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Topic “Channel 4”

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UK TV Advertising and PSB survival The consultation period for the second phase of Ofcom’s Second Public Service Broadcasting Review closes on 4th December 2008. The central issue before Ofcom is that the current PSB model is broken, lacking the flexibility to “adapt to audiences’ evolving needs”. The primary concern lies with the commercial sector, which is under increasing strain to deliver its PSB commitments due to structural changes in the television medium that have been compounded by the present economic crisis. BBC Channel 4 Five ITV Sky	Media, TV	November 2008 Access this report E-mail: The requested report will be sent to you via email. Please enter your email address to confirm that you are a subscriber: If your company subscribes to Enders Analysis research but you do not currently receive the reports directly and would like to be added to the distribution list, or if you are interested in your company taking out a subscription, please Get in touch to see how you can purchase access to our publications.
The Digital One radio multiplex: desperately seeking subsidy Following Channel 4’s decision not to proceed with its plans for digital radio, there is a glut of unused capacity on the existing national digital commercial radio multiplex (owned by Digital One) which threatens its commercial viability Channel 4	Media, Music and Radio	October 2008 Access this report E-mail: The requested report will be sent to you via email. Please enter your email address to confirm that you are a subscriber: If your company subscribes to Enders Analysis research but you do not currently receive the reports directly and would like to be added to the distribution list, or if you are interested in your company taking out a subscription, please Get in touch to see how you can purchase access to our publications.
Channel 4 radio: six feet under Channel 4 has announced the immediate withdrawal of its majority stake in 4 Digital Group, a new venture that was awarded the licence by Ofcom in 2007 to build the UK’s second national commercial radio DAB multiplex, and Channel 4 will not be launching its promised portfolio of broadcast radio channels The obvious culprit is the weak economy, with mobile telecoms seeming to be more vulnerable to consumer cutbacks than previously thought, a hypothesis supported by recent consumer research Channel 4	Media, Music and Radio	October 2008 Access this report E-mail: The requested report will be sent to you via email. Please enter your email address to confirm that you are a subscriber: If your company subscribes to Enders Analysis research but you do not currently receive the reports directly and would like to be added to the distribution list, or if you are interested in your company taking out a subscription, please Get in touch to see how you can purchase access to our publications.
Web TV: Project Kangaroo heads to the Competition Commission Project Kangaroo, the planned joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and C4 to pool archival resources and supply video-on-demand (VOD) to UK retail and wholesale customers, was referred by the Office of Fair Trading to the Competition Commission on 30th June BBC Channel 4 ITV	Media, TV, Internet	July 2008 Access this report E-mail: The requested report will be sent to you via email. Please enter your email address to confirm that you are a subscriber: If your company subscribes to Enders Analysis research but you do not currently receive the reports directly and would like to be added to the distribution list, or if you are interested in your company taking out a subscription, please Get in touch to see how you can purchase access to our publications.
The Future of Digital Radio - is it 'DAB'? This report considers recent activity concerning the radio sector’s Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) platform and examines the implications, particularly in view of the recent establishment of a government working group examining the future of digital radio, and given weak consumer acceptance of DAB. It concludes that overcapacity of DAB spectrum is an issue that will only be exacerbated by the planned launch of a further DAB national multiplex by Channel 4 in 2008 Channel 4	Media, Music and Radio	January 2008 Access this report E-mail: The requested report will be sent to you via email. Please enter your email address to confirm that you are a subscriber: If your company subscribes to Enders Analysis research but you do not currently receive the reports directly and would like to be added to the distribution list, or if you are interested in your company taking out a subscription, please Get in touch to see how you can purchase access to our publications.
C4 and Digital Diversification Channel 4's digital diversification strategy is a topic we first considered in 2002. At that time, we urged Channel 4 to husband its resources to meet its public service remit and maintain audiences on its terrestrial service, rather than diversify into new digital satellite channels. If anything, the progress of time has reinforced our conclusion that Channel 4's digital diversification strategy is risky. The risks for Channel 4 are greater than for the BBC, since Channel 4's public service remit is funded by advertising alone Channel 4	Media, TV	August 2007 Access this report E-mail: The requested report will be sent to you via email. Please enter your email address to confirm that you are a subscriber: If your company subscribes to Enders Analysis research but you do not currently receive the reports directly and would like to be added to the distribution list, or if you are interested in your company taking out a subscription, please Get in touch to see how you can purchase access to our publications.
BBC iPlayer: forever niche? On 27th July the BBC will open access to the iPlayer to UK internet users, en route to a hard launch later this summer. This PC-based application allows the user to download BBC TV content after broadcast to view on the PC for a limited time, and provides a TV-like display on the PC. Delays to the launch will mean the iPlayer enters a field already crowded by other broadcasters, including Channel 4's 4oD service, ITV's broadband portal, Sky Anytime, as well as content aggregators such as Joost and Babelgum (both currently in beta) BBC Channel 4 ITV Sky	Media, TV, Internet	July 2007 Access this report E-mail: The requested report will be sent to you via email. Please enter your email address to confirm that you are a subscriber: If your company subscribes to Enders Analysis research but you do not currently receive the reports directly and would like to be added to the distribution list, or if you are interested in your company taking out a subscription, please Get in touch to see how you can purchase access to our publications.
Channel 4: radio ambitions aim too high Ofcom has awarded the UK’s second national commercial digital radio multiplex to Channel 4 Television, having rejected a competing bid from National Grid Wireless Channel 4	Media, Music and Radio	July 2007 Access this report E-mail: The requested report will be sent to you via email. Please enter your email address to confirm that you are a subscriber: If your company subscribes to Enders Analysis research but you do not currently receive the reports directly and would like to be added to the distribution list, or if you are interested in your company taking out a subscription, please Get in touch to see how you can purchase access to our publications.
C4 and E4 One response to the growth of the satellite and cable households has been for terrestrial broadcasters to launch their own digital channels. These channels are beginning to absorb significant fractions of the total programming budget and in this report we look at the implications for the parent broadcasters. We examine E4, Channel 4’s main satellite entertainment channel, showing that it is likely to remain a drain on the parent for many years to come. Channel 4	Media	November 2002 Access this report E-mail: The requested report will be sent to you via email. Please enter your email address to confirm that you are a subscriber: If your company subscribes to Enders Analysis research but you do not currently receive the reports directly and would like to be added to the distribution list, or if you are interested in your company taking out a subscription, please Get in touch to see how you can purchase access to our publications.