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More than 70% of UK digital video recorder (DVR) owners say that they cannot live without their machines, according to a new survey commissioned by NDS.According to the survey, which asked respondents to rank relative importance of a list of household appliances, apart from the washing machine and the microwave oven, no other household item… Continue reading 70% Of DVR Owners Say They Can’t Live Without It

Yahoo! has launched a new online ad network called Yahoo! Network, which claims to reach in excess of 29 million monthly users in the UK.Yahoo! Network, which includes the Yahoo! Homepage, Yahoo! Mail and Flickr, will reportedly reach over 80% of the UK’s online population via websites and mobile sites.The network will also feature on… Continue reading Yahoo! Launches New Online Ad Network

Charles Allen, former ITV chief executive, is set to return to TV as the non-executive director of Endemol, producer of Channel 4 reality show Big Brother. Allen is to join the board of the Dutch TV producer following his appointment as senior adviser to the private equity division of investment bank Goldman Sachs. He is… Continue reading Charles Allen To Make TV Industry Return

The US Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has sent a letter to anti-trust regulators opposing the online search advertising deal between Google and Yahoo!. The ANA claims that the deal will give the two companies control of 90% of search advertising in the US. Bob Liodice, the president and chief executive of the ANA, said… Continue reading US Advertising Body Opposes Google/Yahoo! Deal

After a slower start, the United States has caught up with Western Europe in the adoption of 3G, with 28.4% of American mobile subscribers having 3G devices versus 28.3% in the largest countries in Europe. According to a new report from comScore, the number of US subscribers with 3G enabled devices has grown 80% to… Continue reading US Adoption Of 3G Devices Catches Up With Western Europe

More than 70% of UK digital video recorder (DVR) owners say that they cannot live without their machines, according to a new survey commissioned by NDS. According to the survey, which asked respondents to rank relative importance of a list of household appliances, apart from the washing machine and the microwave oven, no other household… Continue reading 70% Of DVR Owners Say They Can’t Live Without It

The latest analysis from Screen Digest reveals a TV industry in a downward spiral of economic slowdown, advertising recession, deflated prices and audience fragmentation. Three of the big markets are suffering the most. In the UK, despite outperforming a sluggish advertising market in the first six months of the year, ITV’s full year guidance points… Continue reading New Report Looks At Challenging Times For TV Markets

Following on from Magic 105.4’s user-generated content (UGC) ‘Magic Good Mood Film’ TV advert, the station is launching a new ad using photos of the station’s listeners.Airing from September 7 to the end of October 2008, the new 30-second advert taps into the massive response by listeners to upload personal photos that make them smile… Continue reading Magic 105.4 Launches New Ad Featuring Listeners’ Photos

Daily Newspaper MarketThe daily national newspaper market showed a year on year dip in circulation of 4.2% overall in August, with the circulation figures for the titles in our analysis down across the board.There were relatively large percentage falls for the Daily Express, Daily Mirror and Daily Star.The Sun performed relatively well, with its circulation… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: August 2008

CNBC and LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, have announced a strategic alliance including broad distribution of CNBC content across the LinkedIn network.The alliance will also see the integration of LinkedIn functionality into CNBC.com, and the joint development of products and content for CNBC.Programming initiatives will include community-generated content from the LinkedIn community for… Continue reading CNBC And Linkedin In Strategic Alliance