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VNU, the parent company of Nielsen Media Research, has announced that it is proposing to acquire the 39.5% stake in NetRatings that it does not already own. Nielsen is currently increasing its efforts to integrate its TV ratings systems with NetRatings online audience estimates to make a product that would enable advertisers and agencies to… Continue reading VNU Could Acquire Rest Of NetRatings

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

talkSPORT has secured the exclusive live commentary rights to 32 top-flight domestic football games on Saturday afternoons next season for three seasons, after winning an auction for the rights organised by the Premier League.The win makes the speech station the first national commercial radio station to broadcast live top-flight domestic football games since the BBC… Continue reading talkSPORT Wins Exclusive Football Rights

Internet search engine Google has surged ahead yet again, with the latest figures from Nielsen//NetRatings showing that 706 million searches were undertaken in the UK in August, 30 million more monthly searches than six months ago.This 4.4% increase in the use of Google in Britain means that 16,000 searches are conducted every minute in the… Continue reading Google Boosts Its Internet Dominance

The BBC’s director general, Mark Thompson, is likely to unveil a lower figure for the proposed licence fee bid, during a speech in London to outline the Corporation’s final strategy in the drawn-out process.Earlier this year, the BBC said it needed an above inflation rise in the fee to fund a variety of expenses, including… Continue reading BBC To Revise Down Licence Fee Bid

A London borough is making new free newspapers, thelondonpaper and London Lite, cut the volume of vendors that distribute the titles on its streets.Just 15 vendors for each paper are to be allowed to distribute in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea, down from an estimated 60, a council source told the trade press.… Continue reading Free Newspapers Told To Cut Vendors

The Cloud, a Wi-Fi hotspot network operator, has joined VoIP business Skype to enable the first mobile roaming Skype service on Wi-Fi handsets.The partnership gives Skype access to over 8,500 public Wi-Fi hotspots across Europe, including airports, hotels and railway stations.After registering a SMC Wi-Fi phone for Skype online, customers can use it to automatically… Continue reading Skype Goes Mobile

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 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