Helen Tridgell, managing director of the outdoor media measurement group, POSTAR, has left the company after five years to look for a “new challenge.”During her time at POSTAR, Tridgell worked hard making the research body concentrate on covering the entire London underground network instead of just roadside billboards. The company is reported to have future… Continue reading POSTAR Managing Director Leaves For New Challenge

Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is predicted to reach 25.9 million subscribers globally by the end of 2010, up from just 2.7 million at the end of 2005, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. The report, IPTV: A Global Analysis, claims that China will be the leading IPTV market, with 4.9 million subscribers… Continue reading IPTV To Reach 25.9 Million By 2010

The total global mobile subscriber market is forecast to reach 2.7 billion by 2010, with shipments of handsets breaking the one million mark by 2009, according to new research from Juniper Research. The Next Generation Handsets 2005-2010 report attributes strong sales of handsets to good growth in the Asia Pacific markets and increasing replacement rates… Continue reading Global Mobile Subscribers To Hit 2.7 Billion By 2010

BSkyB is reported to be trying to move into the UK cinema market by buying six multiplex cinemas from UGC in an attempt to push forward and market Sky Digital.The satellite giant is said to be holding talks with owner of the UGC cinema chain, US private equity firm, Blackstone Group, over the possibility of… Continue reading BSkyB In Bid To Buy UGC Cinemas To Push Digital Offerings

Top of the Pops presenters, Fearne Cotton and Reggis Yates will be hosting the early breakfast show on Radio 1 every Friday from the end of September.The show will see them broadcast between 4.00am and 7.00am, with their appointment completing the most recent schedule changes at Radio 1 that saw JK and Joel take over… Continue reading Cotton And Yates Signed To Radio One Early Breakfast

William Lewis, business editor of the Sunday Times, looks set to join the Daily Telegraph filling the space left vacant by the papers city editor, Neil Collins.According to industry speculation, he told John Witherow, editor of the Sunday Times and Les Hinton, executive chairman of News International, his intention to leave yesterday.On arrival at the… Continue reading Lewis Leaves Sunday Times For Daily Telegraph

The UK’s premier digital photography magazine, What Digital Camera is gearing up to celebrate its 100th issue, with the birthday publication packed full of the best products and reviews.Owned by IPC Media, the monthly publication will feature 100 best digital products, 100 top digital hints and tips and 100 great prizes to win. The issue… Continue reading What Digital Camera Magazine Celebrates 100th Issue

Media communications and market research group, Aegis, has purchased digital creative agency, glue, for £14.75 million, strengthening its subsidiary digital network company, Isobar. The acquisition of glue is consistent with Aegis’s strategy of building the “leading international digital network”. The agency specialises in highly creative advertising across the internet, email, mobile phones and iTV and… Continue reading Aegis Buys Digital Creative Agency Glue

The concept of television is transforming beyond the traditional “box” in the sitting room, to a digital device that is available on mobile phones, accessible on PCs, available on-demand and at consumers convenience. In its latest US Digital TV report, analyst eMarketer predicts that by the end of this decade over half of all US… Continue reading The Changing Face Of TV

Emap’s flagship men’s magazine, FHM, has announced plans to run the FHM Insider Awards, showcasing lifestyle essentials for today’s 18-34 year old man.The event will be sponsored by New Look as it launches its first ever menswear range and coincide with the retailer’s multimedia Autumn brand campaign, “The New Now”.Voting will be driven through FHM.com,… Continue reading FHM Launches Lifestyle Insider Awards