Legislation to set up the new super regulator for the media and communications industries, Ofcom, will be put through during this parliamentary session, it was revealed today.The government today published the Office of Communications Bill, making it possible to set up the board for the new body, and for Ofcom to begin the preparatory work… Continue reading Government Goes Ahead With Ofcom
Future Network is to cut 140 jobs as a result of the final stages of a reorganisation of its UK business.The company has divided its UK business into three operating divisions: Games, Computing and Entertainment and through cuts in staffing levels and property overheads has reduced total fixed costs of its UK business by £8.5m… Continue reading Future Network To Cut 140 Jobs
Cinven have issued a statement that it and IPC Media are in discussions with Time Inc. about the possible sale of the company.The statement follows press speculation that AOL Time Warner is about to seal a takeover deal for UK magazine publishing group.This morning’s Financial Times claims that the two groups are now negotiating a… Continue reading Statement Confirms IPC Takeover Talks
AOL Time Warner is now very close to sealing a takeover deal for UK magazine publishing group, IPC Media, according to recent press reports. This morning’s Financial Times claims that the two groups are now negotiating a price for IPC; it is expected that it AOL Time Warner will pay around £1.2 billion for the… Continue reading IPC/Time Warner Deal May Be Back On
The new technology sector in outdoor advertising, which includes screens, video walls and interactive kiosks, is set to increase its revenue from £2.7 million to £8.7 million by the end of the year, according to a report by Outdoor Connection. Nearly 82% of the total revenue for the new technology sector is generated in leisure… Continue reading New Technology To Grow In Outdoor Advertising
In a call for the internet advertising industry to re-think the use of so-called ‘pop-under’ ads, Unicast CEO Richard Hopple today asked the industry to re-think its use of the generally condemned format, saying that the short-term revenue gains generated by their use, will be more than offset by the continuing negative perception of online… Continue reading Unicast Chief Condemns Internet’s Pop-Under Ads
The popularity of digital television’s interactive services is growing rapidly, with 5.3 million already interacting with TV programmes, sports events and advertisements via their TV remote controls, according to a new digital TV report. The Continental Research survey found that 2.7 million people have turned onto reality TV show Big Brother‘s interactive platform, with a… Continue reading Interactive TV Use Rises, But Ads Are Avoided
Europeans remain wary web shoppers but the UK is leading the way, according to a new Wall Street Journal Europe/GfK Worldwide Survey. The survey of 12,500 Western European consumers shows that whilst almost half have access to the internet, only around 20% have actually bought anything online in the last six months. Even those that… Continue reading UK Leads European Online Shopping, Says GfK Survey
Internet use around the globe is on the increase according to a number of recent reports. Net penetration in Argentina rose by 100% in the year to March 2001 and the number of internet users in Argentina is now around 2 million according to the DíAlessio/IROL/Harris Online Poll. Around 1.2 million households now have net… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Global Net Round Up
Despite losses in its customer base (see Forecasts) BT’s wireless mobile division, Genie, reports success in the internet phone market. Better, more easily accessible WAP services have lead to an increase in the number of WAP phones purchased and the number of page impressions recorded for WAP services. Genie reports that WAP page impressions have… Continue reading UK WAP Use On The Increase
