Lord Puttnam, chairman of the joint scrutiny committee on the Communications Bill, has called for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to be given full control over the new super-regulator, Ofcom. The creation of Ofcom, which will regulate radio and television broadcasting as well as the telecoms industry, is one of the key elements… Continue reading Peer Calls For DCMS Powers To Be Extended
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Capital Radio posted the heaviest share price decline in the media sector yesterday, after the group reported poor RAJAR audience listening figures. Capital’s stock dropped by 32½p during yesterday’s trading, after the Q3 RAJAR data revealed that the group’s flagship London station, Capital 95.8 FM, saw its weekly reach drop by 4.5% to 2.6 million… Continue reading Capital Stock Hit By Poor RAJAR Figures
A new survey from the telecoms watchdog, Oftel has found that one-third of dial-up internet users in the UK are interested in subscribing to broadband services. Over a million UK households now have a high-speed internet connection (see UK Hits One Million Broadband Homes) but the latest research indicates that a further three million homes… Continue reading One In Three Dial-Up Users Want Broadband
Radio executives in the US have predicted that the industry is set to see further consolidation in the next two or three years, according to a report from MediaPost. The report quotes Westwood One CEO, Joel Hollander, as saying that he ‘absolutely believes’ that some of the medium-sized operators will merge to take on the… Continue reading US Radio Set For Further Consolidation
The number of mobile devices shipped in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region has more than doubled in the past year, reports eMarketer. Shipments increased from 578,600 in the third quarter of 2001 to 1.17 million in the same period this year, according to research by Canalys. This can largely be attributed to the… Continue reading Mobile Device Shipments Surge In Third Quarter
Revenues fell by 3% during the third quarter of the year at global marketing communications group, WPP, with recovery in the markets emerging more slowly than had been anticipated. In its quarterly trading update, WPP said that whilst the rate of decline was lower in the third quarter than in the first half of the… Continue reading WPP Sees Muted Revenue Growth In Third Quarter
Total offline advertising spend in the US is forecast to grow by 2.3% in 2002, rising to 5.2% in 2003, according to the latest figures from Jupiter Research. Between 2002 and 2007, total offline spend will rise by 4.4%, say the long-term forecasts. US OFFLINE ADVERTISING FORECASTS ($ BILLION) … Continue reading Long-Term US Offline Advertising Forecasts From Jupiter Research
A new report from the Online Publishers Association (OPA) has established that there is a link between media site affinity and positive predisposition toward the advertisements displayed on preferred sites. The study, carried out in association with Millward Brown IntelliQuest and comScore, was based on a survey of almost 5,000 visitors to twenty popular US… Continue reading Internet Users Well Disposed To Ads On Favourite Sites
Despite the fact that mobile internet technology is advancing rapidly, it appears that US consumers do not share the enthusiasm of operators and handset manufacturers. In a survey carried out by The Yankee Group, 82% of those questioned said they did not use wireless data/internet services. Nearly half of those respondents claimed that they did… Continue reading American Public Resists Lure Of Mobile Surfing
Vivendi Universal has agreed to sell its non-US publishing assets to Lagardere for E1.25 billion. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will ensure that respected publications such as the Chambers and Larrousse reference books remain in French hands. It was initially expected that the US publisher, Houghton Mifflin would be sold with these… Continue reading Vivendi Sells Publishing Business To Lagardere