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MediaTel Group is pleased to confirm Clare Salmon, marketing director at ITV will be joining the panel at the MediaTel INSIGHT Future of TV seminar later this month.Salmon joins Rahul Chakkara, controller of BBCi, Jim Marshall, chairman of Starcom UK and journalist Ray Snoddy on the panel, with Torin Douglas, media correspondent of the BBC… Continue reading Salmon Joins Panel Of ‘Future Of TV’ Seminar

Neil Robinson, currently publishing director of IPC tx titles TVTimes, TV & Satellite Week and Soaplife, has been appointed to the new role of IPC digital development director.Robinson will lead the strategic development of all new digital properties across the IPC portfolio, working closely with each of the divisional managing directors and their digital directors.… Continue reading IPC Appoints Digital Development Director

GCap Media’s Classic FM has signed a deal with eMusic to provide paid-for music downloads on its newly relaunched website.Visitors to classicfm.com will be able to download tracks on a variety of subscription models, giving them access to thousands of tracks.The partnership, which goes live tomorrow, will be promoted across all of Classic FM’s media… Continue reading Classic FM Signs Music Download Deal

Logitech has teamed up with Match Day Media Ltd (MDM.TV) to launch a new advertising campaign that will be broadcast at football stadiums across the UK.The new campaign, aimed at technologically savvy consumers, marks the first time that Logitech has advertised over a TV network.The campaign will run alongside the football and lifestyle themed entertainment… Continue reading Logitech To Broadcast Campaign At Football Stadiums

Mobile media company 3 will next week become the first podcast advertiser on the Galaxy radio network as part of a six figure package to promote 3’s new mobile messaging service.3 is launching a new service that allows users to stay in touch with their friends by accessing email and messenger accounts on 3, in… Continue reading 3 Becomes Galaxy Radio’s First Podcast Advertiser

The Charlotte Church Show on Friday night brought in a peak of 1.6 million adult viewers (a 9% audience share), but this was no match for Jonathan Ross on BBC1.Charlotte Church’s show, which was on for an hour from 10pm, attracted an average audience of 1.5 million adults, whilst Friday Night With Jonathan Ross had… Continue reading Jonathan Ross Wins Battle Of The Chatshows

Michael Jackson, former head of Channel 4, has said he is interested in taking over as head of ITV, after previously distancing himself from the role.According to a report in today’s Independent, industry sources say that Jackson could be persuaded to return to the UK to take on the position.Although Jackson has been one of… Continue reading Former Channel 4 Head Could Return For ITV Job

Vodafone, the mobile operator, is to enter the UK fixed-line broadband market after signing a deal with BT to use its existing infrastructure.Vodafone says that the deal will allow its customers to benefit from bundled packages of mobile and broadband services nationwide, due to BT’s unique footprint in the UK.The deal is worth about £400… Continue reading Vodafone To Enter Fixed-Line Broadband Market

A project has been launched to deliver a broadband return path for Freeview, which would see a greater range of interactive services being launched.An always on broadband return path would mean that a host of new interactive applications such as games and streamed audio or video could be made available on the platform.When Freeview was… Continue reading Project Launched To Develop Freeview Return Path

SES Astra is launching a fully satellite-based interactive and low-cost broadband internet service for the residential market, small and home offices, as well as small and medium enterprises.The service, called ASTRA2Connect, will provide a full satellite-based triple-play service enabling broadband internet access, voice-over-IP and other content related access services such as IPTV or video-on-demand.Astra expects… Continue reading Astra To Launch Satellite Based Broadband Service