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BSkyB added 150,000 subscribers to its digital satellite service in the third quarter of its financial year, beating the consensus expectations. Analysts had predicted that there would be between 137,000 (Merrill Lynch) and 153,000 (Morgan Stanley), with Lehman Brothers forecasting 145,000 (see Morgan Stanley Expects 153k New Sky Subs In Q3). The group now has… Continue reading BSkyB Adds 150k New Subs In Q3, Strong Financials

65 million text messages were sent throughout the UK on the last day of this season’s Premiership, according to the latest data from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).The figures reveal a surge in the number of person to person SMS messages sent on 11 May, as football fans relied on friends or football alert services… Continue reading Text Messages Surge As Premiership Reaches Climax

The broadband market has defied the downturn in the rest of the telecoms and internet sector and ‘enjoyed striking growth’ across the globe in the last three years, according to The McKinsey Quarterly. This expansion is set to continue for the foreseeable future as consumers tap into the benefits of high-speed internet access. In its… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Broadband To Be A Boon For Business

Bertelsmann, the Germany-based global media group, is selling its scientific publishing arm, BertelsmannSpringer, to UK venture capitalist groups, Cinven and Candover. The two groups will pay €1.05 billion (£700 million) for the BertelsmannSpringer division, which comprises 70 different publishing companies. This deal will given the two private equity firms one of Europe’s largest publishers of… Continue reading UK Equity Groups Take BertelsmannSpringer For €1.1bn

The broadband market has defied the downturn in the rest of the telecoms and internet sector and ‘enjoyed striking growth’ across the globe in the last three years, according to The McKinsey Quarterly. This expansion is set to continue for the foreseeable future as consumers tap into the benefits of high-speed internet access.Also On MediaTel… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Broadband To Be A Boon For Business

The government today launched its ‘Get Started’ campaign in an attempt to encourage non-internet users to visit the web. According to a recent survey from the Office of National Statistics, some 38% of the UK population have never accessed the internet (see Internet Usage Up 16% In 2002, Says ONS). This has raised fears that… Continue reading UK Government Seeks To Bridge ‘Digital Divide’

BT faces a challenge to its hold on the UK residential telecoms market following news that two of the country’s leading supermarket groups are planning to launch services which will undercut the incumbent. According to weekend press reports, Talktalk, a joint venture from J Sainsbury and the mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse, will offer fixed… Continue reading BT Must Contend With New Fixed Services

ITV partners, Carlton and Granada, were seen in focus yesterday, down by 3.86% and 1.10% respectively, following concerns that their proposed £2.6 billion merger could be delayed if the Communications Bill is voted down in the House of Lords. Influential Labour peer, Lord Puttnam, yesterday warned that the Bill will face strong opposition unless unless… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton And Granada Fall On Merger Concerns

Telewest Broadband has launched its fastest ever home internet service across the UK, following an extensive trial amongst 1,500 existing Blueyonder customers.The new two megabyte version of Telewest’s Blueyonder internet service is designed to provide home internet users with a new standard of web connection, enabling the quick download of large music, film and software… Continue reading Telewest Launches UK’s Fastest Broadband Service

The J-ET electronic trading system for commercial radio campaigns is already helping to revolutionise the planning, buying and selling of air-time, according to an online survey of users at key agencies and sales points.The J-ET system, which now manages booking and accountability for over 75% of all national radio advertising spend, launched in October last… Continue reading J-ET Trading System Boosted By Survey Results