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Popular non-terrestrial channels like LivingTV, Bravo and Trouble, could go free-to-air, after reports have suggested that Sky is involved in a clash with Flextech, the programming arm of cable TV operator NTL.Reports in the trade press say that industry insiders claim Sky plans to slash the amount of subscription revenue it gives to Flextech when… Continue reading Flextech Channels Could Go Free-To-Air

The ASA has banned an advert for pomegranate juice after it ruled that the feature made unauthorised medicinal claims.A doctor complained to the advertising watchdog about the headline “Healthy Happy Heart” and the text: “Looking after your heart… pomegranate juice could improve heart health and minimalise the risk of strokes… FACTS… pomegranate juice may help… Continue reading ASA Axes Ad After One Complaint

Somethin’ Else, the cross-platform production company, will this week launch a multi-platform radio station that will allow users to purchase the CD of a song immediately following broadcast.The station will first be available on Freeview, Sky and online and is then due to be rolled out across cable, mobile and DAB radio.The station will be… Continue reading New Radio Station Is Somethin’ Else

Leaked documents reveal that Yahoo! has had offers turned down for Facebook, the social networking website. The documents show that Yahoo1 made an early offer of $37.5 million for 5% of the company in the first quarter of 2006 which was rejected by Facebook. At about the halfway point of the year, Yahoo proposed a… Continue reading Facebook Rejected Yahoo! Bids

Teenage shoppers in the US are becoming an increasingly influential online consumer retail demographic, according to new research from JupiterResearch. According to the new report, Teen Online Shoppers: Reach Teen Influencers and Early Adopters Through Consumer-Created Content, one in four teens say their parents always take into account their opinion about household purchases. JupiterResearch found… Continue reading US Teens Becoming Influential Online Retail Demographic

The global number of broadband subscribers reached 263.8 million in Q3 2006, with a total of 16.9 million lines added over the quarter, according to new analysis from Point Topic. The figures to September 30 2006 show that broadband’s annual growth rate dropped from 38% to 33.3% in the past 12 months. Digital subscriber line… Continue reading Global Broadband Growth Rate Drops

A television advertisement for the DVD release of horror film Silent Hill has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority, after complaints that it was too violent.The advert featured brief scenes from the film including a woman screaming while trapped behind a wire fence; a woman being splashed with what appeared to be blood; an… Continue reading Silent Hill Horror Ad Censured By ASA

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Channel 4 programmes will soon be simulcast on BT Movio, BT’s wholesale service for UK mobile operators to combine live TV and digital radio content onto mobile phones.The broadcaster’s content will be streamed both to mobiles and home television sets, having previously been available as “Short Cuts”, a made-for-mobile channel of programme highlights for the… Continue reading C4 To Simulcast On Movio

The IPA is set to undertake a second TouchPoints Initiative in 2007, following the launch this October of its first integrated planning database that promises to enhance media planning across the industry.It is envisaged that this second initiative will be in the same format as the first (see IPA TouchPoints Goes Live), focusing on a… Continue reading IPA To Undertake Second TouchPoints