Worldwide sales of digital TV set-top boxes broke through the 100 million barrier for the first time in 2007, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service.The report, Digital TV Set-Top Boxes: Global Market Forecast, found that sales reached 102.4 million units last year, an annual increase of 12%. IPTV’s… Continue reading Popularity Of Digital TV Reaches Record High

Virgin Media is to appeal against the Competition Commission’s ruling that Sky must reduce its stake in ITV, saying that it does not go far enough.In a statement, it said: “While Virgin Media strongly supports the Competition Commission’s conclusions that the acquisition has led to a substantial lessening of competition, it is appealing the Competition… Continue reading Virgin Media Launches Legal Challenge To Sky-ITV Share Ruling

Reed Elsevier has put its business-to-business publishing arm, Reed Business Information, up for sale. Sir Crisping Davis, Reed Elsevier chief executive, said that RBI’s advertising model did not fit with the company’s subscription based focus. A potential value of between £1 billion and £1.3 billion has been estimated for RBI, publisher of titles including Variety,… Continue reading Reed Elsevier To Sell B2B Division

Worldwide sales of digital TV set-top boxes broke through the 100 million barrier for the first time in 2007, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service. The report, Digital TV Set-Top Boxes: Global Market Forecast, found that sales reached 102.4 million units last year, an annual increase of 12%.… Continue reading Popularity Of Digital TV Reaches Record High

The percentage of people downloading a new mobile game did not increase of the past year in the US and Western Europe, according to a new report from M:Metrics. Nearly three fourths of the 98.4 million people in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the US that played a mobile game in December played… Continue reading New Downloads Of Mobile Games On The Wane

Worldwide spending on mobile search advertising is to climb from $83 million (£42.3 million) in 2007 to $3.8 billion (£1.94 billion) by 2012, according to a recent forecast from eMarketer. The report suggests that the US will continue to lead the market, with mobile search adspend reaching $1.48 billion (£754.6 million) by 2012. The Asia-Pacific… Continue reading Mobile Search Adspend to Reach Almost £2bn Worldwide

Ashes to Ashes continued to reign supreme in the Thursday night 9pm to 10pm slot, with 5.6 million adults on average tuning in to the time travelling cop show spoof last night.The Life On Mars follow-up, with a knockout ’80s soundtrack, gave BBC One a 25% viewing share in the timeslot, whilst almost four million… Continue reading Ashes Continues To Light Up BBC One

CBS Outdoor has extended its digital escalator panel coverage to two more tube stations as part of a £72 million investment in its London Underground advertising sites.Waterloo became the 12th station to feature DEPs this week (see New LCD Ad Screens Rolled Out On London Underground) with advertisers including BBC iPlayer, Air New Zealand, Match.com… Continue reading CBS Outdoor Extends Underground Digital Panels

BSkyB has confirmed it will launch a legal challenge against the competition regulator’s ruling ordering it to sell the majority of its 17.9% stake in ITV.Sky, which will lose hundreds of millions of pounds selling down the stake to below 7.5%, said it would lodge its application with the Competition Commission tribunal (CCT) today.The satellite… Continue reading Sky Confirms Legal Challenge To ITV Share Ruling

Almost £140 million was spent by consumers on TV competitions and voting in 2007, but the broadcasting industry could struggle to build on this source of revenue following the phone-in voting rows, according to research.TV voting and competitions were worth 13% of the £1.1 billion market in premium-rate phone services last year, behind directory enquiries… Continue reading Broadcast Industry Could Struggle After Phone-In Scandals