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Sales of smart phones the UK have increased by almost 250% since last year, with mobile users attracted by the new generation of handheld devices, including camera phones. The telecoms research firm Canalys reports that shipments of smart phones, including the Nokia 3650 and Sony Ericsson P800, totalled almost 1.7 million in the second quarter… Continue reading UK Consumers Wise Up To Smart Phones

Emap’s Smash Hits is to increase its profile in the run up to next month’s ABC results with the launch of a one-off Summer Quiz Special.The 52-page spin-off title, which goes on sale on 13 August priced at £2.50, will feature more than 100 celebrity quizzes and will be covermounted with a special Smash Hits… Continue reading Smash Hits Launches One-Off Quiz Special

The text messaging phenomenon continued to grow in June, with an average of 55 million person to person text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks per day, according to statistics from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The latest figure represents a solid increase on June 2002, when an average of 45 million text… Continue reading Text Messages Staying Up For The Summer

The concept of on-demand television has remained tantalisingly out of reach of both consumers and telecoms operators for a good number of years now. Often hailed as a potential revolution in viewing habits and as a key source of new revenue for cable and telco companies, the video on-demand (VOD) sector has nevertheless so far… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Video On-Demand Remains On Hold

United Business Media was seen under pressure, down 1.62% yesterday, after failing to impress the market with the acquisition of Builder Group, the construction magazine business (see UBM Builds Up Portfolio With Aprovia Acquisition).Elsewhere, Cable & Wireless was seen in the spotlight, down 4.64%, after its chief executive revealed that the restructuring process recently put… Continue reading Sharewatch: UBM Falls Ahead Of Acquisition

The concept of on-demand television has remained tantalisingly out of reach of both consumers and telecoms operators for a good number of years now. Often hailed as a potential revolution in viewing habits and as a key source of new revenue for cable and telco companies, the video on-demand (VOD) sector has nevertheless so far… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Video On-Demand Remains On Hold

Culture secretary, Tessa Jowell, has admitted that Lord Puttnam’s last minute plurality test amendment to the Communications Bill was an improvement to the recently passed legislation (see Parliament Finally Green Lights Communications Act). The Government was forced to accept the eleventh hour proposal after a group of rebel peers threatened to vote down the Bill… Continue reading Jowell Admits Plurality Test Improved Communications Act

Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, has admitted that Lord Puttnam’s last minute plurality test amendment to the Communications Bill helped to improve the recently passed legislation (see Parliament Finally Green Lights Communications Act).The Government was forced to accept the eleventh hour proposal to give Ofcom the power to investigate major cross-media mergers after a group of… Continue reading Jowell Admits Plurality Test Improved Communications Bill

Global information group, Reuters, has this morning unveiled a first half pre-tax profit of £87 million, following a loss of £10 million for the same period in 2002. This figure is substantially ahead of a £57 million forecast from Merrill Lynch. However, despite the strong pre-tax profit figure, Reuters’ overall revenues were down by 12%… Continue reading Reuters Moves Into Profit As Savings Plan Pays Dividends

The cost of unmetered dial-up internet access could be reduced by service providers, following a ruling by Oftel that will force BT to bring down the amount it charges operators to use its network.Following an investigation into BT’s charging practice, the telecommunications watchdog is forcing the company to reduce its fees by 17%. Oftel concluded… Continue reading Oftel’s BT Ruling Should Bring Down Dial-Up Internet Costs