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A new video-on-demand distribution service, formed by MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal Studios and Warner Bros is due to launch in the US soon. The service, Movielink, will create an open access IP based system for content delivery. Users will be able to download movies from the site and it is thought that the studios are… Continue reading MGM To Offer Downloadable Movies On The Net

Dell.com ousted Casino-on-net.com to become the most popular online advertiser during January 2002. The site was visited by 7,478,000 individual users and commanded 45% reach of the total at-home internet universe. Mbna.com moved up from sixth position in December to third in January. The site gained exposure among 5,288,000 unique users and achieved 32% digital… Continue reading New Media Round-Up

The latest Merrill Lynch UK television industry forecasts of growth and subscribers by multiple platforms are shown below. Further analysis of these figures will follow shortly in the Forecasts section of MediaTel Insight. The previous set of forecasts from Merrill Lynch can be found here. Merrill Lynch Cable, Satellite & DTT Penetration Forecasts In UK … Continue reading UK Cable, Satellite & DTT Penetration Forecasts From Merrill Lynch – February 2002

Internet service provider (ISP) Freeserve claims to be signing up new users faster than ever before and has announced an increase of more than 100% in daily average subscriber growth compared to the fourth quarter of 2001.The total number of Freeserve customers now stands at just over £2.4 million and the company claims to have… Continue reading Freeserve Claims Unprecedented Subscriber Growth

Reed Elsevier released full year results for 2001 today which revealed that heavy internet investment is beginning to pay off.Revenues for 2001 were up 21% to £4,560 million with adjusted pre-tax profits up 23% to £848 million. Underlying revenue rose by 3%, overall operating margins were 1% higher at 22% and operating cashflow conversion was… Continue reading Reed Delivers Strong Results

The Newspaper Society’s council has agreed on a marketing strategy for UK regional press for this year and beyond. Four key working groups will feed into a marketing committee formed of senior industry players to make sure efforts are co-ordinated throughout the industry.The committee, which will be chaired by Newsquest chair Jim Brown, will steer… Continue reading NS Agrees Regional Press Marketing Strategy

IPC is extending its Practical Parenting brand with the publication of a one-off special edition called Buying for Baby.The 116-page glossy, which launches next month, will be aimed at mums-to-be and is intended to be a consumer reference guide to the best baby products on the market. Jayne Marsden, editor in chief of Practical Parenting,… Continue reading IPC Extends Practical Parenting Brand

Cable and Wireless yesterday issued a trading update ahead of its full year results forecasting that the group’s revenues will fall by 10%. Cable & Wireless chief executive, Graham Wallace, said: “Despite a backdrop of continuing difficult market conditions expected to contribute to a 10% decline in Cable & Wireless Global’s revenue, we are achieving… Continue reading Cable & Wireless Warns On Profits Ahead Of Results

The existing US television ownership rules must be reviewed, a US Appeals Court has determined. Currently, TV station ownership is restricted so that no one network can reach more than 35% of US households (see Viacom Networks Leave NAB Over Audience Limit); it also prevents operators from owning cable systems and broadcast TV stations in… Continue reading US Television Ownership Restrictions Must Be Reviewed, Says Court

Over the next two years the number of text messages sent each month in the UK by 5-24 year-olds will increase by more than 44% to 786 million, according to forecasts in the first global report on Mobile Youth from the World Wireless Forum (WWF).According to the study, which focuses on the youth market in… Continue reading UK Mobile Youth Market Booms