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US wireless phone users are predicted to increase in the next four years, with between 23% and 37% of US wireless subscribers using a wireless phone as their primary telephone by 2009, according to new research from In-Stat. The high-tech market research firm reports around 9.4% of wireless subscribers in the US already use a… Continue reading US Wireless Phones Set To Rise

Vincent Bollore continues to raise his presence in media and communications group Aegis, with the latest reports showing the French entrepreneur having increased his stake to 20.48%. Bollore purchased 3 million shares at around 125 pence, pushing his hold in the company up from the 20.22% announced yesterday (see Bollore Raises Aegis Stake Further). The… Continue reading Bollore Keeps Pushing Aegis Stake Up

Vincent Bollore continues to raise his presence in media and communications group Aegis, with the latest reports showing the French entrepreneur having increased his stake to 20.48%.Bollore purchased 3 million shares at around 125 pence, pushing his hold in the company up from the 20.22% announced yesterday (see Aegis Appoints New CEO As Bollore Passes… Continue reading Bollore Keeps Pushing Aegis Stake Up

Cable firm ntl has announced details of its own-branded PVR designed to go head to head with BSkyB’s Sky+ system, featuring high definition capability and the ability to record three programmes simultaneously.Other features on the device, which was unveiled over the weekend, include a 160GB hard drive, matching the highest capacity Sky+ box. The set-top… Continue reading NTL Preps PVR To Tackle Sky+

Saturday night saw ITV’s X Factor come out on top in a talent show faceoff with the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, as a peak of 7.9 million viewers tuned in for the programme’s first half, followed by 7.1 million for the results an hour later.The programme’s first half averaged 6.9 million viewers, with a share… Continue reading ITV Proves It Has The X Factor

Media agency ZenithOptimedia projects global advertising expenditure to increase by 5.2% this year, a slight upward revision from its earlier prediction of 4.7%. In its latest forecasts, Zenith claims that Brazil, Russia and China will supply 27% of world-wide advertising growth in 2005, while the USA will remain the largest contributor to global adspend, providing… Continue reading Zenith Revises Global Adspend Up To 5.2% For 2005

Newspaper reports over the weekend suggest that the European Commission could be close to a deal with the Football Association to re-think the sale of television football rights in Britain.According to the Sunday Telegraph, the EC is close to a deal “in principle” to split coverage of the Premier League tournament into six packages of… Continue reading Sky Tight Lipped As Football Rights Debated

US internet advertising expenditure in the third quarter of 2005 grew by 10% over the last quarter, with over a third of respondents to MediaPost’s advisory panel reporting a increase in online adspend of at least 11% quarter on quarter. The study found that about three-fifths of respondents planned to increase their online adspend in… Continue reading US Online Adspend Up By 10% In Q3 2005

IPC’s Practical Parenting has signed as the sponsor of the Baby Channel’s twice daily Pregnancy & Birth programme in order to widen its reach.The programme airs between 10-11am and 4-5pm, featuring advice from leading obstetricians and midwives on healthy pregnancy. The programme also provides practical tips from recent new mums on what to expect.The 10-month… Continue reading IPC Targets New Parents With TV Tie-Up

French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore has increased his stake in Aegis pushing his shares up to 20.22% from the 20.13% announced last Friday, furthering industry speculation over his intentions towards the media and communications company (see Bollore Surpasses 20% Share In Aegis). Bollore has been steadily increasing his presence in Aegis, with the latest purchase made… Continue reading Bollore Raises Aegis Stake Further