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A new music magazine, a spin-off of the Channel 4 programme Popworld, is set to launch next month into an increasingly fragile market.Popworld Pulp, to be published in association with publisher Brooklands Group, will be on sale at 19,000 retail outlets across the UK from April 11 with an initial print run of 130,000 copies,… Continue reading New Music Magazine Enters Volatile Market

Ofcom has said that ITV did not seek permission to cut the number of hours of children’s programming on its flagship channel from eight hours per week to five.The broadcaster released a statement late yesterday saying it had been given the go-ahead by the regulator. “Having taken into account the opinion of Ofcom, ITV confirms… Continue reading Ofcom Did Not Approve ITV’s Cut In Hours Of Kids Programming

Ofcom has given ITV1 the go-ahead to cut the amount of children’s shows it broadcasts this year from around eight hours on average to about five hours per week.The five hours each week are not subject to scheduling restrictions, and ITV1 does not need to run the programmes in its traditional afternoon weekday slot. A… Continue reading Ofcom Gives Green Light To Less Kids TV For ITV1

The WorldDMB Forum has hit back at comments made by European telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding that mobile broadcasters should use the digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) standard rather than DAB/digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB).The European Mobile Broadcasting Council (EMBC) last week published a report which called on the industry to adopt a single technological standard, with Reding… Continue reading Mobile Broadcasting Body Hits Out At EC Commissioner

It was a good night for ITV1 last night, with a Hollywood movie, soaps and a cop-based drama all bagging healthy audiences.As is only to be expected, Emmerdale and Coronation Street drew the biggest audiences of the evening, with peaks of 8 million adults and 9.8 million adults respectively.Emmerdale, on at 7pm, saw Daz’s birthday… Continue reading Strong Night For ITV1

ITV is making further inroads into becoming a broadcaster to be proud of, according to Simon Shaps, director of television, who was unveiling the ITV1 spring/summer programme commissions in London this afternoon.With four new commissions over different genres, Shaps stated that the broadcaster’s flagship channel would have more original and first run shows than ever… Continue reading ITV1 Spring/Summer Schedule Makes Inroads Into Shaps’ Masterplan

Apple TV is launching this week in the US for $299, allowing users to wirelessly transfer downloaded video content to their TV from their PC.Steve Jobs, Apple founder unveiled Apple TV in January, alongside the iPhone, a touch-screen handset that combines a mobile phone, internet access, and iPod music and video playback features (see Apple… Continue reading Apple TV To Launch

Ofcom has officially announced an inquiry into the use of premium-rate telecoms services (PRS) in television programmes.The inquiry will be lead by Richard Eyre, non-executive member of the Ofcom Content Board, and will include input from ICSTIS, the premium rate phone line regulator, which is already investigating some cases (see ICSTIS Outlines Plan To Tackle… Continue reading Ofcom Announces Phone-In Investigation

The Daily Express and its Sunday counterpart have overhauled their websites to make greater use of web 2.0 and community features.The new site was soft launched yesterday, with the Daily Star set to follow suit with its own major refit later in the year.“We have a loyal online readership and, while we’ve worked hard to… Continue reading Daily Express Overhauls Website

Virgin Media and Setanta Sports are in senior level talks about launching a rival channel to Sky Sports News, according to reports in Broadcast.A source at Setanta told the publication that talks had begun between the companies and that teaming up would be an obvious strategy.“It makes a lot of sense,” said the source. “Setanta… Continue reading Virgin And Setanta Join Forces For Sky Sports News Rival