The UK entertainment and media (E&M) market will experience a cumulative 7% decline in revenue from 2008 to 2010, from $92 billion to $85 billion, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report. A change in consumer spending behaviour will push the market to its lowest revenue figures since 2005, said PwC. However from this point consumer… Continue reading UK entertainment and media market revenue to fall 7%
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The BBC and STV have agreed to enter into a partnership that will see both broadcasters share resource including facilities, training, technology and archive programmes.The two sides have stressed that a final agreement would have to ensure that the editorial integrity of both broadcasters would be preserved in any picture sharing arrangement. Exclusive stories and… Continue reading BBC and STV agree to share resources
Guardian Media Group’s national newspaper division, Guardian News & Media, is set to report a loss of about £35m for the financial year to the end of March. GMG Radio and GMG Property will also report operating losses, according to a report on MediaGuardian.co.uk, while GMG’s regional newspaper division will make an operating profit of… Continue reading Guardian Media Group to report operating loss
US adspend was down 14.2% year on year in the first quarter of 2009, to $30.2 billion, according to the latest data from TNS Media Intelligence. This fall follows a 9.2% decline in Q4 2008 as the advertising recession accelerated in the new year. In May, TNS revealed that total US advertising expenditures were down… Continue reading US adspend down 14.2% in Q1 2009
Magna has released its latest US on-demand forecast, predicting that US DVR subscriber households will hit 51.1 million (42% of TV households) by the end of 2014. This figures is an increase on the 31 million (27% of US TV households) as of the end of the first quarter of 2009. Magna also estimates that… Continue reading US DVR subscriber households to hit 51.1m by 2014
In 2008 the European online advertising market was worth €12.9 billion with a like-for-like growth rate compared to 2007 of 20%, according to new research from the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe. The top 10 markets in Europe account for 93% of the total value of the market, the report found. The Netherlands, Europe’s early adopter… Continue reading European online advertising worth €12.9bn in 2008
New US research has found that the number of people who sought local information on a mobile device grew 51% from March 2008 to March 2009.Research from comScore found that the mobile browser is the leading access method for seeking local information, with 20.7 million users in March 2009, up 34% year on year. However,… Continue reading US mobile audience for local content up 51% YoY
All Odeon cinemas will be equipped with Bluetooth over the next two months, after Digital Cinema Media appointed mobile marketing agency Bluepod Media to provide the technology.The move follows the publication of research which found that 65% of 15-24 year old cinema goers would download content to their phone, reports New Media Age.DCM expects to… Continue reading Odeon cinemas to get Bluetooth technology
Express Newspapers made an operating loss of £2.6 million in 2008, with a £17.1 million increase in printing costs adversely affecting profitability. According to accounts filed at Companies House, Express Newspapers suffered a 91% drop in pre-tax profit, down from £54.9 million in 2007 to £4.8 million in 2008. It said that the fall was… Continue reading Express Newspapers makes £2.6m operating loss in 2008
One in five adults who do not have the internet at home are likely to sign up in the next six months, according to new Ofcom research. The research looks at why 30% of UK adults do not have the internet at home and the barriers that prevent them from taking it up in the… Continue reading 1 in 5 adults without internet access likely to sign up in next six months