Women are significantly ahead of men when it comes to text messaging, with 74% of the fairer sex claiming to have sent a text message within the last two minutes, compared to just 26% of men, according to new research from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).The data also shows that the take up of text… Continue reading Women Lead The Field In Terms Of Text
Airtime advertising revenue growth at Granada scraped into positive figures during the first half, with the company today reporting a 1% rise to £442 million.Despite the weak ad figures, Granada’s turnover and earnings were significantly stronger than expected by Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers analysts. Turnover rose by 3% to £734 million and earnings were… Continue reading Granada H1 Earnings Rise, June Ad Revenue Down
E-Commerce Minister, Stephen Timms, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to digital TV and has insisted that the recent success of Freeview will allow the analogue signal to be switched off by the current 2010 deadline.Speaking at the Westminster Media Forum earlier today, Timms acknowledged the fact that just 41% of UK households currently receive digital… Continue reading Government Minister Insists Digital Deadline Will Be Met
This weekend saw the final event of the MediaTel Group Sports Quiz in aid of Whizz-Kidz, and we can announce that the winner is…Katie Dobson of Starcom Motive.The final question asked entrants to predict in which minute the first goal would be scored in the FA Cup final. The correct answer was the 38th minute.… Continue reading MediaTel Group Sports Quiz: Winner
Recent forecasts show that more than $50 billion will be spent on online purchases in the US this year and there are signs that internet retailers are prospering at the expense of their offline rivals.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Competition Commission To Investigate Latest Newsquest DealThe Department of Trade & Industry has announced that the bid… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: US Ecommerce Estimates & Forecasts
The UK inflation rate remained at 3.1% in April, representing no change from March’s figure, according to the latest figures from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS).The Government’s target rate, RPIX, was also unchanged, at 3%.The steady rate confounded expectations of a further rise above the 2.5% target rate set by the Government and the… Continue reading RPI Remains Unchanged In April
Week on week analysis of the media market shows that GWR saw the sector’s biggest decline, dropping 5.23% following news that the Competition Commission has blocked the group’s bid to buy Chrysalis Radio’s Galaxy 101 and merge it with Vibe FM (see Competition Commission Blocks GWR’s Acquisition Of Galaxy 101).Elsewhere, beleaguered advertising group Cordiant remained… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Falls As Commission Blocks Galaxy Deal
BT is today unveiling plans for a wireless broadband network in 1,000 pubs, cafés and restaurants across the UK, in an attempt to increase the popularity of its high speed internet services.According to reports, the broadband service, known as WiFi, will allow customers to use their laptops to link wire-free into the national broadband network.… Continue reading BT To Transform Pubs And Cafés In To WiFi Hotspots
UK magazine publisher, Highbury House Communications, says that trading in the first quarter of the year has been encouraging, with profits ahead of last year.The group says that the consumer portfolio is performing well, although difficult conditions remain in the business publishing market. However, a few business sectors have shown some improvement.Trading figures for April… Continue reading Highbury House Sees Encouraging Trading
A peak of 9.6 million viewers tuned into BBC1 last Saturday to watch Arsenal’s victory over Southampton, giving the channel its best FA Cup Final viewing figures for three years.Unofficial overnight data from BARB show that the game, which kicked off in Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium at 3pm, was watched by an average of 8.6 million… Continue reading BBC’s Cup Runneth Over With Arsenal Victory
