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The British public is willing to shell out more than £30 extra per year for the BBC licence fee, according to a government commissioned report, expected to be unveiled by the culture secretary at the Royal Television Society later today.Tessa Jowell revealed that the report, compiled by the Work Foundation from a survey of 7,000… Continue reading British Public Willing To Pay More For BBC Licence Fee

A total of 13.2 million people used their mobile phones for downloads and browsing the internet in the UK during July 2006, according to figures released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA). Britain’s growing usage is in line with an upward global trend, and the MDA has identified the top ten types of pages that… Continue reading Internet Usage And Downloads Via Mobile Phones Up

Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital UK, is the final panellist to be confirmed for MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of TV’ seminar to be held in two week’s time.Ennals joined Digital UK in April 2005 having previously held senior positions in the private sector for major corporations with responsibility for marketing, customer service and change programmes.… Continue reading Final Panellist Confirmed for ‘Future of TV’ Seminar

The UK’s hottest online brands of the year have been revealed, with user generated content really making an impact.New research from Nielsen//NetRatings shows that the three fastest growing online brands in the UK all focus on technologies that allow users to define the content that their peers will look at online.Alongside Photobucket, the photo and… Continue reading Hottest Online Brands Of 2006 Revealed

All terrestrial broadcasters other than BBC One suffered a fall in viewing share over August year on year, with ITV1 faring worst in all TV homes and Channel 4 in digital homes.BBC One had a relatively static month in all TV homes, with a slight increase in share. Meanwhile in digital homes it saw its… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – August 2006

TBG London, the digital marketing agency, has signed a deal with YourKindaTV, the online TV channel, to offer advertising before and after YourKindaTV’s broadcasts.This is the first advertising deal YourKindaTV has signed and is also the first time TBG has invested in ads of this kind.TGB will use the space to run ads for its… Continue reading Online TV Channel Unveils New Advertising Deal

Virgin Radio has appointed former Emap television and Guardian Media Group employees in an expansion of its in-house digital media operations, designed to aid the company’s launch on new platforms and its revamp of digital content and sales.Claire Thrift joins from Emap television as featured producer and Sharne Marshall joins as commercial producer from the… Continue reading Virgin Radio Expands Digital Team

For young adults aged 18-24, their mobile phone (26%) matters more to them than television (11%), according to new research carried out by the Carphone Warehouse in association with the London School of Economics and Lord Philip Gould.The Mobile Life report revealed that amongst 18-24 year old women, the proportion rises to 32%, well ahead… Continue reading Mobile Phones Matter More To Young Adults Than Television

BT is to team up with US media entrepreneurs PodShow to launch BT PodShow, a website allowing individuals, media production companies and record labels to share their content.Aspiring film makers, musicians, presenters and DJs from across the UK are being asked to submit content to the site, which is being positioned as a mix between… Continue reading BT Launches New PodShow Website

Apple is to start selling films over the internet, which viewers will be able to watch on their TVs.The company is launching a device which will wirelessly stream music and videos from the internet to consumers’ televisions.The device, which will cost $299, has been given the temporary name of iTV and is expected to launch… Continue reading Apple Takes On The Movie Market