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The UK paid search market will grow to £1.26 billion in the next year – a 67% increase on 2005 when the paid market was worth £757m, according to E-consultancy’s 2006 Search Marketing Buyer’s Guide (see Online Search Sees Explosion In Sponsored Links). The report also says that search engine optimisation will be worth £147… Continue reading Growth In Paid Search Market

There will be no NewsLine service on Tuesday 23 May due to a company event.We will return first thing Wednesday morning with all the latest industry news and coverage of Tuesday’s main media stories.MediaTel Group: 020 7439 7575 www.mediatelgroup.co.uk

Ofcom has extended the closing date for its consultation on the restriction of television advertising of food and drink products to children.The new deadline is June 30, which Ofcom says will allow it to use figures from the whole of 2005, rather than a combination of data for late 2004/early 2005, which is all that… Continue reading Fast Foods and Fat Kids

ITV has signed some big names for its World Cup commentary and presenting teams with unsuccessful England manager candidates Sam Allardyce and Alan Curbishley and Virgin Radio’s Christian O’Connell leading the pack.O’Connell will present a humorous spin-off show called World Cuppa, which will be shown on ITV4, while Allardyce, Curbishley and Manchester City’s Stuart Pearce… Continue reading Big Names For Big Games

City A.M. has added another string to its bow by offering a free mobile podcast to commuters with Bluetooth mobiles at London’s Waterloo and Liverpool Street stations.It all starts this evening at 5.30pm at Waterloo – Liverpool Street takes part later in the week – with animated commercials on Titan Transvision screens urging passers-by to… Continue reading Bluetooth Meets Its Waterloo

NewsLine editor James Holland will write his last headline today, as he leaves MediaTel Group destined for glory in the journalism world.James’ departure brings to an end over two years of dedicated news gathering for MediaTel.New recruit Susan Le May takes over as editor and, together with Sam Howroyd, will continue the precedent set by… Continue reading NewsLine Editor Bows Out After Two Years

The smooth roll out of Sky’s high definition service has been thrown into doubt, with rumours circulating that a shortage of set top boxes will leave some early adopters unable to enjoy Monday’s launch.Those customers scheduled for installation in the first couple of days should escape the set top box shortage, although viewers slated for… Continue reading Set Top Box Shortage Threatens To Delay Sky HD

The leading American TV networks are failing to wow the advertisers, in the traditional parade of up-and-coming programmes set to be shown in the lucrative autumn and winter schedules. Currently taking place in New York, the ‘upfronts’ are a catwalk for the TV industry, with channels showcasing their schedules in an attempt to woo a… Continue reading Advertisers Unimpressed By Big Apple TV Bonanza

Vincent Bolloré, chairman of Groupe Bolloré, has upped his stake in Aegis to 28.8%, after yesterday’s announcement by the Aegis board that they would not be supporting his nominees (see External Candidates For Aegis Board). The nominees, Philippe Germond, ex-president of French mobile firm Alcatel and Roger Hatchuel, former owner of the Cannes Lions International… Continue reading Bollore Increases Aegis Share Ownership

Just three weeks after a management buyout took the company out of the BBC Worldwide stable (see BBC Offloads Origin In Management Buyout), Origin Publishing has made two key promotions.Cath Potter, who joined Origin seven years ago as editor of Cross Stitch Crazy, becomes publishing director across the complete craft and hair portfolio.Colleague Anna Davenport… Continue reading Origin Has New Positions Sewn Up