Donovan Data Systems (DDS), which has a stranglehold in the USA, similar to its dominant position in the UK, has suffered a rare but significant client loss. Advertising Age and the Wall Street Journal are reporting this week that Starcom MediaVest Group’s US business has moved its spending power from DDS to MediaBank, a software… Continue reading Starcom MediaVest Drops DDS in US
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BSkyB will this week launch its appeal against the Competition Commission’s ruling that forces it to sell most of its 17.9% stake in ITV.The appeal comes three weeks after the government accepted the commission’s findings and recommendations, telling Sky it had to sell within a confidential time limit to bring its stake down below 7.5%… Continue reading Sky To Launch Its ITV Stake Appeal This Week
Ofcom has announced new measures to strengthen viewer protection in participation TV, introducing new mandatory licence conditions for television broadcasters.The new measures come after a host of phone-in scandals rocked the industry, with the watchdog handing out massive fines to Channel 4 (see Ofcom Fines Channel 4 £1.5m Over Phone In Quizzes) and GMTV (see… Continue reading Ofcom Announces New Licence Conditions For TV Phone-Ins
NME Radio, the new broadcast brand extension from IPC Media and DX Media, has gained two new members of staff ahead of its launch this summer.Joanne Burlando has been appointed head of operations, having spent more than four years at Xfm as music and programme manager, and Katie Torrie joins NME Radio as music and… Continue reading NME Radio Makes Key Appointments
BSkyB’s total advertising spend has increased more than 30% year on year, to as much as £160 million in 2007, according to new figures from Nielsen Media Research.BSkyB spent £115 million on above-the-line media, said Nielsen, a 60% year on year increase.Agency estimates put BSkyB’s total media spend for 2007 at close to £160 million,… Continue reading Sky’s Media Spend Could Reach £160m
This week will see Sky launch its appeal against the Competition Commission’s ruling forcing it to reduce its 17.9% stake in ITV to under 7.5%. The news comes three weeks after business secretary John Hutton followed the Competition Commission’s recommendation, leaving Sky until next Monday to lodge an appeal (see Sky Told To Reduce ITV… Continue reading Sky To Launch ITV Stake Appeal This Week
New figures from Nielsen Media Research show that BSkyB’s total advertising spend has increased more than 30% year on year, to as much as £160 million in 2007. Nielsen said that BSkyB spent £115 million on above-the-line media, a 60% year on year increase. Agency estimates put BSkyB’s total media spend for 2007 at close… Continue reading Sky’s Media Spend Could Be As High As £160m
Following on from last week’s ABC results, MediaTel Group is to host the ‘Future of Consumer Magazines’ in early March, looking at what’s next for the industry.The session, which will take place in London on Thursday 6 March, boasts the likes of Mike Soutar, chief executive of Shortlist Media, and Duncan Edwards, chief executive of… Continue reading Seminar To Examine Consumer Magazine Market
The BBC and ITV’s nationally available free-to-view satellite platform, Freesat, will have problems getting off the ground when it launches due to Sky’s dominance in the sector.According to Top Up TV chief executive officer Nick Markham, who was speaking at the Broadcast Building Audience Loyalty conference last week, the service, which is set to launch… Continue reading Sky Could Prove Problematic For Freesat
Digital UK, the body in charge of the digital television switchover, is putting almost £3 million into a scheme to support viewers not covered by the existing targeted help scheme.The group is setting up a new organisation, Digital Outreach, bringing together the charities Age Concern England, Help the Aged and Community Services Volunteers, as well… Continue reading Digital UK To Put £3m Into New Switchover Help Scheme