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The British public is willing to shell out more than £30 extra per year for the BBC licence fee, according to a government commissioned report, expected to be unveiled by the culture secretary at the Royal Television Society later today.Tessa Jowell revealed that the report, compiled by the Work Foundation from a survey of 7,000… Continue reading British Public Willing To Pay More For BBC Licence Fee

Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital UK, is the final panellist to be confirmed for MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of TV’ seminar to be held in two week’s time.Ennals joined Digital UK in April 2005 having previously held senior positions in the private sector for major corporations with responsibility for marketing, customer service and change programmes.… Continue reading Final Panellist Confirmed for ‘Future of TV’ Seminar

The UK’s hottest online brands of the year have been revealed, with user generated content really making an impact.New research from Nielsen//NetRatings shows that the three fastest growing online brands in the UK all focus on technologies that allow users to define the content that their peers will look at online.Alongside Photobucket, the photo and… Continue reading Hottest Online Brands Of 2006 Revealed

TBG London, the digital marketing agency, has signed a deal with YourKindaTV, the online TV channel, to offer advertising before and after YourKindaTV’s broadcasts.This is the first advertising deal YourKindaTV has signed and is also the first time TBG has invested in ads of this kind.TGB will use the space to run ads for its… Continue reading Online TV Channel Unveils New Advertising Deal

Virgin Radio has appointed former Emap television and Guardian Media Group employees in an expansion of its in-house digital media operations, designed to aid the company’s launch on new platforms and its revamp of digital content and sales.Claire Thrift joins from Emap television as featured producer and Sharne Marshall joins as commercial producer from the… Continue reading Virgin Radio Expands Digital Team

For young adults aged 18-24, their mobile phone (26%) matters more to them than television (11%), according to new research carried out by the Carphone Warehouse in association with the London School of Economics and Lord Philip Gould.The Mobile Life report revealed that amongst 18-24 year old women, the proportion rises to 32%, well ahead… Continue reading Mobile Phones Matter More To Young Adults Than Television

BT is to team up with US media entrepreneurs PodShow to launch BT PodShow, a website allowing individuals, media production companies and record labels to share their content.Aspiring film makers, musicians, presenters and DJs from across the UK are being asked to submit content to the site, which is being positioned as a mix between… Continue reading BT Launches New PodShow Website

BT has signed an agreement with ZTE, a provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, to develop the world’s first 3G mobile handset compatible with BT Movio’s wholesale mobile entertainment service.The new phone will allow 3G mobile operators to offer BT Movio’s broadcast mobile TV and DAB digital radio service alongside existing video-on-demand services and… Continue reading BT Signs Deal For Phone To Support Mobile TV

SMG is to sell off its cinema and outdoor advertising businesses, Pearl & Dean and Primesight.The news comes with UTV thought to be preparing another bid for the group, after having two previous offers turned down (see UTV Merger Bid For SMG).Pearl & Dean generates 25% of cinema advertising revenues in the UK and Republic… Continue reading SMG To Sell Pearl & Dean And Primesight

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has cleared Endemol, Nestle and Channel 4 of fixing the Big Brother golden ticket promotion, although it has criticised them for the way in which it was carried out.The golden ticket promotion to find a member of the public to enter the house (see Big Brother Seeks Contestants Through Wonka-esque… Continue reading Big Brother Golden Ticket Draw Not Fixed