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The BBC has reported a surge in popularity for its newly re-launched Radio Player service, offering users on-demand listening of almost all of its radio output for up to seven days from the original broadcast.According to the Corporation, the service, which re-launched at the end of January to include additional audio feeds and on-demand functionality,… Continue reading BBC Sees On-Demand Radio Listening Surge In February

Magazine and radio group, Emap, has announced a strong performance in its UK consumer magazine division, with consumer magazine copy sales revenues growing by 5% on an underlying basis.In an upbeat pre-close trading statement, the group revealed that its consumer magazine advertising division has enjoyed a 4% year on year rise for the year ending… Continue reading Emap Sees Rising Revenue From Magazines

The battle for London Underground’s £1.2 billion advertising contract is between ten key players, reports this morning suggest, with the incumbent Viacom Outdoor going head to head with rival outdoor advertising heavyweights Clear Channel and JC Decaux.Others reportedly bidding for the contract include SMG’s Primesight, Spanish advertising group, Cemusa, KBH Transport Media, Media Initiatives Group,… Continue reading Ten Firms To Contest Underground Ad Contract

More than seven times more text messages were sent on Valentine’s Day than cards this year, with 92 million texts sent compared to 12 million cards, according to new figures released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA).Text messaging performed strongly during February 2005, with 2.19 billion person to person text messages being sent across the… Continue reading Texts Outweigh Cards On Valentine’s Day

Digital television penetration has reached almost 60% of UK households, with Ofcom revealing that in quarter four of last year, 59.4% of homes received digital television, an increase of 3.5% from 55.9% at 30 September 2004. Ofcom’s Digital Television Update for the fourth quarter of 2004 reveals that, by 31 December 2004, the total number… Continue reading Digital Penetration Reaches Almost 60% Of UK Homes

Ofcom’s latest Digital Television Update, published today, reports that digital television penetration reached 59.4% in the fourth quarter of last year, stopping just short of 60% and representing an increase of 3.5% points on the previous quarter.Ofcom also found that, by 31 December 2004, BSkyB had added 177,000 subscribers, bringing its total number of UK… Continue reading Digital TV Penetration Closes On 60% In Q4 2004

Mobile phones are the gadgets most likely to be traded in, with 63% of respondents claiming they frequently upgrade them, according to results from a study by market research firm, GMI. In a survey of 20,000 consumers in 20 countries, GIM found that the vast majority of people upgraded their phones on a regular basis.… Continue reading Mobile Phones Frequently Traded In

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

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

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