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Tiscali’s revenues for 2006 stood at €678.5 million, up 28% year on year, which Tiscali says is broadly in line with its business plan. As of 31st December 2006, Tiscali had around 3,5 million active users, of which 1,9 million were broadband customers (up 50% compared to 2005), in line with the targets of the… Continue reading Tiscali Revenues Grow

VideoJug, the UGC website offering ‘how-to’ content, has announced a major expansion of its operations as it launches into the US with VideoJug America.The launch sees the appointment of veteran executive and television producer Peter J Schankowitz as CEO of VideoJug America in Los Angeles.VideoJug’s expansion into the US follows the launch of the site… Continue reading UGC Website Expands Operations Into US

BT has announced that Sir Christopher Bland’s successor as chairman will be Sir Michael Rake, the current chairman of KPMG International. KPMG is one of the world’s leading accountancy firms and has a global fee income of $17 billion. It is represented in 148 countries and employs 113,000 people. Welcoming the appointment, Bland said: “On… Continue reading BT Announces Next Chairman

MediaTel Group is to commemorate its 25th year with a special seminar, ‘Media 25’, where an esteemed panel will look back over the past 25 years of the media industry, as well as looking forward to future developments.Under the chairmanship of BBC media corespondent Torin Douglas, a selection of highly respected panellists from a cross-section… Continue reading MediaTel Group Commemorates 25th Year With Special Seminar

US viewers with digital video recorders (DVRs) still watch, on average, two thirds of advertisements, according to new research from the Nielsen Company. In a presentation to US TV networks on the way in which viewers use personal video recorders, Nielsen revealed that 20% of US households own a DVR or similar device, with this… Continue reading US DVR Users Still Watch Two Thirds Of Ads

Mobile TV stands in next to last place, in terms of popularity, among all existing mobile services, according to the Chief Marketing Officer’s Council (CMO). In a forum at last week’s 3GSM World Congress, the CMO revealed that global market penetration for mobile TV currently stands at 7%, behind gambling at 8% but ahead of… Continue reading Lack Of Consumer Interest In Mobile TV

BT has announced that its next chairman will be Sir Michael Rake. Rake, the current chairman of KPMG international, will succeed Sir Christopher Bland in September 2007.KPMG has a global fee income of $17 billion. It is represented in 148 countries and employs 113,000 people, including 7,000 partners.Rake said: “I am thrilled to be joining… Continue reading BT Names Next Chairman

The return of Inspector Morse spin-off, Lewis, drew around 7.2 million adults to ITV1 last night, giving the station a 32.5% audience share in primetime.A year on from the pilot episode, Sunday night saw the return of Kevin Whately as the late Inspector Morse’s sidekick, now teamed up with a new partner.As Lewis‘ murder investigation… Continue reading Whately Wins For ITV1

As today marks the expansion of the Congestion Charging zone in central London, CBS Outdoor has said the move will substantially increase Outdoor audience growth.The company, formally Viacom Outdoor (see Viacom Outdoor To Rebrand In New Year), has brought together a number of data sources to assess the predicted change in public transport usage in… Continue reading Outdoor Advertising Audience Set To Grow In London

The BBC is to begin a research trial on the Freeview platform of a video on demand (VOD) service which will utilise the platform’s interactive capabilities.Ashley Highfield, the BBC’s director of future media and technology, said that the BBC is currently working with a manufacturer of set-top boxes in order to segment a section of… Continue reading BBC Begins Research On Freeview VOD Service