Sarah Pearce – MediaTel NewsLine Global digital television penetration is predicted to reach 144 million homes by the end of 2005, with this figure set to more than double by the end of the decade, to 370 million, according to MediaTel INSIGHT’s latest Digital TV Report.Earlier this week, at MediaTel INSIGHT’s Future of Digital TV… Continue reading Global Digital TV To Reach 144 Million Homes By End Of 2005

Sarah Pearce – MediaTel NewsLine Media regulator, Ofcom, has invited applications for a licence to provide an Independent Local Radio (ILR) service on the FM waveband covering the town of Barrow-in-Furness and the immediately surrounding area.The FM licence will be awarded for a maximum period of twelve years from the commencement of broadcasting, with the… Continue reading Ofcom Invites Applications For New Independent Radio Licence

Sarah Pearce – MediaTel NewsLine All three major party leaders will take part in a single show to be broadcast across the Commercial Radio network in the run up to the forthcoming General Election, making broadcasting history.On the last Sunday of the election campaign, May 1 2005, Prime Minister Tony Blair, Conservative Party Leader Michael… Continue reading Commerical Radio To Take The UK Leaders Live

Sarah Pearce – MediaTel NewsLine The daily national newspaper market continued the downwards spiral in the six months to Janaurary 2005, with a overall 3.5% dip, according to the latest figures from the National Readership Survey.The Independent retained its posisition as leader of the quality dailies with a 10% increase in readership figures, next week… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: January 2005

Sarah Pearce – MediaTel NewsLine The daily national newspaper market continued the downwards spiral in the six months to Janaurary 2005, with a overall 3.0% dip, according to the latest figures from the National Readership Survey.Within the quality sector The Independent saw a 10% increase in readership figures and next week the publication will undergo… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: January 2005

Sarah Pearce – MediaTel NewsLine The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has cleared the way for a new afternoon or evening newspaper to be distributed to London commuters, following a 23-month investigation.The OFT looked into the exclusive rights of Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), publishers of the London free morning newspaper the Metro and paid for… Continue reading OFT Clears Way For New London Afternoon Paper

Sarah Pearce – MediaTel NewsLine MediaTel Group has carried out the first survey of the UK’s top media buying and planning agencies on the future of the TV landscape, finding a wide disparity in respondent’s views as to the winners and losers in the digital age.Sky and Freeview growth are predicted to cover around 17… Continue reading Media Agencies Uncertain Of Digital Switchover

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 Emap… Continue reading Emap’s Group Finance Manager Resigns

Emap Performance has appointed Paul Brannigan as the new editor of Kerrang! magazine, taking up the position from 25 April and making only the seventh editor in the veteran music magazines 24-year history.Paul started with Kerrang! in 1995, having moved up from news editor and features editor before becoming Kerrangs! deputy editor in 2003. He… Continue reading Emap Announces New Editor Of Kerrang!

UBC Media has announced the completion of an agreement with Channel 4 for the broadcaster to acquire a 51% interest in UBC’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 took… Continue reading Oneword Deal Completed With Channel 4