News

21st June 2008

Gcap Media have just unveiled the re-vamped XFM website http://www.xfm.co.uk, incorporating a host of excellent new features enhancing the user experience of this cutting edge radio brand. One of the cornerstones of the re-vamp is the inclusion of searchable Music Event information. Global DataPoint are proud to have been chosen as the supplier for this integral element of the recent overhaul.

The Gigs and Tickets section is searchable by artist/band or browseable through the calendar. Headline acts at major UK music venues, record shop appearances and local gig nights for unsigned bands all feature, as well as a listing of all the major music festivals of the summer.

As well as XFM, Global DataPoint has also been selected as the supplier of comprehensive events and What’s On data for the Capital, Classic FM and One Network brands.

About Global DataPoint:

Global DataPoint Ltd (formerly UK DataPoint) was started in 2005 to provide syndicated information and services to publishers, new media and mobile services. Global DataPoint has collated the largest events and entertainment listings database in the UK. Global DataPoint is part of the Science Navigation Group of independent media companies based in London with offices throughout the world.

About GCap Media plc.

GCap Media is the UK’s leading commercial radio group with some 15 million listeners on air and over 1.7 million online. With Group headquarters in the heart of London’s Leicester Square, there are GCap stations in over 40 other locations around the UK covering many of the major conurbations and key advertising regions. Among the analogue licences owned by the Group, we are proud to have within our portfolio strong recognised brands such as Classic FM, Xfm, Capital 95.8 and Choice FM.

Global DataPoint can now offer a more comprehensive service across the UK. In addition to the largest dataset of entertainment and events listings, clients can now order photo images of the locations as well. This service is available through Global DataPoint’s co-operation with the Local Data Company.A matching process was completed to link the entertainment venues in the UK Events Listings database with corresponding points of interest (POI) records from the Local Data Company and the Market Location Database covering businesses across the UK.The co-operation also allows customers to add shops, restaurants, pubs and bars and local businesses to enhance the data offered by Global DataPoint. This will give websites and digital services the opportunity to have a full hyper-local ‘What’s On’ and ‘Where To Go’ service.

Existing customers receiving Local Data Company venues can now integrate Global DataPoint’s UK listings without the worrying about duplication or unique matching as this has been done for them. LDC service a range of sectors from directory companies and estate agents to city guides and mobile search. Clients include Google, Touch Local, Yell.com and the AA.

About Global DataPoint

Global DataPoint Ltd (formerly UK DataPoint) was started in 2005 to provide syndicated information and services to publishers, new media and mobile services. Global DataPoint has collated the largest events and entertainment listings database in the UK. Global DataPoint is part of the Science Navigation Group a sister company of Mapbyte Ltd, a company established in 2000 to deliver real time mapping, navigation and data management solutions, over Internet and wireless platforms. Another sister company (Telmap Ltd) is a world leader in Mapping and Navigation Solutions.

About Local Data Company

The Local Data Company (LDC) has created a fantastically detailed and up-to-date database, including photos of shops, bars, restaurants, venues and tourist attractions across 500 UK town centres - all the information needed to get the most out of a city centre. This will be increasing to 1,000 town centres over the coming twelve months covering 300,000 records. Clients include some of the biggest names in the industry, from the No.1 search engine to your local borough council.

Global DataPoint are pleased to announce the latest addition to our rapidly growing stable of high profile clients. MyVillage.com, the leading national network of over 80 London area websites and over 21 UK City sites, recently decided to move from the Press Association to Global DataPoint for the provision of their comprehensive what’s on and events listings services throughout all of their sites. After a detailed evaluation of the degree of depth and breadth of events coverage for the UK, MyVillage made the choice to work with Global DataPoint for this integral element of their market leading service.

Roifield Brown, Managing Director of MyVillage said “We made the decision to use Global DataPoint for the provision of what’s on and events listings due to the high level of granularity and excellent level of coverage UK wide. We required a feed of events data that matched the high standards we set for MyVillage.com’

Dominic Taylor, Managing Director of Global DataPoint said “We’re delighted to be supplying MyVillage with event listings for all of their UK websites. It really highlights the depth and comprehensive coverage of our data on a truly national web portal. Users of MyVillage site will be able to find listings from cinemas in Edinburgh to club nights in Notting Hill; music venues in Liverpool to art exhibitions in Islington and many, many more events beside.”

Global DataPoint look forward to working with MyVillage in terms of continuing to provide events and what’s on information of the highest quality, as a brand of such stature demands.

About Global DataPoint:

Global DataPoint Ltd (formerly UK DataPoint) was started in 2005 to collate and licence syndicated information and services to publishers, new media and mobile services. We provide a constantly updated XML feed of listings data suitable for integration for mobile, new media, press and publishing companies. Global DataPoint has collated the largest events and entertainment listings database in the UK and is launching an international events service in 2008. Global DataPoint Ltd is part of the Science Navigation Group (www.sciencenow.com) of independent companies that collaborate closely with each other to publish and develop information and services for professional and consumer markets. One of these group companies is Telmap Ltd a world leader in Mapping and Mobile Navigation Solutions.

