20 Dec 2007
| by Emma Barnett
Forsyth joins the Media Trust on a 12-month attachment from the BBC, where he is a senior business development manager at BBC Future Media Technology. In his new role, Forsyth will be responsible ...
10-year tenure at Fernhart, he secured media industry clients including BBC, BSkyB, Channel 4, ITV ...
20 Dec 2007
| by Tristan O'Carroll
LONDON - Viacom has unveiled a deal that will allow Microsoft to sell display advertising across...Microsoft replace the current seller of Viacom s ads, DoubleClick, which Google is attempting to buy. Google ...
. The deal will see Microsoft serve graphical and video ads across Viacom s several hundred US websites. Viacom will also license its content for use on Microsoft products such as MSN and the Xbox 360. ...
19 Dec 2007
| by Andrew McCormick
to run on Microsoft's Xbox Live platform....month, as part of a six-figure deal between Microsoft and Twentieth Century Fox. The other part of the campaign will see Microsoft run a promotion for a future Twentieth Century Fox film. Xbox gamers will be presented with video trailers, film highlights, a quiz and competitions relating to the film. Microsoft ...
18 Dec 2007
| by Fiona Ramsay
Barb (Broadcasters Audience Research Board) - which is jointly-owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BSkyB and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising - has signed four new contracts for the provision of research services that will support its ratings measurement activities service from January ...
17 Dec 2007
| by Tristan O'Carroll
LONDON - BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm, is beefing up its presence on video...BBC Worldwide s YouTube channel, which launched in March, now features a range of interviews with personalities including Ewan McGregor, Dame Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, Gillian Anderson and Elton John. BBC Worldwide s YouTube channel also provides users with access to hit BBC shows such as Top Gear, Doctor Who ...
17 Dec 2007
| by Andrew McCormick
The startup venture, which enables people to record shows from traditional broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Virgin Media and Sky, has set 24/7 Real Media goals to sell banner ads, pre ...
2008. TVCatchup is one of a range of TV services set for launch in 2008. The BBC, Channel 4 and ITV ...
14 Dec 2007
| by Fiona Ramsay
circulation in the Irish market and generate more ad revenue from key products like The Sun. Simon Davies, ad ...
14 Dec 2007
| by Isabella Piasecka
Since September, the committee has been investigating trends in media ownership and the provision of news, including the impact of concentrated media ownership on the balance and diversity of news in the UK. To date, it has received evidence from witnesses including the director-general of the BBC ...
12 Dec 2007
| by Fiona Ramsay
LONDON - Microsoft has bought Multimap for an undisclosed amount, adding the online service to its...and street-level precision in the UK. Sharon Baylay, general manager of Microsoft s online services group ...
Microsoft said Multimap will be run as a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft as part of the Virtual Earth and Search teams in the online services group. Microsoft already offers 3D maps, birds eye ...
12 Dec 2007
| by Sarah Crawley-Boevey
said. From the listeners point of view it has never been better the BBC at the top of its game ...