GMG Radio has reported a revenue increase for its Real Radio and Smooth brands for the three months to June 30, despite the current tough climate for commercial radio. Trading for both the Real Radio and Smooth brands was up 26% from April to June 2006, The increase in revenue comes after The Guardian Media… Continue reading GMG Radio Reports Revenue Increase

Tiscali, the Italian internet service provider, is set to offer triple play services in the UK, after the company merged its British operations with Homechoice owners, Video Networks. The third largest broadband operator in the UK will make television, broadband and telephone services available, following the sale of Homechoice to Tiscali for a reported £60… Continue reading Tiscali To Launch Triple Play Services After Buying Homechoice

The portable media player (PMP) sales will reach 5 million units by the end of 2006, up from just 390,000 only two years ago, according to new research from In-Stat. The research reveals that the video iPod in particular has helped to boost sales of PMPs, with consumers becoming more aware of portable video, additional… Continue reading Portable Media Player Market To Grow

By the end of 2011, nearly half a billion people will be watching TV on their mobile phone handsets, according to a new study from IMS Research. The research, entitled Mobile TV – A Complete Analysis of the Global Market, forecasts that mobile TV delivered over the mobile phone data network should experience strong growth… Continue reading Mobile TV To Experience Strong Growth

Young people aged 16-24 are increasingly moving away from traditional media and going online, according to the latest Ofcom Communications Market report from Ofcom.The report shows that younger people are embracing new technologies to the detriment of traditional platforms and services. The 16-24 year old age group watches less public service broadcasting output than ever… Continue reading Young People Moving Away From Traditional Media

Peter Burt, chairman of ITV, could soon follow Charles Allen in leaving the broadcaster, according to reports in Broadcast.Apparently Burt has been unhappy in his role for some time and will step down once a permanent successor to Allen has been appointed and has settled into the role.Broadcast says that Burt initially supported the Greg… Continue reading ITV Chairman Could Leave

Archant has announced a 19.4% drop in profit in the first half of 2006, attributing the decline to fundamental structural changes in its markets and cyclical economic forces. In the six months to July 1 the company’s profits stood at £10.2 million. The regional newspaper and magazine group also said that its revenue was down… Continue reading Archant Magazines Show Growth As Profits Fall

Total retail revenue in the UK communications sector reached £50 billion in 2005, a 5% increase compared to 2004, according to new figures revealed by Ofcom in its new Communications Market report. The biggest annual rise, of £2 billion, came from the telecoms sector, while television revenue grew by £500 million. Total radio funding (BBC… Continue reading UK Communications Retail Revenue Reaches £50 Billion In 2005

By 2010 traditional television advertising will be one-third as effective as it was in 1990, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co. The predicted loss of effectiveness is down to an assumed 15% decrease in buying power caused by cost per thousand rate increases. Other factors which are identified in the McKinsey report… Continue reading Effectiveness Of Traditional TV Advertising To Decline

IPC Connect, the women’s weekly division of IPC Media, has extended its weekly celebrity magazine to the web, in order to refocus the publisher’s online efforts.Nowmagazine.co.uk, the online version of the magazine, will be edited by Beverley Watts and carry UK and US celeb news and gossip, with the Stateside material coming from parent company… Continue reading IPC Extends Now Online