Digital News

BBC considers pre-booking service for iPlayer

by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic, 03-Jul-08, 15:25

LONDON - The BBC Trust is launching a consultation into adding a "pre-booking" function to the iPlayer, which would allow users to order downloads such as 'Doctor Who' ahead of broadcast, instead of waiting until it has been shown.

Former Kangaroo CEO joins new internet TV venture

by Nikki Sandison, Brand Republic, 03-Jul-08, 16:00

LONDON - Lesley Mackenzie, the former interim CEO at Kangaroo, has been appointed as CEO of Nettv247.com, a new venture that plans to invest and develop a range of internet and web TV businesses.

Mike Jefferies named MD at Red Urban

by Kunal Dutta, Campaign , 03-Jul-08, 15:00

LONDON - Mike Jefferies, the chief operating officer of Tribal DDB, has been promoted to managing director of Omnicom's digital network Red Urban.

Freeview rebrands digital video recorder as Freeview+

by Staff, Brand Republic, 03-Jul-08, 12:25

LONDON - Freeview, the free UK digital TV service, has named its digital TV recording service Freeview+, opting for an identical naming strategy to the same service offered by its rivals Sky and Virgin Media.

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BBC dominates TV, radio and web in new Touchpoints report

by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic, 03-Jul-08, 11:30

LONDON - BBC One is the nation's favourite television channel and BBC Radio 2 is the most popular national radio station, according to the findings of the new IPA Touchpoints survey. However, there was some good news for the commercial sector, as 15% of adults said they enjoyed watching ads starring their favourite celebrities.

Adobe to aid deeper web searches with Yahoo! and Google

by Staff, Brand Republic, 03-Jul-08, 11:00

LONDON - Google and Yahoo! are working with Adobe Systems to uncover web content that previously remained "invisible" to web searches.

Endemol brings ads to Deal or No Deal website

by Nikki Sandison, Brand Republic, 03-Jul-08, 12:35

LONDON - Endemol is opening up advertising on the website for hit Channel 4 game show 'Deal or No Deal' and has awarded online ad network eType an exclusive contract to sell all display inventory.

Ofcom sets out super-fast broadband investment plan

by Nikki Sandison, Brand Republic, 03-Jul-08, 12:10

LONDON - Ofcom has outlined an investment framework for super-fast broadband networks and is encouraging industry leaders to join it to help implement the rollout across Britain.

Yahoo! signs to 3 UK as advertising partner

by Staff, Brand Republic, 03-Jul-08, 11:20

LONDON - Yahoo! has signed a deal with 3 UK to exclusively sell banner and sponsored links advertising on its portal, Planet 3.

Experian appoints new director of CreditExpert

by Sarah Finley, Brand Republic, 03-Jul-08, 11:00

LONDON - Experian has appointed Peter Turner as director and general manager of CreditExpert, the online credit monitoring and identity fraud protection service.