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The online music sector will experience only limited growth in the near future, due to the lack of co-operation between broadband service providers (BSPs) and the recording industry, according to a new report. A survey by Jupiter Research has found that 43% of consumers are still not convinced of the need to pay for internet… Continue reading Music Industry Must Embrace The Net, Says Study

Current pricing plans for multimedia messaging services (MMS) could cannabilise revenues from the popular SMS text messaging sector, leaving mobile operators in the lurch in the short-term. This is according to analyst and consulting company Ovum, which says that if operators do not revise their pricing strategies they face a potential revenue ‘time bomb’. According… Continue reading Mobile Operators Could Cannabilise Their Own Revenues, Warns Ovum

Total US magazine advertising revenues rose by 8.5% in June, to close at $1.6 billion, according to new figures from the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB). However, the number of advertising pages fell by 3.2% year on year to 18,834 due to the uncertain economic environment. In the year to date, advertising revenue closed at $8.6… Continue reading US Magazine Revenue Grows But Volumes Down In June

BT has revealed an increase in the demand for high-speed internet access across the UK, which will help to speed-up its drive to bring broadband to 90% of homes and businesses. The telecoms giant is to introduce 56 new exchanges into its broadband upgrade programme and plans to launch 500 new broadband exchanges over the… Continue reading BT Reveals Increasing Demand For Broadband

Developments in the European digital TV market are sparking demand for receivers and a new report from Datamonitor claims that shipments of adaptors are set to increase eightfold over the next four years. According to the study, Beyond the STB: new device and service opportunities, the device market is set to explode as new products… Continue reading 100 Million DTV Devices In Europe By 2007, Says Report

Troubled advertising group Cordiant Communications was seen in focus yesterday, up 7.14% as Nahed Ojjeh, the Syrian-born chess promoter, increased her stake in the group to more than 10% (see Mystery As Chess Queen Raises Cordiant Stake). Investors also considered news that the take-over panel has extended its investigation into the circumstances surrounding a Syrian… Continue reading Sharewatch: Cordiant Rises On Take-Over Struggle

BT has revealed an increase in the demand for high-speed internet access across the UK, which will help to speed-up its drive to bring broadband to 90% of homes and businesses.The telecoms giant is to introduce 56 new exchanges into its broadband upgrade programme and plans to launch 500 new broadband exchanges over the coming… Continue reading BT Reveals Increasing Demand For Broadband

Viacom Outdoor has secured a sponsorship deal with Highland Spring and VisitScotland to launch a water sampling initiative to prevent passengers overheating on the London Underground.The campaign, dubbed ‘Scotland Underground’, will see 300,000 bottles of specially branded Highland Spring mineral water handed out to thirsty tube travellers at Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Liverpool Street and… Continue reading Viacom Refreshes Tube Travellers With Highland Spring

Emap is on track to meet end of year targets, with healthy revenues flowing into the company, according to chairman Adam Broadbent.The cross-media corporation held its AGM yesterday and there was general satisfaction at performance in the year to date.Broadbent said that Emap had been “performing reasonably well” given the state of the media markets.… Continue reading Emap In Line To Meet Full-Year Expectations

Emap has secured Britvic’s Red Devil energy drink for a six-figure advertising campaign across its fortnightly young women’s magazine, More.The deal marks the brand’s first foray into magazine advertising and is part of the “Beware his influence” promotion, which is designed to associate Red Devil with mischievousness and fun.The campaign, which includes sponsorship of More’s… Continue reading More Secures Devilish New Britvic Ad Campaign