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The article focuses on McDonaldization thesis and the local press in Great Britain. George Ritzer, Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, neologises the term "McDonaldization" to characterize the highly controlled, bureaucratic and dehumanized nature of contemporary American social life. McDonaldization is concerned with the efficient delivery of goods and services to the consumer and consequently, McDonaldization requires newspapers to make news readily accessible to readers. There are positive outcomes from the process of McDonaldization and hence the global spread of the phenomenon. In the context of the local press, the paradox of constantly declining circulations that coexist with ever rising profits expresses one such irrationality of rationality. The local press in Great Britain is comprised of a cluster of newspapers distinguished by their size of circulation, periodicity of publication and the proportion of revenue they derive from advertising rather than sales. In Great Britain, local newspapers deploy editorial and typographical techniques to enhance readers' access to news, many of these conform to tabloid formats.

Focuses on television broadcasting in Great Britain. Comments on the moral decline in the television broadcasting standards; Concern for the quality of public service in television broadcasting; Comparison of the public interest between television and radio broadcasting; Details of the rise in advertising revenues of various television broadcasters.

Links that led to TalkRadio's YouTube page on Tuesday were redirected to a message that the account had been "terminated for violating YouTube's community guidelines." "TalkRadio's YouTube channel was briefly suspended, but upon further review, has now been reinstated", YouTube said in a statement. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the advertising revenue performance of the connected television (TV) market in Great Britain. It says that few computer-based services have substantial revenue and that internet through TV resulted to poor consumer experience. However, various ways are cited addressing the medium-sized market of connected TV such as the launch of web access among subscribers of pay-TV operators like Virgin Media Inc. and Google Inc.-designed user interface installed on TV.

(Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority said it needed sweeping new powers to roll back the dominance of Google and Facebook Inc. in the online-advertising market. In Britain, Google and Facebook account for 80% of all spending on digital advertising, the CMA said. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents updates on corporate bonds issued in euros. It is said that ITV PLC which is a commercial broadcaster in Great Britain has lost market share and some of its advertising revenues. Deutsche Bank emphasizes that it has a book of 1 billion euro for the deal with Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

The article presents information on the developments in the field of digital media. Education and media group Pearson PLC announced that revenues for the first half of 2005 have increased to £1.61bn from £1.48bn in the same period last year. Pre-tax profits were £48m, up from a loss of £33m in the first half of 2004. Sales at Pearson Education increased 14% year-on-year to £953m, while sales at Penguin were up 5% to £353m. Operating profits at FT Group grew 34% to £42m, and FT.com saw a 20% jump in advertising revenues. Healthcare publisher Wolters Kluwer Health formed a partnership with Allscripts to provide an online platform where physicians will be able to access clinical information about new medical products and drug therapies. Allscripts is a provider of clinical software, connectivity and information solutions. News International put up its Times Educational Supplement title and other educational titles for auction at a price of around £250m. The TES is the dominant location for recruitment advertising for teachers in Great Britain with 2004 pre-tax profits of £23m.

The article discusses on the closure of the newspaper "News of the World" (NOTW) due to loss of advertising revenue and talks about replacement of publication style of NOTW by the newspaper "The Sun on Sunday". According to the Great Britain Intellectual Property Office Web site, at least one trademark for NOTW which was registered in 1977 will not expire until 2018.

Darty jumps on Steinhoff International's unsolicited bid To contact the reporter on this story:Namitha Jagadeesh in London at njagadeesh@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story:Cecile Vannucci at cvannucci1@bloomberg.netNamitha Jagadeesh. [Extracted from the article]

Information about a forum concerning the effects of the economic downturn on the television industry in Great Britain presented during the convention sponsored by the Royal Television Society (RTS) is presented. The discussion focuses on how advertisement funded networks can bounce back from the recession and their recovery plans. The convention featured several chief executive officers including John Cresswell of ITV, Luke Johnson of Channel 4 and Gerhard Zeiler of RTL Group.

The article discusses Ofcom's Contract Rights Renewal (CRR). Rupert Howell of ITV states that CRR should be abolished because it takes millions off their revenue, and it suppresses their ability to invest 1 billion pounds in programming. However, other commercial broadcasters want CRR to stay and insist they still need protection from ITV's continued market dominance. In 2003, Ofcom introduced CRR after the merger of Carlton and Granada to lessen fears that Carlton and Granada would account for just under 50% of all commercial television advertising revenue in Great Britain. The author comments that unless there is a comprehensive review of the television airtime sales market, no proposals for reforming CRR will unite ITV, its rivals and advertisers.

