Today sees the first overnight TV figures published on MediaTel.co.uk, with data provided by TNS allowing fast analysis of the previous day’s viewing for terrestrial broadcasters, as well as ITV2 and Sky One.Last night saw BBC drama Waking the Dead score impressive audience figures, with a peak of 7.1 million viewers in its final 15… Continue reading MediaTel Launches Extended TV Database With Overnights

Cable operator Telewest has widened the reach of its Teleport on-demand service, extending the technology to Essex, offering customers TV and film content at the push of a button.The service, which offers the same control as watching a DVD or video, enables users to pause, fast forward and rewind as many times as they like.The… Continue reading Telewest Widens On-Demand Access

Highbury House Communications has announced the departure of Mike Frey, chief operating officer of the group revealing the news in a statement to the city this morning. According to Highbury, Frey left the company by mutual consent with immediate effect and will not be replaced. Last month, Highbury appointed Kelvin MacKenzie as executive chairman of… Continue reading Frey Leaves Highbury House

Groupe Bollore has continued to raise its share in Aegis, with the latest reports revealing that Vincent Bollore has purchased more shares, increasing his stake in the media and communications agency to 19.1%, up from the 17.4% level announced on Saturday. Bollore is moving closer and closer to holding a 25% level in the company,… Continue reading Bollore Increases Aegis Stake To 19.1%

ITV looks set to suffer a £190 million deficit in its advertising income resulting from a poor performance from ITV1, with media agency Starcom forecasting the broadcasters share of the television advertising market to fall by 5.5 percentage points in 2006. Despite ITV’s expected fall, Starcom estimates the TV ad market for 2006 to be… Continue reading ITV To Suffer £190 Million Advertising Income Loss

Third generation phones (3G) exceeded 50 million by mid 2005, with the roll out of 3G services creating pressure for carriers to earn cellular data revenue and spawning a multitude of cellular devices of every shape and size, according to new research from In-Stat. According to the high tech market research firm, wireless handset component… Continue reading World-Wide 3G Phones Pass 50 Million

Media and communications group, Aegis has bought 100% of the equity of business media planning and buying agency, Just Media Limited (JML), for £10 million.JML was founded in 1995 and will bring clients including Adobe, Borland, Cognos, Compuware, MessageLabs and Seagate to Aegis.Commenting on the acquisition, Robert Lerwill, chief executive officer of Aegis said: “The… Continue reading Aegis Buys JML For £10 Million

The PPA has announced plans to undertake a retail marketing campaign targeting retailers, wholesalers and consumers, aiming to increase magazine sales at the newsstand.The next few months will see the PPA meet new retail buyers to provide them with an information source enabling new buyers to understand the unique relationship magazines have with readers.The scheme… Continue reading PPA To Target Retail Marketing Campaign

Satellite giant, BSkyB is expected to announce the £150 million take-over of broadband supplier, Easynet Group, this week making a direct rival in the broadband market to BT Aol and Wanadoo, according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph.The deal will give BSkyB the ability to offer “triple play” services to its customers, offering them… Continue reading BSkyB Expected To Take-Over Easynet Group