The Government’s plan to switch off the analogue signal by the 2010 deadline has received a boost with news that over one million people have requested information on the new digital terrestrial platform, Freeview.According to the Freeview consortium, which comprises BBC, BSkyB and Crown Castle, around 400,000 calls have been made to the Freeview information… Continue reading Freeview Boosts Prospect Of Analogue Switch Off
Virgin Radio is to run a week long campaign for Microsoft to encourage families to consider buying a PC or upgrading their existing machine in the run up to Christmas.The interactive cross-media campaign, which was secured through Virgin’s Access All Areas initiative, begins next Monday on the Daryl Denham Breakfast Show and continues on the… Continue reading Virgin Radio Secures Festive Microsoft Deal
Half of UK firms now order goods and services online, a 52% increase on 2001, according to a new study by the Department of Trade and Industry. The International Benchmarking Study 2002 revealed that UK companies are becoming increasingly acquainted with the merits of e-business. Over 90% of businesses now have access to the internet,… Continue reading UK Businesses Keen To Develop The e-Economy
The Irish telecoms sector saw revenues increase by 4% and there was a 10% movement of customers from the incumbent to other fixed line operators in the last quarter. A report from the newly-created Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) found that 162,000 Carrier Pre-Selection (CPS) lines are now rolled out in the country and at… Continue reading Irish Telecoms Industry In Good Heart
This year will witness the start of a ‘massive expansion’ in the growth of digital television (DTV) in the Asia Pacific region, with growth forecast to be 57% over 2001, reaching 7.9 million homes. These figures come from a new report from Informa Media Group, produced in association the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association (CASBAA).… Continue reading Asia-Pacific Digital Television Forecasts From Informa Media
Television provided via the internet, whilst still largely in the planning stages, could become a significant entertainment platform in the second half of the decade, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. A global survey of over 30 commercial and planned internet protocol television (IPTV) systems, shows that Asia-Pacific and Europe are likely to… Continue reading Internet-Delivered TV Set To Grow, Says Strategy Analytics
Shares in AOL Time Warner fell 14% yesterday following a downbeat forecast on the prospects for its America Online division. The world’s largest media company believes that things will get worse before they get better and is predicting that advertising and commerce sales at its internet arm will fall by up to 50% in 2003.… Continue reading Difficult Times Ahead For America Online
Strong sales of Sony’s PlayStation 2 console look set to boost revenues for Future Network, publisher of the Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. Experience from the original PlayStation console shows that Future sold around one magazine for every ten consoles sold; Sony has just announced that ten million PlayStation… Continue reading Strong PlayStation 2 Sales To Boost Future Network Revenues
Vivendi Universal has decided to take up its option and buy BT’s 26% stake in Cegetel, giving it 70% control of the French telecoms group. Jean-René Fourtou, Chairman and CEO of Vivendi, said yesterday that the company had sufficient funds to match Vodafone’s E4 billion bid for the shareholding. Under a binding agreement, Vivendi had… Continue reading Vivendi Swoops For Cegetel Stake
The Barclay brothers are out of the bidding for SMG’s Herald group of newspapers, according to press reports. It is understood that there are now only two suitors left in the running for the Scottish titles – US group Gannett, owner of Newsquest in the UK, and Independent News & Media, publisher of the Independent… Continue reading Barclay Brothers Said To Be Out Of Herald Bid
