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

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

The specialist publishing division of IPC Media, IPC Country & Leisure Media (CALM) has announced a reorganisation of publishing responsibilities seeing a reshuffle of key figures within the department.The changes will see Sarah Kemp, publishing director of Decanter, also taking charge of Country Life magazine.Commenting on the reshuffle, Kemp said: “For 109 years Country Life… Continue reading IPC Country & Leisure Media Reveals Publishing Reshuffle

BSkyB has announced a rise in half year revenues, with record growth in Sky+ and Multiroom households leading to a 16% year on year increase in operating profits for the satellite broadcasting company. The company said that it added 215,000 net new customers over the Christmas period, up from 168,000 the previous year. Sky+ households… Continue reading BSkyB Enjoys Record Growth In Subscribers

The consumer household is increasingly becoming enveloped in the digital arena. Advances in technology and cost cutting incentives from device vendors are enabling consumers to embrace this new form of media and transform their home into a digital haven. A wealth of new technologies are saturating the broadcast market place, with personal video recorders (PVRs),… Continue reading The Digital Home