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Pay-TV and broadband provider HomeChoice has launched a child-friendly remote control allowing access to only those channels deemed suitable by parents and preventing unsuitable content being viewed by curious youngsters.The brightly coloured control, dubbed the MiniMote, is designed to guard against underage viewers accessing adult content via HomeChoice’s television channels or video on demand services.… Continue reading HomeChoice Targets Parents With Child Friendly Remote

The Daily Telegraph will this month become the third national broadsheet to launch a commuter friendly tabloid edition in the form of a spoof title, dubbed The Daily Splat, to mark the launch of the new Renault Modus car.The innovative deal marks the first time that a national newspaper has created a bespoke title for… Continue reading Telegraph Planning To Launch Tabloid This Month

Metro International has secured its biggest advertising campaign to date in the form of a wide-ranging pan-European deal with car manufacturer Mitsubishi valued at £2 million across seven different countries.The deal will see Metro International, which claims to be the world’s largest and fastest-growing international newspaper group, become Mitsubishi’s exclusive print advertising partner for the… Continue reading Metro Secures Biggest Ever Advertising Campaign

Broadband internet has established itself as a firm favourite in the UK, as 41% of web surfers now opt for a high-speed connection when going online. According to new research from global market research group, NOP World, the growing popularity of the internet in the UK, which now reaches 58% of the population (26.8 million),… Continue reading UK Broadband Usage Doubles In Six Months

Mobile gaming services, are expected to generate $1.8 billion each year by 2009 and although generating a substantial sum, are expected to remain a niche market, accounting for just over 4% of total wireless data revenues. According to the new report Mobile Gaming Services In The US 2004-2009, from market research firm In-Stat/MDR, it is… Continue reading Rapid Growth Ahead For Mobile Gaming Services

Dmail, the digital equivalent to email, has just been unveiled with promises of eradicating the problems which email has inherited. The creation of dmail, which has been developed by a Dorest inventor, originates from the oil and gas industry and hopes to be able to put to bed problems such as; spam, virus, security, privacy… Continue reading Digital Mail Rivals Electronic Mail

Digital video recorder maker, TiVo and the internet DVD rental group, Netflix, are in talks to allow US Netflix subscribers to download films straight from the internet to their TiVo box. According to the latest version of Newsweek magazine, the deal could be sealed sometime this week and is just waiting for TiVo’s board of… Continue reading TiVo And Netflix Team Up To Allow Internet Movie Downloads

Global advertising group, Aegis, made the day’s largest climb yesterday, rising by 6% to close at 95žp as the company unveiled strong revenues for the first six months of 2004. The group’s interim results show revenues to have grown by 15% to just under £339 million, spurred by a recovery in Europe and stronger than… Continue reading Sharewatch: Aegis Boosted By Positive Results

Communications giant BT Group has announced the launch of its largest ever global business to business marketing campaign in an attempt to underline its position as a global information technology and networking company.BT claims the mammoth £26 million campaign will position it in the same commercial space as companies like IBM, Accenture and HP, further… Continue reading BT Launches Biggest Ever Promotional Campaign

Mark Thompson, the BBC’s director general, has played down rumours that the Corporation is planning to sell off its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, and attempted to diffuse speculation of a tie-up between the BBC and Channel 4, stating that a merger could occur between the BBC and any of the UK’s commercial broadcasters.In an interview… Continue reading Thompson Plays Down BBC Mergers And Worldwide Sell Off