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The number of blue collar workers using the internet is growing, according to a report by Continental Research. The research shows that internet usage is “taking a firm hold” in 2CDE households, the demographic of which tends to be older people who work in blue collar occupations and have less exposure to PCs and the… Continue reading ‘Blue Collar’ Web Use Rises

David Dimbleby has emerged as a candidate for the role of BBC chairman, according to press speculation.A number of broadsheet newspapers reported this morning that the veteran broadcaster has been shortlisted as a candidate to take over from Sir Christopher Bland when he leaves the BBC to take up a new post at BT next… Continue reading Dimbleby Tipped For BBC Chair

Search engine, MSN.com, was home to the four most visited banner ads throughout June. The most visited advert on the site was exposed to 2,871,000 individual at home internet users over the course of the month and achieved 20.6% digital reach of the total at home UK internet audience. Amazon.co.uk and Debtbusterloans were the only… Continue reading New Media Round-Up

Anglo-Dutch publishing group, Reed Elsevier, has this morning posted interim pre-tax profits up 13% at £410 million, notably above the consensus expectations.Reed says that the first half results are encouraging and reflect strong performances in Science & Medical, Legal and Education, partly offset by the impact of the economic slowdown on Business to Business. Reed’s… Continue reading Reed Shares Rally On Results

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is to launch a set of auditing standards to accelerate the pace of adoption for website auditing.The auditing standards guidelines will explain the role, function, background and terms used in auditing and will be available to media owners and the advertising community via the IAB website.All major traffic auditing companies… Continue reading IAB Pushes For Web Audit

Adshel Scotland has secured a ten year contract to provide bus shelters and poster sites for Edinburgh’s largest shopping centre.The company has been awarded the advertising rights for 16 ‘metropolis’ bus shelters, the first to be built in the UK, and 20 six-sheet poster sites. Installation will begin in September and six of the shelters… Continue reading Ten Year Deal For Adshel

Broadband internet growth in the UK is set to be double that of the United States for at least the next three years, according to forecasts by Net Profit. Growth is expected to be 527% this year, dropping back to 145% next year and gradually slowing from that point on. The huge growth rate at… Continue reading Insight Analysis: UK Broadband Net Access Forecasts

Richard Desmond, owner of the Express newspaper group, has hired Richard Park, former Capital Radio executive.Park left Capital, where he was programme director, in March last year after 13 years with the group. He oversaw the launch of Capital Gold and is credited with playing a key role in Capital’s expansion throughout Britain.Park will act… Continue reading Desmond Hires Radio Executive

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Anglo-Dutch publishing group, Reed Elsevier, has this morning posted interim pre-tax profits up 13% at £410 million, notably above the consensus expectations. Reed says that the first half results are encouraging and reflect strong performances in Science & Medical, Legal and Education, partly offset by the impact of the economic slowdown on Business to Business.… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Shares Rally As Results Beat Expectations