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Aegis has received the support of major shareholders as it attempts to stop Vincent Bollore from gaining two seats on its board. Bollore’s nominees, Philippe Germond and Roger Hatchuel, were rejected by shareholders at a meeting earlier in the year (see Bollore Fails In Board Bid). They will be voted on at an EGM to… Continue reading Aegis Shareholders Unite Against Bollore

MediaTel Group, in association with Medionyx, will host its latest seminar on the ‘Future of Radio’, with top industry figures promising a lively and eventful session.With panellists including chief executive of GCap Media, Ralph Bernard, whose company’s Q3 results will have been released the previous day, the debate will undoubtedly be memorable, with valuable insight… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosts ‘Future Of Radio’ Seminar

BBC radio is being listened to via the internet more than ever before, with latest monthly figures from the Corporation showing that 12.5 million requests were logged in September.The Archers on BBC Radio 4 was the most popular on-demand programme on the BBC Radio Player, with 682,304 listens over the month, while Chris Moyles on… Continue reading BBC Radio Listening Via The Internet Reaches Record Levels

US internet video ad spending will grow by 82.2% this year, and 89.0% in 2007, according to a new report from eMarketer. The Internet Video report analyses the fast growing online trend, with eMarketer saying that spending is low as testing new methods of video delivery and marketing are more the rule than full-play campaigns… Continue reading US Internet Video Adspend To Soar

Channel 4 Radio will become the first radio station to be based in the virtual society of online phenomenon Second Life.The move will give the fledgling station, channel4radio.com (see C4 Makes History With Radio Launch), access to the 1.2 million members of the online population, which continues to grow each month.Channel 4 Radio will also… Continue reading Channel 4 Radio To Broadcast Through Second Life

Consumers in the UK will spend online an average of £4 million every hour, day and night during the 10 week run-up to Christmas, according to new research from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG), which includes large retailers such as John Lewis, Argos, Comet, Tesco and Ikea. This will come to a massive… Continue reading Online Christmas Spending To Reach £7 Billion

The biggest spenders on online content are 16-24 year olds, averaging £5.34 per month (£64 per year) according to new research from Nielsen//NetRatings. According to Nielsen//NetRatings, the average Briton online spends £3 a month (£36 per year) no streaming/downloading audio and video content. Although the majority of this spend (57%) still goes on audio content,… Continue reading Teens Are Biggest Online Content Spenders

The number of consumers using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to make phone calls will exceed 4 million over the next 12 months, according to Continental Research’s Autumn 2006 Internet Report. The report says that future VoIP users are looking to ‘comfort’ brands such as BT, 02 and Sky to deliver the service, over current… Continue reading VoIP Users To Exceed 4 Million

The board of ITV met yesterday to run through a list of potential candidates to become its chief executive. According to a report in today’s Financial Times, the informal meeting ran through names believed to include Stephen Carter, head of Ofcom; Stewart Till, chief executive of United International Pictures; Michael Jackson, former head of Channel… Continue reading ITV Board Meets To Discuss Allen’s Successor

Consumers are disinterested in using their mobile phones to view audio-visual content, according to the Olswang Convergence Consumer Survey 2006.In the 2005 survey, 70% of respondents did not want to watch TV on a mobile phone. Despite the launch of a range of mobile TV services in the past 12 months and despite the mobile… Continue reading Audio-Visual Content On Mobile Phones Proves Unpopular