Industry News from around the web
Kenco launches reduced packaging initiative
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:54
The new Kenco Eco Refill pack format, which the company claims is a UK first, has 97% less packaging weight than the Kenco glass jars and has been developed to encourage consumers to switch to the more environmentally friendly pack…more
Online ad spend outstrips TV
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:59
The figures, from the annual online advertising expenditure report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC), are a milestone for the UK online industry…more
Music industry supports three-strikes online piracy rules
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:15
A group of nearly 100 music artists, including members of lobby group the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), voted last night to call on Lord Mandelson to slow down the connections of persistent law breakers…more
Absolute Radio signs deal with EMI
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:11
The deal will see the radio station offer advertisers a way to create a “stronger audio identity” with which to promote their marketing messages. It also gives Absolute Radio a potential new revenue stream…more
Orange to sell iPhone
Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:08
The iPhone 3G and 3GS models will be available through several channels including Orange shops and the mobile phone company’s website as O2’s exclusive contract to sell the phones nears an end…more
Google launches AdSense for smartphones
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:07
Publishers will now be able to display much larger ads on their mobile sites to visitors using smartphones such as the iPhone. Previously only small text and image ads could be displayed…more
Broadband penetration now at 63% of UK homes
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:36
The 2009 National Statistics Opinions (Omnibus) Survey revealed 16.5m households now have broadband access, up from 6.6m in 2006. The penetration of broadband is now at 90% of all households with internet access.…more
Banks need to return to basics to rebuild trust
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:34
At a speech in London yesterday (23 September), Lord Adair Turner says the financial services industry needs to “recommit to a focus on their essential social and economic functions, if they are to regain public trust”.…more