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Digital set-top box shipments could exceed 200 million units worldwide by 2011, according to new forecasts from the business intelligence service IMS Research. According to the report, The Worldwide Market for Digital Set-Top Boxes & iDTVs – 2006 Edition, IMS suggests that the market for digital decoders is headed towards strong growth as satellite, cable… Continue reading Digital Set-Top Box Shipments Rising

The Sportsman has apparently been attracting interest from potential buyers and could soon come out of administration, according to reports in the trade press.The reports claim that Dermot Desmond, owner of London City Airport and Celtic FC’s largest shareholder, may be interested in acquiring the title.The sports betting paper, which launched just four months ago,… Continue reading The Sportsman Attracts Interest From Buyers

Eastenders was back on top last night, attracting a peak audience of seven million adults (a 44% audience share) in its 7.30pm timeslot.The BBC One soap brought in an average of 6.6 million adult viewers (a 42% audience share) across its half hour, many of whom stayed with the channel to watch The Inspector Lynley… Continue reading Strong Night For BBC One As Love Island Continues To Struggle

The World Cup finally arrived in June, but it brought with it revenue falls for both terrestrial and satellite broadcasters.ITV1 fell by nearly 6% year on year, even considering it showed two of the most watched games of the tournament, where England played Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden, gaining nearly 18 million adult viewers (see… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – June 2006

Mobile users across Australasia will be able to download clips from BBC programmes such as The Office, Little Britain and Doctor Who, after the conclusion of a deal between BBC Worldwide and Vodafone in New Zealand and Australia.Classic clips, stills, and ring tones from these series and others, including The League of Gentlemen, Goodness Gracious… Continue reading BBC Mobile Video For Australasia

BSkyB’s annual revenues rose from £3.84 billion to £4.15 billion, as it added 77,000 new subscribers during the last quarter and 389,000 for the year, according to the broadcaster’s results for the year ending 30 June.The rise in subscriber numbers over the past financial year takes BSkyB to 8.18 million subscribers. The company’s expansion into… Continue reading BSkyB’s Revenue And Subscriber Numbers Up

Digital set-top box shipments could exceed 200 million units worldwide by 2011, according to new forecasts from the business intelligence service IMS Research.According to the report, The Worldwide Market for Digital Set-Top Boxes & iDTVs – 2006 Edition, IMS suggests that the market for digital decoders is headed towards strong growth as satellite, cable and… Continue reading Digital Set-Top Box Shipments Rising

Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that he could impose a ban on junk food advertising if a voluntary code does not work.Blair was speaking to the BBC ahead of a speech on the NHS and told reporters that the government would intervene if it felt that the food industry could not regulate its own… Continue reading Government Could Impose Junk Food Ad Ban

BBC One’s revealing investigation into one of Britain’s most famous unsolved murders was watched by 3.8 million adults last night, which managed to gain the greatest television audience share for the channel in last night’s 9pm timeslot.The Boys Who Killed Stephen Lawrence, which saw reporter Mark Daly uncover new evidence about corruption surrounding the 1993… Continue reading Revealing BBC One Documentary Draws 3.8 Million

The BBC is launching vodcasts (video podcasts) of the Ten O’Clock News and Newsnight for viewers to watch on the move as part of a 12-month trial.Viewers are now able to download Ten Weekly, the best of the week’s Ten O’Clock News packages, as well as subscribe to top Newsnight reports and investigations.In the first… Continue reading BBC Launches Vodcasts For News On The Move