Channel 4 has announced that its latest digital channel, More4, will launch in October this year, providing documentaries, daily news and current affairs in a format “more accessible and down to earth” than rival BBC4.Outlining its plans for the year in its programme policy for 2005-06, the broadcaster announced a launch budget of “around £30… Continue reading Channel 4 Sets Autumn Date For More4 Launch

AMS Media Group has become the seventeenth London-based agency to subscribe to J-ET, the UK radio industry’s online trading system which handles over 80% of all national radio revenue, and is used by all the major radio companies.J-ET is owned by the Institute Of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA)… Continue reading J-ET Expands With AMS Media Group Signing

Flextech-owned games channel, Challenge, has signed two exclusive agreements with Camelot to provide coverage of the National Lottery Daily Play Live Draw and a series of mini-programmes scheduled across the channel during peak times.The move will mark the first television broadcast of the Daily Play draw, with Challenge broadcasting the event six days a week… Continue reading Ad-Funded TV Sees Challenge Provide Lottery Coverage

Jeff Henry, UK chief executive of Hallmark TV, has left the channel after its purchase by a conglomerate group led by former chief executive of Five, David Elstein.The deal, said to be worth £127 million, saw private equity groups 3i and Providence Equity Partners back Elstein’s acquisition of the Hallmark Channel’s international operations earlier this… Continue reading Hallmark Loses Chief Exec Following Elstein Takeover

Global advertising company, WPP has announced a 15% increase in profits for 2004 to £546 million, reflecting the continued recovery of the advertising market. The second largest advertising company in the world, reported that revenue was up almost 5% to £4.3 million for last year, and that diluted earnings per share rose by over 11%… Continue reading WPP Reports Good 2004

Publishing and media group, United Business Media (UBM), has reported an increase in profit of 36.9 % up to £141.4 million for the financial year ending 31 December 2004. The group saw growth across all sections, with turnover up 8.4% to £809.6 million and operating profit up by 33.1% to £132.3 million. UBM’s operating margin… Continue reading UBM Reveals Strong Profits For 2004

Jeff Henry, UK chief executive of Hallmark TV has reportedly left the channel after its purchase by a conglomerate group, led by former chief executive of Five, David Elstein. The deal, said to be worth £127 million, saw private equity groups 3i and Providence Equity Partners back Elstein’s acquisition of the Hallmark Channels international operations… Continue reading Chief Executive Leaves Hallmark TV

ITV shareholders have ruled out the possibility of involvement in breaking up Scottish Media Group (SMG), damaging Lord Alli’s proposed takeover bid of Virgin Radio for private equity company 3i. Lord Alli had hoped to win support from ITV shareholders in his bid for Virgin, after the Glasgow-based media group had rejected his previous offers… Continue reading ITV Rules Out Helping Alli Buy Virgin

Internet protocol television (IPTV) looks set to be the future of TV, causing problems for advertisers with current scheduled TV advertisement breaks ceasing to exist in the new format. TV advertisers are already under threat from the new generation of TV set-top boxes, which allow viewers to fast forward through advertisement breaks. Research from media… Continue reading The Future Of Television – IPTV

US advertising expenditure is predicted to increase by 5.1% in 2005, to $150.5 billion, following the estimated growth of 10.6% in 2004, according to forecasts released by TNS Media Intelligence. TNS Media Intelligence estimates quarter-by-quarter growth of 6.9% for the first half of 2005, slowing to 3.5% in the second half. This decline is attributed… Continue reading Online Advertising Spend Leads Growth Projections For 2005