Christmas sales have boosted digital radio uptake, according to new figures from the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB), with almost 500,000 digital receivers sold in December alone. The festive sales push the number of DAB purchases to date to 2.7 million, with 1.4 million sold in 2005 alone. Around 5.4 million people now listen to… Continue reading Christmas Radio Sales Boost DAB Uptake

Annual revenue from bundled services offering consumers different combinations of landline voice, high-speed internet, television or wireless voice services, is predicted to rocket, as providers realise the importance of the service for the long-term viability of their business models. According to new research from Parks Associates, by 2010 more than half of broadband households in… Continue reading Triple-Play Revenues Forecast To Hit $119.5 Billion By 2010

January saw a number of key forecasts made about the state of the advertising market, both UK and worldwide. The consensus of opinion from industry sources was that the internet would continue to make its presence felt in the media world, with the medium expected to enjoy a surge in popularity throughout 2006. eMarketer predicts… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – January 2006

The BBC’s family history show, Who Do You Think You Are, proved its consistency as a ratings winner last night, topping primetime viewing with an average of 5.6 million adults tuning in to trace Julian Clary’s heritage.The programme, which has scored ratings wins in the past, despite tough competition from Channel 4 and ITV (see… Continue reading Family History Proves Its Pedigree For BBC Two

ITV’s Justin Sampson, director of customer relationship marketing, is to leave the company as Patrick Ugeux becomes director of marketing strategy and the broadcaster creates the new role of advertising development director.Sampson took up the role with ITV in 2004, ending more than a decade at the Radio Advertising Bureau (see ITV Poaches RAB’s Sampson… Continue reading ITV Reshuffles Commercial Team As Sampson Departs

Emap’s iconic teen music title, Smash Hits, is to close following a slide in circulations and poor advertising revenues, reports today suggest.The magazine’s closure will not end the Smash Hits brand, however, with Emap retaining its TV and radio stations of the same name.The magazine has seen its circulation slip by almost 52% over the… Continue reading Smash Hits To Close As Music Fans Move Online

Outdoor advertising group JCDecaux, has announced an increase of 7.2% year on year in revenues, reaching €1.74 million, on the backend of stronger than expected growth in the fourth quarter of 2005. Sound organic revenue growth in the group’s Street Furniture and Transport divisions led to overall organic revenue growth of 4% for 2005. Revenues… Continue reading JCDecaux Enjoys 7.2% Rise In Revenues In 2005

Channel 4 will increase its core programme budget from £490 million to over £500 million in 2006, maintaining and improving the quality of its output throughout the year.In the broadcaster’s Statement of Programme Policy for 2006, Kevin Lygo, director of TV claimed that Channel 4 would strengthen its news and current affairs output, as well… Continue reading Channel 4 Programme Budget Over £500 Million In 2006

Five recorded an impressive ratings victory against ITV last night, with the first episode in a new series of crime drama CSI notching up 3.9 million adult viewers on average.The winning performance was enough to beat ITV into third place, with an average of 3.3 million tuning in to Holiday Showdown, although both programmes were… Continue reading Five Puts ITV To Shame With New CSI

Independent digital TV sales house, Digital Media Sales (DMS), has secured the ad sales contract for Bonanza Bonanza, a new digital channel showing classic American TV shows.The channel, which broadcasts on the Sky platform, shows classic westerns, drama, comedy shows and films. The current schedule includes favourites such as Dragnet, the Lucy Show, the Beverly… Continue reading New Ad Sales Contract A Bonanza For DMS