Digital News

Google faces official complaint over UK launch of Street View

by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic, 04-Jul-08, 14:10

LONDON - A privacy watchdog has threatened to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office over the launch of Google's Street View technology in the UK.

BSkyB weighs £1.9bn bid for Spanish TV group

by Staff, Brand Republic, 04-Jul-08, 11:10

LONDON - British Sky Broadcasting is considering a bid of over £1.97bn for Spanish pay-television platform Digital+, marking its first potential foray outside the UK and Ireland for eight years.

CNN creates UGC campaign for South Africa

by Staff, Brand Republic, 04-Jul-08, 09:10

LONDON - CNN International and South African Tourism have created a user-generated campaign aimed at raising the profile of the country among business and leisure travellers.

Yahoo! Europe appoints Frantz as chief finance officer

by Staff, Brand Republic, 04-Jul-08, 09:10

LONDON - Yahoo! Europe has appointed Emmanuel Frantz as vice-president and chief finance officer.

Endemol looks to digital expansion with Valkin hire

by Staff, Brand Republic, 04-Jul-08, 09:20

LONDON - Endemol UK, the TV production group behind hit shows such as 'Big Brother' and 'Deal or No Deal', has appointed Adam Valkin as global head of digital media with a mandate to build and acquire new digital businesses.

Google ordered to reveal details of every YouTube user

by Jennifer Whitehead, Brand Republic, 04-Jul-08, 08:20

NEW YORK - Google has been ordered by a US court to handover the personal details of everyone who has ever watched a video on YouTube, which it owns, as the result of a court case brought by MTV's parent company Viacom.

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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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