More Industry News articles

More than a third of TV homes in the Asia Pacific region will receive digital signals in 2013, up from just 13% at the end of 2007, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. The 12th edition of Informa’s Asia Pacific TV report shows that China overtook Japan as the biggest digital market… Continue reading Digital TV To Grow In Asia Pacific Region

The IAB, Interactive Advertising Bureau, announced that internet advertising revenues reached $5.8 billion in the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 18.2% over the same period in 2007. Although the figures were the second highest in history, there was a slight slide of 1.7% from the previous quarter which recorded the largest ever figures,… Continue reading US Internet Advertising Revenues Up 18.2% YoY in Q1

The number of IPTV subscribers nearly quadrupled in 2007 across the Americas region, according to iSuppli Corp. Subscribers in North and South America increased from 501,000 in 2006 to 1.8 million in 2007, up 257.1%. The majority of subscribers are in the US – leading US IPTV providers Verizon and AT&T collectively reached 1.2 million… Continue reading IPTV Subscribers Grow 257% in Americas Year on Year

Over 50% of an average marketer’s budget is now spent online, according to a new report from online lead generation company Clash-Media. According to the research, over 70% of companies use search engine optimisation, paid search and e-mail marketing to in-house lists. Use of offline marketing methods has largely decreased, with only press and television… Continue reading Over 50% Of Marketers’ Budgets Spent Online

Lloyd Embley has been appointed as the new editor of the People six months after he took over as acting editor.Embley took over as acting editor of the Sunday tabloid after Mark Thomas left the job last November.Trinity Mirror, owner of the paper, also announced that its deputy editor, Ben Proctor, is leaving the company.Daily… Continue reading People Appoints New Editor

Italy claimed a 2 – 0 victory over France last night, knocking them out of the competition in front of a 6.9 million audience on BBC One.One of the pre-tournament favourites, France lost two key players in the first half after Franck Ribery was taken off with a serious injury and Eric Abidal was shown… Continue reading France Knocked Out Of Euro 2008

GCap Media’s Classic FM announced it will sponsor a series of classical concerts at London’s indigO2 and O2 arena in a new seven figure deal.Classic FM has teamed up with the owners and operators of the O2 – AEG – to be both the sponsor and media partner for the concerts, which are set to… Continue reading Classic FM Signs Major New Concert Deal

BskyB will be given licence fee money to supply low-cost set top boxes for older and disabled people in the first digital switchover region.The Digital Switchover Help Scheme has confirmed it will be handing the cash to Sky after it secured the SHS contract, seeing off competition from Freesat, according to a report by the… Continue reading Sky Wins Deal To Aid Digital Switchover

News International will shut its News Magazines unit that loses £10 million a year as the first step of widespread changes due to take place in the company.The News Magazines unit was launched by News International in 2005 and currently publishes the free monthly magazine SkyMag and The Sunday Times Travel Magazine.James Murdoch, who was… Continue reading News International Set To Close Magazines Unit

Talks between UBM and Informa over a £3 billion merger have broken down, while Informa is believed to have received a a rival approach from private equity firm, Providence Equity Partners. Reports in the trade press suggest that Providence Equity is the company behind the approach for the Lloyd’s List publisher, although the Times claims… Continue reading Merger Talks Break Down between UBM And Informa