The article focuses on the plans of British Broadcasting Corp.'s director general Mark Thompson to generate more than £100 million a year in Internet advertising revenue. Thompson plans to run advertisements on BBC's Web sites accessed from outside Great Britain. Such Web portals as BBC.co.uk and the BBC News site are advertising-free to British residents.

The article presents information on the recent developments related to the television network ITV in Great Britain. According to outgoing chief executive Charles Allen ITVI's advertising revenue will be lowest in 2006 since 1993. As far as television ratings are concerned, ITV is on par with much-smaller commercial rival Channel 4 in the key 16-34 demographic. The television network is hoping that shows like "Prime Suspect," "Cracker," and other forthcoming projects will bail it out.

The article discusses science magazines in Great Britain. Reading of science magazines is considered a minority interest, but more people have shown an inclination towards it based on the positive reception on five magazines. The magazines may be classified along two key dimensions, that of testosterone levels and mass media appeal. There are limited choices on science magazines. The computer magazine sector provides more options. The trend is attributed to the lack of advertising revenues.

Discusses the results of a study conducted by Emap reviewing its three core areas of business-to-business (B2B) events and magazines, broadcasting outlets and consumer magazines. Magazine titles that Emap distributes; Increase in profits that Emap has experienced; Ad revenues for B2B magazines that have decreased; Acquisitions that Emap is looking to make.

Telco industry body Communications Alliance has backed a UK developed strategy for combatting online copyright infringement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents author's opinion on the need of right financial partner that allows publishers to capitalize on digital market in Great Britain. It mentions that maintaining, advertising revenue is one of the most important challenge faced by publishers. It states that the business-to-business (B2B) publications are focused on niche market.

The article reports on the move of World Music Magazine Songlines to go digital in Great Britain. It notes that the company's November/December 2009 issue will be the first to be released digitally as well as in print. According to publisher Paul Geoghegan, the digital edition creates new advertising revenues at the same time provides another product to existing print subscriber base.

The article reports that Department for Culture, Media, and Sport secretary Ben Bradshaw called the attention of the Audit Commission asking them to examine councils' spending on their own news sheets and papers in Great Britain. It mentions that it might be against the public interest if council publications drew advertising revenue away from local papers. Audit Commission chief executive Steve Bundred will be addressing the issue on how local news and council information can co-exist.

The article reports that British television networks have cut their spending on American programming due to the recession. Channel 4 slashed last year's acquisitions budget by 25% to £119 million and will cut another 10% in 2009. British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) is under increasing pressure domestically to stop bidding against commercial networks for U.S. shows. Advertising-driven commercial channels in Great Britain are seeing revenue down 15% year-over-year.

The article reports on the advertising revenues of ITV Network Ltd., the biggest private web site in Great Britain, in 2007. ITV posted an improvement in advertising revenue decline, with net revenues dropping only 0.6% compared with a decline of 8.4% in 2006. A trading statement for the year to December 31, 2007 also revealed that the improvement was due to a strong performance of ITV's digital channels where revenue rose by 32% to $418 million.

The article reports on a proposed ban on alcoholic beverage advertisement in live music venues in Great Britain. The British government is proposing to ban alcoholic beverage companies from advertising in live music venues. Music industry experts are concerned that such a ban would negatively impact the live music industry due to its dependence on advertising from alcoholic beverage companies.

Reports on the growth of global advertising revenues of advertising buyer Zenith Optimedia in Great Britain. Role of the increase of advertising expenditure in the world's emerging markets and the arrival of the Internet as a mainstream media platform on the rise of the revenue; Upgrade of the company's midyear forecast despite economic uncertainties; Estimated growth of global advertising expenditure.

The article reports that Paris, France-based Vivendi Universal SA is in exclusive talks to sell its trade publishing activities to British investment group Cinven Ltd. It includes magazines about factories, farming and medicine. The company also plans to reduce its exposure to swings in advertising revenue and hopes to complete the deal with Cinven by the end of October.