More than seven times more text messages were sent on Valentine’s Day than cards this year, with 92 million texts sent compared to 12 million cards, according to new figures released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA).Text messaging performed strongly during February 2005, with 2.19 billion person to person text messages being sent across the… Continue reading Texts Outweigh Cards On Valentine’s Day

Europe is “cutting its own path” in terms of broadband adoption, with services offered in the UK, France and Italy as competitive as anything offered around the world, according to new research by analysts eMarketer. The Europe Broadband report shows that broadband households in Western Europe increased by nearly 65% over 2004, twice the rate… Continue reading Europe Enjoys Impressive Growth In Broadband Up-Take

High definition television (HDTV) is predicted to hit 15.5 million households worldwide by the end of 2005, with penetration forecast to reach 52 million by 2009, according to market research firm, In-Stat. According to the company’s new report, Got HD? High-Def TV Service Now In Over 10 Million Homes, there are currently 10 million homes… Continue reading Global HDTV Penetration To Reach 52 Million By 2009

February 2005 saw 2.19 billion text messages sent, with person to person texts across the UK GSM network operators showing an increase of 7.2% on the total sent during the same period in 2004, according to the latest figures released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The month’s total was boosted by Valentine’s Day, which… Continue reading February Text Messages Reach 2.19 Billion

Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has issued a upbeat pre-close statement prior to the end of its half-year, showing group revenues for the first six months of the financial year to be 11% up on last year, while like for like revenues are predicted to have increased by a healthy 4%. Radio revenues for the group… Continue reading SRH Reveal Strong Performance For First Half Of Financial Year

UK based mobile operator, O2, expects profits for 2004 to be in the 12-15% range, with slower growth in the second half reflecting the impact of the approximately 30% cut in termination rates in September, the loss of the BT contract, and the general competitiveness of the market. According the group’s update, issued prior to… Continue reading O2 Predicts Strong Growth For 2004

Cable operator, NTL, has begun testing its first high definition TV services via new ADSL2+ technology, allowing massively increased connection speeds without the need to install expensive fibre optic lines to customers’ homes.The new technology was revealed in a financial presentation, with NTL stating that it had been running trials of the new, high definition… Continue reading NTL Trials High Definition TV With Ultra Fast Broadband

MediaTel Group, in association with MediaGuardian, will present a seminar on the Future of Digital TV next month, chaired by the BBC’s media correspondent, Torin Douglas, and featuring a panel of distinguished media commentators.Held on 12 April at the Guardian Newsroom, the event will comprise a panel debate and audience question and answer session tackling… Continue reading Digital TV In The Spotlight At MediaTel Seminar

ITV has unveiled a new line up for its daytime schedule, dubbing the programme strand ITV Day, in order to combat increasing competition from rivals such as Five.The broadcaster has also confirmed that the newly acquired Jerry Springer chat show will be aired at 9:25am, competing directly with former ITV1 host Trisha Goddard on Five… Continue reading ITV Rebrands Daytime As Competition Hots Up

February 2005 was a strong month for cinema, with advertising spend enjoying a 39.4% year on year increase to reach £12.1 million, according to the latest data released by the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA). The top three advertisers during the month were Orange, spending £1.1 million with its out-of-reel sponsorship, followed by car manufacturers Vauxhall… Continue reading Cinema Adspend Rises By 40% In February