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The top seven countries will have a third of the global digital TV homes by 2006, according to data from Informa Media Group. The fourth edition of Digital Broadcasting Revolution forecasts that these countries will have 148 million digital homes by 2006, representing 55% penetration. The top seven recorded 41 million digital homes at the… Continue reading Over 450m Digital TV Homes Worldwide By 2006, Says Informa

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 14 February 2002. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see Newsline.In order… Continue reading ABC Jul – Dec 2001 Performance By Publisher

Shares in Telewest fell to an all time low yesterday following speculation that the cable operator would be forced to restructure its debt because of a lack of funding. Stock was down 15% to close at 17p, a loss of 3p on the day before.At the other end of the scale Capital saw shares rise… Continue reading Sharewatch

The figures listed in NewsLine’s ABC reports are those reported by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) as at Thursday 14 February 2002. Late submissions and changes may be made after this date, and will thereafter be amended in MediaTel’s Press database. For full notes on how NewsLine’s reports are compiled please see Important Notes:… Continue reading ABC Jul – Dec 2001 Celebrity and TV Listings Magazines

Capital Radio and UBC Media Group have announced the formation of a joint venture to develop digital radio data services in the UK. Capital owns regional and local digital radio licences and UBC controls data capacity on the digital multiplexes owned by the MXR consortium. Under the terms of the new venture, Capital and UBC… Continue reading Capital Radio And UBC Team Up To Push Digital Radio Multimedia Content

The BBC and ITV have reached a decision on which channel will broadcast which England and Ireland matches in this year’s World Cup. Peter Salmon, BBC director of sport, said: “We are looking forward to some of the biggest sporting audiences of the year.”The grudge match between England and Argentina on 7 June will be… Continue reading ITV And BBC Agree World Cup Share Out

French advertising group, Havas, has posted a 24.9% increase in revenues and net new billings worth E2.1 billion for the year ended December 2001. The final quarter of the year saw the group – the world’s fifth largest advertising network – pick up E600 million of new business, up from E400 million in Q3. New… Continue reading Havas Revenues Strong, Global Outlook Remains Cautious

Media stocks reacted positively to the full-year results posted by French advertising group Havas this morning, with WPP, Aegis and United Business Media (UBM) all showing strong gains. Havas posted a 24.9% rise in revenues for the year to December and despite a cautious outlook from chairman Alain de Pouzilhac, shares in WPP had rallied… Continue reading Media Shares Boosted By Havas Results

The European online travel market will be valued at more than E20 billion by 2006, according to a new report from Jupiter MMXI, with the UK currently leading the way with almost six million unique visitors in January 2002. Germany and France follow the UK with 5.1 million and 2.5 million unique visitors in the… Continue reading European Online Travel Market To Be Worth E20bn By 2006, Says Jupiter

Shares in Cable & Wireless slumped to a ten year low yesterday, ending down 4.37% at £2.30, thanks to fears over the company’s accounting practices. Elsewhere in telecommunications, Telewest slipped 6p to 20p after a Merrill Lynch downgrade.Following Reuters’ lack-lustre results earlier this week (see Reuters Stock Falls As Profits Drop 34%), analysts have cut… Continue reading Sharewatch