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Richard Eyre, chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and former chief executive of ITV, called for current ITV boss Charles Allen to be allowed to unpick the Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) agreement last night, telling the audience at MediaTel Group’s Media Question Time that the process is “not good” for the industry and should… Continue reading CRR “Not Good” For Ad Industry

The radio industry needs to leave behind its preoccupation with analogue stations and concentrate on the digital future in order to guarantee survival, according to industry experts speaking at last night’s MediaTel Group Media Question Time.Speaking as part of the event’s panel, Virgin Radio chief executive Fru Hazlitt told the audience that “commercial radio has… Continue reading Experts Urge Future Focus For Radio

How long can newspapers go on as printed entities? That was the implied point drawn from a question posed at last night’s MediaTel Media Question Time.Richard Eyre, a non-executive director of The Guardian Media Group and chairman of the Internet Advertising Bureau, told the audience that, although the Guardian still has some future in traditional… Continue reading MQT Panel Questions Future In Print

Liberty Media has entered into the online gaming sector, with John Malone acquiring the majority of FUN Technologies for $193.5 million. Malone now owns 51% of FUN Technologies, which supplies systems to AOL, MSN and Virgin, with Lorne Abony, co-founder and chief executive of FUN saying: “Liberty is the right strategic partner to enable FUN’s… Continue reading Liberty Enters Into Online Gaming Sector

Internet protocol television (IPTV) is increasing its presence in Europe, with the technology forecast to enjoy significant growth rates over the next five years, resulting in it having a significant impact on most European Pay TV markets. According to new research from Screen Digest, in the first six months of 2005 the number of subscribers… Continue reading IPTV To Have Significant Impact On European Markets

Gaming industry revenues are forecast to total $35.3 billion by the end of 2005, a 5.3% rise from 2004 and are expected to increase significantly through 2010, when the market is estimated to be worth $51.3 billion, according to Informa Telecoms and Media. This strong performance is due to increased competitiveness from gaming providers, with… Continue reading Gaming Revenues To Rise 5.3% In 2005

Internet advertising revenues in the US reached a total of $3.1 billion in the third quarter of 2005, marking the highest quarter on record reported and showing quarterly online adspend to have surpassed $3 billion for the first time. The figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) represent a 33.9% increase over… Continue reading US Online Adspend Surpasses $3 Billion In Q3 2005

Online advertising experienced a surge in popularity during October, with a new report from Nielsen//NetRatings finding that online advertisers enjoyed 124.5 billion display impressions, up from 110.2 billion in September. Financial service providers were found to account for the largest share of the market at 21%, up from 19% this time last year, while telecoms… Continue reading Online Advertising Continues To Surge

The voice over internet protocol market (VoIP) in Asia is continuing to expand at an impressive rate, with new figures from In-Stat predicting total revenue to rise to $10 billion by 2009, up from $5.5 billion in 2004. In-Stat claims that long distance calls currently create the bulk of VoIP business in Asia, providing 85.4%… Continue reading Asian VoIP Market To Hit $10 Billion By 2009

ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… continued to perform well last night, building on Sunday’s launch night success with an average adult audience of 8.8 million.The programme secured a 38.8% share on average, peaking at 39.2% in the first 15 minutes with 8.9 million viewers.Elsewhere, ITV saw success with a triple bill of Coronation Street, drawing 11… Continue reading Celebrities Hog The Limelight For ITV