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The total number of UK households with access to digital television increased to 55% in the second quarter of this year, up from just 53% in the previous quarter, according to official figures from communications regulator Ofcom. The latest Digital Television Update report will provide a much needed boost to the Government’s plans to switch-off… Continue reading Multi-Channel Television Statistics Q2 2004

Channel 4 has signed a £55 million digital transmission deal that will allow it to launch a raft on new channels as it moves to strengthen its position in the face on increasing competition from multi-channel broadcasters.It is understood that the ten year deal with Luxembourg-based SES Global will allow Channel 4 to hire space… Continue reading Channel 4 Readies Itself For Analogue Switch-Off

Capital Radio has announced the appointment of Alison Finch to the newly created role of head of customer connection with responsibility for developing insights into the needs of the group’s commercial customer base.The new role will see Finch, who has worked at Capital for the last eight years, report directly to commercial marketing director, Gavin… Continue reading Capital Appoints Marketing Chief To Connect With Customers

Ian Pay, chairman of NRS Ltd, has announced his resignation, citing increasing personal and business commitments as the reason for his departure after three years at the helm of the National Readership Survey.Roger Pratt, managing director of NRS Ltd, thanked Pay for his work as chairman in a short statement this afternoon, confirming that the… Continue reading NRS Chairman Ian Pay Steps Down After Three Years

Cable & Wireless is planning the rollout of a range of high-speed broadband internet services, which are expected to be at least four times as fast as the connections offered by rivals such as British Telecom and Telewest.The telecommunications company claims that up to £50 million will be invested in ‘local loop unbundling’, which means… Continue reading C&W Rivals BT With Four Times Faster Broadband Offering

IDS has become the latest digital sales house to partner with Zip TV, offering advertisers the ability to launch interactive campaigns that span a number of different digital platforms.Zip TV enables advertisers to direct customers from a variety of digital channels to a single space after they press their red button. The result of consolidating… Continue reading IDS Signs With Zip For Cross Network Interactive Ads

Kelvin MacKenzie’s Wireless Group has announced its intention to bid for the upcoming FM radio licences in Edinburgh and Blackburn with proposals for two new stations called Dunedin FM and Bold FM.The radio group’s proposals are the result of extensive research carried out over the course of the year to identify the formats most likely… Continue reading Wireless Group Enters Race For Edinburgh Licence

The total number of UK households with access to digital television increased to 55% in the second quarter of this year, up from just 53% in the previous quarter, according to official figures from communications regulator Ofcom.The latest Digital Television Update will provide a much needed boost to the Government’s plans to switch-off the analogue… Continue reading Digital Penetration Increases As Deadline Looms

Giant banner contractor MegaPoster has won an appeal against Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s refusal to grant express consent for an advertising screen on a façade at 11 Bank Buildings in Fulham Broadway.The appeal was won after MegaPoster approached the building’s owner with a proposal that income from advertisements would contribute to the costs of cleaning… Continue reading MegaPoster Wins Appeal Against London Councils

Media super-regulator Ofcom has warned that it will not be rushed into setting a definite switch-off date for the analogue radio signal, despite wide-spread calls from some of the industry’s most influential commercial players.Ofcom chief executive, Stephen Carter, claimed that a switch-off date that was too early could make the transition to digital less achievable… Continue reading Ofcom In No Rush To Set Switch-Off Date For Radio