in 2006, although China is likely to take the lead before the decade is out. Ben Macklin, eMarketer senior analyst and the author of the new Worldwide Internet Users: 2005-2011 report, said:… Continue reading US Remains Largest Internet Market In The World

Two thirds of US internet users watch television whilst surfing the net, according to a new report from eMarketer. As consumers become flooded with more media, they are finding ways to make room for it rather than letting some of it go, says the online market research company. Though teens are more likely to do… Continue reading US Internet Users Watch TV Whilst Online