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Channel 4’s reality behemoth, Big Brother, has lost its £3 million a year Carphone Warehouse sponsorship, after the telecoms giant pulled the plug on the deal following the much publicised racism row.Carphone Warehouse, which has held the sponsorship for three years, pulled all of its sponsorship I-dents from around Celebrity Big Brother in January (see… Continue reading Carphone Warehouse Hangs Up On Big Brother

Channel 4 has announced its Spring 2007 schedule, which includes US imports, comedy and some home-grown drama.The broadcaster will be airing Studio 60, the US show which fared rather badly Stateside (see US Imports – The Hits & Misses), starring Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford, as well as the new Calista Flockhart vehicle Brothers and… Continue reading Channel 4 Unveils Spring Schedule

The Guardian newspaper’s move to integrate its print and digital operations could lead to significant job losses as the group looks at cost cutting to help finance more than 100 new jobs in digital media operations.The group, which owns The Guardian, The Observer and the Guardian Unlimited network of websites, is preparing for a “24/7… Continue reading Job Losses Expected As The Guardian Integrates Digital And Print Operations

RTL Group, owner of Five, recorded growth in earnings of 12.3% in 2006, following strong performances in Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands. Five made a €1 million (£680,000) loss in 2006, which RTL puts down to the slowdown in the advertising market and the cost of launching the two digital channels, Five Life and… Continue reading RTL Records 2006 Earnings Growth

US internet advertising revenues for 2006 are estimated at $16.8 billion, a 34% increase over the previous record of $12.5 billion in 2005, according to new figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The 2006 Q4 revenues totaled just under $4.8 billion, making it the highest quarter reported. Fourth-quarter revenues for 2006… Continue reading 2006 US Internet Ad Revenues Increase

ITV has announced that its full-year pre-tax profits slipped from £311 million to £288 million. Turnover for the year to 31 December 2006 was £2.18 billion, compared to £2.19 billion in 2005. Digital channels showed strong growth, with revenue up 41% at £157 million, partly offsetting ITV NAR down 12% at 1.28 million. ITV content… Continue reading ITV’s Profits Decline

Johnston Press has announced that its 2006 pre-tax profits were down 6% to £146.7 million. In a statement released today, the Edinburgh based group said that revenues this year would be similar to those recorded for 2006. Digital revenues at he publisher were up 36% to 11.3 million for 2006. However, it also said that… Continue reading Johnston Press Sees Profits Fall

Aegis has announced that it will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday 4 April to vote on Vincent Bollore’s nominations to the board. The Aegis board has again advised shareholders to vote against Bollore’s nominations, having seen off two previous attempts to gain representation on the board (see Bollore Fails Again In Aegis Board… Continue reading Aegis Announces EGM Date

The twenty largest cable and telephone providers in the US, who represent about 94% of the market, achieved record high-speed internet additions in 2006, according to new research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). LRG says that combined net additions for the year totaled over 10.2 million subscribers – a total that exceeded the previous record… Continue reading 2006 Was Record Year For US High-Speed Internet

Marston’s, the UK’s largest producers of premium cask ale, is to sponsor Sky’s on-air and online coverage of the cricket World Cup which begins in the Caribbean next week.The sponsorship covers sponsorship credits and break bumpers on Sky Sports broadcast coverage and branding on World Cup sections of skysports.com.Every match is being screened exclusively live… Continue reading Sky Gets Cricket World Cup Sponsor