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Shares in ITV company Granada fell heavily in trading today after the company failed to offer new details of the restructure of ITV Digital at its AGM this morning (see ITV Revenues Down 12% In H1, Visibility Still Limited). Following the announcement, stock fell by 3.6% to 139p, but had recovered to 142žp by 4.00pm.… Continue reading Granada Shares Dip As Future Of ITV Digital Remains Unclear

This year will be a disappointing one for the European cellular handset industry, according to a report released by the Yankee Group this month, which claims that saturating markets, infrastructure delays and other external events during 2001 “have all conspired to abruptly turn booming sales into the first ever year of market contraction.” Nevertheless the… Continue reading Mobile Handset Sales Will Contract This Year, But Return To Growth With 3G Takeup, Says Yankee Group

Internet shopping services were used by almost 33 million Europeans during the month leading up to Christmas, according to new research from Jupiter MMXI. With 9 million at home users, the UK was behind only Germany’s 10 million in terms of online retail site usage, representing an increase of over 40% year on year.Patricia Lueer,… Continue reading Internet Shopping Enjoys Christmas Boom

Total viewing to UK television fell last year for the first time since 1994, according to a new report from Carat, the media buying agency of Aegis Group. The report shows that average viewing per household fell to 213 minutes per day in 2001, down from 216 minutes a year earlier. The downward trend is… Continue reading 2001 UK TV Viewing Fell For First Time Since 1994, Says Carat Report

The ITC has upheld complaints against ITV1’s The Frank Skinner Show for containing “graphic sexual language” but has defended the show’s “edgy and provocative nature.”The ITC received a total of 40 complaints from viewers offended by an episode of the Frank Skinner Show that was shown last November. 27 viewers objected to an interview with… Continue reading ITC Condemns Graphic Sexual Language

Pace Technology has unveiled a new low-cost digital receiver that will allow viewers to receive free-to-air channels without subscribing to digital platforms such as Sky or ITV Digital.Pace have launched the no-frills set top box, which can also be upgraded to receive pay-TV, interactive and internet services, in an attempt to increase the take-up of… Continue reading Pace To Speed Digital Take-Up

The Wireless Advertising Association (WAA) and the Wireless Marketing Association (WMA) have merged in an attempt to provide a unified body for the mobile marketing industry.The new body, which will be known as the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), will focus on promoting the growth of the industry and on establishing universal standards to govern privacy… Continue reading Wireless Marketing Bodies Merge

Digital media agency i-level has created a new division, i-level digital partnerships, which will concentrate on long-term digital partnerships for clients who require retail, content or funtionality distribution, outside the traditional advertising role.The agency says it has half a dozen clients on board already, but has only revealed the names of two: BT Communications Products… Continue reading i-level Creates Retail Division

Hutchison 3G, holder of the UKÂ’s largest third-generation mobile phone licence and BBC Technology have agreed a deal which will see the BBC providing content for Hutchison’s 3G wireless service. BBC Technology will provide content, including news and entertainment, for Hutchison and will also be responsible for processing and formatting the content so as to… Continue reading BBC Technology To Provide Content For Hutchison 3G

US magazine adspend continued to decline in December according to the latest figures from the Publishers Information Bureau. Following continued decline in November (see Forecasts), revenues for December are down 11.2% on the same period last year. For the period January to December 2001, revenues fell by 19.4% on last years total. Ad pages were… Continue reading US Magazine Adspend Decline Continues In December