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Devices that make up the digital home, such as digital video recorders, high-definition televisions (HDTVs), and home networks will be the consumer technologies that grow the fastest over the next five years, according to the 10th annual guide to consumers’ technology adoption and attitudes by Forrester Research. Forrester’s The State Of Consumers And Technology: Benchmark… Continue reading Consumer Technology To Grow Over Next Five Years

Xfm has signed a six-figure sponsorship deal with Singha Beer to celebrate 30 years in the UK.Activity will focus around Singha Beer’s sponsorship of Xfm’s daily Triple X feature, which is broadcast daily on Ian Camfield’s Drivetime Show.The feature will ask listeners to nominate their favourite songs from the past 30 years with one lucky… Continue reading Xfm Signs Six-Figure Sponsorship Deal

The price of the weekday and Saturday editions of the Guardian has increased by 10p, with the Saturday edition now selling at £1.50, whilst the weekday paper will sell for 80p from today.Following the rise, which came into effect on Saturday, retailers will receive 35.40p per copy of the Saturday Guardian, 23.6% of the cover… Continue reading Guardian Cover Price Increases

The market for consumer broadband value-added services (BVAS) grew by 81% during 2006. With over $16 billion in revenues, consumer BVAS became increasingly essential to the financial success of broadband services, according to new research from Point Topic. Altogether, says Point Topic, consumer BVAS brought in more than 25% as much revenue as basic broadband… Continue reading Consumer BVAS revenues up 81% in 2006

News International has applied for the name Fabulous to be a registered trademark in the print and electronic publication category, fuelling speculation that the revamped News Of The World magazine will take on the name.The planned revamp of the magazine will see the title move into a more upmarket space according to reports (see News… Continue reading New Name For News Of The World Mag

BBC One’s black comedy The Dinner Party, starring Lee Evans and ex-EastEnder Jessie Wallace, was a hit in last night’s 9pm to 10pm timeslot, gaining an average adult audience of more than 6.5 million.The programme gave the channel a 30.4% viewing share at the time, compared to ITV1’s share of 13.7% for Marco Pierre White’s… Continue reading More Than 6.5 Million Come To The Party On BBC One

The Rugby World Cup began on Friday with a powerful display by Argentina condemning host nation France to defeat in the very first match of the tournament.Saturday saw the first game involving one of the home nations, as England took on the USA in a contest that was not as one-sided as some might have… Continue reading Rugby World Cup Begins With Underwhelming Performance From England

ITV1 has commissioned a new quiz show for its peak-time schedule to be made by Ant and Dec’s company Gallowgate Productions.Duel, based on a French format, will see contestants battle head to head in a bid to win a “big money jackpot”.The broadcaster said the quiz would create the “ultimate test of self confidence and… Continue reading ITV Commissions ‘Major’ New Quiz Show For Flagship Channel

The latest estimate from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) suggests that the growth rate of the UK economy slowed slightly in the three months ending in August to 0.7% after 0.8% in the quarter ending in July. The NIESR expects to see a further slight deceleration in the rest of this… Continue reading UK Economic Growth Rate Slows Slightly

Last night saw the return of Who Do You Think You Are? on BBC One, with the family history show following newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky as she discovered more about her background.The enthralling episode did really well, picking up a peak audience of 6.5 million adults (a 32.1 share of the audience) in its 9pm timeslot.It… Continue reading Strong Return For Who Do You Think You Are?