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BT has announced its fourth quarter (January-March) and its full year 2006/7 results, with its Q4 revenues up 3% on the same period last year to £5.2 million. BT said that its strategy of focusing on convergence continued to deliver in Q4. Networked IT services contract wins were £2 billion in the fourth quarter taking… Continue reading BT’s Q4 Revenues Up 3%

Emap chief executive Tom Maloney has quit the group with immediate effect. Alun Cathcart, non-executive chairman, will become interim executive chairman carrying out the chief executive role until a permanent appointment is made. Alun Cathcart, executive chairman, said: “The board thanks Tom for his dedicated service to Emap throughout his career and for the last… Continue reading Emap Chief Executive Leaves

GCap Media’s flagship indie music station, Xfm, could today reveal a dramatic plan to rid the station of daytime DJs, as part of a major revamp of the brand.Management could be set to announce details of the restructure to station staff this afternoon., according to reports in the trade press.One option under consideration is a… Continue reading Xfm Could Shed Daytime DJs In Revamp

Clear Channel Outdoor UK’s planning department has developed five tailor-made summer solutions to enable advertisers and agencies to deliver bespoke marketing messages out-of-home during the summer season.The Summer Health and Beauty Pack, the Summer Drinking Pack, the Summer Festival Pack, the Summer Leisure Attractions and Seaside Pack and the Summer London Tourist Pack deliver cross-format… Continue reading Clear Channel Outdoor Launches Summer Solutions

MediaTel Group is to host a seminar on the ‘Future of Outdoor’, bringing together top industry figures for an in-depth debate on the key issues facing the sector.Last week, the Outdoor Advertising Association revealed that first quarter revenues for the Outdoor media sector rose 7.7% year on year to £237.4 million.With this in mind, the… Continue reading MediaTel Group Announces ‘Future Of Outdoor’ Seminar

North One Television has re-branded its division dedicated to dealing with the production and distribution of commercially funded TV as N.ONE.North One Television, part of All3Media, the UK’s largest independent TV production group, has been investigating new future models of financing TV production and distribution for the past decade – N.ONE was created as a… Continue reading North One Re-Brands Commercially Funded TV Arm

Turner Broadcasting and Microsoft have joined other major brands, media owners and agencies such as Dare Digital, Steak Media, BMW, British Airways and RBS as subscribers to Xtreme’s online advertising data.Xtreme’s Internet ADX service spiders thousands of UK and international websites to provide clients with detailed online advertising intelligence, including creative copies, media schedules and… Continue reading Xtreme Launches Integrated European Online Advertising Spend Service

New research from Nielsen//NetRatings reveals that 18-34 year old women account for 18% of all active online Britons.It adds that one in four Britons online is at least 50 years old, with 1.7 times more 50+ year olds than children under 18 active on the internet.Nielsen//NetRatings also says that the UK internet population is split… Continue reading Research Reveals UK’s Biggest Computer Users

Former ITV commercial and marketing director, Jim Hytner, has been tipped to return to the broadcaster following Ian McCulloch’s decision to leave his commercial director role. McCulloch will depart this summer after 27 years at the broadcaster, having been promoted to his current position in late 2005. McCulloch’s resignation had been rumoured for some time… Continue reading Hytner Could Return To ITV

A new survey has revealed that only 15% of internet users have downloaded a full-length TV programme and only 14% a whole movie. The survey, commissioned by CacheLogic and carried out by YouGov, questioned 2,400 UK internet users and found that the most common responses when asked “What would need to be addressed for you… Continue reading Just 15% Of UK Internet Users Have Downloaded TV Shows