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BT has a new video-on-demand film deal with Lionsgate Entertainment for its next-generation TV service, BT Vision, which launches in autumn 2006.This new deal will provide BT Vision customers with access to the Lionsgate library, one of the biggest independent film libraries in the world.Titles include Jeepers Creepers, Open Water, Reservoir Dogs, The Gift, Dirty… Continue reading BT Vision Signs VOD Movie Deal

Yahoo! has launched its own YouTube style video site which lets users upload, watch and search for videos.Yahoo! says that the site has more content than other video websites because it trawls the web, accepts uploads and receives direct feeds. It will also include videos that Yahoo! already hosts on its music, news, sports film… Continue reading Yahoo! Launches YouTube Challenger

People aged over 35 account for more than half of the visitors to social networking site MySpace.com, according to a report by US research company comScore Media Metrix.In August 2005 a quarter of all visitors to the site were aged 12 – 17, a year later that had more than halved to just under 12%.… Continue reading Younger Users Moving Away From MySpace

Extras on BBC Two last night picked up a peak audience of 3.2 million adults last night (a 16.4% audience share) in its 9pm timeslot.At 8pm, and also on BBC Two, Autumnwatch attracted an average audience of 3.7 million adults (an 18.7% audience share) and a peak audience of 4 million adults (a 19% audience… Continue reading Strong Night For ITV1

The IPA has launched the next stage of the TouchPoints integrated planning database, which is a major step towards enhancing media planning across the industry.The system brings together a wealth of data into an integrated planning system that is able to create a single source measurement of likely contact across all media.“[TouchPoints] is something that… Continue reading IPA TouchPoints Goes Live

GCap Media’s Capital Radio will next week launch its first advertising campaign in 18 months, sending out a team armed with innuendo strewn notes.The campaign launches on Monday and is based round the slogan “Who’s doing who?”. It will utilise posters, online ads, faxes to London firms and hand written notes laden with innuendo.The campaign… Continue reading Capital Radio In New Ad Campaign

Emap Radio has created an all speech radio format in its bid to win the new Manchester FM commercial radio licence.Piccadilly Talk will feature Manchester focused conversation, news, sport, current affairs and Manchester specific issues. Emap Radio’s Terry Smith, who is leading the bid, said: “Piccadilly Talk is the all speech station that Manchester has… Continue reading Emap Radio Creates New Format For Manchester Bid

Ofcom has appointed Ed Richards, its chief operating officer, as its new chief executive, taking over from Stephen Carter.Six candidates were shortlisted for the post, with two other Ofcom employees, executives Kip Meek and Sean Williams, vying with Richards for the £400,000 a year role (see Frontrunner For Ofcom Top Job Is Named).Richards joined the… Continue reading Ofcom Appoints New CEO

News International has bought internet domain names for a variety of regional newspapers, giving rise to speculation that it could expand free newspaper thelondonpaper to other UK cities.“We registered several names when we launched thelondonpaper as a matter of course but we are 100% focused on London for the foreseeable future,” a News International spokeswoman… Continue reading Thelondonpaper Owners Could Expand Free Title

The report forecasts that new digital platforms will generate $5 billion in yearly spend by 2011, with ad skipping DVRs putting $12 billion at risk. In the Evolving Business Models for Television & Filmed Entertainment report, JupiterResearch says that the projected figures will account for 2% of advertiser and consumer spending, with 5% at risk.… Continue reading Value Of New Digital Platforms Lies In Promotion