The global demand for set-top boxes is expected to reach an annual 120 million units by 2011, according to new research from Understanding & Solutions. Understanding & Solutions predicts that the market will be sustained by the maturing digital satellite market and the cable sector that, which will be driven by the conversion of analogue… Continue reading Global Demand For Set-Top Boxes Set To Rise

A single online planning currency is absolutely necessary, particularly as most medium’s content distribution will be via the internet in the future, according to Louise Ainsworth, managing director for Nielsen//NetRatings, who was speaking from the floor at last week’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Media Research’ seminar. Ainsworth indicated that having come to research from an… Continue reading Single Planning Currency For The Internet Is ‘Absolutely Necessary’

Xfm is to make its ‘Xfm Residency’ shows available as a series of free podcasts, giving listeners the chance to hear their favourite music idols again and again.The podcasts feature the artists in residence and excerpts from their musical choices. To download the podcasts listeners will need to go to a link on the Xfm… Continue reading Xfm Launches ‘Residency’ Podcasts

IPC Southbank’s In Style has launched its new website, www.instylemagazine.co.uk, following 12 month’s development, to bring users the latest A-list celebrity style guide.The new UK website will focus primarily on fashion and beauty, celebrity style and party news, with key features including, “look of the day” showing the latest A-list pictures, “hot spots” which reveals… Continue reading In Style Launches New Website

BSkyB is launching a new part-time HD service, Sky Sports HDX, to add to its portfolio of high-definition channels.The service will replace Prem Plus HD following the loss of Sky’s monopoly on Premiership football last year. Setanta won two premierhip packages, while Sky will be broadcasting four packages from the beginning of the 2007-08 season… Continue reading Third HD Sports Channel For Sky

OneSearch, the mobile search service from Yahoo!, has launched in the UK following the service’s arrival Stateside two months ago.The service is accessed via Yahoo!’s mobile web page, with it delivering results with one search instead of a series of web links to PC sites, to any mobile phone with a browser and internet access.Clicking… Continue reading Yahoo! Launches Mobile Search Service In Britain

Michael Tomasky has been appointed as the editor of the Guardian‘s US website Guardian America.The Washington based journalist starts his new role on May 7 and he will be charged with increasing the title’s online presence in North America, as well as enhancing the site’s news and front page.The site’s front page will be American… Continue reading New Editor For Guardian’s US Website

Publicis has recorded a 6.5% increase in first quarter revenues, to £723 billion. The world’s fourth largest advertising group said that it achieved organic growth of 3% for the first quarter of 2007. The £1.7 billion growth in new client business was fuelled by wins which included Asda in the UK and Wendy’s in the… Continue reading Publicis Posts First Quarter Revenues Increase

Reuters has revealed that it has received a bid approach from an unidentified third party which has seen its shares rise over 25%. There are rumours that the bidder could be Canadian information group Thomson Corporation or search engine giant Google. Although Newscorp has also been mentioned as a possible bidder, it is unlikely as… Continue reading Reuters Receives Bid Approach

Taking different approaches to research was another of the big topics up for discussion at yesterday’s MediaTel Group seminar, with chair Torin Douglas probing the panellists for their views on the pros and cons of engagement and exposure. Lynne Robinson, research director at the IPA, said that it is important to not get carried away… Continue reading Engagement And Exposure Debated At MediaTel Research Seminar