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New research published by Informa Media Group indicates that global sales of digital music players, such as the Apple iPod, will double in 2004 to more than 20 million units, a statistic that could add to the worries of radio executives attempting to launch digital stations.Earlier this month Ofcom’s head of market intelligence, Peter Davies,… Continue reading Boom In Digital Music Players Could Endanger Radio

The Guardian Media Group, publishers of the Guardian and Observer newspapers, has announced increases in turnover, operating profits and cash flow in its annual results published today. According to chairman Paul Myners, the increases mark a year of “significant progress” for the company. GMG’s head also stated that the company had resisted “quick fixes” in… Continue reading GMG Announces Significant Progress In Annual Results

UK text messaging in June showed no signs of slowing as the Mobile Data Association (MDA) recorded 2.10 billion individual sent messages, setting yet another record month. June, is the sixth consecutive month to report a total of in excess of 2 billion messages, growing by 28% year-on-year to set the new record. The MDA… Continue reading Another Record Text Messaging Month In June

Trading in media stocks was brisk yesterday, with only a handful of companies suffering a downturn in fortunes. Newspaper giant Trinity Mirror performed well, adding 1.74% to its share price to close at 615˝p.Yesterday saw the company announce the departure of Stephen Parker, managing director of the group’s regional newspaper division. The newspaper stalwart is… Continue reading Sharewatch: Trinity Rises Despite Departing Director

By 2006, Europe is expected to overtake the United States to become the largest digital TV market in the world and by 2008, household penetration is expected to hit a staggering 89 million. The Digital TV Markets 2004 report from Datamonitor says, following initial disappointing growth levels in Europe, digital subscriber figures in this region… Continue reading Europe Set To Lead Digital TV Market By 2006

Highbury Entertainment has announced that it will launch what it calls the “largest and most exciting consumer PC magazine to hit the shelves in the last ten years” in October, branded GigaHz the title will cover the high-speed, performance computing market.The 180-page title promises a “no-holds-barred” approach to computing, offing dedicated PC users uncompromising reviews… Continue reading Highbury Entertainment Readies High-End PC Title

A new report from the World Association Of Newspapers (WAN) says that the migration of classified advertising from print to the internet is much slower than many predicted, but it is relentless nonetheless. As part of WAN’s ‘Shaping the Future of the Newspaper’ project, the New Classified Models report was released and revealed that only… Continue reading Migration Of Print Ads To Internet Slower Than Expected

Newspaper heavyweight Trinity Mirror has announced that Stephen Parker, currently managing director of the company’s regional newspaper division, is to resign next week, leaving chief executive Sly Bailey with direct responsibility for the company’s local titles.Parker, an executive director with Trinity since January 1993, will leave the company at the end of July by mutual… Continue reading Trinity Confirms Regional Director To Step Down

An advertisement for IPC’s flagship men’s magazine Loaded has been cleared of being offensive and demeaning to women by the Advertising Standards Authority following complaints over its “Fighting For Feminism” strapline.The advertisement, a poster promoting the magazine’s tenth anniversary issue, pictured a profile view of a naked woman holding a burning bra. The woman’s modesty… Continue reading Loaded Anniversary Campaign Cleared Over Feminist Jibe

A peak of more than six million viewers tuned in to Channel 4 last night to watch Big Brother contestants Michelle and Stuart disappear under a table, appearing to have sex in what could be a landmark event for the five-year-old reality show.Last night’s hour-long screening of Big Brother culminated in the two house-bound lovebirds… Continue reading Over Six Million Tune In For First Big Brother “Bonk”