Dec
06
The UK.’s Competition Commission has recently proposed that British Sky Broadcasting has too much control over paid for films on television and should be broken up. BSkyB have said that the new entrants to the market from companies like Amazon and Netflix have meant that there is no need for such action. Earlier in the …
Aug
08
Thanks to government plans that were recently announced, it looks as it Oxford is to get another television station. The city is one of 65 locations in the UK that the TV regulator OFCOM could award a licence to, and it will also cover the Abingdon and Didcot areas. An invite will be send out …
May
13
In January this year, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt announced his idea for creating a national TV network that would “kick-start” small local TV stations by supporting them when they first begin operating. He invited response from potential participants, and quite a few showed an interest. The idea basically involved licensing a national ‘spine’ with local …
May
02
Good financial reports for BSkyB are nothing new and do not really count for news after all they have been that way for quite a while. But a little closer look tells you that these are not just headline level good. There was an increase in customer levels for all sectors of the business with …
Apr
17
Despite the fact that many locals have scoffed at an American made depiction of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s 9 year relationship, from the time they met at St. Andrews university to their engagement, Channel 5 has issued a statement that they have bought the file, William and Kate: The Movie and will broadcast it …
Mar
05
ITV enjoyed a surge in pre-tax profits last year to £321 million, almost 3 times that of the previous year, thanks partly to major events like the World Cup, where traditionally there is always a big increase in spending from advertisers. The broadcaster’s total revenue for last year was £2.06 billion, and its advertising revenues …
Dec
24
Product placement, as it exists in advertising, simply means that the one who wishes to advertise a product pays to have that product seen, heard or otherwise observed as part of a film or TV show, without any overt mention of the product. An example would be having actors in a film drinking Pepsi, with …
Oct
15
The BBC is not going to let its entertainers use intrusive, derogatory, or insulting remarks against people on air. The decision follows a review of the actions of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand who made calls to Andrew Sachs, former Fawlty Towers actor, to get second-rate laughs. The incident sparked protest at the time it …
Jun
25
Vodafone, O2, and Orange have teamed up together in order to test out a TV broadcast service that would let mobile phone users across the UK watch television channels on their mobiles. The three leading companies in the UK have the bulk of the control in the UK mobile industry, and are testing out technology …
Apr
17
According to the watchdog Ofcom, more UK viewers are continuing to upgrade to high definition television service. In the new Digital Progress Report published by the media regulator, sales of HD television sets in the UK reached over 23m by the close of 2009. Additionally, during the last three months of 2009 around 3.3m television …