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The newly relaunched Times Online website has seen a 500% increase in traffic, which has caused technical problems leading to many people being unable to see the revamped pages.Users have complained that pages on the new site loaded either very slowly, or in some cases, not at all.In a report in the Guardian, Tom Whitwell,… Continue reading High Traffic Leads To Times Website Technical Problems

Real, the monthly women’s lifestyle magazine published by Essential Publishing, has closed after a large year on year decline in circulation.Real changed from a fortnightly to monthly format last month. At the last ABCs, covering January to June 2006, Real‘s circulation fell by nearly 60,000 copies year on year, or around 29%, leaving it with… Continue reading Essential’s Real Magazine Closes

An HD for All campaign has been launched made up of a coalition of the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sony, with the aim of getting high definition television made available on Freeview.At the moment there is not enough bandwidth available on the Freeview platform to support high definition channels.Ofcom has argued that HDTV channels… Continue reading Campaign Begins To Get HD On Freeview

Tiscali has revealed its plans for the roll out of its IPTV service, saying that it will be available in more than 10 million homes by the end of this year.Tiscali TV launches on 1 March 2007 when over 40,000 Homechoice subscribers will become Tiscali TV customers and will be able to receive broadband plus… Continue reading Tiscali Reveals IPTV Plans

ITV1 won the battle for peaktime Saturday night viewing, with Dancing On Ice proving to be the biggest ratings winner of the night.Saturday’s programme, which saw former Gladiators and TV-AM weathergirl Ulrika Jonsson voted off, attracted an average adult audience of 7.9 million.This was comfortably ahead of BBC1’s offerings of When Will I Be Famous… Continue reading ITV Has Ice Time With Saturday Viewing

Chrysalis, owner of Heart and Galaxy, could sell off its radio operations if it goes ahead with a strategic review.Chris Wright, the company’s founder and 26% majority shareholder, is coming round to a suggestion put forward by Schroder, the group’s second largest shareholder, that its radio business should be sold off, according to a report… Continue reading Chrysalis Could Sell Off Radio Operations

A report published today by the House of Lords European Union Committee criticises the EU Commission’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive for its attempt to introduce ‘burdensome and inappropriate’ regulation which it says could damage British industry.The EU’s proposals would see ‘television-like’ new media services come under the same European regulatory framework as traditional broadcasting.The European… Continue reading House Of Lords Criticises EU Media Directive

David Dimbleby is the latest name to rule himself out of the race to become the next chairman of the BBC following Michael Grade’s surprise departure for ITV last year.Last week it was revealed that another of the favourites to take on the role, Lord Puttnam, would also not be in the running as he… Continue reading Dimbleby Out Of BBC Chairman Race

The Times has relaunched its Times Online website with the aim of creating a “dynamic multimedia website centred on news plus views”.News International is spending £10 million on the new-look website, which includes an online TV show on London neighbourhoods.The site will also feature improved integration with the Times and the Sunday Times as well… Continue reading The Times Relaunches Website

ITV1 had a good night last night, with the new comedy dramas Benidorm and Bonkers, together with old favourites Emmerdale and The Bill, meaning the channel rarely saw less than 5 million adult viewers during peak time.Bonkers, starring Liza Tarbuck, didn’t quite make 5 million for its first episode, but it was up against the… Continue reading Viewers Go Bonkers For Benidorm