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The unstoppable rise of the internet and its affect on traditional media engaged panellists and delegates at yesterday’s, MediaTelINSIGHT Online Media Seminar, with Giles Ivey, sales director for AOL, claiming that “no-one in new media thinks TV and press are dead.” Despite recent panic, with forecasters predicting online to take adspend away from traditional media,… Continue reading Online Seminar Argues Traditional Media Still Strong

The PC is no longer the sole way of accessing the internet, with an increasing amount of platforms allowing consumers to get online. Speaking yesterday at the MediaTel INSIGHT Online Media Seminar, held in conjunction with the MediaGuardian, panellists discussed the various ways in which consumers can reach the internet. Torin Douglas, media correspondent at… Continue reading Internet Extending Reach Across Devices

Mobile TV services in China look set to enjoy a surge in popularity, with In-Stat forecasting subscriptions to grow to 94 million by 2009, with 2007 expected to be the year that the services gather significant momentum. According to In-Stat’s recent Mobile TV in China: Heading for the Promised Land report, the Chinese government is… Continue reading Mobile TV In China To Reach 94 Million By 2009

The marketplace for television advertising is undergoing fundamental changes, with new technologies giving consumers the power to choose how, when and where they access the medium. The rapid adoption of personal video recorders (PVRs) allows users to fast-forward adverts, resulting in research firm, Accenture, forecasting that 9% of all commercials will be skipped by viewers… Continue reading Changing Face Of TV Advertising

Freeview has announced that sales of set top boxes and integrated televisions have passed the 10 million mark, resulting in the service currently present in 6.4 million UK homes. According to the latest figures from Freeview, month on month sales of free-to-air enabled products, such as PVRs and integrated digital TVs, increased by over a… Continue reading Freeview Sales Pass 10 Million

Over half of consumers would switch their pay TV services if they could get a better price for the same channel selection. A new report from Jupiter Research points out that down to earth pricing, not high technology is the most importance differentiation between services competing for television connection customers. Joseph Laszlo, research director at… Continue reading IPTV Consumers Interested In Price Not Technology

ITV1 had a very bad start to the year, with revenues for January falling by 10.1%, down to £116.6 million, according to estimates collated from media agencies. Reports in the national press anticipate that, across the first quarter, ITV will be facing its worst financial results for 10 years, with revenue forecast to suffer a… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2006

Despite industry hype, video-on-demand (VoD) usage remains low, with few new subscribers and those signing up doing so viewing it as a “last resort for television.” According to a new study from consumer research company, E-Poll, more than three quarters of consumers surveyed reject the idea of paying for content. E-Poll asserts that VoD’s main… Continue reading VoD Fails To Live Up To Expectations

All terrestrial broadcasters, other than Channel 4, lost viewing share during January 2006, with ITV1 faring worst, whilst multichannel viewing increased year on year.In digital homes, however, Channel 4 grew its audience by 1.2% points, whilst ITV fell slightly on January 2005.All ViewingITV1 had a bad start to the year, as it saw its viewing… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – January 2006

ITV has announced its sponsorship partners for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, with beer brand Budweiser and EDF Energy receiving joint broadcast coverage throughout the tournament.The broadcaster’s coverage, which begins in June, will also see the two sponsors share online and interactive coverage, with iTV elements offered as part of the package for the first… Continue reading Budweiser And EDF Energy To Sponsor ITV World Cup