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This year will be an interesting year for mobile internet, but it won’t be as groundbreaking for the format as some commentators have predicted, according to panellists at today’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Online’ seminar. Richard Firminger, outgoing regional sales director, northern Europe, at Yahoo!, said that mobile adspend forecasts were going to be a… Continue reading Mobile Internet Not Quite Ready For Breakthrough

Google is in danger of becoming a company that everyone wants to see fail, according to a panellist at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future of Online’. One of today’s talking points was the possible take-over of Yahoo! by Microsoft and the effect consolidation could have on both the market and its main player,… Continue reading DAB Problems Due To ‘Unrealistic Expectations’

This year will be an interesting year for mobile internet, but it won’t be as groundbreaking for the format as some commentators have predicted, according to panellists at today’s MediaTel Group ‘Future of Online’ seminar.Richard Firminger, outgoing regional sales director, northern Europe, at Yahoo!, said that mobile adspend forecasts were going to be a lot… Continue reading Mobile Internet Not Quite Ready For Breakthrough

Five has strengthened its newly-formed digital media team with two new appointments.Chris Kerwin joins in the new role of digital controller, with responsibility for the commercial side of Five’s digital businesses including video-on-demand and online. Scott Jeffrey becomes VOD editor and will be responsible for Five’s new VOD service.Five said that the “appointments reflect the… Continue reading Five Strengthens Digital Media Team

With DAB digital radio reeling from a tough week following GCap Media’s rejection of the platform as an economically viable format, today’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future of Online’ looked at radio and its relationship with online.Talking about the problems currently facing DAB, media journalist Ray Snoddy said: “The DAB thing comes down to… Continue reading DAB Problems Due To ‘Unrealistic Expectations’

Dennis Publishing is to launch another digital only magazine in March, following on from the success of online lads’ mag, Monkey.iGizmo will be a consumer technology digital magazine, which will launch on 11 March and be distributed as an email free of change.Dennis says that iGizmo will take “the best elements of magazines, websites and… Continue reading Dennis Launches Second Digital Only Magazine

Google is in danger of becoming a company that everyone wants to see fail, according to a panellist at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future of Online’.One of today’s talking points was the possible take-over of Yahoo! by Microsoft and the effect consolidation could have on both the market and its main player, Google.… Continue reading Google ‘Could Become Company Everyone Wants To Fail’

Yahoo! has acquired online video platform provider Maven Networks for $160 million in order to expand consumer video and advertising experiences on Yahoo!.com and Yahoo!’s network of premium video publishers. Yahoo! said that it intends to invest in the growth of Maven’s overall video business, continuing to provide premium publishers with both publishing and new… Continue reading Yahoo! Acquires Maven Networks

Google is in danger of becoming a company that everyone wants to see fail, according to a panellist at today’s MediaTel Group seminar on the ‘Future of Online’. One of today’s talking points was the possible take-over of Yahoo! by Microsoft and the effect consolidation could have on both the market and its main player,… Continue reading Google ‘Could Become Company Everyone Wants To Fail’

GCap Media’s chief executive, Fru Hazlitt, has confirmed the intended sale of the group’s majority stake in Digital One, and a move away from DAB digital radio. The “radical but realistic” sets of measures are intended to boost profits and maintain long term growth for the company, which include the closure of some digital stations… Continue reading GCap Media Unveils “Radical” Profit Boosting Measures