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Internet portal, Wanadoo has seen its European broadband subscriptions rise to 4.37 million an increase of 1.92 million from the year before, making up 46% of its European customer base at the end of 2004, according to a trading statement released by the company’s parent, France Telecom (FT). France Telecom has revealed that 6.3 asymmetric… Continue reading France Telecom Sees Dramatic Broadband Growth

Magazine publisher, Highbury House Communications has announced the proposed sale of its business publishing operations, BCom, to Ergo Science Corporation for gross profits of £12.5 million. This will put the Group on track to achieve its stated strategy of reducing indebtedness and focusing on its consumer newsstand business.It is estimated that net proceeds will total… Continue reading Highbury Sells Business Publishing Arm

class=”article”>Mobile marketing has seen huge growth in recent months, with the latest technology presenting companies with ever more advanced methods of communicating their brands to consumers. Nick Wiggin, chairman of the Mobile Marketing Association, explains the growth and benefits of the medium…Mobile Marketing has come along way in the last three years. This engaging communication… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Time To Start Measuring Mobile

ITV has confirmed that its flagship soap opera, Coronation Street, will receive a boost with the creation of dedicated interactive features in the near future.In a report by the Financial Times, Jane Marshall, controller of interactive television services at ITV, said: “The time is right for us now to look for the next level of… Continue reading Flagship Soap To Receive Interactive Boost

Media super-regulator, Ofcom, has set out the first timetable for digital TV switchover, specifying which towns and cities will lose their existing analogue coverage, and when.Under the watchdog’s plans, Carlisle, Exeter and Cardiff will be amongst the first cities to lose their analogue signals in 2008, while the Channel Islands will be the last to… Continue reading Digital Switchover To Begin In Three Years

Dennis Publishing has ceased publication of fledgling computing title PC Projects just seven months after its launch, intended to capitalise on the growing number of homes equipped with a computer.At the time of PC Projects’ launch, the title’s publisher Peter Wootton, said: “People want to get more from their home PCs, as the recent and… Continue reading Dennis Drops PC Projects After Just Seven Months

Commercial broadcaster, ITV has announced the appointment of the chief executive of Guardian Media Group (GMG) as a non-executive director of ITV.Sir Robert Phillis will be joined in this role by Baroness Usha Prashar CBE, chancellor of De Montfort University.Industry sources have speculated that the move will give ITV much needed expertise on the boardroom… Continue reading GMG Chief Executive Joins ITV Board

ITV has welcomed Ofcom’s Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) review, published yesterday, allowing the commercial broadcaster to cut its non-news regional output.Overall, ITV agrees with the government media watchdog’s diagnosis that the rapid transition to digital demands a modernisation of the public broadcast commitments imposed on commercial public service broadcasters.ITV has long been arguing that its… Continue reading ITV Welcomes Loosened PSB Requirements

Magazine publisher, Highbury House Communications has announced the proposed sale of its business publishing operations, BCom, to Ergo Science Corporation for gross profits of £12.5 million. This will put the Group on track to achieve its stated strategy of reducing indebtedness and focusing on its consumer newsstand business. It is estimated that net proceeds are… Continue reading Highbury Sells Business Publishing Arm

Paris based advertising group, Havas has released a positive trading update for 2004, revealing that the company has increased organic revenue growth by 2% to €1,494 million, thanks to a positive quarter four which saw revenue increase by 4.6%, compared to the same period in 2003 (see Havas Organic Revenue Spurred On By Europe). All… Continue reading Strong Q4 Boosts Havas 2004 Revenue