A peak of almost 4.3 million viewers tuned in to Sky Sports One on Saturday night to watch live coverage of England’s goalless draw against Turkey.Audiences for the crucial Euro 2004 qualifying match, which saw England secure a place in the finals of next year’s tournament, averaged 3.9 million and provided Sky Sports with what… Continue reading England Game Brings Turkish Delight To Sky Sports
MSN has appointed Chris Dobson as its new general manager of digital marketing sales and trade marketing.The newly created role will see Dobson, who was previously regional sales director at MSN, take on responsibility for developing the group’s advertising sales force. He will also oversee initiatives focussed on dedicated account management and partner retention.Dobson will… Continue reading MSN Appoints Dobson Manager Of Digital Marketing
ITV has unveiled a wide-ranging seven point plan for growth that will help it stave off any American take-over through the launch of a series of new digital channels and a new commitment to produce more format-based television programmes.The strategy has been unveiled in an interview in the Sunday Times with Charles Allen and Michael… Continue reading ITV Unveils Growth Plan And Vows To Fight Off Takeover Bid
The latest ABC figures for September brought impressive news to The Business, which saw circulation increase by a massive 83.6% month on month. However, media buyers will have their eye on the fact that the paper’s increased circulation has been driven by a rise in bulk sales and overseas circulation.Reports suggest that title’s improved fortunes… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up – September 2003
Online shopping is becoming a way of life for an increasing number of UK consumers and the Interactive Media in Retail Group estimates that more than £4 billion of goods and services will be bought over the internet in November and December.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Camera Phone Suppliers Crave Customer SatisfactionGlobal shipments of camera phones… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: E-Tailers Look Forward To Bumper Christmas
A new poll has found that more than two-thirds of broadband users would happily pay a premium for a guaranteed quality of service (QoS) from their provider. The survey of Broadband4Britain members commissioned by the network platforms company net.com found that 79% would like a new service that promises a minimum bandwidth performance level and… Continue reading Broadband Users Willing To Fork Out For Quality Services
Online shopping is becoming a way of life for an increasing number of UK consumers and the Interactive Media in Retail Group estimates that more than £4 billion of goods and services will be bought over the internet in November and December. Royal Mail and Parcelforce, which deliver 60% of all goods ordered online, expect… Continue reading E-Tailers Look Forward To Bumper Christmas
Global shipments of camera phones are set to climb from 19 million in 2002 to almost 300 million in 2007 but wireless operators will only extract full potential from these devices if they address subscriber wants and needs, according to a report from IDC. New handsets with embedded cameras have galvanised the mobile market with… Continue reading Camera Phone Suppliers Crave Customer Satisfaction
Despite the admission that “predicting media inflation is not unlike forecasting the weather a year ahead”, David Fletcher, head of Mediaedge:cia‘s MediaLab, has decided to have a go at calling the next couple of years in MediaLab’s latest Adstats report. Taking ‘life in one hand and a cup of tea leaves in the other’, Fletcher… Continue reading UK Media Inflation Forecasts From Mediaedge:cia
Data-centric networks will be in 28% of US households and the number of nodes (devices connected to networks) is expected to top 100 million by the end of 2008. Parks Associates reports that 9.9 million home networks were in existence at the end of last year. This indicates that the number more than doubled from… Continue reading Home Is Where The Network Is, Says Parks Associates
