Adshel has restructured its regional sales team with the appointment of Joanne McGawley and Peter Halpin, as the respective heads of local sales in the north and the south of England.McGawley will manage a team of 23, with responsibility for local direct sales in the HTV, West Country, Granada and Yorkshire Tyne-Tees regions. She will… Continue reading Adshel Shakes Up Local Sales Unit With New Appointments
65 million text messages were sent throughout the UK on the last day of this season’s Premiership, according to the latest data from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).The figures reveal a surge in the number of person to person SMS messages sent on 11 May, as football fans relied on friends or football alert services… Continue reading Text Messages Surge As Premiership Reaches Climax
The broadband market has defied the downturn in the rest of the telecoms and internet sector and ‘enjoyed striking growth’ across the globe in the last three years, according to The McKinsey Quarterly. This expansion is set to continue for the foreseeable future as consumers tap into the benefits of high-speed internet access.Also On MediaTel… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Broadband To Be A Boon For Business
ITV partners, Carlton and Granada, were seen in focus yesterday, down by 3.86% and 1.10% respectively, following concerns that their proposed £2.6 billion merger could be delayed if the Communications Bill is voted down in the House of Lords. Influential Labour peer, Lord Puttnam, yesterday warned that the Bill will face strong opposition unless unless… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton And Granada Fall On Merger Concerns
Telewest Broadband has launched its fastest ever home internet service across the UK, following an extensive trial amongst 1,500 existing Blueyonder customers.The new two megabyte version of Telewest’s Blueyonder internet service is designed to provide home internet users with a new standard of web connection, enabling the quick download of large music, film and software… Continue reading Telewest Launches UK’s Fastest Broadband Service
An average of 12.3 million viewers tuned in to ITV1 last night to see former England cricketer, Phil Tufnell, crowned king of the jungle in the finale of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.The climax of the antipodean reality-TV show, which was broadcast between 9pm and 10.30pm, peaked with an audience of almost… Continue reading I’m A Celebrity Finale Peaks With 13 Million Viewers
The latest NRS figures for the six months to March 2003 reveal a relatively quite period for overall national newspaper readership, which, despite the unfolding war in Iraq, remained virtually unchanged at around 66.4 million.The Financial Times, which recently launched a £2 million cross-platform advertising campaign to promote its redesign, experienced the most significant downward… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – March 2003
BSkyB added 150,000 subscribers to its digital satellite service in the third quarter of its financial year, beating the consensus expectations.Analysts had predicted that there would be between 137,000 (Merrill Lynch) and 153,000 (Morgan Stanley), with Lehman Brothers forecasting 145,000. The group now has 6.7 million satellite customers and is on schedule to hit its… Continue reading BSkyB Adds 150,000 New Subscribers In Q3
Channel 4 has reaffirmed its commitment to interactive programming with the appointment of Andy Taylor as commercial head of its 4 Interactive division.Taylor joins from Endemol’s interactive division, Victoria Real, where he was managing director. His new role will see him take on responsibility for developing new commercial and creative opportunities across Channel 4’s interactive… Continue reading Channel 4 Appoints New Commercial Head Of Interactive
The Times is launching an electronic version of its daily newspaper, which will be available to online subscribers for around £50 a year.The e-paper will be unveiled at the end of this month and will have the exact look and layout of the printed title, complete with the full final-edition and supplements.The title will be… Continue reading Times Launches Daily E-Paper For Online Subscribers
