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Radio airtime revenues at Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) rose by 5.3% in its first half, not including new acquisitions; this is in line with predictions made in the group’s March trading statement (see Scottish Radio Sees First Half Broadcast Revenues Up 5%). Including the effect of acquisitions during the period, advertising revenues were up by… Continue reading SRH Sees Radio Revenues Up 5% In First Half

Interactive marketing agency 12Snap has secured Thameslink for a location based campaign to promote travel to Brighton ahead of the May bank holiday weekend.The “4-4-2” campaign will offer consumers regional travel promotions, with 4 for the price of 2 tickets to Brighton as well as 4 for the price of 2 drinks in local bars.… Continue reading 12Snap Secures Thameslink For Travel Campaign

IPC’s flagship music title NME is producing a special one-off magazine to coincide with this summer’s Glastonbury music festival.The first ever Glastonbury special will launch next month with never before seen photos of artists and festival goers out in the fields. The one-off issue will also highlight the biggest names to have performed at Glastonbury… Continue reading NME Unveils One-Off Special To Coincide With Glastonbury

The number of broadband internet homes in the UK has reached two million, with new connections running at 35,000 every week, according to new figures from Oftel. The telecoms regulator says that many of the new subscriptions come from customers upgrading their narrowband services to broadband. “It took two years to reach one million connections,… Continue reading UK Broadband Reaches Two Million Homes

Condé Nast is joining forces with the Ministry Of Sound to launch a new consumer lifestyle magazine called Trash.The new bi-monthly title, which hits the news-stand in July with the backing of a £1.5 million marketing campaign, will be aimed at upmarket 20 to 35 year-olds with an interest in pop culture, music, style and… Continue reading Condé Nast Teams Up With Ministry To Launch Trash

Wireless connectivity is increasingly being seen as a desirable commodity and is now present in more than 2 million US homes, according to new research from Parks Associates. The home networking market has been one of the main beneficiaries of the growth of mobile connectivity (see Wireless Home Networks Win Consumer Backing) and wi-fi solutions… Continue reading Wireless Is Preferred Solution For Home Networkers

Capital Radio has today unveiled the blueprint for its new commercial division, which has been restructured to provide greater customer focus and more emphasis on selling the group’s portfolio of brands.The move has been led by Capital’s recently appointed managing director of national sales in London, Linda Grant. It will see the formation of two… Continue reading Capital Unveils Newly Restructured Commercial Division

In the week that Carlton Communications chairman, Michael Green, described ITV as a dysfunctional company that cannot compete effectively with its competitors (see Carlton Results Push Shares Up As Profits Return), a new report from Datamonitor claims that digital TV (DTV) – and particularly free-to-air – is undermining the businesses of existing broadcasters and channels.… Continue reading DTV Undermines Traditional Broadcasters’ Business, Says Datamonitor

In the week that Carlton Communications chairman, Michael Green, described ITV as a dysfunctional company that cannot compete effectively with its competitors, a new report from Datamonitor claims that digital TV is undermining the businesses of existing broadcasters and channels.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…UK Broadband Reaches Two Million HomesThe number of broadband internet homes in… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: DTV Hits Traditional Broadcasters’ Business

The increasing popularity of Freeserve has helped digital TV penetration to rise to 55% of AB adults aged between 25 and 54, according to the latest wave of VIPer research. The study, which explores the media consumption of the UK’s most influential and affluent socio-economic group, shows that the growth of digital TV has enabled… Continue reading VIPers Sink Fangs Into Digital TV