More Uk articles

Worldwide revenues from on-premise web conferencing are set to rise from $361 million in 2003 to $1.5 billion by 2007, according to a new report from the Radicati Group. As the technology improves, increasingly executives are turning to video conferencing via the web in order to save on corporate travel expenses. Anxiety over air travel… Continue reading Web Conferencing Revenues To Rise Fourfold By 2007

Last week the latest RAJAR figures for the third quarter of 2003 saw Heart 106.2 bring an end to almost ten years of snapping at the heels of Capital 95.8. The station inched past its oldest and fiercest rival to become London’s most listened to commercial radio service in terms of share of listening.Heart’s managing… Continue reading NewsLine Interview: Steve Parkinson – Managing Director Heart 106.2

The growth of non-terrestrial television channels continues to put pressure on the major terrestrial stations, with ITV in particular showing continued audience share declines. According to the latest Trends In Television report from the IPA, ITV’s share of viewing continues to inch downwards with a slight 0.4% points year on year drop to 23.2% in… Continue reading ITV’s Share Of Viewing Dips Again In Latest IPA Report

RAJAR has announced that Jane O’Hara is to step down as managing director after three and a half years at the audience research body.O’Hara will leave the company at the end of this year to pursue her long-held ambition of going long distance sailing. Her departure comes just weeks after RAJAR announced plans to invest… Continue reading RAJAR’s O’Hara To Step Down As Managing Director

The number of mobile phones worldwide exceeded the number of fixed-line phones for the first time in 2002 and half of the world’s population will have access to a phone by 2005, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).Also On MediaTel Insight Today…US B2B Adspend Down 3.6% In AugustUS business-to-business print advertising spend fell by… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Mobile Users Top Fixed-Line Users

The Office of Fair Trading has allowed advertisers to join its negotiations with Carlton and Granada over the conditions that will prevent the merged ITV from monopolising the market for airtime sales. The OFT had originally planned to confine negotiations over the suggested behavioural remedies to the merging parties and the advertising industry’s representative bodies.… Continue reading Advertising Industry Consulted On ITV Merger Remedy

Global advertising group WPP was seen in focus yesterday, up 3.13% after reporting that quarterly revenues had broken through the £1 billion mark for the first time in the three months to September 2003 (see WPP Enjoys Healthy Third Quarter).Elsewhere, Carlton was seen up 2.63% after it was reported that a senior executive at the… Continue reading Sharewatch: WPP Rises On Positive Results

Profits at Richard Desmond’s media group, which publishes the the Daily Express and Daily Star, fell by more than 50% last year, according to accounts filed at Companies House. It is reported that pre-tax profits at Desmond’s holding company, RCD1 slumped to £8.9 million in 2002 from £20.8 million the year before. Margins were affected… Continue reading Profits Down At Desmond’s Media Group

Terry Mansfield, the former managing director of The National Magazine Company, has announced his intention to step down as president and chief executive after 34 years at the publisher.Mansfield will bring an end to distinguished career at the end of this year, but will continue in a consultancy role for Hearst Corporation, looking at development… Continue reading Mansfield Steps Down From Natmags After 34 Years

The drive towards Broadband Britain is in danger of stalling as consumers become increasingly confused and angry over the rising tide of spam, viruses and pop-up advertising. A new year-long study from The Work Foundation and the Broadband Stakeholder Group suggests that regular internet users are being put off adopting broadband because the time they… Continue reading Dark Side Of Internet Keeps Broadband Britain At Bay