Vodafone is launching its nationwide broadband service next Monday which will give Vodafone consumer contract customers 8MB broadband access for £25 a month.BT will provide the infrastructure to enable the mobile phone company to roll out its Vodafone At Home service.Vodafone is the latest mobile company to offer a broadband service, with 02 also set… Continue reading Vodafone To Launch Premium Broadband Service

Ofcom is set to reveal the results of a review of Channel 4’s finances, according to a report in the Guardian.The report says that the findings from Ofcom’s consultants are due to be made public in the spring.In September, Ofcom announced that it had appointed advisers LEK to carry out a detailed review of Channel… Continue reading Ofcom To Reveal Results Of Channel 4 Finance Review

Jon Hewson, chief executive of CN Radio has left the group after three years, saying that he was unable to take the company any further. Hewson joined CN Radio from the Guardian Media Group and has not ruled out a return to GMG. The group’s managing director, Julie Fair, has been promoted to the chief… Continue reading Hewson Leaves CN Radio

The number of unbundled local loops in Western Europe will grow from 10.9 million in June 2006 to 28.6 million by the end of 2007, according to new research from Analysys. The report says that alternative operators will continue to move towards infrastructure-based strategies in order to improve profit margins, which could lead to 24.2… Continue reading Unbundled Local Loops To Reach 28.6 Million In Western Europe

Sky has announced that the total number of Sky+ boxes installed in customers’ homes has broken through 2 million for the first time. The number of Sky+ boxes grew by more than 50% in 2006, which means that Sky is on its way to pass its target of 25% Sky+ penetration in advance of the… Continue reading Sky+ In 2 Million Homes

According to an IDC survey of more than 2,500 American wireless subscribers and customers, nearly three-quarters (72.5%) of respondents did not use any data services outside of messaging in the third quarter of 2006. IDC says that steep prices are one of the main reasons Americans are not jumping to subscribe to entertainment services for… Continue reading Mobile Data Services Too Expensive For US Subscribers

Worldwide, the market for digital radio receivers will grow from 5 million units in 2005, to almost 25 million unit shipments in 2010, according to a new forecast from In-Stat. In-Stat added that in 2006, 73% of respondents to an In-Stat US consumer survey were aware of HD Radio on some level, whilst in Europe,… Continue reading Market For Digital Radio Receivers To Grow

More US households now own DVD players (81.2% of all households) than VCRs (79.2% of households), according to a new report from Nielsen Media Research. The 3rd Quarter Home Technology Report also shows ownership of most media technology trending up from previous years, which could continue to climb as Christmas approaches. As of third quarter… Continue reading DVD Households Overtake VCR In US

New research from the Outdoor Advertising Association reveals that outdoor advertising has broken through the 10% revenue share barrier for the first time during Q3 2006.Outdoor experienced its slowest growth since 2002 during April to June, although figures just released for for the third quarter of the year show a recovery, with an increase from… Continue reading Outdoor Breaks 10% Revenue Share Barrier

The NewsLine team would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. We will be taking a break over the festive season, but will return on 2 January with the latest media news, comment and analysis.Early in the New Year we will bring you round-ups for 2006 from… Continue reading Merry Christmas!