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Telegraph.co.uk was the most visited national newspaper website in April. According to figures released by ABCe, the Telegraph Media site has continued its impressive rise in traffic, beating all other audited newspaper sites.Traffic for the website has been rising steadily in the last few months, from 10.5 million unique users in December to 18.6 in… Continue reading Telegraph.co.uk Most Visited National Newspaper Site In April

Ofcom’s new report shows that rural areas in the UK are now better connected to broadband than urban areas.The report shows that 59% of rural homes now have broadband, compared with only 57% of urban homes. This follows concerns of a ‘digital divide’ between country and built-up areas when the service was first released.Households in… Continue reading Number Of Rural Broadband Households Now Tops Urban

MediaTel Group is holding a new event on June 10 giving the industry a unique chance to see a number of new media technologies and debate the business models and opportunities they offer.The Media Playground Exhibition will showcase new media opportunities in IPTV, mobile, ad-serving, behavioural targeting, digital screens, social networks and their associated advertising… Continue reading MediaTel Group Hosting New ‘Media Playground’ Event

GCap Media executive Duncan Campbell is to join Bauer Radio as its new regional programme director.Campbell will assume direct responsibility for Bauer’s Edinburgh stations, Forth One and Forth 2.He will replace Luke McCullough who has moved to a role at the Bauer station Northsound in Aberdeen.Travis Baxter, the managing director at Big City, said: “This… Continue reading Bauer Gets New Regional Programme Director

Specialist magazine publisher Future has reported a like-for-like 17% year on year rise in profit for the six months to March 31. Revenue for the half year was £78.3m, compared with £79.2m on a like-for-like basis a year ago. Advertising revenue was up 4% in constant currency, while online advertising was up 31% and now… Continue reading Future Reports Rise In Profit

Daily Mail and General Trust has reported a rise in pre-tax profits to £144 million in the six-months to March 30, with revenue rising 5% to £1.17 million. Associated Newspapers, DMGT’s national newspaper division, produced saw operating profits dip 1% in a tough market while advertising revenue was up by 4%. Advertising revenues were up… Continue reading DMGT Profits Rise

Ofcom’s new report shows that rural areas in the UK are now better connected to broadband than urban areas. The report shows that 59% of rural homes now have broadband, compared with only 57% of urban homes. This follows concerns of a ‘digital divide’ between country and built-up areas when the service was first released.… Continue reading Number Of Rural Broadband Households Now Tops Urban

One of the biggest themes to come out of yesterday’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future of Research’ was the move from traditional methods of working to collecting data direct from consumers. Speaking at the morning session, panellist Martin Hayward, director of consumer strategy and futures at dunnhumby, said that in the long term we… Continue reading ‘Future Of Research’ Seminar Looks At Changes Facing The Industry

Cross-media measurement could be the way forward for the media research industry, according to some of the panellists at yesterday’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future of Media Research’. Speaking at an afternoon session on innovation, Andre McGarrigle, director of research & customer insight at Guardian News and Media, said that “web analytics is turning… Continue reading Cross-Media Measurement Could Be Way Forward

The UK media research industry is well thought of globally but still has a lot to learn from other countries. This was the general view of the panellists at yesterday’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Media Research’ full-day seminar held in London. Speaking at the morning’s keynote session, Brian Jacobs, founder of Brian Jacobs Associates, said:… Continue reading UK’s Media Research Industry Needs To Learn From Global Markets