IPC’s NME brand is launching two SMS text messaging services, which will allow readers to pay to receive breaking news or the latest information on tickets and touring.Neil Robinson, NME’s publishing and online director said: “Readers are already using NME.com to buy their tour tickets and check our daily news updates…Improving the convenience of customer’s… Continue reading NME Launches Text Message Alert Services
FT.com, the online presence of the Financial Times, is to begin charging subscriptions for access to certain services from next month.The move concurs with recent research by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) which suggested that in 5 years time most newspapers would charge for access to their online versions (see Web Newspapers To Charge… Continue reading FT.com To Charge For Access From Next Month
Uptake of digital TV services in the UK appears to have stalled at 36%, indicating that “the nation is not actively progressing towards a digital society”. The latest figure from Ipsos-RSL’s Digital Audience Research Tracker (DART) shows that the uptake level recorded in a survey of 2,000 people between 12 and 18 April- after the… Continue reading Research Shows Digital TV Uptake Is “Stalled”
National Lottery operator Camelot Group has unveiled its new £28.2m relaunch plans for the game, which includes the introduction of the new name for the weekly draw: Lotto. It was also announced that there are plans to make it possible to play the lottery online in future.The relaunch, which has been two years in the… Continue reading Camelot Unveils £28.2m Lottery Rebrand
Pearson saw its share price slip across a week which culminated in a trading update on Friday confirming that advertising revenue at the Financial Times group was suffering. Shares ended at £8.48, down over 6% week on week.The decision to sell ITV Digital was confirmed last week, and of the two original shareholders in the… Continue reading Sharewatch
MediaTel Group has signed ITV Network as the first sponsor of its fourth annual Media Question Time, to be held later this year.Last year the debate on media issues at the event was led by a panel including Emily Bell, David Mansfield, Marie Oldham, John Billett and Jim Hytner (see Media Panel Denounces ITC’s Handling… Continue reading ITV Signed As First Media Question Time Sponsor
Only eight of the top 100 unquoted UK companies in terms of profit growth for 2001 were in the media industry, according to the Sunday Times’ Profit Track 100 report, published during the weekend, although the top performer was a TV and film producer.Complete Communications, which makes the internationally selling Who Wants To Be A… Continue reading TV Outfit Tops Unquoted Company Profits League
Bus advertising is leading a recovery in outdoor revenue, according to Q1 figures from the bladeTracker report. The delay to the launch of Viacom Outdoor’s XTP system (see Viacom Outdoor Delays Launch of XTP) has caused Blade to cut its forecast from last year of 4% growth in 2002, but it is still expecting 2.7%… Continue reading Bus Ads Leading Outdoor To Recovery, Says Blade
The Nationwide Building Society has announced a six-figure media deal with a series of partners as part of an e-commerce drive. Twelve month deals have been signed with 5 partner websites to give the company high visibility to those online seeking financial services.The deals were put together by Tribal DDB, which was appointed digital agency… Continue reading Nationwide Signs Up For E-Commerce Campaign
