The text message phenomenon continued to prevail in May with 1.7 billion messages sent across the four UK GSM networks, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).May’s daily average number of text messages was 55 million, compared to 45 million in the year previous and 30 million in May 2001.May’s figures… Continue reading Text Continues To Shine In May
WPP’s plans to buyout Cordiant Communications may be scuppered yet, if intransigent majority shareholder, Active Value, manages to gather together a sufficient holding in Cordiant to block the deal.Active Value has explicitly stated that it would like to see Cordiant remain independent and has proposed to inject more money into the business in order to… Continue reading Active Value Ups Cordiant Stake To Block WPP Deal
Four out of ten dial-up subscribers in the US are considering switching to broadband, according to a new report from Horowitz Associates. By the end of March it is estimated that 31% of American homes had a broadband internet connection, up from 21% a year earlier (see US Broadband Reaches 30m, But Growth Looks Set… Continue reading Broadband Wagon Gathers Momentum In US
Despite a lukewarm reception from consumers, European companies have high hopes for t-commerce and expect to expand their use of television for commerce, according to a new report by Accenture.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Active Value Ups Cordiant Stake To Block WPP DealWPP’s plans to buyout Cordiant Communications may be scuppered if majority shareholder, Active Value,… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Marketers Tuning In To Television Commerce
United Business Media (UBM) this morning said that its businesses are now trading in the most stable conditions experienced in the last two years, with the exception of some impact from the SARS virus. All business are now trading in line with expectations and UBM is continuing to act to keep costs down in order… Continue reading UBM Sees Most Stable Conditions In Two Years
JCDecaux is launching a bus shelter campaign for Novartis Aller-eze nasal spay that will sneeze at passers-by.In what is believed to be a media first for the outdoor industry, ten sonic bus shelters around the country will play a loop of four different sneezes in an attempt to attract the attention of passers by.The bus… Continue reading JCDecaux Unveils Sneezing Bus Shelters
The Government’s plans to relax the media ownership regulations came under increasing threat in the House of Lords yesterday, as support grew for Lord Puttnam’s proposal to impose public interest tests on large media groups wanting to buy Channel Five. Reports suggest that peers from all parties have vowed to vote down the Communications Bill… Continue reading Government Faces Growing Threat From Rebel Peers
Despite a lukewarm reception from consumers, European companies have high hopes for t-commerce and expect to expand their use of television for commerce, according to a report on eMarketer. A survey from Accenture has shown that t-commerce remains a minority activity but a significant proportion of executives are enthusiastic about the technology and plan to… Continue reading Marketers Tuning In To Television Commerce
WPP’s plans to buyout Cordiant Communications (see WPP Seals £266m Cordiant Takeover) may be scuppered yet, if intransigent majority shareholder, Active Value, manages to gather together a sufficient holding in Cordiant to block the deal. Active Value has explicitly stated that it would like to see Cordiant remain independent and has proposed to inject more… Continue reading Active Value Ups Cordiant Stake To Block WPP Deal
Live Premiership football matches could return to ITV and the BBC for the first time in over a decade as the Premier League announces major changes to the way it sells its main media rights package. BSkyB has enjoyed a monopoly on live top-level English football since it first secured the broadcast rights to Premiership… Continue reading TV Giants Battle For Live Premiership Football Rights
