The Government’s plans to switch off the analogue television signal by the proposed 2010 deadline have been boosted by news that sales of integrated digital TVs are set to double or triple this year. More than half of the UK population now receives multi-channel television either through Sky Digital, cable or the recently launched Freeview… Continue reading Digital Television Sales To Soar, Says Report
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Reuters said today that revenue declines at the company have slowed and management is satisfied that the period of contraction is over. The global information company saw revenues fall by around 11% last year as demand for subscription services slumped (see Reuters Results Better Than Expected). However, the decline is expected to be no more… Continue reading Reuters Sees Light At The End Of The Tunnel
US online retail sales increased by 25% to almost $56 billion in 2003, according to figures from BizRate.com. The shopping search engine estimates that American consumers spent a total of $18.38 billion online in the fourth quarter of which $8.59 billion was outlayed in the month leading up to Christmas. BizRate does not take into… Continue reading Ecommerce Sales Hit New High In 2003
Conrad Black’s position at Hollinger has become even more precarious following the resignation of a key executive this week. Peter Atkinson has stepped down from his role as a director and officer, becoming the latest in a line of board members to quit since a controversy over unauthorised executive payments erupted (see City News). It… Continue reading Prominent Director Quits Hollinger Post
The long awaited ITV merger looks almost certain to go ahead unchallenged after shareholders gave the deal their unanimous support in a series of extraordinary general meetings held yesterday. Almost all of Carlton and Granada’s investors voted in favour of the £5.4 billion merger that will see the creation of a single ITV company controlling… Continue reading ITV Merger Receives Final Green Light From Shareholders
This year is likely to be a benign one for the US newspaper industry as it makes the transition to greater growth in 2005, according to a report by analysts at Merrill Lynch. The broker recently raised its 2004 growth forecast for newspaper ad revenue from 4% to 4.5% (see Ad Growth To Accelerate In… Continue reading Newspaper Sector To Consolidate In 2004
Advertisers are being warned that too many newspaper campaigns are failing to deliver the required results due to poor quality creative work. Ongoing research carried out by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) claims that the impact of creativity is often underestimated. It calls on advertisers to work harder to ensure the quality of their… Continue reading Too Many Newspaper Campaigns Fail To Deliver, Says WAN
The Government has announced that the impending analogue switch off and the subsequent move towards digital television will form a central part of the wide-ranging review of the BBC’s ten year charter. Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, said the public debate on the future of the BBC would examine the “vital” role played by the Corporation… Continue reading BBC Charter Review Will Focus On Digital Television
Despite wide-ranging efforts to publicise interactive services, the majority of Americans are blissfully unaware of the full potential of iTV, according to a new survey from Ipsos-Insight. The report claims that 50% of US adults have heard of iTV, which allows users to access information, buy products or play games on their TV sets, but… Continue reading Consumers Largely Ignorant About iTV Services, Says Report
Speech-based radio station Oneword has announced a raft of redundancies and a wide-ranging restructure of its operations following the withdrawal of one of its major shareholders. The fledgling digital radio station is currently reviewing its commercial operations in an attempt to reduce costs after Hong Kong-based USI Holdings announced its intention to sell its 50%… Continue reading Oneword Restructures As Major Shareholder Pulls Out