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Trade secretary Peter Mandelson has hinted that the government could be ready to fund the implementation of UK-wide next-generation broadband.Speaking at the Digital Britain summit held in London last Friday, Mandelson said that government money could be used to improve the current situation where 12.5 million homes in the UK still have no access to… Continue reading Mandelson hints at government funding for next-gen broadband

Internet search engine Ask.com is returning to its original name, Ask Jeeves, in the UK and bringing back its iconic butler.Jeeves was retired in 2006 but is returning in a move that also gives users a choice of URL to reach the search engine – ask.com, ask.co.uk, askjeeves.com and askjeeves.co.uk.Cesar Mascaraque, managing director of Ask… Continue reading Ask.com brings back Jeeves

The Guardian has raised the cover price of its Saturday edition by 10p to £1.70.The Guardian‘s last price rise came in September 2008, when it increased to £1.60 (see Guardian And Telegraph To Raise Cover Prices).In the rest of the Quality market, the Saturday Times costs £1.50, while the Saturday Daily Telegraph and Saturday Independent… Continue reading Guardian ups Saturday cover price

Free newspaper publisher Metro International has posted a 24% decrease in total net revenues for the first quarter, to €55.6 million. Metro International – which publishes in more than 100 major cities in 18 countries across Europe, Asia, North and South America – also revealed that it has terminated discussions with a potential buyer. It… Continue reading Metro International records 24% fall in net revenues

UK-listed shares in Independent News & Media are up over 20% amid claims that the new board will offload its loss-making Independent and Independent on Sunday titles.Experts have been called in to review the group’s books in the past few weeks with a view to creating a turnaround strategy for the heavily-indebted Irish media company,… Continue reading Independent share price up amid sale hopes

Newsquest Specialist Media has launched a new bi-monthly sports magazine called Fighting Fit.The new title is set to provide information and advice to combat sports enthusiasts on health, nutrition and training techniques, as well as product reviews, technical advice and fighter profiles.Newsquest said it aims to target readers with an interest in combat sports, from… Continue reading Newsquest launches new sports title

Google has posted its first sequential decline in the first quarter of 2009, despite revenues being up 6% year on year.The search giant admitted that it is “feeling the impact” of the current recession and despite generating revenues of $5.51 billion in Q1, it suffered a 3% decline on Q4 2008.Google’s AdSense initiative, which generates… Continue reading Google posts first quarter revenue drop

Growth in user spend on mobile entertainment services will slow dramatically over the next two years unless key markets emerge from recession, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The Mobile Entertainment report found that, under a worst case scenario of a prolonged global recession, mobile entertainment revenues would increase by nearly $13 billion… Continue reading Growth in user spend on mobile entertainment to slow over next two years

London’s Magic 105.4 is set to launch its sixth series of user-generated content ‘Magic Good Mood Film’ television ad-campaigns.The TV ads, which return on April 17 to promote Neil Fox’s More Music Breakfast Show, aim to “capture and lift the mood of London by using listeners’ favourite images of the capital and their lives in… Continue reading Magic launches new TV ad campaign

Gordon Brown today backed broadband for all amid claims that universal broadband access is crucial for the future success of Britain’s economy.Speaking at the Digital Britain summit in London, Brown told the leading players from the media, music, telecoms and technology industries that blanket high speed internet access “lies at the heart” of Britain’s economic… Continue reading Gordon Brown calls for broadband for all