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ITV1 was last night’s big TV winner, with Coronation Street grabbing around 9 million viewers and more than 50% of the adult viewing share. The British Soap Opera Awards, which followed on from Corrie, held the attention of more than 5 and a half million soap-lovers, 27% of adult viewers.The first instalment of BBC’s two-part… Continue reading ITV1 Top In Last Night’s Telly

Vodafone has reported an overwhelming take-up for their mobile TV service, launched last year with BskyB. Sky Mobile TV, which is streamed straight to mobiles so doesn’t need to be downloaded, has signed up over 100,000 subscribers, and now experiences more than 70,000 streams per day. Speaking to delegates at MEM2006, the annual Mobile Entertainment… Continue reading TV To Go

Network Rail is seeking bids for a publisher to produce and distribute a free afternoon paper at ten of London’s busiest stations.The paper could rival Associated Newspaper’s freesheet Metro, as well as the company’s paid-for evening paper The Evening Standard. It is planned to be distributed between 3pm and 9pm on weekday afternoons, prime commuting… Continue reading Bids Wanted For New Commuter Newspaper

Digital Cinema is to be rolled out on a wide scale from 2007 in a bid to maintain the experience gap between cinema and home entertainment systems such as HDTV, according to the latest report from Screen Digest. During the second half of 2005, following on from the release of the technical specification for d-cinema,… Continue reading Digital Cinema Rollout Edges Nearer

Vodafone has reported an overwhelming take-up for their mobile TV service, launched last year with BSkyB. Sky Mobile TV, which is streamed straight to mobiles so it doesn’t need to be downloaded, has signed up over 100,000 subscribers, and now experiences over 70,000 streams per day.Speaking to delegates at MEM2006, the annual Mobile Entertainment Forum… Continue reading TV To Go

DMGT has announced a rise in profits for the half year to 2 April 2006, despite being hit by the widespread slump in advertising. Pretax profit rose by 7% to £108.7 million, with revenue rising by 2% from to £1,083 million. The poor performance of the newspaper sector in the current tough market was offset… Continue reading Mail Group Weathers The Storm In Tough Ad Climate

Text messaging football fans should be careful that their thumbs don’t drop off, after a staggering 120 million messages were sent on FA Cup final day (May 13) and a whopping 124 million on Champions League final day (May 17).Figures revealed by the Mobile Data Association (MDA), show that 104 million texts were sent per… Continue reading Text Messaging Continues To Grow

Business magazines have retained their position as an invaluable source of information despite the boom in online publishing, new research commissioned by Royal Mail reveals.The survey of UK business decision makers saw 92% say that printed magazines are as relevant as ever, stating that print copies would be their chosen route for receiving industry information… Continue reading Businessmen Prefer Print

The UK has been named the most digital country in Western Europe, in research by Informa Telecoms & Media. The Converging Media (CM) Index, published quarterly by Informa, gives the UK an index of 30.5 at ther end of 2005, compared to second place Finland’s 23.1. Steve Mullins, editor of Informa Telecoms & Media’s research… Continue reading UK Named Most Digital Country In Western Europe

JCDecaux has continued its strong start to 2006 by retaining its outdoor advertising contract with BAA, in a deal worth £500 million (see JCDecaux Sees Strong Start To 2006).JCDecaux inherited the account in 1999, when it bought out Sky Sites. The new contract, which could last up to ten years, begins in April 2007 and… Continue reading BAA Continues With JCDecaux