The number of children using the internet in the UK has increased by almost 60% over the last twelve months to almost 5 million, according to the latest research from Nielsen//NetRatings.The study shows that Britain has more under eighteens using the internet than any other European country, suggesting that brands wishing to target the lucrative… Continue reading Internet Usage Soars Amongst UK Under Eighteens
The percentage of homes receiving any kind of multichannel TV – analogue or digital – rose from 48.6% to 49.8% quarter on quarter, in the three months to 30 June 2003, according to the latest figures from the Independent Television Commission.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Camera Phones Outselling Digital CamerasCamera phones outsold standard digital cameras for… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Multichannel TV Reaches Half Of UK Homes
BSkyB was seen in the spotlight yesterday, up 0.49% as traders continued to show unease at Rupert Murdoch’s controversial succession plans following the departure of chief executive, Tony Ball (see BSkyB Allows Terrestrial Channel To Show England Match).However, on a brighter note, it is understood that the satellite group is planning to announce that it… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Wavers On Succession Concerns
More than 16 million viewers tuned in to BBC1 last night to see Dirty Den’s long-awaited return to EastEnders after a 14 year absence from the soap.Unofficial overnight figures from BARB show that the much-hyped episode attracted an average of 16.2 million viewers and secured a massive 62% of the viewing public between 8pm and… Continue reading Dirty Den’s Return Attracts Over 16 Million To EastEnders
BT is further expanding its Openzone public wireless broadband network with the launch of a new video email service across internet kiosks in LondonThe new service will roll out across the special kiosks in selected tube and railway stations around the capital, including Oxford Street, Euston, Kings Cross, Liverpool Street Victoria and Waterloo railway. It… Continue reading BT Launches Video Email Service In Internet Kiosks
UK cinema admissions increased by 8% year on year during August to more than 17 million as a string of high profile sequels drew in the summer crowds.The latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association show that cinema admissions totalled 3.86 million a week during August, despite the climazx of the unseasonably hot British summertime.The… Continue reading Sequels Continue ToTop Box Office During August
The Independent has today unveiled a tabloid edition of its daily newspaper for consumers in the London metropolitan area looking for an upmarket read in a smaller size. Media Planning Group’s Denise Turner ponders the impact of the new launch and asks whether size really matters…Today the Independent makes newspaper history as the first newspaper… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Size Matters For The Independent
The percentage of homes receiving any kind of multichannel TV – analogue or digital – rose from 48.6% to 49.8% quarter on quarter, in the three months to 30 June 2003.Digital television (DTV) is also very close to the 50% penetration mark, now reaching 45.5% of the country’s homes, up from 43.9% in the first… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics Q2 2003
Telewest Broadband is launching a pop-up ad blocker for users of its Blueyonder internet service in response to increasing consumer frustration with the advertising format.The move, which follows the recent relaunch of blueyonder.co.uk, will see Telewest form a partnership with software provider Panicware to give its internet users free access to a pop-up stopper download.The… Continue reading Telewest Launches New Software To Block Pop-Up Ads
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has said that like-for-like group revenues are estimated to have increased by 5% in the past year and the company anticipates further growth in coming periods.In a trading statement today, SRH claimed that radio revenues for the twelve months to September 30 are expected to be 6% higher than last last… Continue reading SRH Buoyed By Strong Revenue Growth
