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US internet advertising revenues for the first six months of 2007 were nearly $10 billion, setting another new record and representing a nearly 27% increase over the first half of 2006, according to the latest figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). US internet advertising revenue totaled nearly $5.1 billion for the… Continue reading US Online Adspend Sets New Record

Globetrotting jet setter, Michael Palin, continued to entertain viewers with his New Europe series, gaining an average adult audience of more than 5.8 million for BBC One last night.Palin’s travels took him to Hungary and the Ukraine, where, as ever, he encountered colourful characters and explored the evolving regions of Britain’s newest neighbours.The episode, which… Continue reading Almost Six Million Stick With Palin’s Adventures

Alex North, head of commercial operations UK, AGB Nielsen Media Research, examines the state of the TV industry ahead of MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of Television’ seminar, looking at the myriad of issues that may arise during the debate…Next week sees a defining moment for the UK television market. On October 17 Whitehaven in Cumbria will… Continue reading An Interesting Time For Television

Rupert Howell, ITV’s new MD of brand and commercial and the man tipped to greatly assist Michael Grade in turning around the broadcaster’s recent lacklustre performance, is to give his first public interview since his appointment at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of Television’ seminar tomorrow.The former McCann Erickson Group president, who will assume his new post… Continue reading Rupert Howell Gives First Public Interview Since ITV Appointment At MediaTel Group Seminar

Television advertising is far from dead, but it is evolving in the changing media ecosystem.Last week the IAB and PwC released first half UK internet advertising figures, showing above expectation 41.3% year on year growth, taking the sector to a half-year high of £1,334 million – compared to £917 million a year ago (see NewsLine).Such… Continue reading Death of TV Debate Re-ignites, Sparks Fly

Blake Chandlee, Yahoo! commercial director, has been poached by social networking website Facebook top be its UK sales director and first UK employee.A report from Media Week says that Chandlee – a panelist at MediaTel Group’s ‘Future Of TV’ seminar on Tuesday (see TIOTI Founder Joins MediaTel ‘Future Of TV’ Seminar Panel) – has left… Continue reading Blake Chandlee Leaves Yahoo! For Facebook

It was the big one on Saturday afternoon, as England took on match favourites Australia in the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup.As is usually the case when these two nations meet, there was no love lost between the sides, with Australia keen to avenge the final defeat of four years ago which saw… Continue reading 1.9 Million ABC1 Men Watch England Beat Australia

The big ratings winner last night was Who Do You Think You Are?, which followed Alastair McGowan as he traced his roots right back to the 18th century.With a name like McGowan it was no surprise to find that the TV funny man thought he had a fair bit of Scottish blood in him, but… Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Continues To Bring In The Viewers

Paul Cleghorn, co-founder of TIOTI (Tape it off the Internet) will join the panel for MediaTel Group’s ‘Future of TV’ seminar next Tuesday in London.Until early 2006, Paul ran boutique design agency Neuromantics, where he led R&D projects on broadband TV, social networking around TV and post-schedule TV EPG’s for the BBC as well as… Continue reading TIOTI Founder Joins MediaTel ‘Future Of TV’ Seminar Panel

O2, the mobile phone network operator owned by Spain’s Telefonica, is launching its residential broadband service on October 15.The company, which expects one million broadband users by 2010, is to offer heavily discounted internet deals to its monthly subscribers.The deals available to O2 mobile subscribers will range from £7.50 per month for an eight megabit… Continue reading O2 Launches Broadband Service this Month