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BT has acquired Counterpane Internet Security, a provider of managed networked security services, as part of its strategy to expand and develop its global professional services capabilities. Counterpane currently monitors 550 networks worldwide for multinational and Fortune 100 customers. Following the acquisition, Bruce Schneier, the founder of the company, will continue in his role as… Continue reading BT Acquires Internet Security Company

September was another record breaking month for text messaging, with over 3.7 billion sent during the month, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). This figure is an increase of 100 million on the previous highest total of 3.6 billion recorded in August (see Text Messaging For August Soars To Record… Continue reading Record Breaking September For Text Messages

The internet has a greater effect on brand engagement than any other medium, according to new research from IAB and Carat Insight. The study, which concentrated on advertising campaigns from the automotive sector, found that brand engagement is determined by different factors depending on the audience and product category. It added that for this audience… Continue reading Internet Has Strong Effect On Brand Engagement

Many music-focused radio stations recorded a year on year increase in their weekly reach, with Xfm boosting its reach by almost 50% and BBC 6 Music adding just over 40% year on year, according to the Q3 RAJAR results.Xfm is now listened to by 1.1 million people, an increase of almost 5.5% compared to last… Continue reading Music-Focused Stations Boost Weekly Reach

Commercial stations increased the average amount of hours that listeners tune in each week across all demographic groups, and whilst some BBC stations have increased their hours in certain groups, other groups are listening to BBC stations less than they did in Q2, according to figures released by RAJAR alongside the Q3 data release.In the… Continue reading Commercial Radio Boosts Hours Per Listener Across All Demographic Groups

September saw substantial drops in revenue for all terrestrial broadcasters, with GMTV faring worst, having lost over a quarter of its revenue year on year.ITV1 also had a poor month, even though it was the start of the new season and new dramas and ratings bankers such as X-Factor returned to the screen. The channel’s… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 2006

The BBC overall recorded a slight year on year and period on period decline in weekly reach across the UK in Q3, with local and regional BBC stations also seeing declines, according to Q3 2006 RAJAR figures.The BBC’s overall share of listening also dropped both year on year and period on period, although taken as… Continue reading Commercial Radio Increases Share Of Listening

September was another record breaking month for text messaging, with over 3.7 billion sent during the month, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).This figure is an increase of 100 million on the previous highest total of 3.6 billion recorded in August (see Text Messaging For August Soars To Record Levels).The… Continue reading Record Breaking September For Text Messages

Ofcom is to allow advertisers to sponsor entire TV channels and radio stations for the first time, instead of just individual programmes.Following a wide-ranging consultation conducted in February, the communications regulator now intends to amend the broadcasting code to expand sponsorship opportunities, enabling the sponsorship of any channel, as long as that channel only shows… Continue reading Ofcom To Allow Sponsorship Of Entire Channels

What’s On TV, IPC Media’s television listings magazine, will launch a website for the title in the New Year, whatsontv.co.uk.The site will offer users a multi-channel TV listings guide, TV news and gossip, coverage of all the major soaps, previews of the day’s top programmes and an in-depth TV film guide.Philippa Brown, managing director of… Continue reading What’s On TV To Launch New Website