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The development of multimedia messaging services (MMS) is to surge during 2002 following the signing of a number of major contracts between mobile phone operators, according to a new report from Ovum. Mobile operators are keen to develop MMS after the phenomenal success of SMS, or text messaging, which now accounts for up to 10-15%… Continue reading MMS Is A Key Development For Mobile Operators, Says Ovum

Bright Station went into a spectacular tailspin over the week, thanks to funding fears (see Bright Station Seeks Funds As Cash Runs Out) which more than halved its share value. By the close of Friday’s trading, shares were worth 9½p, compared to 21p the previous week.By contrast, another media company accustomed to heavy losses, Future… Continue reading Sharewatch

Tuesday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Media Business.The Periodical Publisher’s Association (PPA) holds its 2001 Magazines and B2B conference and exhibition at Grosvenor House. Continues Wednesday.Dotcom success story Lastminute.com releases interim results which are expected to show the business to be heading towards the black.Wednesday BSkyB releases interim financial… Continue reading The Week Ahead

Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera may have signed record-breaking ad deals last month but it was real people who came out on top in a recent ad chart. In Propeller’s “Ads That Make News” survey Halifax’s campaign featuring members of its own staff achieved more picture stories in the national press than any other advertiser… Continue reading ‘Real’ People Come Out On Top In Recent Ad Survey

Emap is said to be well advanced in its plans to turn its successful celebrity magazine Heat into a TV show within a year. The news was announced by chief executive Keith Hand at the annual PPA Magazine and B2B conference today.Heat’s turnaround from a failing entertainment and listings magazine to a top selling celebrity… Continue reading Emap Plans To Turn Heat Into TV Show

April’s digital TV viewing figures showed that the non-terrestrial channels increased their average weekly share of viewing year on year. BBC1 also managed an increase. The largest loss in viewing share was at BBC2 which dropped from an average 12% weekly share of viewing in all homes to 10.6%BBC2 was the only non-terrestrial channel not… Continue reading Digital Television Round-Up – April 2001

Reed Elsevier’s acquisition of Harcourt General is to be allowed by the Department of Justice in the US, the company announced this morning. Outside the United States, the acquisition has already received clearance from the competition authorities in Germany, Austria and Ireland and now awaits regulatory clearance only from the UK’s Competition Commission (see Reed… Continue reading US Clears Reed’s Harcourt General Acquisition

08.05.01Reed Elsevier’s acquisition of Harcourt General is to be allowed by the Department of Justice in the US, the company announced this morning.Outside the United States, the acquisition has already received clearance from the competition authorities in Germany, Austria and Ireland and now awaits regulatory clearance only from the UK’s Competition Commission (see City News).The… Continue reading US Clears Reed’s Harcourt General Acquisition

US media group Liberty Media has regained its majority shareholding in UK cable company, Telewest Communications. At the end of last week Liberty bought a further 20 million shares in Telewest for around £30 million. Liberty’s arrangements with Microsoft and MediaOne mean that they are also effectively stakeholders in Telewest, with a combined stake of… Continue reading Liberty Regains Majority Holding In Telewest

Reed Elsevier’s acquisition of Harcourt General is to be allowed by the Department of Justice in the US, the company announced this morning.Outside the United States, the acquisition has already received clearance from the competition authorities in Germany, Austria and Ireland and now awaits regulatory clearance only from the UK’s Competition Commission.The Anglo-Dutch publisher is… Continue reading US Clears Reed’s Harcourt General Acquisition