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The UK could lose between £4.1 billion and £15.6 billion in private and social value if high definition channels on the Freeview platform are not developed, according to research for the BBC.Consultant Indepen said the loss included the cost to viewers in switching to other platforms to get HD as well as the impact of… Continue reading UK To Lose Billions If HD Channels On Freeview Not Developed

Telecoms giant Vodafone has admitted that 11,500 text votes for Saturday’s Dancing On Ice final on ITV1 were not counted due to a technical error.The votes were not delivered to ITV until Monday morning and customers involved will be refunded the cost of their texts this week, the company said.ITV has said that these delayed… Continue reading Dancing On Ice Finale Misses Out On 11,500 Text Votes

Consumer awareness of digital switchover is still low, with a “drastic boost” needed, according to the head of communications at price comparison website uSwitch.com.Steve Weller’s comments follow last week’s announcement by Ofcom suggesting that less than half of Britons are still using the traditional analogue technology on their televisions.Research carried out by uSwitch suggests that… Continue reading Consumers Not Switched On To Switchover

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, stood up at 12.30pm to reveal his tax and spending plans for the next year, in what is likely to be his last budget presentation. Key points of Iron Gordon’s eleventh budget are as follows…Inflation will fall to 2% this year. In 2008 and 2009 inflation will also be… Continue reading Budget 2007 Coverage – The Chancellor’s Speech Live

A large part of US video game usage is taking place when people would traditionally be watching television, according to a new report from Nielsen.The State of the Console report shows that penetration of video game consoles in the US grew nearly 19% during the fourth quarter of 2006, with consoles now in more than… Continue reading US Console Usage Mirrors TV Peak Times

The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice has proposed new regulations that could signal the end of noisy television advertising.BCAP is set to launch a consultation with broadcasters, advertisers and the public to examine whether to introduce a standard means of monitoring the sound levels of ads.Broadcasters are not allowed to raise the volume of broadcasts… Continue reading Noisy Ads Could Be A Distant Whisper

Former Radio 1 presenter Lynn Parsons has signed for Smooth Radio’s London station, along with Mike Allen of LBC.Parson’s will present the four-hour evening slot between 8pm and midnight, Friday to Sunday, whilst Allen will be on air at the same time on Monday to Thursday.Parson’s has previously worked at Radio 1, Capital Radio, Virgin… Continue reading Smooth Radio Gets Two More DJs

Football was the name of the game last night, with BBC One screening the FA Cup quarter-final replay between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.A peak of 6.4 million adults watched the climactic scenes unfold, as an ineffective Tottenham team rued letting slip a 3-1 lead from the first match, losing 2-1 in the replay.Chelsea, plaything to… Continue reading Soaps Triumph Over Soccer

Ofcom is to investigate the Pay TV market following a submission from BT, Setanta, Top Up TV and Virgin Media.Following the assessment, Ofcom will decide whether to make a market reference to the Competition Commission.The investigation of Pay TV will cover subscription and video-on-demand television services on all platforms, including cable, DTT, satellite and TV… Continue reading Ofcom Launches Pay TV Investigation

Media and entertainment industry veteran, Richard Eyre, has been appointed as a non-executive director at MGt, the leading support services provider to the digital broadcast and new media sector.Companies such as BSkyB, Discovery Networks, Sony Entertainment, Setanta Sports, Top Up TV and Virgin Media rely on MGt, and its customer management services and technology, to… Continue reading Richard Eyre Joins MGt As Non-Exec Director