The majority of Britain’s terrestrial TV broadcasters saw their viewing share continue to slide during April, with only ITV1 bucking the trend for decline.BBC Two led the decline, shedding 0.94% points year on year to 9.4%, while the station’s larger counterpart, BBC One, also struggled, losing 0.8% points over the same period to 23.5%, despite… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – April 2005

Scottish Radio Holdings has unveiled its first half results, giving investors a mixed picture of its performance, with a strong first half operating result overshadowed by lacklustre trading and a drop of 7% in broadcasting revenues year on year for April. The company’s overall turnover in the first half was up 10% on the last… Continue reading SRH Gives Mixed Results To Investors

Satellite radio in the US is failing to attract the expected audiences, with a new survey from The Media Audit revealing that the medium is performing poorly in terms of penetration rates. From a total sample of 117,737 respondents, only 571 adults aged 18+ said they listened to satellite radio at least once in the… Continue reading Satellite Radio In US Fails To Penetrate Markets

The National Magazine Company has appointed Duncan Edwards to the new position of chief executive officer in addition to his role as managing director.The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hearst Corporation, has enjoyed substantial growth over the last few years as a result of acquisitions, joint ventures and new launches. This additional title… Continue reading Natmags Appoints Edwards As Chief Executive

Channel 4 has pledged to plough millions into its programming budgets, after announcing its highest ever profit after tax, an increase of 34% year on year to £46 million in 2004.The growth, announced in Channel 4’s report and financial statements published yesterday, was attributed to record advertising revenues of 8% and the success of the… Continue reading Channel 4 Pledges Millions For New Programming

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Scottish Radio Holdings unveiled its first half results today, giving investors a mixed picture of its performance, with a strong first half operating result overshadowed by lacklustre trading and a drop of 7% in broadcasting revenues year on year for April.The company’s overall turnover in the first half was up 10% on the last period… Continue reading SRH Gives Mixed Results To Investors

The Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre (BACC), the body responsible for the pre-transmission examination and clearance of television advertisements, has announced the appointment of Channel 4’s head of ad sales, Andy Barnes, as the new chairman of its copy committee.The new role will see Barnes chair a monthly meeting with six senior representatives from television companies,… Continue reading BACC Raids Channel 4 For Chief As Coomber Steps Down

BT has announced that it has more than doubled the number of broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) connections in a year, hitting its five million target a year early and increasing broadband speeds by up to four times. The group’s results for the year to March 31 2005 show new wave turnover to be up… Continue reading BT Doubles Broadband Lines In A Year

Mobile subscriptions worldwide are predicted to reach 2.14 billion by the end of 2005, with new forecasts published by Informa Telecoms & Media estimating that subscriptions will exceed 2 billion in the third quarter of this year. Net additions are expected to exceed 350 million in 2005, building on the record growth of 354 million… Continue reading Global Mobile Subscriptions To Hit 2.14 Billion By End Of 2005