The Times is launching an electronic version of its daily newspaper, which will be available to online subscribers for around £50 a year.The e-paper will be unveiled at the end of this month and will have the exact look and layout of the printed title, complete with the full final-edition and supplements.The title will be… Continue reading Times Launches Daily E-Paper For Online Subscribers
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’
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
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
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
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
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
An average of 12.3 million viewers tuned in to ITV1 last night to see former England cricketer, Phil Tufnell, crowned king of the jungle in the finale of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.The climax of the antipodean reality-TV show, which was broadcast between 9pm and 10.30pm, peaked with an audience of almost… Continue reading I’m A Celebrity Finale Peaks With 13 Million Viewers
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
