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Sir Martin Sorrell, head of WPP, has said that those in charge of running media companies should make sure that they keep up with the shift in power taking place in the media industry.Sorrell, speaking yesterday at a Chrysalis event, said that media owners need to get their heads around the fact that profitability will… Continue reading Sorrell: Media Owners need To Keep Pace With Change

Former Ofcom chief policy partner, Kip Meek, is set to become a non-executive director on the board of the RadioCentre.Meek helped to set up Ofcom in 2003 and became chief policy officer in 2005, setting up an international group and chairing the European Regulators Group, which was made up of representatives from regulatory bodies across… Continue reading RadioCentre Makes Meek Appointment

Many early adopters of mobile television and video services are not keen on revisiting the technology, according to a survey of 22,000 European mobile users commissioned by Tellabs.The research, conducted by M:Metrics in the UK, Germany, Italy, France and Spain, showed that on average, former users of mobile TV and video outnumber current users by… Continue reading Early Adopters of Mobile TV Not Keen On Service

Alex Burmaster, European internet analyst at Nielsen//NetRatings, examines Web 2.0 and its associated buzzwords, and the value of user-generated content in today’s social internet…In preparing for a recent seminar on Web 2.0 I noticed how interchangeably the phrases “Web 2.0”, “social networking” and “user generated content” were being used by the different participants. They seemed… Continue reading Social Internet or Web 2.0?

Jeff Smith, director of UK and international programming at Napster, has been named as the new head of music at Radio 2.He will take over from Colin Martin on March 26 this year, following the announcemt of Martin’s retirement in December 2006.Smith joined Napster in 2004 where he was responsible for sourcing all content and… Continue reading Radio 2 Names New Head Of Music

Sky will be launching the TV version of its Anytime package in March, allowing customers to watch a selection of the week’s best programming on-demand.Anytime on TV will be available to more than one million customers, making use of the additional capacity available on more recent Sky+ and Sky HD boxes.Launched next month, the service… Continue reading Sky Anytime Moves To TV In March

Cinema-goers are likely to be more receptive to advertising messages than those watching TV or surfing the internet, according to the Cinema Advertising Association’s latest research.The cinema body’s research study, FAME (Film Audience Measurement and Evaluation), which was rebranded from CAVIAR (Cinema and Video Industry Audience Research) last year (see Cinema Research Study Re-Brands), has… Continue reading Cinema Advertising Gives Greatest Cut-Through

The number of internet users climbed to over 29 million during the fourth quarter of 2006, according to figures released by BMRB. This represents a 9.34% growth from the same period last year.The total number of people going online is now around 5.5 million more than it was two years ago.Usage LocationThe number of home… Continue reading Online Usage Round-Up: Fastest Net User Growth For 65+ Age Group

Virgin Media has signed a major content agreement with Warner Bros which will see US shows like Friends and ER made available to subscribers via its on-demand service.Over three million cable customers will be able to access more than 500 episodes of top-rating US shows such as Nip/Tuck and The OC.This agreement follows recent content… Continue reading Virgin Media Signs Warner Bros Content Deal

BBC Worldwide’s TV sales are set to reach around £190 million for this financial year due to strong growth in traditional programme sales and an increasing number of deals with digital media platforms. This figure is up from last year’s £171 million and was announced by BBC Worldwide prior to the BBC Showcase event being… Continue reading BBC Worldwide’s TV Sales Grow