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Ulster Television saw pre-tax profits for the first six months of this year jump by an impressive 45% to £6.2 million, driven by a strong increase in advertising revenue.Revenue from television advertising met expectations from January to June 2004, growing by 16% and outperforming the ITV network as a whole, which grew by only 3.8%… Continue reading Impressive Profit Growth For Ulster Television

Media regulator Ofcom has announced proposals to deregulate the use of the UK’s radio frequencies, allowing more services to share the airspace and extending the offerings currently available from broadcasters.Ofcom currently splits the use of radio signals into 11 categories for specific types of usage, including aeronautical and maritime, amateur and citizens and broadband fixed… Continue reading Ofcom To Free Radio Spectrum For Multiple Uses

The Daily Telegraph has teamed up with airline bmi to offer readers flights to a range of European destinations for £50 return this winter.The promotion, which is the latest in a long line of initiatives designed to raise the profile of the Daily Telegraph, launches in the paper on Saturday 25 September with the support… Continue reading Telegraph Teams With BMI For Cut-Price Flight Offer

Capital Radio and GWR have confirmed they are in merger talks to create a single broadcaster worth more than £700 million, in a move that could kick start the long-awaited consolidation of the commercial radio industry.The two companies, which have been in discussions since the Government relaxed the ownership regulations at the start of this… Continue reading Capital And GWR Confirm £700 Million Merger Talks

Cable & Wireless is planning the rollout of a range of high-speed broadband internet services, which are expected to be at least four times as fast as the connections offered by rivals such as British Telecom and Telewest.The telecommunications company claims that up to £50 million will be invested in ‘local loop unbundling’, which means… Continue reading C&W Rivals BT With Four Times Faster Broadband Offering

IDS has become the latest digital sales house to partner with Zip TV, offering advertisers the ability to launch interactive campaigns that span a number of different digital platforms.Zip TV enables advertisers to direct customers from a variety of digital channels to a single space after they press their red button. The result of consolidating… Continue reading IDS Signs With Zip For Cross Network Interactive Ads

Kelvin MacKenzie’s Wireless Group has announced its intention to bid for the upcoming FM radio licences in Edinburgh and Blackburn with proposals for two new stations called Dunedin FM and Bold FM.The radio group’s proposals are the result of extensive research carried out over the course of the year to identify the formats most likely… Continue reading Wireless Group Enters Race For Edinburgh Licence

The total number of UK households with access to digital television increased to 55% in the second quarter of this year, up from just 53% in the previous quarter, according to official figures from communications regulator Ofcom.The latest Digital Television Update will provide a much needed boost to the Government’s plans to switch-off the analogue… Continue reading Digital Penetration Increases As Deadline Looms

Giant banner contractor MegaPoster has won an appeal against Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s refusal to grant express consent for an advertising screen on a façade at 11 Bank Buildings in Fulham Broadway.The appeal was won after MegaPoster approached the building’s owner with a proposal that income from advertisements would contribute to the costs of cleaning… Continue reading MegaPoster Wins Appeal Against London Councils

Radio groups Capital and GWR continued to rise yesterday, adding 0.24% and 0.39% to their share prices respectively. The rises follow continued speculation that a merger between the two companies is imminent and that only debate over the management of a combined company is preventing the deal’s completion.Merging the two broadcasters would create combined business… Continue reading Sharewatch: Radio Rivals Rise Amid Merger Rumours