More Industry News articles

BSkyB’s holdings in ITV will reduce competition and raise plurality concerns in the UK media market, which is not in the public interest, according to a statement released by NTL.The company also said it is “considering all of its options” following ITV’s rejection of the cable group’s takeover approach yesterday (see ITV Board Rejects NTL… Continue reading BSkyB’s Acquisition Of ITV Not In The Public Interest, Says NTL

Celtic’s 1-0 Champion’s League victory over Manchester United lured an average of 5.6 million adult viewers to ITV1 last night, giving the channel a 26% audience share between 7.30pm and 9.30pm.Following on from the match at a slightly later time than usual, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here dropped more than two million… Continue reading Triumphant Celtic Victory Lures 5.6 Million To ITV1

Specials and old favourites will be key to the BBC keeping its viewing figures up during the festive season.The Corporation will screen special editions of Doctor Who, Little Britain, This Life and The Vicar of Dibley, whilst EastEnders will see the “dramatic” exit of one of the soap’s original characters, Pauline Fowler.Little Britain star Matt… Continue reading Specials And Nostalgia Key To BBC’s Festive Programming

Vincent Bollore has again failed in his bid to win two seats on Aegis’ board, with 94.2% of the votes not controlled by Groupe Bollore cast against the two resolutions it proposed at today’s EGM. A high turnout was achieved with 77.2% of eligible votes cast, compared to 76.6% at the AGM in June where… Continue reading Bollore Fails Again In Aegis Board Bid

During the first 19 days of November this year, total online retail spending in the US reached $6.35 billion, marking a 23% increase versus the corresponding days in 2005, according to a new report from comScore Networks. Gian Fulgoni, chairman of comScore Networks, said: “With 23% growth versus the same days last year, online holiday… Continue reading US Online Retail Increases In November

More than 70% of UK television households, almost 18 million, are watching digital television on at least one set in the home, according to new research released by communications watchdog Ofcom. The report entitled ‘The Consumer Experience’, also found that 26% of British homes have bought digital terrestrial television receivers, more than twice as many… Continue reading Almost 18 Million UK Households Have Digital TV

UK internet shopping reached a new all time high in October, according to new research from the Interactive Media In Retail Group (IMRG). The IMRG says that sales for October were estimated to be worth £2.73 billion, with e-retail growing at its fastest ever rate in 2006, increasing by an average of £50 per month… Continue reading UK Internet Shopping Reaches October High

The UK is Europe’s slowest-growing major ad market in 2006 and, were it not for the internet, would also be in 2007, according to a new report from Group M. Group M also predicts internet advertising will comprise 18% of media investment in 2007, v regional newspapers 18% and national newspapers 12%. It adds that… Continue reading UK Is Europe’s Slowest Growing Major Ad Market

More than 40 million mobile phone users in the UK have used their handsets for downloads and browsing the internet during Q3 2006, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). A total of 40.7 million users were recorded as having used their phones for this purpose. In July, the figure was… Continue reading More Than 40 Million Use Mobiles To Browse The Net

The ITV board has unanimously rejected a merger bid by NTL, claiming there is “little, if any, strategic logic for ITV to combine with NTL “.For each ITV share, the US cable giant had offered 105p in cash and new NTL shares, which were worth 17p at the close of business on 9 November. The… Continue reading ITV Board Rejects NTL Merger Bid