Trinity Mirror’s profits have declined by 12.8% to £98.1 million in the first half of 2006, with the fall attributed to the weak advertising market. The publisher has called a review of its business to be completed by the end of the year, with some analysts saying that the review could lead to Trinity Mirror… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Review After Profits Fall

The general population more likely to take part in panel surveys if they can use mobile phones rather than the pager like devices usually used, according to a new US study by The Media Audit. The research shows adults are 3.5 times more likely to agree to participate in a panel study using a mobile… Continue reading Mobile Phones Preferred As Panel Survey Devices

Almost 14% of the UK adult population has a DAB digital radio in the home and 23% of owners have more than one, according to the Digital Radio Development Bureau’s (DRDB) fourth annual business report on the DAB digital radio market. In April of this year DAB digital radio set sales in the UK topped… Continue reading Repeat Purchasing Of DAB Radios On The Increase

July saw an in-depth discussion on the press at the MediaTel INSIGHT Future of The National Press seminar, with industry figures giving their opinions on the challenges ahead. Dave King, executive director of the Telegraph, said that online should not be seen as taking over from newspapers but rather as being part of a media… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – July 2006

The number of US households with digital video recorders (DVR) and video-on-demand (VOD) is rising significantly, according to new research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). The research says that 60% of all digital cable subscribers have used VOD, up from 25% two years ago, and about 12% of households in the US now have a… Continue reading US DVR And VOD Households Increase Significantly

Millions of households in the US could receive government help with the planned digital switchover in the form of coupons for those who rely solely on analogue broadcasts. The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NITA) has proposed that these viewers, of whom there are estimated to be about 21 million, could be eligible… Continue reading US Households Could Receive Coupons For Digital Switchover

VoIP services will have $120 billion spent on them in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific between 2005 and 2009, according to new a new report from Infonetics Research. The report says that in North America VoIP service revenue will grow from $2.6 billion in 2005 to $13.3 billion in 2009, while across the same… Continue reading European VoIP Service Revenue To Reach $12.7 Billion In 2009

Choice FM, the urban radio station owned by GCap Media, has signed a six-figure deal with Viacom Outdoor to promote the station at the Notting Hill Carnival in London.The outdoor ad company, which specialises in transport advertising, will help the radio station to target main commuter routes at the street party by taking over sites… Continue reading Choice FM Signs Major Deal With Viacom Outdoor

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers has hired its first head of mobile strategy as the group further diversifies the ways in which it delivers content.Andrew Bagguley will be overseeing the group’s push to get more people reading the Sun and the News of the WorldBagguley, previously the head of international portal management at T-Mobile, joins… Continue reading News Group Hires Head Of Mobile Strategy

The Financial Times made £5 million profit in the first half of 2006, with advertising revenues up 11% and circulation up 5% in the same period. The figures were revealed in parent company Pearson’s interim results, with the publisher saying that the Financial Times is continuing to show good momentum. Sales were up 10% to… Continue reading Financial Times Makes £5 Million Profit