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Digital TV will rule the airwaves in the Welsh villages of Ferryside and Llansteffan tonight as the Government takes its first step towards creating a digital-only television service for Britain, switching off the analogue signal to nearly 500 homes.The move will place the two small villages on a par with Berlin as the only areas… Continue reading First Welsh Villages To Drop Analogue TV Tonight

High definition television (HDTV) is predicted to hit 15.5 million households worldwide by the end of 2005, with penetration forecast to reach 52 million by 2009, according to market research firm, In-Stat. According to the company’s new report, Got HD? High-Def TV Service Now In Over 10 Million Homes, there are currently 10 million homes… Continue reading Global HDTV Penetration To Reach 52 Million By 2009

Mobile phone operator, Nokia, and international design and lifestyle publication, Wallpaper*, have joined forces to create Wallpaper* to go…, a mobile site for design, interiors, lifestyle, fashion and travel tips and trends.The new site coincides with the availability of Nokia’s new fashion-orientated collection of mobile phones, with each model sporting a colour screen and GPRS… Continue reading Nokia And Wallpaper* Create Mobile Design Site

February 2005 saw 2.19 billion text messages sent, with person to person texts across the UK GSM network operators showing an increase of 7.2% on the total sent during the same period in 2004, according to the latest figures released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The month’s total was boosted by Valentine’s Day, which… Continue reading February Text Messages Reach 2.19 Billion

Radio giant Chrysalis has vowed to continue its search for acquisitions and merger opportunities, despite having its initial approaches to Guardian Media Group rebuffed last week.In a statement this morning to the City, Chrysalis stated that it would “continue to review acquisition opportunities in the radio sector” which would be “complementary” to its existing radio… Continue reading Chrysalis Unperturbed By GMG Takeover Rebuttal

Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has issued a upbeat pre-close statement prior to the end of its half-year, showing group revenues for the first six months of the financial year to be 11% up on last year, while like for like revenues are predicted to have increased by a healthy 4%. Radio revenues for the group… Continue reading SRH Reveal Strong Performance For First Half Of Financial Year

February 2005 was a strong month for cinema, with advertising spend enjoying a 39.4% year on year increase to reach £12.1 million, according to the latest data released by the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA). The top three advertisers during the month were Orange, spending £1.1 million with its out-of-reel sponsorship, followed by car manufacturers Vauxhall… Continue reading Cinema Adspend Rises By 40% In February

Microsoft has completed a series of deals with telecoms operators in Western Europe and the US that will mean 75% of fixed phone lines will use Microsoft software to access television services via broadband. The deal, thought to be worth at least an initial $10 billion, has ensured that Microsoft’s software will dominate the world… Continue reading Microsoft Deal Set To Dominate IPTV Market

Cable operator, NTL, has begun testing its first high definition TV services via new ADSL2+ technology, allowing massively increased connection speeds without the need to install expensive fibre optic lines to customers’ homes.The new technology was revealed in a financial presentation, with NTL stating that it had been running trials of the new, high definition… Continue reading NTL Trials High Definition TV With Ultra Fast Broadband

MediaTel Group, in association with MediaGuardian, will present a seminar on the Future of Digital TV next month, chaired by the BBC’s media correspondent, Torin Douglas, and featuring a panel of distinguished media commentators.Held on 12 April at the Guardian Newsroom, the event will comprise a panel debate and audience question and answer session tackling… Continue reading Digital TV In The Spotlight At MediaTel Seminar