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Accenture Wins Contract to Manage Japanese Radio Licensing

Accenture has won a contract from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to manage the Productive and Reliable Telecommunications Network for Radio (PARTNER) system. The PARTNER system manages radio network administrative functions…

December 9, 2011No CommentRead More

Prompt Communications Wins Squigs Contract

Prompt Communications has won the contract to provide social media services and PR for VistaCloud Ventures’ new game for iOS, Squigs. Originally launched on the Amiga in 1993, Squigs is…

November 9, 2011No CommentRead More

Australian Government Spent $116.9 million on Advertising in 2010/11

The Australian government spent $116.9 million on advertising across all departments in 2010/11 compared to $114.7 million in 2009-10. The figures were released as part of the Campaign Advertising by Australian Government…

October 3, 2011No CommentRead More

The Boston Globe Follows Paid Subscription Trend in News

The Boston Globe has followed the New York Times and The Times in stepping behind the digital paywall. Digital subscribers will now have to pay $3.99 per week to access…

September 12, 2011No CommentRead More

Scripps to Buy Virgin Out of Deal with BBC Worldwide for £239 million

Scripps Networks Interactive are to buy Virgin Media out of a partnership with BBC Worldwide. Virgin Media and the commercial arm of the BBC currently have a 50/50 stake in…

August 15, 2011No CommentRead More

BBC Worldwide Global iPlayer a “No-Brainer” Despite Competition Worries

Professor Ben Compaine is currently teaching technology entrepreneurship at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts and is a senior consultant for the Innovation International Media Consulting Group. Here he discusses the latest…

August 12, 2011No CommentRead More

News Corporation 2011 Net Income $2.74 Billion

News Corporation has reported 2011 full year net income at $2.74 billion. Growth in the fourth quarter has been led by the television segment. Fourth quarter total segment operating income…

August 11, 2011No CommentRead More

BBC to Sell Programming in Western Europe for €6.99 per month

BBC programmes will become available to viewers in 11 European countries via the iPad for just €6.99 per month. The programmes will be sold by the commercial arm of the…

July 29, 2011No CommentRead More

Televisa Gets Mexican Broadcast Rights for London 2012 Olympics

Mexican broadcasting company, Televisa, has won the Mexican broadcast rights for the London 2012 Olympics following a decision from the International Olympic Committee. IOC Executive Board member Richard Carrión said:…

July 28, 2011No CommentRead More

Harry Potter Series Makes More Than $7 Billion

The Harry Potter film franchise has now exceeded revenues of $7 billion. The final film in the series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” made $640.2 million worldwide…

July 22, 2011No CommentRead More

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