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Channel 4 has announced that its latest digital channel, More4, will launch in October this year, providing documentaries, daily news and current affairs in a format “more accessible and down to earth” than rival BBC4.Outlining its plans for the year in its programme policy for 2005-06, the broadcaster announced a launch budget of “around £30… Continue reading Channel 4 Sets Autumn Date For More4 Launch

BSkyB’s controversial acquisition of the live coverage rights to England’s test cricket matches has been given the green light by Ofcom following a consultation with the nation’s broadcasters and viewing public.Ofcom’s decision will allow BSkyB to broadcast exclusive coverage of test matches played in England in 2006-2009, while highlights of matches will be broadcast by… Continue reading Sky’s Cricket Deal Gets Thumbs Up As Five Scoops Highlights

Terrestrial heavyweights ITV and Channel 4 look set to slug out the battle for Crown Castle’s remaining airspace on Freeview alone, after the broadcast firm left rivals out of the last round of applications for the licence.Reports this morning suggest that Crown Castle has invited the two broadcasters to expand upon their proposals for the… Continue reading ITV To Face Channel 4 Over Empty Freeview Slot

Britain’s magazine industry faces a radical shake up following the Office of Fair Trading’s decision yesterday that its distribution arrangements were anti-competitive.The OFT ruled that existing distribution agreements are not compatible with existing competition law, a decision that could lead to a legal challenge from 1 May, when the Department of Trade and Industry’s vertical… Continue reading Magazine Distribution Faces Shakeup Over New Laws

Trinity Mirror has launched its second local newspaper in as many weeks, this time targeting the affluent South West Midlands region with a new paid-for weekly newspaper covering the Solihull and the Warwickshire areas.The Solihull & Warwickshire Guardian will provide local residents with an intelligent round-up of the week’s news every Thursday, available to buy… Continue reading Trinity Targets Affluent Midlanders With Paid-For Weekly

Consumer group Which? has launched the latest salvo in the battle against food advertising to children, calling to the Food Standards Agency to draw up guidelines on the use of cartoon characters to promote products to young audiences.The consumer watchdog points to the results of its recent study into the area, dubbed Shark Tales and… Continue reading Advertisers Slammed Over Cartoon Food Campaigns

Kelvin MacKenzie’s talkSPORT radio station has teamed up with Gillette to sponsor the station’s Final Whistle football programmes on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.The six figure deal will continue until the end of the football season on May 29, and was negotiated between talkSPORT sponsorship executive, Ashwin Saddul and Mark Leggett, radio account director at Mindshare.Commenting… Continue reading Gillette To Sponsor talkSPORT’s Final Whistle

Scottish Radio Holdings looks set to fend off takeover bids from rival groups by acquiring radio and newspaper companies, according to chief executive David Goode, with the company belived to be actively seeking acquisition targets in a bid to become the hunter rather than the hunted.The move follows increasing speculation that radio giant Emap will… Continue reading SRH To Avoid Takeover Through Acquisitions

GMTV will lose one of its best known faces in April as presenter Eamonn Holmes sits on the breakfast show’s famous red sofa for the final time, ending a career of more than 12 years with the broadcaster.Holmes has been the face of GMTV since it began in 1993, steering it to success and into… Continue reading Holmes Quits GMTV After More Than A Decade

Channel 4 has announced its best January performance for five years, with an audience share of 10.3%, topping the performance of BBC 2 and defying the downward trend of its terrestrial rivals.The impressive performance follows a strong 2004 for the broadcaster, in which its audience grew by 2% year on year. A spokesman for Channel… Continue reading Channel 4 Sees Best January In Years After Audience Boost