This week’s edition of “The Inside Line” focuses on the Competition Commission’s provisional report into BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4’s joint online VoD venture, Project Kangaroo. Each week we will take a key media topic and ask the industry for their opinion.This week’s question:Is the Competition Commission right to impose restrictions upon Project Kangaroo?Andy… Continue reading The Inside Line: Project Kangaroo’s competition issues

November saw the Evening Standard‘s circulation slip by 1.2% month on month, to around 303,000 copies.Distribution figures for the afternoon freesheets the London Lite and thelondonpaper remained static month on month.The London Lite has a total figure of around 401,000 copies while thelondonpaper‘s is almost 501,000 copies.Both morning freesheets recorded slight distribution increases in November,… Continue reading Evening Standard sees month on month circulation dip

US DVR subscriber households are forecast to reach 52.3 million (44% of US TV households) by the end of 2014, up from 28.6 million (25% of US TV households) in the third quarter of 2008, according to a new report from Magna. Over the 10 years between 2004 and 2014, Magna estimates that DVRs will… Continue reading Growth forecast for US DVR subscriber households

Total UK advertising spend is set to fall by nearly 6% year on year in 2009, the worst of any developed country, according to a new GroupM forecast. UK national newspaper advertising is forecast to be down 12% year on year in 2009, regional titles down 13%, and the business-to-business magazine sector down 14%. TV… Continue reading UK ad spend to fall nearly 6% in 2009

Cinema sales house Digital Cinema Media (DCM) has appointed Martin Bowley to the role of managing director. Bowley takes up his position on 1 February 2009, and joins DCM from mobile entertainment company PlayPhone where he was chief executive. DCM is the renamed Carlton Screen Advertising, the sales house that Bowley was responsible for creating… Continue reading DCM appoints new managing director

Total UK advertising spend is set to fall by nearly 6% year on year in 2009, the worst of any developed country, according to a new GroupM forecast.UK national newspaper advertising is forecast to be down 12% year on year in 2009, regional titles down 13%, and the business-to-business magazine sector down 14%.TV advertising is… Continue reading UK ad spend to fall nearly 6% in 2009

The Joint Industry Committee for Internet Measurement Systems (JICIMS) is to restructure after ISBA and the IPA withdrew support.ISBA and the IPA resigned as JICIMS stakeholders after being unable to commit to the three years of funding that a full JIC model would require, leaving the IAB and the AOP to lead the initiative.A statement… Continue reading JICIMS to restructure after ISBA and IPA withdraw support

Bauer Media and Jacob’s Creek have announced a multi-platform campaign to promote the vineyard’s association with upcoming movie Australia.The ‘Our Favourite Places’ campaign will consist of print, radio and online activity across the brands Magic 105.4, Grazia, Empire, and the Big City Network.The campaign, brokered by Jess Subra and Toby Evea at Vizeum with Bauer… Continue reading Bauer Media campaign to promote Jacob’s Creek and Australia

The United Kingdom is the first European nation to adopt digital video recorders (DVRs) in significant numbers, according to a new study from research firm Parks Associates. This five-country study, Entertainment 2.0 in Europe, examined entertainment trends across Europe and found over one-third of UK broadband households own a DVR. British households are also more… Continue reading UK first European nation to adopt DVRs in significant numbers

US newspaper advertising revenue fell a record 18% – nearly $2 billion – in the third quarter, according to new figures from The Newspaper Association of America (NAA). The NAA found that the sector’s online ad revenue also dipped for the second quarter in a row, down 3% to $749.9 million, from $773 million a… Continue reading US newspaper ad revenue falls record 18%