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According to an upcoming report, Residential Broadband: Cable Modems, DSL & Fixed Wireless, from The Strategis Group, residential broadband services will cover 38 million US households by 2006. “The economic environment of the past year, combined with uncertainty surrounding competing technologies and floundering business models, threatens to slow the growth in demand for residential broadband.… Continue reading 35% Of US Households Will Have Broadband Access By 2006, Says Strategis

GWR, which announced on Wednesday that in the 3 months to December 2001, revenues at the company have fallen by 8.4% for the year (see Trading Updates Offer Little Hope To Radio Industry), was one of the best performer’s in yesterday’s media market. Shares were up 4.73% to close at £2.43˝, an increase of 11p… Continue reading Sharewatch

DMG Radio Australia, the country’s largest radio network, has announced the acquisition of Brisbane AM radio station 4BH from the Australian Radio Network for an undisclosed sum not exceeding A$5 million. DMG, 75% owned by DMGT and 25% by GWR Group, now owns 62 stations across Australia. DMG Radio Australia’s regional stations continue to suffer… Continue reading DMG Builds Australian Radio Network

Advertising agencies are dedicating fewer full-time staff to new business than direct marketing and sales promotion agencies, according to a new report from the Advertising Agency Register (AAR).The report, carried out during the last quarter of 2001, shows that only 62% of advertising agencies employ full-time new business staff, compared with 83% of direct marketing… Continue reading Ad Agencies Falter On New Business Staff

Chase Carey, CEO of Sky Global Networks, has resigned from his position at News Corp following the failure of the group’s bid for DirecTV (see Insight Analysis: Murdoch Walks Away From ‘Dream’ DirecTV Deal). Carey had been instrumental in negotiating a number of successful deals whilst at News Corp including the acquisition of Star TV… Continue reading Sky Boss Leaves Following DirecTV Failure

Independent Newspapers has added three new titles to its north-west London portfolio and has redesigned its existing titles in that area.The company’s regional publishing division, North West London Newspapers (NWLN), has launched the Kensington Times, the Hammersmith Times and the Harrow & Sudbury Chronicle. The publisher’s existing portfolio of titles in that area includes; the… Continue reading Independent Newspapers Adds To Regional Titles

Ulster Television has this morning announced an agreement with ITV Digital allowing the broadcast of ITV2 in Northern Ireland. UTV2, UTV’s digital TV offering, has now been closed to allow ITV2 to begin broadcasting on the digital multiplex. It is anticipated that the closure of UTV2 will save UTV approximately £350,000 a year, ITV2 will… Continue reading Ulster TV Cedes To ITV Digital

Record numbers of people were exposed to outdoor roadside advertising in 2001, with audiences rising 2.6% year on year and the number of impacts up by 150 million per week to over six billion, according to a report from outdoor contractor JCDecaux. The Poster Track Study shows that the average level of prompted awareness for… Continue reading Outdoor Roadside Achieves Record Audiences In 2001, According To JCDecaux

The number of text messages sent in the UK last year almost doubled compared to 2000, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). December’s 1.3 billion total means that during the course of 2001, some 12.2 billion chargeable person to person text messages were sent, compared to 1.1 billion in 1999… Continue reading UK Text Message Total For 2001 Exceeds 12 Billion

According to Multimedia Messaging in Europe: Let the Fun Begin, a new report from the Yankee Group, multimedia messaging will be worth $44 billion by 2006. Combining voice and text-based person to person messages, new services will boost mobile revenues across Europe. “MMS is a radically new messaging technology that will take non-voice mobile communications… Continue reading European Multimedia Messaging Will Generate $44 billion By 2006, says The Yankee Group