A new paper from Parks Associates urges the recording industry to consider new business models rather than try to stem the tide of online downloading. Unlicensed file sharing services are widely blamed for declining sales of CDs and the sluggish growth of legitimate download services (see Online Music Market Growing Slowly). A recent report from… Continue reading Free Music Downloads The Only Solution, Says Report
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BT group has signed a joint marketing agreement with Freeview, the free-to-air digital television service, and has plans to enter the pay-per-view TV market, according to reports this week. The telecoms giant, which already has a similar deal with BSkyB, will be selling set-top boxes on the BT website. Regular Freeview receivers offering the 30+… Continue reading BT To Sell Freeview Digital TV Boxes
Digital television will be received by more than half of all UK TV homes by the end of this year, with penetration set to rise to more than 82% by 2008, according to a consensus of recent market forecasts. Figures from Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and ZenithOptimedia were compiled by the Competition Commission in its… Continue reading UK Television Platform Penetration Forecasts
The Government’s decision to allow Carlton and Granada to merge without selling off their sales houses has received a mixed reaction from advertisers, who are concerned that a single ITV will exercise too much power in the television advertising market. The Institute Of Practitioners in Advertising has expressed its disappointment at the Department of Trade… Continue reading Advertisers Give Mixed Reaction To ITV Merger
BSkyB has sold its 9.9% stake in Manchester United for around £62 million, as it continues to cut back its investment in individual football clubs. The satellite broadcaster confirmed today that it had sold its entire stake of 26 million shares in the Premiership champions at £2.39 each. The buyer has been revealed as The… Continue reading BSkyB Offloads Man United Stake
Carlton and Granada saw stocks rise today as the city welcomed news that the ITV partners could go ahead with their planned £4 billion merger without divesting their sales houses. Lorna Tilbian, analyst at Numis Securities, said: “The merger is the best possible outcome and allows ITV to better compete with a strong BBC and… Continue reading Carlton And Granada See Shares Rise As City Backs Merger
The Government has finally cleared the way for the £4 billion merger of Carlton and Granada, in a move that will see the creation of a unified ITV capable of competing more effectively with the BBC and BSkyB. Trade and industry secretary, Patricia Hewitt, has decided not to force the ITV partners to sell off… Continue reading ITV Cleared To Merge With Sales Houses Intact
There was a slight increase in ad demand during September, according to a significant proportion of US media planners and buyers interviewed for a survey by MediaPost and InsightExpress. Mediapost’s Ad Demand Index shows that 44% of those questioned said that demand for ad inventory was higher last month than in September 2002. By comparison,… Continue reading US Ad Demand Grows In September
US online retail sales totalled $12.43 billion in the third quarter of 2003, a 24% increase over the same period in 2002, according to shopping search and comparison site BizRate.com. Actual orders grew by 47% to 101 million in the three months to end-September. The average purchase amount was down 15% to $123 compared to… Continue reading Consumer Online Spending Grows In Third Quarter
Today’s decision by trade and industry secretary, Patricia Hewitt, paves the way for what many regarded as the inevitable creation of a single ITV company, as Carlton and Granada prepare to merge (see ITV Cleared To Merge With Sales Houses Intact). With only behavioural remedies imposed by Hewitt, the two ITV heavyweights have emerged from… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: What Next For One ITV?