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Following the successful launch of Freeview in the UK, Ireland is planning to set up its own digital multi-channel service. The Irish Minister for Communications, Dermot Ahern has proposed the introduction of an all-Ireland system that will deliver a significant number of domestic and foreign channels. Customers would merely pay an initial fee of around… Continue reading Low-Cost Irish Digital Service On The Cards

Media companies are failing to exploit the potential of the internet to the extent that less than 30% of revenue options are being tapped. That is according to a gathering of top online executives that took place in Zurich recently.Twenty representatives from some of Europe’s prominent web publications met last month at the IP Masters,… Continue reading Industry Chiefs Highlight Shortcomings Of Online Publishing

The number of homes receiving analogue television broadcasts is set to decline by 24% worldwide between 2002 and 2008, according to a new set of forecasts from Strategy Analytics. As the penetration of digital platforms increases, the number of analogue homes is set to fall from 597 million in 2002 to 455 million by 2008.… Continue reading Governments Need Realistic Analogue TV Switch-Off Strategies, Says Report

X-Ray, the alternative music magazine launched by Capital Radio and Swinstead Publishing, is to increase its frequency later this month, in a move that could step up the pressure on rival music titles.The non-genre specific title launched as a quarterly newsstand magazine last October in an attempt to reflect the music tastes of Capital’s alternative… Continue reading X-Ray Moves On Rivals With New Monthly Frequency

Hachette Filipacchi has bolstered its teen portfolio with appointment of new editors at Sugar and TV Hits!The move, which comes just days before the release of ABC data for the six months ending December 2002, will see Claire Irvin take over as editor of teen monthly Sugar and Helen Lamont step in as editor of… Continue reading Hachette Bolsters Teen Portfolio With New Appointments

The Telegraph Group has promoted Vanessa Welham to agency group head of sales across its portfolio of weekend magazines.The promotion will see Welham move into the number two advertising sales slot at the group, where she will report directly to magazine ad manager Rachael Drew.Welham, who was previously magazine development manager, will lead the group’s… Continue reading Welham Promoted To Top Ad Role At Telegraph Group

RevenuesThe ongoing advertising downturn continued to take its toll on ITV1 during 2002, with revenue falling by 0.8% year on year to below £170 billion. The heavy losses experienced during 2001 continued well into 2002. However, increased bookings for the World Cup boosted revenue from May onwards, with June seeing an 11.3% year on year… Continue reading Annual TV Market Round-Up 2002

The latest ABC figures for national newspaper circulation reveal a positive period for the sector, which started the year on a high note, with circulation increasing by 4% during January.The largest increase in percentage terms was seen at Richard Desmond’s recently launched Daily Star Sunday, which continued to attract readers with its no-nonsense approach to… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up January 2003

Adshel has consolidated its presence in Scotland by securing the new ten-year street furniture contract for Aberdeen, in a deal worth more than £3 million.The contract will see Adshel provide 60 new ad panels in and around Aberdeen’s main shopping street, in addition to an existing 287 opportunities across the city. The contractor will also… Continue reading Adshel Consolidates Scottish Presence With New Deal

Cable & Wireless was last week’s big story, as news of a take-over bid from Hong-Kong based telecoms group, Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW), had traders on the run (see Cable & Wireless Subject Of Takeover Speculation). However, some have already dismissed the offer as hot air, claiming that PCCW has no intention of making an… Continue reading Sharewatch:C&W Rises On Takeover Speculation