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Staff – MediaTel NewsLine An announcement is expected this week from Quantum Publishing on the future of trade title, Media Week, following the company’s decision to sell off some of its most lucrative business titles last year.Quantum, themselves owned by ABN Amro Capital, have made no secret of their desire to sell off their most… Continue reading Media Week Sale Decision Expected This Week

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine UK publishing group, Pearson PLC has announced the launch of a free afternoon version of the Financial Times, called FTpm.The A4-sized freesheet will be available in print and online every afternoon from Monday to Friday, and will contain two sides of the day’s top business news stories, comment and analysis.It will… Continue reading FT Launches Compact Afternoon Freesheet

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine Sky has announced a summer of outdoor events designed to showcase its premium content and woo potential subscribers to its range of entertainment channels.The summer programming offensive will run under a new Sky Screens brand, with unique screenings designed to convince viewers of Sky’s quality credentials across movies, dramas, documentaries, sporting… Continue reading Sky To Showcase Content To Woo Subscribers

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine Student Union TV network, SUBtv, has announced plans for advertisers to capitalise on the hype surrounding this year’s general election with a series of live husting events in ten universities, giving students the chance to quiz their local MPs and offering sponsorship packages around them.The SUBtv Soap Box strand will visit… Continue reading SUBtv To Offer Election Sponsorship Packages

The subject of PVR technology briefly engaged the panellists and a packed audience at this morning’s MediaTel Insight seminar on The Future of Digital TV. “I’ve had a glimpse of the end – but that’s only my personal view”, said Bob Wootton, ISBA’s Media Director. Was he joking? Sky + is “a transforming technology,” said… Continue reading The PVR is Transforming – Time is Running Out for Advertisers and Agencies

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine ITV has quashed speculation surrounding the creation of a new kids TV channel, following reports yesterday that the broadcaster was working in collaboration with Nickelodeon to create a new offering dubbed INK, an acronym standing for ITV, Nickelodeon and Kids.However, a spokeswoman for ITV claimed that no such plans had been… Continue reading ITV Moves To Quash Kids Channel Speculation

Speaking at the MediaTelINSIGHT Media Guardian Future of Digital TV Seminar this morning, Bob Wootton, Media Director of ISBA opened with a broadside at ITV. Asked to comment on a MediaTel Insight survey of media agencies, which predicted a fall in share to 20.0% by 2007 (22.8% in 2004) (see Media Agencies Uncertain Of Digital… Continue reading ISBA Boss Lays it on the Line for ITV

Subscriptions of third generation (3G) mobile telephone services in the Aisa-Pacific region are predicted to rise by over 130 million in the next four years, according market intelligence firm, IDC. 3G services, which provide high-speed data capabilities and advanced audio and video applications, are estimated to enjoy substantial growth, jumping to 142.6 million subscribers in… Continue reading Asia-Pacific 3G Penetration To Hit Over 140 Million By 2009

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) has announced the appointment of Moray MacLennan as the new chairman of the IPA Client Services Committee.MacLennan is currently chairman of UK Group M&C Saatchi and is responsible for all group companies, including Lida (DM), Talk PR, M&C Sponsorship and Immediate Sales.He joined the… Continue reading IPA Appoints New Client Services Committee Chairman

During March, television issues were paramount within industry research, with the month starting off with the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) publishing its latest Trends in Television Report. The IPA revealed a dramatic uptake of the technology over the last quarter of 2004, with over half of all UK homes adopting the new media… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – March 2005