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Channel 4 has revealed that the charities that will receive the money from its Big Brother eviction telephone votes this year are Crisis, Help the Hospices and the Samaritans.The broadcaster announced last week that it would not be profiting from the phone votes (see Channel 4 Will Not Profit From Big Brother Phone Votes), in… Continue reading Channel 4 Reveals Big Brother Charity Beneficiaries

Virgin Media has claimed that thousands of people in the UK are wasting money on hi-tech gadgets that they will never learn how to actually use.According to research from the communications provider, 750 of the 1,000 people asked had spent more on gadgets and gizmos than they had on home improvements in the past year,… Continue reading Thousands Wasting Money On Gadgets

Newspaper circulations worldwide rose 2.3% in 2006, while newspaper advertising revenues showed substantial gains, according to the World Association of Newspapers (WAN).WAN said that global newspaper sales were up 2.3% over the year, and had increased 9.48% over the past five years. Newspaper sales increased year on year in Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, with… Continue reading Global Newspaper Circulations Show Rise

After its acquisition of hit Aussie soap Neighbours, Five has lost one of its successful US imports, Prison Break, to Sky One.The digital only channel has acquired the exclusive rights to the next series of the show and is understood to have paid around £500,000 per episode, topping Five, which was paying around £400,000 per… Continue reading Prison Break Escapes To Sky One

The Sunday Telegraph is getting a new look from next weekend, with a new typeface and layout.Unlike the recent relaunch of the Independent On Sunday, the Sunday Telegraph will not have its content or structure changed.Patience Wheatcroft, editor, is quoted by the Guardian as saying: “It’s a redesign of the look of the newspaper, not… Continue reading New Look For Sunday Telegraph

Young people perceive traditional media as more accurate, trustworthy and reliable than new media, but many get most of their news and information from family and friends.This is according to new research conducted by D-code for the World Association of Newspapers (WAN).Robert Barnard, founder and partner of the Canada-based research consultancy D-code, which conducted 10… Continue reading Youngsters Value Traditional Media

The new Apple iPhone is to go on sale in the US on June 29, with the company expected to announce launch dates for Europe and Asia in the coming weeks.The iPhone, which will be priced between $500 (£250) and $600 (£300), lets users watch movies, download songs and store photos, and also offers email,… Continue reading Apple iPhone Gets US Launch Date

ITV is said to be considering the future of the newly launched Friends Reunited spin-off site Jobs Reunited, after the project has reportedly failed to take off.Friends Reunited Jobs was launched in December last year and the company is said to now be in discussions with staff about their future.Ideas for the site being proposed… Continue reading ITV Could Be Considering Future Of Jobs Reunited Site

Each week, MediaTel INSIGHT brings NewsLine readers a round-up of the latest news from the City affecting the media industry.This week the big news in the City was GCap Media’s 9% year on year revenue decline, to £200.1 million.The group’s profits were down from £22.2 million in 2006 in £14.4 million, whilst its advertising revenues… Continue reading Media In The City: GCap Reports Revenue Decline

Nielsen Media Research is offering its US clients data showing the impact that DVRs are having on shows broadcast by US networks.The networks called on Nielsen to provide time-shifted data so they could give advertisers an idea of how many viewers were watching live and later in playback mode.Starting this week, Nielsen is offering data… Continue reading Nielsen To Offer DVR Data In US