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According to the latest figures from NetValue, 1.5 million under 17s are now connected to the internet at home which represents a 44% increase in the last six months and the UK now has more under-17 net users than any other European country. Under 11s account for 249,000 users in the UK whilst 1,236,000 users… Continue reading One In Nine UK Teens Online At Home

The ongoing battle between mid market papers the Daily Express and the Daily Mail continued at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this month, when complaints from both the Express and a member of the public over a Mail direct mailing received adjudication.The complaints were with regard to a mailing sent to members of the public… Continue reading Mail’s Mailing Comes To ASA Attention

The development of multimedia messaging services (MMS) is to surge during 2002 following the signing of a number of major contracts between mobile phone operators, according to a new report from Ovum. Mobile operators are keen to develop MMS after the phenomenal success of SMS, or text messaging, which now accounts for up to 10-15%… Continue reading MMS Is A Key Development For Mobile Operators, Says Ovum

Sky’s summer analogue switch-off date could be as late as September and will leave a potential 60,000 analogue customers with the choice of either switching to digital or losing their multichannel services.BSkyB originally planned to switch off its analogue service in June this year, having converted all but 250,000 of the 3.5m analogue customers it… Continue reading Sky Analogue Switch Off May Not Come Until September

Brokers responded yesterday to recent low advertising figures for ITV. Several reduced their stance on both Carlton and Granada. As a result, Carlton shares ended the day down 6½p at £4.15½. Granada showed signs of weakness early on in the day, but managed to finish with a small increase of 1¼p to reach £1.82¼p.Bright Station… Continue reading Sharewatch

This time last year everyone was certain that the advertising and sponsorship on the internet to justify the huge spending of the dotcom boom companies was just around the corner. One year on and the corner has yet to be turned. Figures from NetValue claim that a third of UK homes now have internet access,… Continue reading Feature: Surviving The Dotcom Bomb

Tuesday MediaTel’s weekly media focus and analysis, Media Track, is featured in Media Business.The Periodical Publisher’s Association (PPA) holds its 2001 Magazines and B2B conference and exhibition at Grosvenor House. Continues Wednesday.Dotcom success story Lastminute.com releases interim results which are expected to show the business to be heading towards the black.Wednesday BSkyB releases interim financial… Continue reading The Week Ahead

Reed Elsevier’s acquisition of Harcourt General is to be allowed by the Department of Justice in the US, the company announced this morning. Outside the United States, the acquisition has already received clearance from the competition authorities in Germany, Austria and Ireland and now awaits regulatory clearance only from the UK’s Competition Commission (see Reed… Continue reading US Clears Reed’s Harcourt General Acquisition

US media group Liberty Media has regained its majority shareholding in UK cable company, Telewest Communications. At the end of last week Liberty bought a further 20 million shares in Telewest for around £30 million. Liberty’s arrangements with Microsoft and MediaOne mean that they are also effectively stakeholders in Telewest, with a combined stake of… Continue reading Liberty Regains Majority Holding In Telewest

Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera may have signed record-breaking ad deals last month but it was real people who came out on top in a recent ad chart. In Propeller’s “Ads That Make News” survey Halifax’s campaign featuring members of its own staff achieved more picture stories in the national press than any other advertiser… Continue reading ‘Real’ People Come Out On Top In Recent Ad Survey