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All traditional media face significant challenges as technology takes the lead, but on the face of it, radio is particularly well positioned to benefit from digital, internet and mobile extensions.Recently, Capital Radio has announced a formal initiative to offer advertisers mobile interactivity on spot advertising across all of its stations; Virgin was already doing so… Continue reading Radio Leads Way In Digital World

Future Publishing has announced that its bid for Highbury House Communications has lapsed following an earlier announcement by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) that it would be referred to the Competition Commission before being given the all clear.The OFT’s decision to refer to the Competition Commission was made under the provisions of the Enterprise… Continue reading Future Drops Highbury Merger After OFT Referral

The BBC is to expand its podcasting operation to encompass some of its most high profile programmes and allow internet users to download much more of its radio output.The slew of newly enabled podcasts includes Radio 4’s flagship Today programme and selected Radio 1 speech content, taking the Corporation’s total number of podcasts to 22.Speaking… Continue reading BBC Expands Podcasting Trial To Determine Listener Tastes

The MediaTel.co.uk and MediaTel Group websites will sport a fresh new look from Monday, designed by our own Business Solutions team to unite our portfolio of products and showcase the company’s range of services.The new look ties MediaTel Group’s extensive catalogue of products together with a unified feel across their respective websites, while maintaining familiar… Continue reading New Look MediaTel.co.uk To Debut On Monday

The Media Research Group has announced its new committee for 2005/06, with new member Roger Gane of RSMB taking over the role of chair from Christina Hartley.Also new to the committee is Jo Rigby, group research director at OMD UK, who will take responsibility for the MRG’s time-intensive Education role, replacing Rosemary Taylor from RTA.Maintaining… Continue reading MRG Announces New Committee For 2005/06

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine Jim Kite, Universal McCann’s top research executive, has left the company’s global research division at the Interpublic unit, taking up the head research post at Publicis’ MediaVest unit to mark the latest high-profile defection from McCann’s senior management team.Last month saw Robin Kent replaced in the position of worldwide chief executive… Continue reading McCann Loses Kite As Wind Of Change Sweeps Management

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine Carat has appointed acting managing director Neil Jones as the company’s new managing director, filling the shoes of Colin Mills, who left the post earlier this year with no new role to go to.Mills’ departure ended an 11 year tenure at the company, six of which were spent as managing director… Continue reading Neil Jones Appointed MD Of Carat

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine National student union TV network, SUBtv, has secured a further 20 university campuses to expand its network into a total of 85 institutions and reach 1.5 million students every week, representing 75% of the overall student population.The massive expansion, made as part of the broadcaster’s strategic growth programme, sees the network… Continue reading SUBtv Expansion Corners 75% Of Student Audiences

Sarah Pearce – MediaTel NewsLine Global digital television penetration is predicted to reach 144 million homes by the end of 2005, with this figure set to more than double by the end of the decade, to 370 million, according to MediaTel INSIGHT’s latest Digital TV Report.Earlier this week, at MediaTel INSIGHT’s Future of Digital TV… Continue reading Global Digital TV To Reach 144 Million Homes By End Of 2005

Staff – MediaTel NewsLine New European radio station, Radio Tatras International (RTI), has awarded Whirlwind WSL the contract to manage all of its broadcast output across all its platforms, including the web, FM/AM and uplinks to Satellite services from its new broadcast facilities in Ramsgate, Kent.RTI, a new English speaking radio station, offers a varied… Continue reading Whirlwind Awarded International Radio Contract