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The Mobile Data Association (MDA) has today released a new UK Mobile Report, which shows that a significantly wider variety of data usage has driven overall growth figures in 2007.SMS growth remained strong, but a combination of static and video messages and internet usage has resulted in a total of over 56,922 million texts being… Continue reading Picture Messaging And Mobile Internet Drive Mobile Usage

BSkyB has reported a before tax downturn of £36 million for the first six months of its financial year to end December, as the value of its almost 18% stake in ITV fell. For the second half of 2007, revenues were up 11% to just under £2.5 billion, but operating profit dropped a quarter to… Continue reading BSkyB Reports Before Tax Downturn Of £36 Million

The Daily Mail and General Trust has reported a solid financial performance for the last quarter of 2007, with a 4% rise in ad revenues at its Associated Newspapers division. According to its interim management statement today, the group’s revenues for the quarter were up 2% on last year. At its national newspapers division, Associated… Continue reading DMGT Reports Solid Financial Performance For Q4 2007

Broadcaster Five generated £314 million in advertising revenue in 2007, compared with £290.3 million in 2006, an 8.2% boost. The growth is a result of new revenue from Five’s digital channels, Five Life and Five US, and an almost 3% improvement in total television advertising. Five chief executive, Jane Lighting, told The Times: “Five is… Continue reading Five Boosts Ad Revenue By 8.2%

Revenues for free to view web services will rise by only £1 million from 2007 to 2008, but are expected to increase to £98 million by 2012 as commercial services pick up market share, according to a report from Screen Digest. The report predicts that over 1.5 billion television shows and specialist programmes will be… Continue reading Revenue For Free To View Web TV Services To Rise To £98m by 2012

Google has reportedly proposed a partnership with search rival Yahoo! in an effort to escape Microsoft’s $44.6 billion hostile takeover bid.It is understood that Google chief executive, Eric Schmidt, yesterday telephoned Yahoo! founder, Jerry Yang, to propose working together.A partnership between the two could see Yahoo! outsource its search and advertising functions to Google while… Continue reading Google Goes For Yahoo! Partnership

Titan Outdoor, in conjunction with digital specialists iblink, has unveiled six new digital six-sheets at London’s Charing Cross station.The installations follow a successful trial at Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre and will replace existing scrolling six-sheet posters.The new screens, which offer an optically enhanced 65-inch high definition image, incorporate new technology which allows passers-by to view… Continue reading Titan Outdoor Unveils New Digital Six-Sheets

Google has reportedly proposed a partnership with search rival Yahoo! in an effort to escape Microsoft’s $44.6 billion hostile takeover bid. It is understood that Google chief executive yesterday telephoned Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang to propose working together. A partnership between the two could see Yahoo! outsource its search and advertising functions to Google while… Continue reading Google Proposes Yahoo! Partnership

News Corp has announced second quarter pre-tax profits of $1.39 billion (£705 million), up 9.2% year on year. The Murdoch media empire grew in all but two of its eight operating divisions, filmed entertainment and television. Group revenues grew 9.5% year-on-year to $8.59 billion, with cable network programming revenues up by a third to $1.24… Continue reading News Corp Profits Up In Q2

Naked Communications has been acquired by Australian marketing services company Photon with an initial cash payment of A$36 million (US$33 million). Photon has acquired 100% control of Naked, in a deal involving a four-year performance-based earn-out package for the agency’s founders. Naked was founded in the UK in 2000 and operates in the US, Australia,… Continue reading Photon Acquires Naked