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Tiscali, the Italian internet service provider, is set to offer triple play services in the UK, after the company merged its British operations with Homechoice owners, Video Networks. The third largest broadband operator in the UK will make television, broadband and telephone services available, following the sale of Homechoice to Tiscali for a reported £60… Continue reading Tiscali To Launch Triple Play Services After Buying Homechoice

The portable media player (PMP) sales will reach 5 million units by the end of 2006, up from just 390,000 only two years ago, according to new research from In-Stat. The research reveals that the video iPod in particular has helped to boost sales of PMPs, with consumers becoming more aware of portable video, additional… Continue reading Portable Media Player Market To Grow

By the end of 2011, nearly half a billion people will be watching TV on their mobile phone handsets, according to a new study from IMS Research. The research, entitled Mobile TV – A Complete Analysis of the Global Market, forecasts that mobile TV delivered over the mobile phone data network should experience strong growth… Continue reading Mobile TV To Experience Strong Growth

Sneak, Emap’s weekly teen celebrity magazine, is set to close after four years due to competition from new media platforms.Dawn Bebe, managing director of Emap Elan, said: “The teenage magazine market is one of the most challenging sectors in the industry with increasing numbers of teenagers choosing new media platforms to satisfy their interests.“Despite the… Continue reading New Media Platforms Force Sneak Magazine To Close

Daily Newspaper MarketThe national daily newspaper market continued to decline in July, with overall circulation falling by 3.41% year on year.The Mid Market and Popular sectors both recorded circulation declines for all titles, with only two of the Qualities bucking the overall trend, The FT and the Guardian.The Times recorded the biggest decline of the… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: July 2006

Channel 4 Radio’s official Big Brother podcast has replaced comedy king Ricky Gervais’ podcast as the number one download on the iTunes chart.The housemates’ antics on Big Brother FM earlier this week were a massive hit with audiences, and the weekly catch-up service hosted on the Channel 4 Radio website generated the highest number of… Continue reading Big Brother Boots Gervais Off Podcast Top Spot

Young people aged 16-24 are increasingly moving away from traditional media and going online, according to the latest Ofcom Communications Market report from Ofcom.The report shows that younger people are embracing new technologies to the detriment of traditional platforms and services. The 16-24 year old age group watches less public service broadcasting output than ever… Continue reading Young People Moving Away From Traditional Media

Despite total funding having dipped by more than 2% year on year for the UK radio industry in 2005, listening has risen by 3% in the past five years, according to Ofcom’s latest Communications Market report.Both national commercial and the BBC picked up listener hours across most age groups, but local commercial radio suffered a… Continue reading Ofcom Reports Radio Listening Increase

IPC Country & Leisure Media (CALM) has announced the creation of a new advertising sales division uniquely tasked with delivering online solutions to agencies and clients across a number of CALM’s portfolio of specialist web brands.IPC says that the new team is designed to offer advertisers an extremely high net worth audience who are passionate… Continue reading IPC Creates New Advertising Sales Division

Television broadcasting over mobile phones may be delayed after a problem over advertising rights has marred the emerging media market.According to reports in the Guardian, there is a question over whether broadcasters need to clear rights separately to show TV ads over digital channels.This legal problem could affect ITV1’s new simulcast deal with mobile company… Continue reading Mobile TV Broadcasting Hits Legal Blip