IPC Ignite is to give music title NME a revamp including a new size and the introduction of a glossy cover, in time for the magazine’s 50th birthday.The revamped birthday issue will go on sale on 20 April, priced at £1.50. The new format will see the title shrink to a size closer to standard… Continue reading New Size For NME As Title Reaches 50
News of the Queen Mother’s death prompted over 9 million people to tune into special news bulletins on BBC1 and ITV1 last Saturday and has caused traffic to the royal website to increase by 1200%.BBC1 was one of the first terrestrial channels to broadcast news of the royal death with a special bulletin airing at… Continue reading Millions Tune Into News Of Royal Death
The Football League is to go ahead with plans to sue Carlton and Granada for £500m if they continue to refuse to honour the debts of the loss making pay-TV platform ITV Digital.Carlton and Granada have so far refused to accept liability for ITV Digital’s failure to pay the outstanding £178m owed to the League… Continue reading League Set To Sue Carlton And Granada
Freeserve has accused BT of pursuing an “orchestrated campaign of anti-competitive behaviour” in an attempt to dominate the market for high-speed internet access and has urged Oftel to launch an “urgent” investigation into the company.The internet service provider is accusing BT of exploiting links with its internet arm BT Openworld in an attempt to gain… Continue reading Freeserve Calls On Oftel To Investigate BT
The refinancing and debt reduction plans of telecommunications company NTL are thought to be progressing well, with details of a structure set to be announced within weeks, according to a report on today’s Financial Times website.NTL has appointed Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on a recapitalisation structure and reduction of… Continue reading NTL May Take Temporary Bankruptcy As Refinancing Is Finalised
According to a report released today by Informa Media, on-demand TV is ‘about to take off’ with revenues set to rise by over 500% by 2007. Global ‘On Demand’ TV Forecasts By Region Households (000) 2000 2001 2002 2007 Asia Pacific 4,015 7,670 15,170 93,010 Europe 16,793 23,279 28,969 73,467… Continue reading On-Demand TV Set To Take Off, says Informa Media
Telewest is aiming to cash in on the uncertainty facing ITV Digital (see Administration For ITV Digital Confirmed) by offering the administration-bound platform’s customers the chance to sign up for its broadband services.The company has set up a free hotline for ITV Digital customers, suggesting that they should sign up to its TV, phone and… Continue reading Telewest Homes In On ITV Digital Customers
ISBA has warned that the closure of ITV Digital could have long-term damaging effects on advertisers unless the Government takes action to prevent BSkyB gaining a monopoly in digital broadcasting.ITV Digital went into administration last week after talks to resolve an ongoing dispute with the Football League over TV rights collapsed (see Administration For ITV… Continue reading ISBA Warns Of Digital Monopoly
Pace Micro Technology has launched its new low-cost digital receiver allowing UK viewers to switch to digital TV without having to subscribe to digital platforms such as Sky or the beleaguered ITV Digital.The digital adapter, which is available for under £100, allows viewers to access up to 14 free-to-air channels and is being hailed as… Continue reading Pace Of Digital TV Increases
Internet advertising is increasing, according to the latest research from LemonAd, which shows that the number of websites being used by the UK’s top ten online advertisers grew by 24% during March.The research shows that computer manufacturer Dell ran the most online ad campaigns during March, followed by Freeserve, which used over 50 sites to… Continue reading Growth Continues For Online Advertising
