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Updated: Setanta Scores Own Goal With Free Highlights?; ITV Strikes Belated Deal - 6 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Thu 11 Sep 2008 06:00 AM PST

Has Setanta scored an own goal after failing to strike a deal with the BBC and ITV (LSE: ITV) to show highlights of England’s World Cup qualifying match against Croatia?…

BBC’s iPlayer Now On Virgin Media Platform - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Wed 30 Apr 2008 05:36 AM PST

The BBC has struck a deal with Virgin Media to put its iPlayer service on the internet and phone provider’s cable network. Virgin Media Customers will now be able to…

BBC America Assembles Ad Sales Team For First Cross-Platform Deals - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 08 Apr 2008 04:52 PM PST

BBC Worldwide is expanding its North American ad sales operations, allowing for selling ads across BBC.com and its related cable channels for the first time, the commercial arm of UK’s…

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Broadband Content Bits: Virgin 50 Mbps, Kangaroo Ads, Velocix P2P - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 26 Mar 2008 05:23 AM PST

- Virgin 50 Mbps: Nine million VMED customers will have access to 50 Mbps cable this year, the company said, considering best methods for rollout: “Unlike big routed networks, we…

BSkyB Ordered To Reduce ITV Stake From 17.5 Percent To 7.5 Percent - 0 Comments
Posted By Dianne See Morrison - Tue 29 Jan 2008 05:00 AM PST

The government has ordered BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) today to divest its 17.9 percent stake in broadcaster ITV to below 7.5 percent, in a ruling that could cost the satellite TV…

After Nearly A Decade, BBC America Forms Its Own Ad Sales Group - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 13 Dec 2007 07:03 PM PST

Over the past year, BBC America has worked to expand its brand in the U.S. Those efforts requires it to be more independent from its cable distributor, Discovery Networks. Recognizing…

Broadband Content Bits: Virgin Ad Merger, BBC Redesign - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 27 Nov 2007 06:18 AM PST

- Virgin Media: The TV/broadband/telco provider is merging its online and interactive TV ad sales units - with 12 and 86 people respectively - to serve agency demand for multi-platform…

Earnings: Virgin Media Turns A Corner - Q3 Broadband Growth Helps Slow Defections - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 07 Nov 2007 02:03 AM PST

After a torrid year in which it lost many customers to BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) and others, Virgin Media (NSDQ: VMED) turned a corner in most areas of the business, turning…

UPDATED: BSkyB To Offer Broadband Without TV Bundle; Targeting Freeview Customers - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 04 Sep 2007 12:10 AM PST

Updated: BSkyB later confirmed to Dow Jones it’s at least thinking about it: “We’re now examining options to broaden access to the benefits and value that we can provide. However,…

Virgin Radio, Virgin Media Sit And Wait Whilst Each Lacks A Leader - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 03 Sep 2007 11:05 PM PST

What’s in a name? Not a chief exec, that’s for sure. - Virgin Media: Virgin Media (Nasdaq:VMED) has appointed head hunters to find a replacement for Steve Burch, who resigned…