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NewsLine editor James Holland will write his last headline today, as he leaves MediaTel Group destined for glory in the journalism world.James’ departure brings to an end over two years of dedicated news gathering for MediaTel.New recruit Susan Le May takes over as editor and, together with Sam Howroyd, will continue the precedent set by… Continue reading NewsLine Editor Bows Out After Two Years

The smooth roll out of Sky’s high definition service has been thrown into doubt, with rumours circulating that a shortage of set top boxes will leave some early adopters unable to enjoy Monday’s launch.Those customers scheduled for installation in the first couple of days should escape the set top box shortage, although viewers slated for… Continue reading Set Top Box Shortage Threatens To Delay Sky HD

Many of the best-known modern movies are to be available on a pay-per-view basis from BT Vision, the new video-on-demand service, following a deal forged with DreamWorks SKG.This comes hot on the heels of the announcement last month that BT Vision had struck deals with leading music video content providers to bring hundreds of concerts… Continue reading Dream Deal For BT Vision

Last night’s Champions’ League final drew 7.8 million adults to ITV1 on average, with the game’s audience peaking at 11 million and nearly 50% viewing share shortly after half time.As the Gunners battled Barca, BBC1 proved ITV1’s only opposition. Danny Wallace’s quiz show School’s Out and drama The Inspector Lynley Mysteries took an average of… Continue reading Viewing Victory For Arsenal

Advertising impact at Capital Radio has dramatically increased with the introduction of shorter advertisement breaks.The scheme, which was launched along with the station’s radical rebranding at the beginning of the year, saw the numbers of adverts in breaks reduced from five to two ads.Ipsos ASI research has shown that in practice an advert is 38%… Continue reading Capital Ad Breaks Boost Cut-Through

Freeview has announced plans to launch a digital recorder brand, Freeview Playback, by September this year, due to growing concerns that consumer awareness of digital recording technology is scant.The new Freeview Playback products should be available in December, just in time to be slipped inside Christmas stockings.Although the clock is ticking in the countdown to… Continue reading Freeview Has Digital Recording Taped

The total number of internet users reached 27.6 million during the first quarter of 2006, according to figures released by BMRB. This represents a 12.3% growth from the same period in 2005, and is greater than the 7.6 growth experienced in the same period from 2004 to 2005.Overall internet usage has risen from 22.8 million… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up: Internet Boom Continues Into 2006

Business freesheet City AM is considering a launch into the American market, according to industry reports, with a paper preparing a New York edition, dubbed Wall Street AM.According to Marketing Week, the new edition could launch before the end of the year, although doubt still surrounds the launch schedule for the title, which is likely… Continue reading City AM Eyes Expansion Through American Edition

TV ratings body BARB is set to test a prototype device for measuring interactive TV viewing.The device, developed by BBC Research and Development, is a form of visual barcoding that tracks viewer interaction with iTV applications through a unique tag inserted on each page.However the news means that BARB is still a long way off… Continue reading BARB To Trial iTV Barcoding

More than £1billion will be spent over the next fortnight by football crazy fans eager to see their heroes bring back the biggest prize in sport via state-of-the art equipment.New research by Direct Line Home Insurance says that one in five football fans (18%) in Britain will be splashing out on over a million widescreen… Continue reading World Cup Fever Grips Widescreen Viewers