Broadband is expected to reach 41% of all European homes by the end of 2008, growing from this year’s predicted target of reaching 20% (33.5 million) of all homes, says Strategy Analytics. However, the report Broadband In Europe: Competition Heats Up At Last shows, due to a lack of competition, the smaller ‘more nimble’ countries… Continue reading Broadband To Reach 41% Of European Homes By 2008
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BBC Radio Stations Weekly Reach (000s) Year On Year Comparisons Station Survey Period Ending Sep 03 Ending Sep 04 % Ch 1Xtra from the BBC Q 331 312 -5.7 BBC 6 Music Q 154 228 48.1 BBC Asian Network Q 214 171 -20.1 BBC Asian Network UK H 495 473 -4.4 BBC Essex Q 252… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q3 2004: Performance By Ownership
Sky Media has appointed Paul Curtis to the newly created position of deputy managing director, following the departure of Mark Chippendale as head of advertising sales last month.Curtis, currently managing director of Viacom Brand Solutions, will report to Nick Milligan, managing director of Sky Media, with a brief to deliver more integrated solutions to advertisers… Continue reading Sky Picks Curtis As New Advertising Sales Boss
IPC’s veteran music weekly NME has secured Wella ShockWaves as the headline sponsor of its annual awards, which are to be broadcast on Channel 4 early next year.The event will be held on Thursday 17 February in London and will be promoted by a week of programming on Channel 4 featuring highlights from the awards… Continue reading NME Secures ShockWaves To Sponsor Annual Awards
The following tables show the best and worst performers, in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, of the local commercial stations broadcasting outside London. Top/Bottom 10 Weekly Reach (000s) % Change Station Survey Period Ending Sep 2003 Ending Sep 2004 % Change Star 107 (Cambridge/Ely) Y 14 39 178.6 Classic Gold 1431/ 1485… Continue reading RAJAR Results Q3 2004: Local Commercial Stations
Global information and news group, Reuters, has confirmed it is in exclusive talks with telecoms giant, BT about the sale of its financial extranet, Radianz, which was set up as part of a joint venture with communications group, Equant. As part of the deal, Reuters has agreed to purchase Equant’s 49% stake in Radianz for… Continue reading BT To Buy Reuters Financial Extranet
A growing number of households in the US are swapping their landline telephone for a mobile phone, according to a new report from Mediamark Research Inc (MRI), as the number of homes without a landline nearly doubles over the last four years. In 2000, 4.2% of households had no landline but this figure has risen… Continue reading Landlines Losing To Mobile Phones
New projections out today from eMarketer show that 2004 is likely to be another boom year for US online advertising, with spending expected to increase by 28.8% year-on-year to $9.4 billion, while 2005 is predicted to climb by 21%. Paid search, which accounts for 42% of the market, is also expected to grow significantly over… Continue reading US Internet Ad Market Set To Grow By 28% In 2004 & 21% In 2005
Advertising on the internet is seeing significant growth but it is set to remain a modest part of newspaper revenues for many years to come, says a new report from the World Association of Newspapers. The Profiting from Digital report from the Shaping the Future of Newspaper (SFN) project says, publishers need to look for… Continue reading Newspapers Need To Be ‘Cleverer’ To Profit From Digital Content
Channel 4 has secured Toyota as the six-figure broadcast sponsor of the new series of comedy drama, Teachers, which returns to the channel for its fourth run next week.The deal, which will promote Toyota’s new Rav4 model, marks the first sponsorship by the car manufacturer since it cut short its partnership with ITV’s coverage of… Continue reading Channel 4 Bags Toyota For Teachers Sponsorship