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The return of the Robson Green crime drama series, Wire In The Blood, was a big winner for ITV1 last night, with the show easily trouncing the other networks’ offerings from 9pm with an average adult audience of over 5.6 million.The captivating narrative, which revolved around the abduction and murder of an 11-year-old girl from… Continue reading Return Of Wire In The Blood Boosts ITV1

ITV1’s autumn line-up was unveiled to the industry this afternoon, revealing the best bits of drama, comedy, factual and sport, which will air on the flagship channel over the coming months.During a drawn-out ceremony at Television Centre in London, director of television at ITV, Simon Shaps, discussed and showcased the highlights in the commercial broadcaster’s… Continue reading Sport And Factual Focus For ITV1’s Autumn Line-Up

GCap Media has appointed Robin Pembrooke, director of product operations at Yahoo! Europe, to the new position of group director of online and interactive operations.Pembrooke will be responsible for leading and managing the creation of a portfolio of online brands and interactive services across analogue, DAB radio, online and via mobile or TV.He will report… Continue reading GCap Appoints Director Of Online And Interactive

The BBC has unveiled its Autumn season, featuring an exclusive set of interviews with former Prime Minister Tony Blair and a new 8pm news summary on BBC One.The news summary will air on weekdays, with Peter Fincham, controller of BBC One, saying that it is “designed to bridge the gap between the Six and Ten… Continue reading BBC Unveils Autumn Season

Sky added 90,000 subscribers to its pay-TV service in the three months to June 30, a rise of 17% year on year, to take its total number of subscribers to 8.6 million.The satellite company’s churn rate, which measures how many people are leaving the company, was 12.1%, down from 13.7% in the last quarter.Sky’s broadband… Continue reading Sky Adds 90,000 Subscribers

Ofcom does not have a date in mind for the switch off of analogue radio, according to chief executive Ed Richards, but the regulator does have plans to develop a potential timeframe for the transition to digital.Richards said there were reasons why radio could not immediately follow the lead of the television industry, which is… Continue reading Ofcom Has No Date In Mind For Analogue Radio Switchoff

Viviane Reding, European telecommunications commissioner, is believed to be on the verge of announcing a broadcast standard for mobile television.In March, Reding called on mobile operators to choose a standard or face the prospect of having one imposed. She said that as DVB-H is already in use in 17 European Union countries and is an… Continue reading EU Could Name Mobile TV Standard Next Week

Westminster Council has passed new rules ordering free afternoon newspapers thelondonpaper and London Lite to clean up discarded copies.The new rules, which will come into effect in one month unless News International and Associated Newspapers come to an agreement over cleaning up, could see distribution points in Westminster cut by 30%, with freesheet distributors also… Continue reading Council Could Implement Tough New Freesheet Rules

Music weekly NME is to undergo a redesign in a bid to boost the long-running title’s circulation amidst a generally depressed market.At the most recent ABC concurrent release, for July to December 2006, the title recorded around a 5% year on year dip in its total figure, and a 1.6% loss period on period. It… Continue reading NME Undergoes Redesign To Boost Circulation

Cable & Wireless is to launch the UK’s first national IPTV service via broadband following the signing of a £70 million deal with Inuk Networks.The five-year agreement will see triple-play service provider Inuk deliver its Freewire television, telephony and broadband services via Cable & Wireless’ nationwide multicast network.The Freewire package, which was launched last year… Continue reading Cable & Wireless To Launch National IPTV Service