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BSkyB is reportedly planning a £1 billion purchase of a broadband service provider, with the company planing to launch triple play services comprising phone, TV and internet.The plans, reported this morning by the Guardian, would enable Sky to compete more effectively with a combined triple play cable service by ntl and Telewest, following their recently… Continue reading Sky Mulling ISP Purchase To Offer Triple Play

Flextech-owned youth entertainment channel, Trouble, will next week unveil its new identity and late night programme strand, Trouble Later.The new identity, created by design agency Addiction in collaboration with in-house creative director, Anthony van Someren, comprises a new Trouble daytime logo, a Trouble Later logo, new channel idents and an animated channel character.The new night… Continue reading Trouble Rebrands With New Late Night Strand

Magazine giant IPC has appointed Miles Ross as its new head of mobile development, with the newly created position charged with developing the publisher’s brands into mobile entities.Ross joins the firm with a wealth of mobile experience, having worked on mobile content solutions for the past eight years in his role as a mobile technology… Continue reading IPC Appoints Mobile Boss For Brand Extensions

Havas chairman and French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore this morning continued his spending spree on British media firm Aegis, purchasing 7.4 million shares to increase his stake in the company to 14.71%.The latest increase follows two weeks of almost constant purchases in Aegis by Bollore, who continues to deny his interest is anything but a financial… Continue reading Bollore Continues Aegis Share Purchases

Broadcast magazine is to launch a dedicated online recruitment service for freelance workers in the TV industry on Monday, enabling employers to search by several criteria in order to streamline the recruitment process.Broadcast Freelancer will hold detailed information to allow specific searches to be carried out by programme and credit listings, as well as being… Continue reading Emap To Tackle TV Freelance Recruitment

Robert Lerwill, chief executive officer of Aegis, has spoken out about recent industry speculation over a possible take-over bid for the media and communications company, saying there is a “certain logic” to a partnership in media with Havas.Over recent weeks French entrepreneur and Havas chief executive, Vincent Bollore, has been increasing his stake in Aegis,… Continue reading Lerwill Sees Logic To Havas/Aegis Partnership

GCap Media’s indie music station, Xfm, is to begin trial broadcasts in the north east this month, ahead of a bid for a permanent FM licence in the area.The station has seen a positive reaction from research into listeners’ requirements, with alternative genres of music the most popular amongst the station’s target market of 15-34… Continue reading Xfm To Back North East Bid With Trial Broadcasts

ITV and Channel 4 have this morning confirmed their much-rumoured intention to join the Freeview consortium, which owns and promotes the free-to-air digital terrestrial television platform.The two broadcasters’ stations are already transmitted via Freeview, although by staking a financial interest in the platform they will gain extra control over how the rapidly expanding service is… Continue reading ITV And Channel 4 Join Freeview Consortium

Robert Lerwill, chief executive officer of Aegis, has spoken out about recent industry speculation over a possible take-over bid for the media and communications company, saying there is a “certain logic” to a partnership in media with Havas. Over recent weeks French entrepreneur and Havas chief executive, Vincent Bollore, has been increasing his stake in… Continue reading Lerwill Says There Is Logic To Partnership With Havas

Media and communications company, Aegis, has distanced itself from industry speculation that its recent string of acquisitions will result in higher than expected profits for 2006. According to a report in the Independent this morning, Aegis’s 2006 earnings are likely to be “substantially” higher than current market forecasts, due to the 25 small companies that… Continue reading Aegis Denies 2006 Profits Beating Forecasts Rumours