An average of 12.3 million viewers tuned in to ITV1 last night to see former England cricketer, Phil Tufnell, crowned king of the jungle in the finale of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.The climax of the antipodean reality-TV show, which was broadcast between 9pm and 10.30pm, peaked with an audience of almost… Continue reading I’m A Celebrity Finale Peaks With 13 Million Viewers
The latest NRS figures for the six months to March 2003 reveal a relatively quite period for overall national newspaper readership, which, despite the unfolding war in Iraq, remained virtually unchanged at around 66.4 million.The Financial Times, which recently launched a £2 million cross-platform advertising campaign to promote its redesign, experienced the most significant downward… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – March 2003
BSkyB added 150,000 subscribers to its digital satellite service in the third quarter of its financial year, beating the consensus expectations.Analysts had predicted that there would be between 137,000 (Merrill Lynch) and 153,000 (Morgan Stanley), with Lehman Brothers forecasting 145,000. The group now has 6.7 million satellite customers and is on schedule to hit its… Continue reading BSkyB Adds 150,000 New Subscribers In Q3
Channel 4 has reaffirmed its commitment to interactive programming with the appointment of Andy Taylor as commercial head of its 4 Interactive division.Taylor joins from Endemol’s interactive division, Victoria Real, where he was managing director. His new role will see him take on responsibility for developing new commercial and creative opportunities across Channel 4’s interactive… Continue reading Channel 4 Appoints New Commercial Head Of Interactive
The Times is launching an electronic version of its daily newspaper, which will be available to online subscribers for around £50 a year.The e-paper will be unveiled at the end of this month and will have the exact look and layout of the printed title, complete with the full final-edition and supplements.The title will be… Continue reading Times Launches Daily E-Paper For Online Subscribers
65 million text messages were sent throughout the UK on the last day of this season’s Premiership, according to the latest data from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).The figures reveal a surge in the number of person to person SMS messages sent on 11 May, as football fans relied on friends or football alert services… Continue reading Text Messages Surge As Premiership Reaches Climax
The broadband market has defied the downturn in the rest of the telecoms and internet sector and ‘enjoyed striking growth’ across the globe in the last three years, according to The McKinsey Quarterly. This expansion is set to continue for the foreseeable future as consumers tap into the benefits of high-speed internet access.Also On MediaTel… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Broadband To Be A Boon For Business
The broadband market has defied the downturn in the rest of the telecoms and internet sector and ‘enjoyed striking growth’ across the globe in the last three years, according to The McKinsey Quarterly. This expansion is set to continue for the foreseeable future as consumers tap into the benefits of high-speed internet access. In its… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Broadband To Be A Boon For Business
The government today launched its ‘Get Started’ campaign in an attempt to encourage non-internet users to visit the web. According to a recent survey from the Office of National Statistics, some 38% of the UK population have never accessed the internet (see Internet Usage Up 16% In 2002, Says ONS). This has raised fears that… Continue reading UK Government Seeks To Bridge ‘Digital Divide’
BT faces a challenge to its hold on the UK residential telecoms market following news that two of the country’s leading supermarket groups are planning to launch services which will undercut the incumbent. According to weekend press reports, Talktalk, a joint venture from J Sainsbury and the mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse, will offer fixed… Continue reading BT Must Contend With New Fixed Services
