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BSkyB’s digital satellite service will reach almost nine million homes in four years’ time, whilst cable is left trailing, according to the latest projection from Merrill Lynch analysts. The forecasts show that whilst cable’s growth is virtually flat and BSkyB’s begins to level off, the free digital terrestrial (DTT) service, Freeview, will continue to make… Continue reading BSkyB To Reach Almost 9m Subs By 2008, Say Forecasts

Future Publishing’s monthly computer title PC Answers is undergoing a wholesale redesign that will see the launch of a special supplement in an attempt to broaden its appeal.The initiative will see the magazine be given a new look that will include the launch of a PC Upgrade segment, a new 68-page magazine providing ‘build it… Continue reading Future Extends PC Answers Brand With Special Supplement

The increasing popularity of broadband helped the number of subscriptions to the internet to rise by 4.1% year on year during September, according to new figures from the Office Of National Statistics.The latest Index of Internet Connectivity Report shows that the number of people connected to internet service providers rose by 0.8% month on month,… Continue reading Broadband Continues To Drive Internet Connectivity

The Telegraph Group has announced that Steve Ford has taken up the position of executive of its display advertising team.Ford, previously deputy advertising manager of the Weekly Telegraph, will report directly to display group head, Lloyd Best. He will take responsibility for a group of agencies including John Ayling and Associates, Red Media and Burkitt… Continue reading Ford Joins Telegraph Group’s Display Advertising Team

BSkyB’s digital satellite service will reach almost nine million homes in four years’ time, whilst cable is left trailing, according to the latest projection from Merrill Lynch analysts.Also On MediaTelINSIGHT Today….Advertising Association UK Display ForecastsUK display advertising will grow by just 0.5% this year, before shooting up to 6.3% growth during 2004, according to the… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: BSkyB To Reach Almost 9m Subs By 2008

BT has called on the Government and industry to back its target of achieving 100% broadband coverage for every UK community by 2005. The telecoms incumbent already makes mass market broadband available to more than 80% of British households and is set to upgrade its internet exchanges to serve 90% of the population by the… Continue reading BT Targets 100% Broadband By 2005

A peak of almost 9 million viewers tuned into ITV1 yesterday to watch England defeat France to secure a place in the final of the Rugby World Cup.Audiences for the match, which saw England secure victory by 24 points to 7, averaged 7.6 million viewers and secured an impressive 64% share of viewing between 8.50am… Continue reading Almost 9 Million See England Rugby Team Beat France

Major US cable and DSL providers added a combined total of more than two million high-speed internet subscribers in the third quarter of 2003, according to the latest figures from Leichtman Research Group. Net additions for the quarter were the largest ever and half a million higher than in the previous quarter (see Broadband Growth… Continue reading Record Quarter For US Broadband Providers

Pay-per-click advertising company, Espotting, has secured a deal with ITV to power searches across the broadcaster’s network of websites.The deal, which begins in December, will see Espotting replace Overture as paid listings provider across a range of sites including those for Pop Idol, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and I’m A Celebrity Get Me… Continue reading Espotting To Power Online Searches Across ITV Network

Hollinger International has announced that Conrad Black is to step down as chief executive of the US-listed newspaper publisher as it considers the possible sale of its assets to alleviate financial difficulties.Hollinger, which publishes the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Jerusalem Post, has hired Lazard to evaluate strategic alternatives, including the… Continue reading Black To Step Down As Chief Executive Of Hollinger