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Almost five million UK homes will have subscribed to a high-speed broadband internet service by the end of this year, according to the latest study from Continental Research. The Spring 2004 Internet Report shows that the promotion of broadband services by telecoms companies is paying off, with take-up increasing from just 750,000 two years ago… Continue reading Broadband Remains Strong As Net Penetration Stalls

Last year was a watershed year for the national newspaper industry, as it faced up to – and made steps towards stemming – its circulation and advertising revenue decline trend. A new forward-looking report from Billetts Media Consulting says that 2003 saw a shake-down in the sector that should produce healthier results for 2004. Advertising… Continue reading UK National Press Outlook From Billetts

UK advertising growth is set to outpace economic growth this year, after underperforming in 2003, according to the Spheres Of Influence report from Initiative Media. Advertising expenditure is forecast to grow by 4.2% this year, after an expected 2.2% rise in 2003. Annual economic inflation, is predicted to close at 2.8% in 2003 – stronger… Continue reading UK Advertising To Outpace Economy In 2004, Says Initiative

BT Group intends to make high-speed broadband internet services available to 90% of the UK population by the summer, as part of its plan to achieve total coverage by 2005. Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail, says the telecoms giant will have invested £22 million by next year in setting up public private partnerships… Continue reading BT Aims For Total UK Broadband Coverage By 2005

GWR was seen in focus yesterday with shares rising by 1.69% after announcing that radio revenues grew by 12% year on year during the three months to the end of December 2003 (see GWR Group Sees 12% Revenue Rise In Q1).Rival radio group Chrysalis saw shares dip by 0.81% despite revealing earlier this week that… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Boosted By Increase In Radio Revenue

BT Group intends to make high-speed broadband internet services available to ninety percent of the UK population by the summer, as part of its plan to achieve total coverage by 2005.Pierre Danon, chief executive of BT Retail, claimed the telecoms giant would have invested £22 million by next year in setting up public private partnerships… Continue reading BT Aims For Total UK Broadband Coverage By 2005

Channel 4 has poached the BBC’s Sara Geater to take up the newly created position of head of commercial affairs, with responsibility for increasing revenue from sources other than advertising.Geater, currently director of rights and business affairs at the BBC, will take up the new role in April. She replaces Andrew Brown at the helm… Continue reading Channel 4 Appoints New Head Of Commercial Affairs

IPC Media has relaunched its monthly soap bible Soaplife as a fortnightly title. The first issue of the revamped magazine goes on sale today with a new look and extra content.A new section will give day-to-day highlights on all the top soaps and popular TV programmes for the coming two weeks. IPC tx, the listings… Continue reading Soaplife Increases Frequency To Fortnightly

UK advertising growth is set to outpace economic growth this year, after underperforming in 2003, according to the Spheres Of Influence report from Initiative Media.Advertising expenditure is forecast to grow by 4.2% this year, after an expected 2.2% rise in 2003. Annual economic inflation, is predicted to close at 2.8% in 2003 – stronger than… Continue reading UK Advertising To Outpace Economy In 2004

Ofcom has launched a major programme of licensing new FM radio stations across the UK, in a move that could benefit a number of key cities over the next few years.Places that could get new commercial stations under the initiative put forward by the recently established communications regulator, range from Cornwall and Durham to Belfast… Continue reading Ofcom Plans To Roll Out Raft Of New Radio Licences