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The proportion of UK households with broadband will almost double, from 34% at the end of 2005, to 64% three years later, according to a new report from Point Topic. Remote rural areas where penetration is lowest at the moment will grow fastest and catch up with the rest of the country to some extent… Continue reading 64% Of UK Households On Broadband By 2008

Carphone Warehouse is to buy AOL UK, the UK’s third largest internet provider, for £370 million.The agreement will see Carphone Warehouse acquire AOL’s customer base in the UK with AOL providing co-branded portal, content and other audience services and managing the online advertising sales for Carphone Warehouse’s combined broadband customer base in a revenue sharing… Continue reading Carphone Warehouse To Acquire AOL UK For £370 Million

Google has acquired YouTube, the video sharing website, for $1.65 billion (£884 million) in a stock-for-stock transaction. When the acquisition has been completed, YouTube will retain its brand identity and strengthen and complement Google’s own video business. In a statement, Google said that the number of Google shares to be issued in the transaction will… Continue reading Google Acquires YouTube For $1.65 Billion

Google has acquired YouTube, the video sharing website, for $1.65 billion (£884 million) in a stock transaction.YouTube will continue to operate independently to maintain its brand identity.In a statement, Google said that the combined companies will focus on providing a more comprehensive experience for users sharing videos and will offer new opportunities for professional content… Continue reading Google Buys YouTube

ITV1 was given a much needed ratings boost last night with a dramatic double bill of Coronation Street pulling in more than ten million adult viewers each.The first episode, Bev and Fred’s wedding day, was seen by more than half of the television viewing audience in the 7.30pm slot, whilst the tragedy of the groom’s… Continue reading Corrie Double Bill Lures 10 Million To ITV1

Phil Cutts, director of marketing at PPA Marketing, discusses the challenges that lie ahead in multi-platform measurement in the rapidly evolving media industry…The media landscape is constantly evolving and has changed beyond recognition over the past decade. A mere ten years ago 65% of us watched a staple of four channels on television, podcasting was… Continue reading Multi-Platform Accountability

Setanta Sports is to offer a subscription channel on Freeview, meaning that any home with a set top box will be able to receive the channel for a monthly fee.Viewers will be able to take the channel on a stand-alone basis and not have to pay for a package deal, as is the case with… Continue reading Setanta Sports To Offer Channel On Freeview

US terrestrial radio operators experienced a 5% sequential increase in unique visitors to their websites in August, according to the JPMorgan & Co Internet Radio Scorecard. The report shows that internet radio operators were down 3.5% during the month, with unique visitors on internet radio operators’ sites increasing 1.5% each month since August 2005. Meanwhile,… Continue reading Visitors To US Internet Radio Sites Decrease In August

MediaTel Group, the UK’s leading online media intelligence company, celebrates its 25th birthday this month.Established in 1981 in a small office in London’s the Strand, the company’s main objective was to make media data available quickly and efficiently, which fuelled its early adoption of the internet in 1995.Speaking about the company’s early days, managing director… Continue reading MediaTel Group Celebrates 25 Years In The Industry

European internet users’ time spent online has overtaken that spent reading newspapers and magazines, according to a new report from JupiterResearch. The report shows that European users now spend an average of four hours per week online, compared with just two hours in 2003, while time spent on newspapers and magazines is just three hours.… Continue reading Europeans Spend More Time Online Than Reading Newspapers