Consumer magazine ABC figures will be available from 12 noon in the Press Database section of MediaTel.co.uk for subscribers, and will be shortly followed by in-depth focus and coverage throughout the afternoon.The NewsLine team will be providing expert analysis of all the top stories to emerge from the newly released figures, and will be tackling… Continue reading Magazine ABCs Released Today

The Sportsman is believed to be on the verge of securing a rescue package, with an announcement as to the paper’s future being made this week, according to reports in the trade press.Robin Holt, currently a director of Swindon Town Football Club, is reported to be taking over from acting MD Mark Maydon, appointed following… Continue reading The Sportsman Could Announce Rescue Bid

Private equity firms are preparing a £10 million bid for NTL, as shareholders lodge a formal complaint against the company for rejecting a £9 million offer last year, according to a report in today’s Times.The cable giant has seen its share price fall 20% in the past four months, despite its recent £3.4 billion acquisition… Continue reading NTL Could Face $10 Billion Bid

Sky has announced that the latest addition to its Sky Mobile TV service is the Extreme Sports Channel, with the channel joining the existing mobile TV package with immediate effect.The Extreme Sports mobile TV service will offer made-for-mobile content including a series covering the best and worst ‘slams’ and profiles on the ultimate extreme sports… Continue reading Sky Adds Extreme Sports To Mobile Channel Line Up

Britain’s biggest non-broadcaster owned multi-channel television sales house, Digital Media Sales (DMS), is to explore new broadcast delivery opportunities with the launch of a broadband sales company.The independent digital sales company, whose channels account for 3% of multi-channel impacts, will launch DMS Broadband with nine channels including broadband-specific services such as E-Music Television, Holiday TV,… Continue reading DMS To Explore Broadcast Delivery Opportunities

Private equity firms are preparing a £10 million bid for NTL, as shareholders lodge a formal complaint against the company for rejecting a £9 million offer last year, according to a report in today’s Times. The cable giant has seen its share price fall 20% in the past four months, despite its recent £3.4 billion… Continue reading NTL Could Face $10 Billion Bid

By 2010 just under 30 million households in the US, Europe and Japan will have acquired a standalone hi-def disc player or recorder, according to Screen Digest. Screen Digest expects that sales of stand-alone Blu-ray and HD DVD players and recorders will initially be rather slow. It anticipates sales of 430,000 stand-alone Blu-ray/HD DVD players… Continue reading Blu-ray And HD DVD To Battle For Market Dominance

The number of households with HDTV service are projected to grow from 15 million in mid-2006 to 20.3 million at the end of 2006, according to a new study from In-Stat. The high-tech market research firm says that this growth is tempered by the fact that it is occurring in a relatively small number of… Continue reading HDTV Households To Reach 20 Million By End Of 2006

Online ad spend will reach $15.7 billion in the US this year and $25.9 billion by 2011, according to a new study from JupiterResearch. Search is forecast to dominate internet ad spend over the coming years, with search spending for this year projected to total $6.5 billion, or 41.4% of total online ad spending. In… Continue reading Online Adspend To Reach $25.9 Billion By 2011

British kids and teenagers have a huge appetite for playing online games, contributing to the online games audience growing over 16% in the last year, according to new research from Nielsen//NetRatings. This 16% growth, over four times the rate of overall internet growth, shows just how popular online gaming is becoming. In June, 28% of… Continue reading Youngsters Fuel Growth Of Online Game Sector