Media and communications regulator Ofcom will today issue digital replacement licences to Britain’s commercial terrestrial broadcasters, paving the way for ITV, Channel 4 and Five to move into a digital-only broadcasting future. Ofcom is obliged to offer replacement licences to terrestrial broadcasters under sections 215 and 221 of the Communications Act. The watchdog must also… Continue reading Ofcom To Issue Replacement Digital TV Licences
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Newspaper giant Trinity Mirror has announced the appointment of Matt Harrison to the newly created position of newspaper sales director in its regional newspapers division.The move follows the appointment of Georgina Crace as managing director of the company’s regional newspaper operations earlier this month and will see Harrison charged with improving circulation performance across the… Continue reading Trinity Mirror Appoints Regional Newspaper Sales Director
Internet advertising spending is set to soar in 2005, increasing at a double-digit pace to bring the total to more than twice the level of 2003. ZenithOptimedia’s soon to be released global forecast, claims UK internet advertising spending will reach £615 million next year, up 11% from £552 million this year. This figure is more… Continue reading Internet Spending To Rocket In 2005
Media super-regulator Ofcom has today offered the final digital replacement licences to Britain’s commercial terrestrial broadcasters, paving the way for ITV, Channel 4 and Five to move into a digital-only broadcasting future.Ofcom is obliged to offer replacement licences to terrestrial broadcasters under sections 215 and 221 of the Communications Act. The watchdog must also offer… Continue reading Ofcom Issues Replacement Digital TV Licences
Four years after the internet bubble burst, online retailing is set to be the fastest growing area of retailing this Christmas, for the second year in a row. US research company, comScore Networks, has forecast that online sales for November and December this year – excluding travel sales and auction sites – will grow between… Continue reading US Online Shopping To Reach $66bn In 2004
Internet advertising spending is set to soar in 2005, increasing at a double-digit pace to bring the total to more than twice the level of 2003.ZenithOptimedia’s soon to be released global forecast, claims UK internet advertising spending will reach £615 million next year, up 11% from £552 million this year. This figure is more than… Continue reading Internet Advertising Spend To Rocket In 2005
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The UK’s most listened to commercial radio group, GWR, put in a poor performance last week, losing 7.22% week on week to close at 228p on Friday despite reporting a rising profits in interim results.The broadcaster reported increased profits of £6.9 million in the six months to September, a year on year rise of 12%,… Continue reading Sharewatch: GWR Tumbles Despite Rising Profits
The BBC has lost the radio rights to the Oxford and Cambridge boat race just nine months after seeing television coverage of the event snatched by ITV.Chrysalis-owned talk radio station LBC has signed an exclusive five-year deal to broadcast the annual Boat Race, in a move that brings an end to the BBC’s 78-year unbroken… Continue reading Another Slap In The Boat Race For The BBC
Channel 4 has outlined its vision for the future, calling on Ofcom to provide partial public funding to ensure its continued existence in a digital-only television environment.The broadcaster’s plans to increase its public service broadcasting with funding from the Government were detailed in a written submission to the consultation process for Phase 2 of Ofcom’s… Continue reading Channel 4 Outlines Public Funding Proposals To Ofcom
Channel 4 has outlined its vision for the future, calling on Ofcom to provide partial public funding to ensure its continued existence in a digital-only television environment. The broadcaster’s plans to increase its public service broadcasting with funding from the Government were detailed in a written submission to the consultation process for Phase 2 of… Continue reading Channel 4 Outlines Public Funding Proposals To Ofcom