Video on demand (VoD) is not detracting from television consumption as much as advertisers had feared, with a recent report from Nielsen Media Research and Comcast finding that VoD households are also heavy TV viewers. The three-month study of VoD consumers in Philadelphia shows that, in this stage of VoD development, there is no evidence… Continue reading VoD Complements Traditional TV Viewing

Television advertising expenditure in Western Europe grew by just 0.3% in real terms in 2005, with growth forecast to rise by 2.2% in 2006, according to ZenithOptimedia’s latest Television in Western Europe to 2014 report. Pay-TV is shown to be performing well, with revenues continuing to grow strongly, exceeding ad expenditure for the first time… Continue reading TV Adspend In Western Europe To Increase By 2.2% In 2006

Search engine advertising expenditure is forecast to rise by 26% in 2006, with print predicted to increase at 3.3% and TV at 3.3% and 2.4% respectively. According to new figures released by Outsell, online advertising is now used by 80% of marketers, expected to reach 90% by 2008. Total online marketing spend will grow by… Continue reading Search Engine Adspend To Rise By 26% In 2006

BBC One’s Life On Mars continued to record large numbers of adult viewers last night, as the time-travelling detective series staring John Simm drew just under 6 million on average.ITV’s Northern Lights continued to prove popular, meanwhile, with 5.4 million adults on average securing second place for the commercial giant.The BBC’s Winter Olympics coverage also… Continue reading Life On Mars Eclipses Northern Lights

Carat Digital is to restructure following a raft of new business wins in the last six months, with the company repositioning itself to cope with more contract acquisitions in the near future.The personnel changes follow more than £10 million in new business wins for the company, including Airmiles, IHG, WWE and Allegran, which amounted to… Continue reading Carat Restructures Digital Arm Following Account Wins

ITV has announced its sponsorship partners for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, with beer brand Budweiser and EDF Energy receiving joint broadcast coverage throughout the tournament.The broadcaster’s coverage, which begins in June, will also see the two sponsors share online and interactive coverage, with iTV elements offered as part of the package for the first… Continue reading Budweiser And EDF Energy To Sponsor ITV World Cup

Tomorrow will see the launch of a nation-wide commercial radio tie up on the scale of Live8 and UK Radio Aid, with the Department of Health launching The Big Quit to help smokers kick the habit over the course of a five week promotion.The activity represents the biggest promotional campaign ever heard on commercial radio,… Continue reading Radio Giants Join Forces To Stub Out Smoking

Telecoms giant BT has signed a content licencing deal with programme maker Endemol, according to reports this morning, with the deal bringing the producer’s shows to BT’s forthcoming video on-demand service.The deal will see Endemol, which is responsible for big name productions including Big Brother, provide content to BT’s yet to be launched TV offering,… Continue reading BT Signs Deals For TV Content And Mobile Platform

Cable giant NTL is to begin testing new technologies to deliver TV content via ultra-fast peer to peer downloads, partnering with file sharing icon BitTorrent to develop a legal distribution system.The trial, which is expected to launch in April, will see NTL join BitTorrent Inc and peer to peer caching specialist Cachelogic in developing a… Continue reading NTL Partners BitTorrent To Test Legal TV Downloads

Five is continuing to sign high profile American shows to shore up its primetime schedules, with its latest acquisition, a drama from US producer HBO, likely to continue the success of House and the CSI franchise.The new programme, Big Love, follows a polygamist with three wives and a successful business to maintain. Airing in 12… Continue reading Five Continues US Imports With First HBO Drama