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The UK is expected to lead Western Europe in terms of digital television penetration, according to a new preport by Informa Telecoms & Media, with the nation predicted to account for almost 35% of Europe’s digital total by the end of the year.Western Europe as a whole is expected to see digital TV penetration rise… Continue reading UK To Lead Europe In Digital Penetration

Young audiences in the US are losing interest in television as they get older. New research claims that 80% of 8 to 14 year olds “love” television, with the number dropping to 60% for 12 to 14 year olds. According to Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, the 8-14 year old audience get “distracted” by… Continue reading Young Audiences Shift Interest From TV To Internet

Computers are becoming the main multi-media device used in households, with a new survey by BURST! Media finding that personal computers are rapidly replacing telephones, radio and television as the preferred communication tool of choice. According to BURST!, respondents 24 years and younger say the internet is the primary way in which they listen to… Continue reading Consumers Move To Single Media Device

Pearson Publishing, owners of the Financial Times and the Penguin books, has announced the appointment of Glen Moreno as its new chairman, with the new boss due to take up his post on 1st October. Moreno will succeed Pearson’s current chairman, Dennis Stevenson, who is retiring. The new chairman is currently the senior independent director… Continue reading Pearson Appoints Moreno As New Chairman

The future leadership of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation was being debated today, after the iconic media mogul’s son, Lachlan, announced his resignation from the family firm.Lachlan will leave his position as deputy chief operating officer by 31 August, although he will retain his role as a director, continuing to advise the company in several areas.Explaining… Continue reading Lachlan Murdoch Steps Down From News Corp

IPC’s film and music magazine, Uncut is celebrating its one hundredth issue and its highest circulation ever, with a star studded party over a three night residency at London’s 100 Club next month.Music acts involved include, Sons & Daughters, Adem, James Yorkston and Kaythryn Williams, with the gigs kicking off celebrations on the Wednesday, Thursday… Continue reading Uncut Celebrates 100th Issue And Circulation Success

Pearson Publishing, owners of the Financial Times and the Penguin books, has announced the appointment of Glen Moreno as its new chairman, with the new boss due to take up his post on 1st October.Moreno will succeed Pearson’s current chairman, Dennis Stevenson, who is retiring.The new chairman is currently the senior independent director of Man… Continue reading Pearson Names Moreno As New Chairman

The Media Research Group is to conduct a review of its direction and relevance, questioning its members and making changes to its remit in order to maintain a focus on the industry’s most pressing topics.The findings of the review will be presented at the MRG one-day conference in November, following qualitative research conducted by Quaestor… Continue reading MRG To Consult Members On Future Direction

Europe has overtaken North America as the second largest broadband market in the world, with Strategy Analytics predicting total broadband penetration in Western Europe to reach 63% by 2010, with 93% of online households using broadband to access the internet. Strategy Analytic’s Europe Surges Ahead on Broadband report forecasts that, by the end of the… Continue reading Europe Overtakes North America In Broadband Penetration

June saw a new record for text messages, with a total of 86.7 million messages sent on average per day throughout the month, topping 2.6 billion messages in total, according to new figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The MDA showed person to person texts sent across the UK GSM network operators last month… Continue reading June Sets Record For Number Of Text Messages Sent