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United Business Media has released a trading update for the second half of 2006 revealing that its overall trading performance is in line with expectations. PR Newswire and CMP Asia continue to perform strongly while trading at CMP Information and CMP Technology has been mixed. Since 1 July, United Business Media has made nine acquisitions… Continue reading UBM H2 Trading In Line With Expectations

Ofcom has announced new rules intended to ensure that customers are able to switch to a different broadband provider more quickly and easily.+Ofcom’s research reveals that while 83% of UK internet users who have switched provider found it easy to do so, a significant minority have encountered problems.A Migration Authorisation Code (MAC) is a unique… Continue reading New Broadband Switching Rules

Trinity Mirror is selling off The Racing Post and 138 regional titles in the Midlands, London and the South East following its strategic review, in order to concentrate on its national and major regional titles.According to reports in the trade press, the publisher said that it would make savings of £20 million after the sale… Continue reading Trinity Mirror To Sell Racing Post And Regional Titles

The global number of broadband subscribers reached 263.8 million in Q3 2006, with a total of 16.9 million lines added over the quarter, according to new analysis from Point Topic. The figures to September 30 2006 show that broadband’s annual growth rate dropped from 38% to 33.3% in the past 12 months. Digital subscriber line… Continue reading Global Broadband Growth Rate Drops

Leaked documents reveal that Yahoo! has had offers turned down for Facebook, the social networking website. The documents show that Yahoo1 made an early offer of $37.5 million for 5% of the company in the first quarter of 2006 which was rejected by Facebook. At about the halfway point of the year, Yahoo proposed a… Continue reading Facebook Rejected Yahoo! Bids

A television advertisement for the DVD release of horror film Silent Hill has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority, after complaints that it was too violent.The advert featured brief scenes from the film including a woman screaming while trapped behind a wire fence; a woman being splashed with what appeared to be blood; an… Continue reading Silent Hill Horror Ad Censured By ASA

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Holland has become the first country to switch completely to digital signals, after ending its transmission of free-to-air analogue television.Only around 74,000 households relied primarily on over the air antennas in the country of 16 million, although 220,000 people had an ‘occasional use’ set, as the overwhelming majority of TV in the country is received… Continue reading Holland Switches Off

Popular non-terrestrial channels like LivingTV, Bravo and Trouble, could go free-to-air, after reports have suggested that Sky is involved in a clash with Flextech, the programming arm of cable TV operator NTL.Reports in the trade press say that industry insiders claim Sky plans to slash the amount of subscription revenue it gives to Flextech when… Continue reading Flextech Channels Could Go Free-To-Air

The ASA has banned an advert for pomegranate juice after it ruled that the feature made unauthorised medicinal claims.A doctor complained to the advertising watchdog about the headline “Healthy Happy Heart” and the text: “Looking after your heart… pomegranate juice could improve heart health and minimalise the risk of strokes… FACTS… pomegranate juice may help… Continue reading ASA Axes Ad After One Complaint