BBC One was the only terrestrial channel to enjoy an increase in viewing share in November 2007, while multichannel options were also up for the month.BBC One added 0.3 percentage points year on year to its total, while the largest drop was suffered by Channel 4, down 1.1 percentage points.All ViewingITV1’s viewing share fell to… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – November 2007

Ofcom has unveiled figures showing that third quarter Freeview sales stood at almost 2.4 million, the platform’s second strongest quarter ever.Ofcom’s Digital Television Progress Report found that sales were driven by digital TVs, which accounted for just over 50% of Freeview sales and consistent set top box sales which have increased by 20% year-on-year.85% of… Continue reading Strong Q3 Sales Figures For Freeview

Last week there were reports that the Competition Commission could force Sky to reduce its stake in ITV to under 10%.A report in the Financial Times said that competition regulators are set to recommend to business and enterprise secretary John Hutton that Sky should reduce its holding from 17.9% to between 5% and 10% (Full… Continue reading Media In The City: Sky Could be Forced To Reduce ITV Stake

Advertisers in the UK spend more money per person on internet advertising than any other country, at £33, according to Ofcom’s second annual International Communications Market Report.The regulator said that this is twice as much as France, Germany and Italy combined. At 14% of total revenues, spend in the UK on online advertising overtook magazine… Continue reading UK Advertisers Spend More Per Person Online Than Any Other Country

Emap was once again the big story last week, as it sold its magazine and radio divisions to German publishing group H Bauer.At the start of the week it was reported that private equity firm Apax was the favourite to land the group’s business-to-business arm (Full Story).However, by Friday we found that this was not… Continue reading Media In The City: Emap Sells Magazine And Radio Arms To H Bauer

Daily Newspaper MarketThe latest ABC figures for the main daily national newspapers show that there was an overall fall in circulation of around 1% for November.The Financial Times was the only Quality daily to enjoy an upturn in circulation, of more than 2.5% year on year.In the Mid-Market, the Daily Mail performed admirably, adding around… Continue reading ABC National Newspaper Round-Up: November 2007

IPC TX’s compact TV guide, TV Easy, is unveiling a new look beginning with its New Year issue, on sale on December 28.There will also be a price increase for the title, up 3p to 45p, which follows it’s last price increase in April (see IPC Increases TV Mag Cover Prices).The new look will be… Continue reading TV Easy Gets New Look For The New Year

Daily Newspaper MarketIn the six months to September, the daily newspaper market showed an overall fall in readership of 0.7% year on year, although some titles did manage to post healthy rises in their reader numbers.For the Quality dailies, only one title managed to record year on year growth.In the Mid-Market, although both the Daily… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up: September 2007

ZenithOptimedia has predicted that global ad expenditure will grow 6.7% in 2008, up from 5.3% this year, thanks to the Olympic Games, elections in the US and European football.Developing markets have taken over as the main contributors to global advertising expenditure growth, said Zenith, compensating for slow growth in developed markets.The media planning and buying… Continue reading Global Ad Market To Grow In 2008

The European Parliament has approved plans to allow some product placement on TV and has also introduce rules on advertising in children’s programming.The new rules will see product placement allowed in a limited range of programmes, and then only under strict rules. It would be prohibited in news and current affairs programmes, children’s programmes, documentaries… Continue reading European Parliament Approves Plans For TV Product Placement