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Influential Labour peer, Lord Puttnam, is believed to have warned the Government that he intends to lead a rebellion of peers opposed to the liberalisation of the cross-media ownership regulations. It is understood that in a speech during the second reading of the Communications Bill in the House of Lords, Puttnam said the Bill contained… Continue reading Puttnam To Lead Media Ownership Rebellion

Telewest Broadband is launching trials of a new two megabyte version of its Blueyonder internet service, which it claims will be the UK’s fastest unlimited home internet product.The pilot service offers a continuous cable connection to the internet, which Telewest claims is 40 times faster than traditional dial-up services and four times more powerful than… Continue reading Telewest Trials UK’s Fastest Broadband Service

Fusion Radio sales is set to transfer all of its operations to First Radio Sales, formerly Clear Channel Radio Sales, from the end of this month.The move is likely to be seen as a precursor to the consolidation expected across the industry when the Communications Bill relaxes the radio ownership regulations later this year (see… Continue reading Fusion Radio Sales To Merge Into First Radio Sales

Capital Radio has said that it expects its radio revenues to decline by 3% in the three months to March 2003, following a 6% drop in the final quarter of last year.The group said in a trading statement this morning that the figures will result in a 5% decline in advertising revenues for the six… Continue reading Capital Sees Revenues Down 5% In First Half

Large, traditional advertisers are embracing the internet for their campaigns in a trend that could provide a significant boost for the online advertising sector. According to a new report from Nielsen//NetRatings, the top 100 US traditional advertisers accounted for over 30% of online ads by the end of 2002, as measured by ad impressions. This… Continue reading Traditional Advertisers Turn To The Web

NatMags’ fledgling teen title, CosmoGIRL!, is relaunching with a series of new editorial features and the handbag-sized format made popular by Condé Nast’s Glamour.The newly re-sized teen title will debut this May, with a free covermounted black or khaki bag for each reader. The move, instigated by publishing director Jan Adcock and editor Ceilia Duncan,… Continue reading CosmoGIRL! Relaunches With New Handbag Size

Although limited in size, the mobile corporate enterprise market is set to be a major source of revenue for the US telecoms industry in years to come. So says a new report from the mobile marketing and intelligence provider Telephia. Corporate enterprise users are defined as subscribers who use mobile services at least 50% of… Continue reading Mobile Operators Put Faith In Corporate Enterprise Users

The number of digital television households worldwide is set to rise by almost 20% this year, according to the TV International Sourcebook 2003 from Informa Media Group.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Independent News Sells UK Regional Papers To NewsquestIndependent News & Media (INM) is selling its UK regional newspaper assets to Newsquest for £60 million, the… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Digital TV Now Welcome In More Homes

The number of digital television households worldwide is set to rise by almost 20% this year, according to the TV International Sourcebook 2003 from Informa Media Group. The research claims that there will be 96.7 million DTV homes by the end of 2003, an increase of 15.5 million year on year. Just over half of… Continue reading Digital TV Now Welcome In More Homes

The ASA has refused to censure a poster for Bacardi-Martini despite complaints that it linked alcohol with aggression and violence.The poster, designed by McCann Erickson, featured ex-footballer turned actor, Vinnie Jones, holding two bottles by the neck (see picture). Complainants believed that the Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels star looked as though he was… Continue reading Bacardi Cleared Of Linking Vinnie Jones With Violence