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August saw the nation’s box offices doing roaring trade, with family audiences flocking to see director Tim Burton’s remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which grossed a massive £26 million in the month.The film helped Britain’s cinemas enjoy a second consecutive month of family film success, following on from July’s successful performance to become… Continue reading Family Films Fuel Successful August At Box Offices

Mobile phone handset providers are finding it increasingly hard to up their market share, with penetration of the market rising at an alarming rate and forcing vendors and operators to look towards new features and supported services to rekindle growth over the next five years.In its new report, Informa Telecoms & Media predicts handset sales… Continue reading Increasing Mobile Phone Penetration Causing Providers To Deepen Content

MSN is to take on internet search rival Google in the search targeted marketing business, with its new MSN adCenter product seeking to steal the limelight from Google’s hugely successful Adwords.MSN’s new offering debuted in Singapore last month, but only went into official use this week, with the company’s French operations the first to see… Continue reading MSN To Compete With Google In Search Marketing

Trials of new interactive TV technology promises to demonstrate vivid, interactive web based programming content via existing standard cable set-top boxes.The new interactive services are being showcased by cable operator and the BroadbandTV Group, a joint venture between YooMedia and ICTV. Following lab testing the new technology is being rolled out in live trials, scheduled… Continue reading New Technology Promises Rich Interactive TV

Tuesday 4 October will see MediaTel Insight host a morning seminar on TV Technology, with brief product demonstrations, a panel debate and an audience Q&A session.The event, held from 9.30am – 11.30am at the Guardian Newsroom, 60 Farringdon Road, London, will see a panel chaired by Steve Busfield, media editor, Guardian Unlimited, discussing today’s hottest… Continue reading MediaTel Seminar To Lift Lid On TV Technology

Speculation surrounding the future of media heavyweight Aegis continues to build today, with the announcement that French entrepreneur Vincent Bollore has raised his stake in the company to around 8% fuelling rumours that he will enter the bidding for overall control of the firm.The increased stake increases Bollore’s holding to 8.04% from 6% and follows… Continue reading Increased Stake Fuels Bollore/Aegis Rumours

Media group, Emap, has revealed a positive trading update for the first half of 2005, predicting radio revenues will “outperform” the market, enjoying an increase of 2% year on year, reflecting the group’s strong presence in the digital arena.Total revenues for the first six months of 2005 are expected to grow by 5%, with underlying… Continue reading Emap Radio Revenues To Outperform Market

Sky has launched a new service allowing customers to tweak their subscription, view their latest bill and keep up with new developments at the broadcaster all via their television and remote control.The new MySky service is accessed through the Interactive button on viewers’ handsets and offers access their Sky statement, the ability to subscribe to… Continue reading Sky Adds Customer Control With Interactive Accounts

Internet research specialist Nielsen//NetRatings has signed an exclusive content partnership with MediaTel.co.uk, the UK’s leading media intelligence provider, to offer a selection of its profile reports within the MediaTel platform.The new deal will enable users of MediaTel.co.uk to compare online usage figures with audience trading currencies for other media channels, making it easier for companies… Continue reading Nielsen//Netratings Ties Up Data With MediaTel

The launch today of Be Unlimited’s 24 megabit broadband service threatens to squeeze BT’s dominance of the sector, according to technology pundits, who claim the ultra-fast service will spark a price war amongst internet service providers.Be, which is billing the new service as an “exponential leap for internet users,” will be able to provide hugely… Continue reading Ultra Fast Broadband Threatens To Start Price War