GCap Media could be considering purchasing Emap’s radio assets, following Emap’s announcement last week that it is reviewing its portfolio of assets. When Emap announced the review last week it said that “all options to maximise shareholder value will be examined, including a possible sale or demerger of some or all of its constituent businesses”… Continue reading GCap Could Buy Emap’s Radio Assets

Text messages will be obsolete within the next five years, according to new research from Gartner. Although there are currently 114 million text messages sent daily in the UK, Gartner says that due to wireless internet technology coming down in price, more mobile phone handsets will include online technology and therefore more users will move… Continue reading Text Messaging To Be Obsolete Within Five Years

The latest edition of ZenithOptimedia’s UK Television Forecasts to 2012 predicts that the television ad market will stop shrinking this year, and start growing again – if at a modest 2% a year – in 2008. Television will however grow for only 1%-2% a year for the rest of the forecast period, and its market… Continue reading UK TV Ad Market To Grow

SDN, the ITV owned multiplex operator, has awarded a £500 million contract to design, build and run a new digital terrestrial TV (DTT) network to Arqiva.The contract has been awarded in preparation for the forthcoming digital switchover (see Whitehaven Gets Ready For Digital Switchover), with the replacement network having increased transmission power levels which means… Continue reading Arqiva Wins Contract To Run New DTT Network

The Times‘ online offering recorded a 10.5% increase in visitors in June, overtaking the Sun‘s site to scoop second place behind Guardian Unlimited, according to figures from ABCe.Times Online attracted 9.64 million unique users, compared to 8.73 million in May, a gain of 917,000 visitors.Visitors to the Sun‘s website increased by 0.2% month on month… Continue reading Times Online Boosts Site Users

Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times, has announced that FT group revenues were up 8% with profits up 28% in the first half. Pre-tax profits for the whole group rose from £14 million a year ago to £40 million. The FT reported a 12% rise in subscriptions and FT.com subscribers were also up 12%, to… Continue reading Pearson Profits Up

Last night saw ITV1 cop drama Blue Murder win the 9pm ratings battle, with the Caroline Quentin vehicle picking up a peak of 3.6 million adult viewers (an 18.6% audience share).The show, which stars Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis, had an average of 3.4 million adults hooked throughout its hour and a half running time.Over… Continue reading Blue Murder Brings In The Viewers

Emap has launched a review of its structure and assets, saying that it will consider a possible sale or demerger of some of its businesses.It added that it has recently received unsolicited proposals for parts of the group.The group said that the search for a new chief executive, following the departure of Tom Moloney in… Continue reading Emap Launches Structural Review

BSkyB’s full year revenue increased by 10% to £4.5 million, with the broadcaster adding a net 406,000 new subscribers to reach 8.58 million.Sky+ acquisitions were up 821,000 to 2.37 million, whilst HD customers reached 292,000, which Sky said was its fastest take-up for an additional TV product.There was also record Sky Talk customer growth of… Continue reading BSkyB Revenues Increase

Virgin Media is to launch a new online sports portal next week, allowing visitors a chance to watch highlights from all Barclays Premier League, Coca-Cola Championship, League 1 and League 2 matches for free.The clips will be available on-demand for one week after transmission, with the site available to everyone with access to the internet,… Continue reading Virgin Launches Online Sports Portal