Staff – MediaTel NewsLine February 2005 saw the UK making the most of an ever-increasing raft of innovative downloads available, with a total of 1.55 billion page impressions viewed in the UK during the month, a year on year increase of 128 million.WAP usage in 2005 is enjoying a strong performance, with February’s total up… Continue reading February Sees 1.55 Billion WAP Impressions

Media agency Starcom has announced the launch of a new division under the Group’s umbrella, Starcom+, specialising in non traditional but increasingly important media channels normally either closer to or part of editorial content.This will range from broadcast sponsorship to product placement to ad funded programming in TV, outside of the TV arena it ranges… Continue reading Starcom Launches Sponsorship And Content Division

Indie rock radio station, Xfm, cleaned up at last night’s Sony Radio Awards, receiving six nominations, twice as many as any other radio station in the UK.Capital-owned Xfm was nominated for the much coveted Station of The Year award, while presenter Christian O’Connell received a record 4 nominations, including Breakfast Show Of The Year, The… Continue reading Xfm Clears Up At Sony Awards Nominations

Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) is beginning to attract more consumers, due to the decline in price according to leading research company, International Data Corporation (IDC), who predict 27 million users will have subscribed by 2009, an increase of 24 million from 3 million who currently subscribe. Though relatively small, analysts eMarketer reveal the VoIP market to be… Continue reading VoIP Gaining In Popularity

Magazine and radio group, Emap, has announced the resignation of its group finance director, Gary Hughes, after five years at the company with agreement that he will leave in May, after the group’s preliminary results are issued. Commenting on the departure, Tom Moloney, chief executive of Emap said: “Gary has done an excellent job for… Continue reading Emap’s Group Finance Manager Resigns

UBC Media has announced the completion of an agreement with Channel 4 for the broadcaster to acquire a 51% interest in UBS’s national radio station, Oneword Radio, for a cash consideration of £1 million. This will make further progress towards the creation of a Channel4-led radio operation to compete directly with BBC Radio 4. UBC… Continue reading Oneword Deal Completed With Channel 4

Five’s managing editor and director of acquisitions, Jeff Ford, will be replacing Channel 4’s head of acquisitions June Dromgoole following the announcement of her retirement.Ford, who has been at Five since 1997, will leave the broadcaster on 22 April, but his start date has yet to be confirmed and could be later this year. As… Continue reading Channel 4 Poaches Five’s Director Of Acquisitions

Video Networks, provider of the HomeChoice entertainment and communications has announced the addition of a brand new R.E.M. video on demand music channel to it’s platform, with HomeChoice customers gaining exclusive access to the channel.The launch of the R.E.M. music content coincides with the band’s UK tour, with the channel consisting of four different areas;… Continue reading Video Networks Starts New R.E.M Channel

The Guardian is reported to be switching to a smaller format as early as this autumn, with media buyers already being shown dummy editions of an A3 size copy of the paper.The recent decline of the newspaper’s circulation is thought to be worrying executives, with the recent NRS data revealing a 4.6% drop in The… Continue reading Guardian To Downsize In Autumn

Fox Home Entertainment will be the first advertiser to run four separate campaigns back to back on ATM:ad, promoting a special price offer on four DVD movies in ASDA stores nationwide.The adverts, which will run across cash points at 146 ASDA stores, started yesterday and will run for four weeks with Garfield – The Movie,… Continue reading First Rolling Campaign On ATM:ad