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According to a report released today by Informa Media, on-demand TV is ‘about to take off’ with revenues set to rise by over 500% by 2007. Global ‘On Demand’ TV Forecasts By Region  Households (000)             2000  2001  2002  2007  Asia Pacific 4,015 7,670 15,170 93,010 Europe 16,793 23,279 28,969 73,467… Continue reading On-Demand TV Set To Take Off, says Informa Media

Week on week analysis of the media market reveals an unsettled week for Carlton and Granada. Doubts over the future of ITV Digital, which culminated in the troubled pay-TV platform going into administration on Wednesday (see Administration For ITV Digital Confirmed), led to Carlton dropping 1.27% week on week to finish at £2.71˝. Granada also… Continue reading Sharewatch

Initiative Media claims to have made a “major breakthrough” in multimedia media planning with the launch of a new software tool called The Matrix.The company believes that the product will bring the level of audience planning that is currently only possible for a single medium to mixed-media planning. Currently media research can show advertisers who… Continue reading Initiative Unveils The Matrix

The refinancing and debt reduction plans of telecommunications company NTL are thought to be progressing well, with details of a structure set to be announced within weeks, according to a report on today’s Financial Times website. NTL has appointed Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on a recapitalisation structure and reduction… Continue reading NTL May Take Temporary Bankruptcy As Refinancing Is Finalised

The refinancing and debt reduction plans of telecommunications company NTL are thought to be progressing well, with details of a structure set to be announced within weeks, according to a report on today’s Financial Times website.NTL has appointed Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on a recapitalisation structure and reduction of… Continue reading NTL May Take Temporary Bankruptcy As Refinancing Is Finalised

United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) has today announced that the release of full-year results for 2001 will be delayed by a further two weeks in order to finalise “the appropriate accounting treatment of certain interest rate cross currency hedging agreements in the wake of UPCÂ’s default on its public debt on March 3rd 2002” The Dutch… Continue reading UPC Results Delayed

Telewest is aiming to cash in on the uncertainty facing ITV Digital (see Administration For ITV Digital Confirmed) by offering the administration-bound platform’s customers the chance to sign up for its broadband services.The company has set up a free hotline for ITV Digital customers, suggesting that they should sign up to its TV, phone and… Continue reading Telewest Homes In On ITV Digital Customers

ISBA has warned that the closure of ITV Digital could have long-term damaging effects on advertisers unless the Government takes action to prevent BSkyB gaining a monopoly in digital broadcasting.ITV Digital went into administration last week after talks to resolve an ongoing dispute with the Football League over TV rights collapsed (see Administration For ITV… Continue reading ISBA Warns Of Digital Monopoly

The Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB) has launched the second phase of its advertising campaign on analogue radio stations, designed to raise awareness of digital radio.The ads, which feature veteran DJ John Peel, are 20, 30 and 40 second slots which will run on Classic FM, Virgin AM and over 60 local analogue stations for… Continue reading DRDB Rolls Out New DAB Awareness Ads

Silicon.com reports that BT is evaluating super-high-speed broadband, Very high-speed Digital Subscriber Line, in an effort to move towards the next generation of broadband access. The service can deliver a thousand times faster than via traditional telephone wires with a downstream time of 52 Mbps. Silicon.com predicts that BT will role out the new service… Continue reading BT To Launch ‘Next Generation Broadband’ In 2006