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The Telegraph Group has appointed John Allwood as executive director, poaching the high-flying boss from telecoms firm Orange and marking the second appointment since the Barclay Brothers acquired the newspaper publisher in June.The appointment sees Allwood relinquish his position as executive vice president at Orange after four years. Having previously held posts at News International,… Continue reading Telegraph Group Appoints Allwood As Executive Director

Online advertising spend rocketed by 76% in the first half of this year to just under £267 million, according to the latest figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau. The increase takes the medium’s share of overall UK adspend to an all time high of 3.2%, placing it well ahead of cinema and putting it on… Continue reading Internet Adspend Rockets By 76% In First Half

Video Networks, owner of internet and digital TV provider HomeChoice, has announced the addition of PlayBite to its line up of entertainment services in an attempt to attract younger audiences with the UK’s first on-demand games channel.The new channel will promote the best games available for download via Video Network’s games website, playbite.co.uk. The website… Continue reading HomeChoice Targets Youth Audiences With Games Channel

Internet product research is responsible for driving $180.7 billion of consumer spending offline, compared to $106.5 billion in direct online shopping, says a new report from Dieringer Research Group. The survey, which was conducted among 3000 US consumers, revealed that not only did web-based research spur online purchases, it actually fuels offline shopping more, with… Continue reading Online Research Spurs Offline Spending

The DVD market is about to enjoy its second boom, says a new report, as the DVD recorder is poised for take off as prices begin to fall. According to Informa Media, by 2010, 31% (334 million) of global television households will have a DVD recorder, growing from only 5 million at the end of… Continue reading Recorders Fuel Second DVD Boom

Magazine publisher Highbury House saw a strong performance last week, with shares rising by 20.93% week on week, despite an earlier warning that the company will fail to meet investor expectations later this year.The boost to share price was helped by the purchase of 971,000 shares by the group’s chief executive, chairman and finance director… Continue reading Sharewatch: Highbury Boosted By Board Investment

TV & Satellite Week has become the latest title to publish in digital form as publisher IPC tx makes its content available online using Olive’s Active Magazine technology and the M-Till payment system.The digital edition is available at the magazine’s website, www.tvandsatelliteweek.com, and is an exact replica of the traditional print edition. The electronic format… Continue reading TV & Satellite Week Publishes Digital Edition

The National Magazine Company will tomorrow unveil its latest foray into the women’s weekly market with the launch of Reveal, a new celebrity focused title designed to compete with Emap’s fledgling Closer.The magazine, which is thought to be the product of a £10 million investment and eighteen months of extensive research, will target women of… Continue reading NatMags To Launch New Women’s Magazine Tomorrow

RAJAR is to carry out what it claims are ‘pioneering’ tests of three different audiometers as part of plans to upgrade its existing diary system of audience measurement to a new electronic method by 2007.The Audiometer Validation Test will take place next month to determine how well the Arbitron Portable Meter, the Eurisko NOP World… Continue reading RAJAR To Carry Out ‘Pioneering’ Audiometer Tests

Emap’s fledgling Kerrang! 105.2 is attempting to extend its weekly reach with the launch of a new online radio service based on its existing Legends show.The West Midlands-based rock music station, which launched back in June, is rolling-out Kerrang! Radio Legends this week as an online spin-off dedicated to playing round-the-clock classic tracks from the… Continue reading Kerrang! Rolls-Out New Online Radio Service