Increasing amounts of adults are using other media to access television, with new research from Continental Research revealing that around two million adults have watched TV through their mobile phone, with another one million claiming they want to. In a survey of 2,135 adults over 10% were found to have watched TV via the internet,… Continue reading Consumers Look To Different Media To Watch TV

BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing proved its appeal on Saturday, with average adult viewers totaling 6.9 million, trouncing ITV’s average of 6.2 million for the X Factor talent contest.The BBC’s ratings win was cemented later in the night, with 7.1 million adult viewers tuning in to hospital drama Casualty, going head to head with ITV’s… Continue reading Strictly Come Dancing Floors X Factor In Saturday Showdown

Chrysalis Group has confirmed the sale of its loss-making books division to its management team for £12.5 million.The sale will see Chrysalis Books become part of the Anova Books Company, formed by the company’s chief executive and other senior managers of the division. The new company will also take on the outstanding debt owed by… Continue reading Chrysalis Offloads Books Business For £12.5 Million

Vincent Bollore’s continued purchases of Aegis shares has brought the French entrepreneur within reach of a 25% share in the company. Bollore’s French financier, Groupe Bollore, announced on Saturday that it had raised its stake in Aegis Group to 24.97%. Should Bollore extend his stake to the 25% mark he will achieve a blocking minority… Continue reading Bollore Closes In On 25% Aegis Share

Chrysalis Group has confirmed the sale of its loss-making books division to its management team for £12.5 million. The sale will see Chrysalis Books become part of the Anova Books Company, formed by the company’s chief executive and other senior managers of the division. The new company will also take on the outstanding debt owed… Continue reading Chrysalis Sells Books Division For £12.3 Million

The UK business to business media and information market is predicted to increase by 11% in 2005, reaching £17 billion and continuing the strong growth enjoyed by the sector over the past five years. According to a new study released by the Business Information Forum and supported by the Department of Trade and Industry, the… Continue reading B2B Media And Information Market To Rise By 11% In 2005

Broadband over internet protocol (IP) telephony has gained significant momentum over the last couple of years, with In-Stat projecting subscribers to reach over 3.2 million by the end of 2005. The strong growth of IP technology is partly attributed to the increasing popularity of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) with the high-tech market research firm… Continue reading Broadband IP Telephony To Reach 3.2 Million By End Of 2005

Yesterday’s bizarre real life incidents involving Eastenders actors Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden failed to provide increased viewers for BBC1’s top soap.Last night’s edition attracted an average audience of 9.3 million adults, down from 10 million the previous Thursday, despite a flurry of media attention throughout the day after both actors were caught up in… Continue reading Real Life Drama Fails To Lift BBC Soap

Media and communications group, Aegis has purchased French digital agencies Planete Interactive and Webcontents, planning to integrate then into its Isobar network. The deal sees the two companies purchased for a total cash consideration of €9 million payable over three years and subject to strict performance conditions. Planete Interactive and Webcontents merged early this year… Continue reading Aegis Furthers Digital Network

Satellite giant BSkyB has announced a slow down in growth of its subscriber base during its fiscal first quarter, showing reduced subscriber growth of 57,000, down from the 83,000 new subscribers it added in the previous quarter. Despite this downturn, revenues for the period increased by 8% year on year to £1.02 billion with operating… Continue reading BSkyB Sees Slowdown In Subscriber Base Growth