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The founder of early ISP Pipex, Peter Dawe, is to launch Babel TV – a device combining a Freeview set-top box, PVR and broadband connection.The device is a regular Freeview box, with a personal video recorder (PVR) and the ability to surf the internet via a wired Ethernet connection. All that is required is a… Continue reading Pipex Founder Launches New IPTV Service

GCap Media has won the national airtime sales contract for GMG Radio’s Smooth, Real and Rock Radio brands.GCap already manages the national revenue for GMG Radio’s two Century FM stations in the North West and North East of England and will take on the contract for the additional nine stations from 1 January next year.GMG… Continue reading GCap Wins National Airtime Sales Contract For GMG Brands

Sky has said that its broadband service has passed the one million customer mark, adding that this milestone was achieved less than 14 months after the first Sky Broadband customer was connected.Sky launched its broadband service last year (see Sky Launches Free Broadband Service), offering a range of broadband options including Sky Broadband Base, with… Continue reading Sky Broadband Passes One Million Customer Mark

Last week in the City the big news was Microsoft’s $240 million (£117 million) investment in Facebook, putting a $15 billion value on the social networking website.The companies also signed an advertising deal making Microsoft the site’s exclusive third-party advertising platform partner, and it will begin to sell advertising for Facebook internationally (Full Story).In other… Continue reading Media In The City: Microsoft Invests $240 million In Facebook

Havas has announced that its revenues for the third quarter of the year have risen 7.3% year on year to €368 million (£258 million). There was improvement in organic growth, at 9.3% in Q3, after 5.4% in Q2, which rose to 6.0% for the first nine months of 2007. Net new businesss continued its positive… Continue reading Havas Q3 Revenues Up 7.3%

Publicis has announced that its consolidated revenue for Q3 2007 rose 10.8% to €1,122 million, compared with €1,013 million for the same period in 2006. Organic growth in the third quarter was 4.6%, in line with the group’s expectations. In the third quarter, 43.4% of Groupe revenue came from North America, 37.3% from Europe, 11.1%… Continue reading Publicis Revenues Up Almost 11%

BSkyB is considering giving up nearly one fifth of its ITV voting rights in an effort to avoid competition regulations and hold onto its 17.9% share in the commercial broadcasting giant. In a letter to the Competition Commission, the satellite broadcaster outlined plans to place three per cent of its voting right with an independent… Continue reading Sky Could Give Up Some ITV Voting Rights

A new report from the Cinema Advertising Council (CAC) has revealed that US cinema advertising industry revenues of CAC members grew by 15% to $455,661,000 in 2006 as compared to a total of $394,830,000 in 2005. Clifford Marks, president and chairman of CAC, said: “Marketers are looking for new, highly-effective, targeted opportunities to engage harder… Continue reading US Cinema Advertising Council Members Report 15% Adspend Increase

Microsoft has agreed to invest $240 million (£117 million) in social networking website Facebook, placing a $15 billion value on it. The investment, which was accompanied by the signing of a key advertising deal, gives Microsoft a 1.6% stake in the online social utility. The companies already had a US-only strategic alliance that named Microsoft… Continue reading Microsoft Invests In Facebook

The latest US e-commerce spending figures for the third quarter of 2007, newly released by comScore, show that retail e-commerce increased 23% versus year ago to $28.4 billion. Third Quarter US E-Commerce Spending, Excludes Auctions And Large Corporate Purchases Q3 2007 v Q3 2006 Total US – Home/Work/University Locations    Q3 2006 (MM) Q3 2007… Continue reading Third Quarter US Retail E-Commerce Grows 23%