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An advert for BBC Broadcast Limited has been placed in the global Financial Times and UK trade magazine Broadcast, signaling the beginning of the sales process for the BBCs commercial subsidiary.BBC Broadcast is one of Europe’s leading multimedia producer and distributors, providing a comprehensive range of services for content across all media, from television to… Continue reading BBC Broadcast Gets Go Ahead For Sale

Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has branded Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell’s proposals for the future government of the BBC as “a complete mess”, stating that they have the potential to be “totally confusing” and will not deliver the structural separation between delivery and oversight which is required.Writing in the Independent‘s Media Weekly today, Dyke… Continue reading Dyke Brands BBC Governance Plans ‘A Complete Mess’

Market information group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has released a positive trading statement for the year ending 31 December 2004 announcing a 4.1% rise in underlying revenue, above predictions made by the Group at the beginning of the year. The company’s trading statement reported an increase of 17.4% in revenue for 2004 and a growth… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sofres To Grow Ahead Of Market In 2005

Multi-media group, Ulster TV (UTV), has announced an increase of 28% in profits for 2004, with Group turnover revealed to be up 18% at £63.5 million, compared to £54.0 million in 2003. The Company’s television operating profit was reported to be up, adding 29% year on year, to reach £15.2 million. Radio and New Media… Continue reading Ulster TV Reports 28% Profit Increase For 2005

Channel 4 has signed an agreement with UBC Media to acquire the majority stake in Oneword, the company’s speech-based digital radio station, making further progress towards the creation of a Channel 4-led radio operation to compete directly with BBC Radio 4.The deal gives Channel 4 control over the station, broadcasting nationally via the Digital One… Continue reading Channel 4 Radio Moves Closer With Oneword Acquisition

The IPA Trends In Television Viewing report for Quarter 4 2004 shows digital viewing at an all time high, while the nation’s television viewing slipped slightly as a whole towards the end of last year.According to the IPA, Quarter 4 saw average daily viewing hours across all TV at 3.89. While this is up by… Continue reading Digital Tops 50% As Analogue Audiences Slip

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising’s (IPA) latest Trends in Television Report shows a dramatic uptake in digital technology over the last quarter of 2004, revealing that over half of all UK homes have adopted the new media. Overall television viewing figures slipped slightly towards the end of last year, with average daily hours of… Continue reading IPA Reports Over Half Of UK Homes Have Digital TV

Ulster Television has reported soaring profits for 2004 in its annual report and accounts, with group turnover up by 18% year on year to £63.5 million, while pre-tax profit rose by a staggering 46% to £13.9 million in the same period.The company’s television division also saw successes, with its operating profit rising by 29% year… Continue reading Ulster TV Sees 2004 Profits Soar

Havas media group has reported a strong performance in 2004, with organic growth increasing by 2% for the full year, fuelled by the company’s strong performance in quarter four of 2004. The board of directors met yesterday to approve the 2004 financial statement, confirming predictions that its operating margin would be higher in the second… Continue reading Havas Confirms Strong 2004 Results

UK cinema admissions stood at a steady 13.4 million in January, representing an average of 3 million admissions a week, according to the Cinema Advertising Association.But while the total is down 12.4% year on year, the CAA explains the dip with the extraordinary success of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which… Continue reading Cinema Audiences Steady Throughout January