Newspapers such as the Liverpool Echo, Birmingham Post and Newcastle’s Evening Gazette will soon be able to publish the most comprehensive events listings for their regions. All 200 newspapers and more than 300 companion newspaper websites, ultra-local sites such as Liverpool.com from the Trinity Mirror Regionals division will be supplied Global DataPoint’s feed of events data.

Global DataPoint will supply content on cinema times, theatre productions, art and museum exhibitions as well as gig and club listings. Tourist attractions, festivals and special events for families will be included in the data feed. Trinity Mirror will move from their previous supplier of entertainment listings PA Entertainment to Global DataPoint after a detailed evaluation of the degree of depth and breadth of events coverage for all regions of the UK for this integral element of their market leading service.

Dominic Taylor, Managing Director of Global DataPoint said “Working with Trinity Mirror Regionals will be a fantastic way to supply events listings content to millions of readers and web users across the UK. Global DataPoint is delighted to be chosen as the preferred supplier for this prestigious newspaper group.”Mike Hill, Regional Head of Multimedia at Trinity Mirror stated, “Trinity Mirror Regionals chose Global DataPoint to supply local event listings for our network of papers and websites, as we wish to provide our users with the most comprehensive service available.”

About Global DataPoint:

Global DataPoint Ltd (formerly UK DataPoint) was started in 2005 to provide syndicated information and services to publishers, new media and mobile services. Global DataPoint has collated the largest events and entertainment listings database in the UK. Global DataPoint is part of the Science Navigation Group a a sister company of Mapbyte Ltd, a company established in 2000 to deliver real time mapping, navigation and data management solutions, over Internet and wireless platforms. Another sister company (Telmap Ltd) is a world leader in Mapping and Navigation Solutions.

About Trinity Mirror Regionals

The Regionals division comprises a mix of print and online assets covering a wide geographic area across the UK. The division publishes over 200 local and regional newspaper titles, which are complemented by a range of free newspapers, supplements and magazines across Scotland, the North East and North West, Wales, Midlands and London and the South East. Our market-leading regional titles are supplemented in their markets of Cardiff, Liverpool, Newcastle, Scotland and Birmingham by free morning Metro titles which extend our reach to a younger, urban audience that is highly appealing to advertisers.

Contact: Dominic Taylor, Global DataPoint, 0207 631 9117.

As of January 1st 2008, we changed our name from UK DataPoint to Global DataPoint. As UK DataPoint we held the most comprehensive database of UK Events and Venues. In addition to cementing our position regarding UK Events we are expanding our operations to include Global Arts Events and What’s On information and the change in name reflects this improved degree of comprehensiveness.

In addition we are adding a Transport Events division to collect and collate road closures and traffic related data in the UK. We are working with some of the biggest names in global mapping and satellite navigation to introduce these ground breaking data sets.

We look forward to continuing to provide excellent data and service to our valued customers both existing and new. For more details please contact us.

Visit London chose to work with Global DataPoint in December 2006. Visit London conducted a thorough evaluation of the data feed from Global DataPoint and from other providers also. They decided that due to the comprehensive nature of our events data coupled with the excellent communication from Global DataPoint throughout the evaluation process they would choose to receive a Global DataPoint feed over other competitors.

This month Visit London have renewed their contract with Global DataPoint. The Managing Editor John Whiddett says:

‘The Global DataPoint xml feed gave us a four fold increase in the events we had listed on Visitlondon.com. It also improved our users’ ability to plan ahead for their trip to London with its long lead time. The integration was smooth and the two-way communication between ourselves and Global DataPoint has allowed us to enhance and improve the way we use their comprehensive information.’

John Whiddett- Managing Editor, Information, Visit London

Tom Matchett joins Global DataPoint as Account Manager from his previous role as Business Development Executive at CCA Direct Dialog. The UK division of the CCA International group is one of Europe’s leading providers of outsourced contact centre services and CRM solutions. Having worked with leading global brands in both a management and new business capacity he will now use his expertise to manage existing client accounts and develop new business opportunities.

Tom was educated at the University of Kent and graduated with a 2:1 in Film Studies, followed by a Masters degree in History and Theory of Art specialising in auto-destructive art and avant-garde light projections where much of his thesis research was primary and drawn from consultations with leading practitioners in these fields.

Tom said of his new position, ‘I’m very excited to join such a cutting edge company and work with some of the major media brands in the marketplace’.

GDP is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Alexander to the position of Editorial Director. Formerly Editorial Manager, Claire is rising to the challenge of unifying the projects and teams and integrating consistency across all data. In addition, Claire will help ensure the most accurate and up-to-date data set for all clients and partners.

Claire brings a lengthy background in publishing to her role at GDP, having worked in the book, journal, partwork and consumer magazine sectors as well as spending over three years as the Managing Editor in a listings environment.