UK Digital Media Roundup

Some UK news:

News International chiefs talk up Times Online: The website of the Times and Sunday Times newspapers attracted an upmarket audience similar in demographic to BBC Radio 4’s, the News International group managing director, Clive Milner, told staff in one of three meetings about the company’s challenges and opportunities in the internet age.

BBC Magazines ramps up investment in online presence: BBC Magazines is gearing up to launch more websites out of its magazine brands this year, with BBC Good Food and Top of the Pops in the frame for online investment.

ITV hires Van Rest as head of participation television unit: ITV has named William van Rest as controller of ITV Play, the division that brings participation programming to ITV’s channels.

Yahoo! UK & Ireland launches community publishing service: Yahoo! UK & Ireland is leaping on the community bandwagon with the beta launch of Yahoo! 360, its first community and social publishing service.

Yahoo! and FIFA launch exclusive mobile services for 2006 World Cup: Includes a mobile portal with team news, updates, match previews, stats and photos, which can be personalised with specific team or player information; live game commentary accessed..

Bar Child Mobile Services, Say UK MPs: British MPs are raising their voices over plans by a couple of telcos to sell mobile content that may be attractive to kids…

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