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At MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of National Newspapers’ seminar held in London a year ago, a surprisingly positive assessment of the industry emerged despite declining circulation figures throughout 2006.Digital was not seen as the mammoth threat to the print format that it had been reported to be; strong brands were lauded and a general feeling of… Continue reading Newspaper Seminar To Focus On Future Of Industry

In May, Google maintained its place as the most-visited web property in the UK with nearly 28 million visitors, reaching 89% of UK web users age 15 and older, according to a new report from comScore.Microsoft was the second placed property with 27.4 million visitors and a reach of 87%.comScore says that Facebook continued its… Continue reading Google Remains Most Visited UK Web Property

UBC Media is to name its instant music buying service Cliq. The service will allow consumers to instantly buy the music they like as they hear it on the radio.It was first announced at a MediaTel Group seminar at the end of 2005, before having its official launch in November last year (see UBC Announces… Continue reading UBC Names Music Buying Service

Ofcom has dished out the largest financial penalty imposed on a public service broadcaster to Five, forcing it to pay £300,000 following breaches of the broadcasting code by its phone-in quiz Brainteaser.The broadcaster has expressed disappointment at the large penalty, with chief executive, Jane Lighting, saying: “We are disappointed with the very high level of… Continue reading Five Gets Record Fine For Brainteaser Blunders

Total television viewing among 16-34s is set to rise from 2010 onwards following an initial period of decline, according to a new report from Attentional.This is in spite of the fact that average daily television viewing among this group is set to drop from around three hours a day in 2006, to 2.86 in 2012,… Continue reading TV Viewing Among 16-34s To Grow From 2010 Onwards

Communications regulator Ofcom has today announced that it will conduct a public consultation on proposals from BSkyB and National Grid Wireless Ltd to replace Sky’s free channels with pay TV services on the digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform.Following Sky’s announcement of intention on this in February (see New Sky Service To Lure Consumers From Free… Continue reading Ofcom Consultation Delays Sky’s Pay DTT Plans

The relationship between audiences and television channels will change over the coming years, as video-on-demand becomes ever more mainstream. This was just one of the messages from last week’s Broadcast Live conference.Stacey Anklam, head of product management at Red Bee Media, outlined how this might happen by recounting one of her company’s experiences with VoD… Continue reading VoD Under Discussion At Broadcast Conference

David Dimbleby’s unique look at How We Built Britain was the big winner of the 9pm ratings slot last night, with the BBC One series attracting an average adult audience of more than five million.The epic journey around our astonishing architectural achievements gave the channel a 27% viewing share at the time, as the news… Continue reading More Than Five Million Follow Dimbleby’s Journey

Chrysalis is to sell its radio operations to Global Radio, an investment vehicle chaired by former ITV CEO Charles Allen, for £170 million.Chrysalis says that it expects to make a £95 million profit on the deal. The disposal of its radio operations will leave Chrysalis with just its music division, following the disposal of its… Continue reading Chrysalis Radio To Sell For £170 Million

blinkx, the online video search company, is launching a contextual video advertising platform called AdHoc.AdHoc uses the search firm’s speech-to-text transcription and visual analysis technology to understand video content and dynamically place the most pertinent advertising in it.blinkx says that the AdHoc platform offers media companies and advertisers the most flexible solution for customising the… Continue reading blinkx Launches Contextual Video Advertising Platform