The media tycoon who had vowed to extricate Germany’s largest television broadcaster from the ashes of the Kirch empire has admitted defeat and withdrawn his offer. KirchMedia said today that it had abandoned plans to sell ProSiebenSat1 to the US investor Haim Saban. This comes less than three months after a Â2 billion deal was… Continue reading Kirch TV Deal Hits The Rocks
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Aside from a blip caused by war uncertainty in March this year, UK advertising has shown year on year growth in every single month since May 2002, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. Across the period, overall media spend rose by 3.8%, with television leading the way on 8.2% growth. Press remains the weakest… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: UK Media And Advertising Outlook
Fierce competition in the market for high-speed internet access means that UK consumers pay some of the lowest prices in Europe for residential broadband services, according to figures from communications regulator, Oftel. The latest international benchmarking survey shows that continued rivalry between service and network providers – such as BT, Freeserve, AOL and Telewest –… Continue reading UK Consumers Pay Less For Broadband
After slipping back by 2% in March (see US Radio Revenues Dip 2% In March After Strong Start To The Year), the US radio sector has returned to slight growth in April, up by 1% year on year. According to the latest data from the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), local and national revenues both… Continue reading US Radio Returns 1% Growth In April
With the notable exception of SMS, mobile data services have failed to take off in Europe and operators will have to show the utmost patience in the quest for reliable revenue streams. It is already acknowledged that prospects for 3G services remain bleak while the telecoms market remains in the doldrums (see 3G Burden Getting… Continue reading SMS Remains Dominant Mobile Data Application
The deadlock over the Government’s plans to relax the media ownership regulations could be eased after influential Labour peer, Lord Puttnam, put forward a compromise to impose a special public interest test on large media groups wanting to buy Five. In their current form, proposals in the Communications Bill, which is now at its committee… Continue reading Puttnam Plan Could End Media Ownership Deadlock
The advertising downturn’s nadir looks to have passed, having hit in Q4 2002, according to Morgan Stanley. Media analysts at the broker say that they have become increasingly convinced that the worst is now over, with signs of stability seen in Q1 2003 persisting. The US remains stronger than Europe, with advertising growth of around… Continue reading Advertising Nadir Has Passed, Says Morgan Stanley
With its well publicised financial crisis consigned to history, NTL is in the best position to challenge the major players as the UK portal battle heats up. That is according to new analysis from Forrester Research. The research claims that the UK internet access market imitates the US in having the same top three portals.… Continue reading NTL Making Headway In UK Portal Market
Newspapers need to deliver a whole new range of services to advertisers if they are to provide real value for money. That is the recommendation of a new publication from the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). In the current era, return on investment (ROI) has acquired special significance in the media world and publishers are… Continue reading Offer Your Advertisers New Services, Publishers Told
US broadcast television revenues showed no year on year growth in the first quarter, according to a Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) analysis of TNS Media Intelligence/CMR data. Given that last year’s Q1 contained a boost to spend from the Olympics and political campaigning, the lack of growth is to be expected. The one exception… Continue reading US Broadcast TV Sees Flat Revenues In Q1