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MediaTel Group is pleased to confirm Clare Salmon, marketing director at ITV will be joining the panel at the MediaTel INSIGHT Future of TV seminar later this month.Salmon joins Rahul Chakkara, controller of BBCi, Jim Marshall, chairman of Starcom UK and journalist Ray Snoddy on the panel, with Torin Douglas, media correspondent of the BBC… Continue reading Salmon Joins Panel Of ‘Future Of TV’ Seminar

Neil Robinson, currently publishing director of IPC tx titles TVTimes, TV & Satellite Week and Soaplife, has been appointed to the new role of IPC digital development director.Robinson will lead the strategic development of all new digital properties across the IPC portfolio, working closely with each of the divisional managing directors and their digital directors.… Continue reading IPC Appoints Digital Development Director

GCap Media’s Classic FM has signed a deal with eMusic to provide paid-for music downloads on its newly relaunched website.Visitors to classicfm.com will be able to download tracks on a variety of subscription models, giving them access to thousands of tracks.The partnership, which goes live tomorrow, will be promoted across all of Classic FM’s media… Continue reading Classic FM Signs Music Download Deal

Logitech has teamed up with Match Day Media Ltd (MDM.TV) to launch a new advertising campaign that will be broadcast at football stadiums across the UK.The new campaign, aimed at technologically savvy consumers, marks the first time that Logitech has advertised over a TV network.The campaign will run alongside the football and lifestyle themed entertainment… Continue reading Logitech To Broadcast Campaign At Football Stadiums

Mobile media company 3 will next week become the first podcast advertiser on the Galaxy radio network as part of a six figure package to promote 3’s new mobile messaging service.3 is launching a new service that allows users to stay in touch with their friends by accessing email and messenger accounts on 3, in… Continue reading 3 Becomes Galaxy Radio’s First Podcast Advertiser

Ofcom has today made available a new type of spectrum licence that will allow broadband access on trains via a satellite link.Some train companies already deliver Wi-Fi access to customers through a series of terminals located alongside train tracks.The new type of licence will allow train companies to install ‘satellite earth stations’ on trains to… Continue reading Ofcom Offers Licences For Satellite Broadband On Trains

Demand for digital television in Europe will reach a new record in 2006, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. According to the Digital TV Subscriber Market Forecast Europe, nearly 19 million homes will buy digital television for the first time this year, an increase of 20%. Strategy Analytics says that the most popular… Continue reading Record Demand For Digital TV In 2006

Aviva, the financial services group, has teamed up with Viacom Outdoor to be the first advertiser to take over an entire London Underground line.Coinciding with yesterday’s reopening of the Waterloo & City line, Aviva will be taking control of all cross track posters at an entire platform at Bank station.A further platform at Waterloo station… Continue reading Aviva Aims For Business Commuters On Waterloo & City Line

Revenue generated by next generation voice and intelligent IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) equipment is expected to rise from around $2.5 billion last year to $5.8 billion in the US in 2009, according to a new report from Infonetics research. Infonetics said that the VoIP market is up about 6% in the second quarter of 2006,… Continue reading VoIP Market Up 6% In Q2 2006

Ofcom has announced that three new radio stations in Wales could complete the sale of FM commercial licences in the UK.The regulator is advertising a new FM local commercial radio licence to cover South Wales and is also considering advertising up to two new FM commercial radio licences for coverage of most of North and… Continue reading New Stations Could Complete Sale Of FM Licences