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Increased broadband penetration across Europe has positively impacted the numbers of hours Europeans spend online, according to the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA). The EIAA study shows that 45% of internet users in Europe now go online every day of the week, which the EIAA says demonstrates the increasing importance of the internet in our… Continue reading Europeans Spending More Time Online

More than 3.2 million flat panel HDTVs will be sold to US consumers in the fourth quarter of 2006, which is more than twice the number sold in the fourth quarter of 2005, according to a new forecast from Pacific Media Associates. Pacific Media says that the HDTV price wars and the resulting low prices… Continue reading US HDTV Sales To Double Year On Year

DAB is a massive part of the future of the radio industry, so no doubt many were worried when recent reports said that the sound quality is not as good as was first claimed. It was therefore inevitable that the subject would be up for discussion at yesterday’s MediaTel Group future of radio seminar, where… Continue reading Top Players Look To DAB As Radio’s Saviour

Telecom providers have made significant efforts to compete with wireless 3G services with various Broadband Wireless Technology (BWA) in the Asia/Pacific market, according to In-Stat. For at least another five years, however, BWA in the form of WiMAX is unlikely to pose a big threat to 3G, as it will take longer to mature, the… Continue reading WiMAX Unlikely To Pose Significant Threat To 3G

Women are 38% more likely than men to buy a Christmas gift online and 55% more likely than men to do “as much of their Christmas shopping as possible” over the internet, according to analysts Nielsen//NetRatings. 62% of Britons online expect to make more Christmas gift purchases via the internet than last year, whilst this… Continue reading Women Dominate Success Of Online Christmas

Today’s MediaTel Group seminar on the future of radio saw the top players in the commercial sector mount an impassioned defence of the medium, offering their thoughts on a variety of subjects and all unanimous in the belief that radio has a bright future despite some of the naysayers in the press. All of those… Continue reading Radio Industry Looks Forward To The Future

UK Women are 38% more likely than men to buy a Christmas gift online and 55% more likely than men to do “as much of their Christmas shopping as possible” over the internet, according to analysts Nielsen//NetRatings.62% of Britons online expect to make more Christmas gift purchases via the internet than last year, whilst this… Continue reading Women Dominate Success Of Online Christmas

The first part of BBC Two’s two-part drama starring Toni Collette and Tim Roth, Tsunami: The Aftermath, was watched by an average of 2.2 million adult viewers, giving the channel a 10% audience share.Viewers of the programme remained with it throughout, but whether its second instalment next Tuesday will prove as popular remains to be… Continue reading New Two-Part Drama Fails To Hit The Mark For Two

Phone-in television games should count as gambling and the industry needs stronger guidlines, according to Nick Rust, of Sky Bet.MPs have heard that TV quiz shows can charge viewers as much as 75p for phone calls even if they do not get through and they are a “lottery” not a test of skill.The Commons culture… Continue reading Phone-In TV Games Should Count As Gambling

Following yesterday’s release of GCap Media’s financial results, the company’s chairman, Ralph Bernard, was present at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on the future of radio and gave a robust defence of what some commentators saw as a less than sparkling performance from one of commercial radio’s flagship groups, particularly with regard to Capital Radio.Of course,… Continue reading Bernard Defends GCap Results