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The annual total for Britain’s text message usage this year looks set to continue its record-breaking trend, hitting a staggering 29 billion to date, with November’s figure of 2.8 billion continuing to outperform previous years.According to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) person-to-person texts sent across the UK GSM network operators last… Continue reading November Text Messages Continue To Break Records

Media and communications agency, Aegis, has revealed that trading for the eleven months to November has been in line with expectations, despite slightly weaker than expected growth in some of its European markets. According to the company’s pre-close trading statement, profits reported to 2005 will include a number of non-trading items as well as £1.6… Continue reading Aegis Claims Trading In Line With Expectations

Guardian Newspapers has confirmed a launch date for the Berliner-format Observer next year, with the redesigned title hitting newsstands on 8 January.The switch will bring the paper into line with weekday stablemate The Guardian, which adopted the compact format in mid-September.The redesign will reduce the size of each supplement within the newspaper, and deliver a… Continue reading Berliner Sized Observer To Launch Early January

Last night proved popular for the soaps, with ITV attracting an average of over ten million adult viewers for the first episode of Coronation Street, dipping slightly for the second showing, watched by an average of 9.6 million adult viewers.Elsewhere, Eastenders attracted a healthy average audience of 9.6 million, while the first episode of the… Continue reading Soaps Prove Popular On Monday Night

ITV will close its 24-hour news channel a month earlier than expected, with its final broadcasts airing this Friday following a consultation between the broadcaster, staff and suppliers.The decision to close before the end of the year was made following requests from ITN staff working on the channel, according to the broadcaster.Commenting on the closure,… Continue reading ITV To Close News Channel Early

ITV has secured the UK broadcast rights to Jim Jam & Sunny, a new childrens show from Entertainment Rights, for broadcast on its forthcoming kids channel, CiTV.The broadcaster has commissioned 260 episodes of the programme, each running for around 11 minutes, to be aired on both ITV1 and the new channel.“This agreement represents a significant… Continue reading ITV Signs Kids Shows For New Digital Channel

Subscriptions to television programme content on mobile phones in the US is predicted to increase by almost 14 million over the next four years, hitting 15 million by 2009, up from just 1.2 million this year. According to the latest predictions from eMarketer, the rising popularity in entertainment content accessible though mobile phones could offer… Continue reading US Mobile TV Subscriptions To Hit 15 Million By 2009

Digital TV provider Homechoice has announced a new one year content deal with Entertainment Rights to secure additional titles for it’s pre-school video on-demand kids channel, Scamp.The deal will see Entertainment Rights supply Homechoice with new titles such as Budgie the Little Helicopter and The Cubeez for use on its on-demand platform.The new deal also… Continue reading Homechoice Signs Kids Programmes For Christmas

Satellite giant BSkyB this morning announced subscribers of more than eight million, surpassing its targets to reach record levels of direct-to-home (DTH) customers.“Sky is achieving strong growth,” explained James Murdoch, Sky’s chief executive. “Nearly one in three homes and counting have chosen Sky and we are especially well placed to broaden Sky’s appeal as entertainment… Continue reading Sky Subscribers Pass Eight Million

British media regulator Ofcom has launched a consultation on product placement within UK television, gathering feedback from the industry on its possible introduction as an alternative revenue source for broadcasters.Product placement is currently prohibited under European regulations, although a draft revision published earlier this year proposed a liberalisation of the law.The new regulations could enable… Continue reading Ofcom Launches Product Placement Consultation