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A new report from In-Stat says that although social networks have been experiencing massive growth in recent years, their future remains uncertain. The high tech market research firm says that key issues for social networking sites are membership and monetisation and only sites that can dominate these issues will survive. Jill Meyers, In-Stat analyst, said:… Continue reading Uncertain Future For Social Networking Sites

RadioCentre is launching a series of regional seminars, run by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), aimed at helping constituents “harness the power of radio in the digital age”.The first event takes place today in Manchester at the Lowry Hotel, with around 150 commercial stations, advertisers, media planners and buyers from the media and creative sphere.Key… Continue reading RadioCentre Launches Regional Seminars

According to new figures from Freeview, it is now the most popular way to watch multichannel TV in the UK, overtaking Sky for the first time. Freeview says that it has sold about 1.7 million Freeview TV sets and set-top boxes in Q1 2007, with about 500,000 of those going to houses going digital for… Continue reading Freeview Moves Ahead Of Sky

Bailey’s Irish Cream has signed to continue to be the official sponsor of the UK’s adult contemporary chart, The A-List.The chart, which commenced in March 2006, is presented by Gail Porter and Nick Snaith and airs on Sundays between 4-7pm across 62 stations, including Chrysalis Radio’s Heart FM Network and GMG Radio’s Century and Real… Continue reading Bailey’s Sticks With The A-List

Premium-rate phone regulator Icstis is to investigate Vernon Kay’s Gameshow Marathon after it was revealed that 10,000 text entries to a competition were uncounted.ITV has apologised for the glitch on the Saturday show, saying that it only affected around 8% of entries. It added that it had set up a new prize draw for the… Continue reading Icstis Investigates Vernon Kay’s Marathon

This year, US advertisers will increase spending in video games by 45%, to $502 million, according to new research from eMarketer. The eMarketer report, Video Game Advertising: Getting To The Next Level, says that the primary drivers of growth will include a widening audience, especially women and older gamers, the growth of games with online… Continue reading US Video Game Adspend To Increase

Cheeky chappies Ant and Dec are set to remain with ITV until the end of 2009, after signing a new deal with the commercial broadcaster.The pair have been exclusively signed to the network since the year 2000, presenting a string of high rating shows like I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Ant and… Continue reading ITV Secures Ant And Dec Until The End of 2009

WPP has acquired a 49.9% stake in Clemmow Hornby Inge (CHI) after the marketing services company broke off talks with Havas. Although no figure for the deal was disclosed, it is rumoured in the trade press to be in the region of £15 million-£20 million. Vincent Bolloré, chairman of Havas, said in February that he… Continue reading WPP Acquires Stake In CHI

A new forecast from eMarketer estimates that 46% of US broadband households in 2011 will subscribe to a VoIP service, equating to 41.3 million VoIP subscribers. Bob Macklin, senior analyst at eMarketer, said: “eMarketer expects approximately 30% of broadband households worldwide to subscribe to a paid VoIP service by 2011. “In addition to paid subscriptions,… Continue reading US VoIP Numbers To Increase

Former FHM Collections editor Nick de Cosemo has been appointed as the new editor of dance title Mixmag.De Cosemo, former editor of Emap’s fashion spin-off and associate editor of FHM, will take up the editorship of Development Hell’s dance music monthly on May 8.Current editor Andrew Harrison moves to editor-in-chief and returns to the publisher’s… Continue reading Dance Music Monthly Nabs New Editor From Emap