WAP usage in the UK continues to perform strongly, with 1.66 billion page impressions viewed in the UK during May, an increase of 14.1% compared to the same period in 2004, according to new figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). May enjoyed an average daily total of 53.8 million page impressions viewed, not quite… Continue reading WAP Use Continues To Grow
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Ulster TV (UTV) has announced the appointment of Scott Taunton as chief executive officer of The Wireless Group (TWG), taking up his new post with immediate effect following UTV’s acquisition of the company last month.UTV acquired TWG in a deal worth around £98 million. Taunton’s appointment sees him replace former chief executive, Kelvin MacKenzie who… Continue reading UTV Appoints Taunton As New Wireless Chief
The increasing penetration of digital radio is making the industry a ‘complicated business’, with new research from the BBC identifying the difference in levels of knowledge and awareness in the digital market. Speaking at the Edinburgh Radio Festival, Simon Nelson, controller for BBC radio and music interactive, and Jo Hamilton, the Corporation’s head of audience… Continue reading BBC To Drive Future Uptake Of DAB Radio
Despite its increasing uptake in the US, satellite radio has not yet penetrated in the UK, with Stephen Carter, chief executive for Ofcom, saying that the medium is interesting, but “not really being looked into” by the media regulator. Speaking at the Edinburgh Radio Festival, Carter claimed that a subscriber radio model would not have… Continue reading Ofcom Shows Lack Of Interest In UK Satellite Radio Uptake
Sky Sports’ Soccer AM has been rapped by Ofcom over the use of product placements, after giving a brand of basketball boots editorial airtime and endorsementsOfcom took exception to a presenter on the morning sports show describing the boots as being worn by a quarter of NBA players, and making reference to the boots’ manufacturer.Sky… Continue reading Soccer AM Has Wrist Slapped After Product Placement
GCap Media has merged its two FM networks to create The One Network from The Mix and Capital FM, offering more comprehensive solutions for advertisers and smoothing the path for bespoke national campaigns.The move will see advertisers offered easily implemented advertising campaigns on a national scale through the network, which spans a massive 39 local… Continue reading GCap Merges Mix And Capital Networks To Form One
Saturday’s Live8 concert generated a huge spike of online interest, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, with visitors to the charity’s official site numbering 707,365 from the UK alone on the day of the concert itself.The new figures, provided by the internet measurement specialist’s NetView service, show UK visitors viewing over 8.75 million pages of content on the… Continue reading Live8 Sparks Surge Of Online Interest
Publicis Groupe-owned ZenithOptimedia has revised downwards its UK advertising expenditure forecasts for 2005, citing worries over the health of the economy as well as a ‘signicant fall-off in advertiser demand’ in the second quarter of this year. The agency has cut its predictions for UK advertising growth from the 4.9% forecast in April, to just… Continue reading ZenithOptimedia Cuts 2005 Adspend Forecast
Sky has today announced its coverage of football games for the new season, these are:Sky Sports:Sun, Aug 14: Arsenal v Newcastle (1.30pm), Wigan v Chelsea (4pm). Sun, Aug 21: Chelsea v Arsenal (4pm). Sun, Aug 28: Newcastle v Man Utd (4pm). Sun, Sep 18: Liverpool v Man Utd (12noon). Mon, Sep 19: Arsenal v Everton… Continue reading Sky Announces Football Coverage For New Season
The 2005 Radio Academy Radio Festival will kick off in Edinburgh this afternoon, with high-profile delegates and speakers swarming to the event, which promises to lift the lid on the latest radio research, as well as offering insight from some of the industry’s top names.Amongst those due to address the event are Ofcom chief executive,… Continue reading Radio Festival Kicks Off In Edinburgh