Satellite giants BSkyB saw a drop in share price yesterday, losing 0.90% to close at 551p. The dip comes despite an upbeat note from specialist banking group Investec, predicting ‘bullish’ interim results on 2 February, with subscribers ahead of forecasts.Elsewhere, broadcaster Scottish Media Group saw a jump in share price, gaining 1.04% to close at… Continue reading Sharewatch: BSkyB Dips Ahead Of Positive Interim Results
Internet giant British Telecom has confirmed that it has plans to offer broadband customers a mix of on-demand movies, music and TV content through their phone line, and is considering building on the existing Freeview platform to provide a ready-made customer base.The revelations come in reports this morning, with BT’s chief executive Andrew Burke reportedly… Continue reading BT Boards On-Demand Bandwagon With Broadband Services
Student union television specialist, SUBtv, is offering advertisers the chance to access 24% of UK 18-24 year olds with six broadcast sponsorship packages for 2005’s 6 Nations rugby championship.Each package, comprising of live matches and rugby programming, will be broadcast in 77 student unions and allow participating advertisers 25% of the screen space to display… Continue reading Advertisters Target Students During Six Nations
Capital Radio-owned indie music station Xfm has hired creative agency Mother to deliver the station’s above-the-line activity following an impressive pitch to the station’s marketing team at the end of last year.The appointment follows the decision from Capital Radio to inject more money into its development brands, a move which the company hopes will capitalise… Continue reading Xfm Signs Mother To Handle Promotional Push
Cable providers Telewest Broadband and NTL have launched their first fully fledged on-demand services today, allowing Telewest’s digital cable customers in Bristol to view films provided by FilmFlex, while NTL customers in Glasgow will be the first to try its on-demand TV service, dubbed NTL On Demand.Telewest’s new service is initially available to around two… Continue reading Cable Giants Launch On-Demand TV And Movie Services
Radio measurement body, RAJAR, will announce the long-awaited results of its audiometer tests in February, but brief overviews of the meters’ performance given by the ratings body’s research director suggest that the all-important tests may prove inconclusive.In a presentation to the Media Research Group last night, Sally de la Bedoyere, RAJAR’s managing director, and Paul… Continue reading RAJAR Lifts Lid On Audiometer Tests
Marketing budgets continued to rise, with further upward revisions reported for the fifth consecutive quarter and internet related marketing, direct marketing and sales promotion are all expected to do well in 2005.The IPA’s latest quarterly Bellwether report, compiled by NTC research, reveals that many companies have set their budgets for the first quarter of 2005… Continue reading Q4 Bellwether: UK Marketing Budgets Continue To Rise
The former director-general of the BBC, Greg Dyke, has denied recent speculation that he has held talks with Clive Hollick regarding a consortium bid for commercial broadcaster ITV, according to industry sources. Mr Dyke has had no contact with Lord Hollick and the first he knew of the outgoing United Business Media (UBM) chief executives’… Continue reading Dyke Denies ITV Takeover Rumours
A rise in utility bills and housing costs has helped to push the UK’s inflation rate up, with December’s figure hitting its highest level since June 2003, according to the Office for National Statistics.According to the ONS, the consumer price index has risen by 1.6% year on year in December. The bulk of the blame… Continue reading Inflation Rises As Utility Costs Climb
Marketing budgets continued to rise, with further upward revisions reported for the fifth consecutive quarter and internet related marketing, direct marketing and sales promotion are all expected to do well in 2005. The IPA’s latest quarterly Bellwether report, compiled by NTC research, reveals that many companies have set their budgets for the first quarter of… Continue reading Q4 Bellwether: UK Marketing Budgets Continue To Rise
