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Capital Radio Group has said that it is ‘cautious’ about the outcome for radio advertising in October to December, despite radio continuing to outperform the display advertising market.In a trading update issued this morning ahead of full-year results due on 25 November 2005, the group said radio revenues for the third quarter are forecast to… Continue reading Capital Radio Cautious Over Fourth Quarter Results

Britain has emerged as one of the fastest growing markets for broadband internet access, with new research showing that by the end of 2005 there will be more than 8.2 million broadband subscribers in the UK. The latest figures from Informa Telecoms Group’s Baskerville unit show that nearly 5.6 million of these will be connected… Continue reading One In Five UK Homes Now Have Broadband Access

In a trading update, radio to magazine group, Emap, has said that group revenues for the first half of this year are expected to be up 2%, with celebrity gossip magazine Closer being cited as a key driver. Emap’s consumer media division, which includes Closer, is expected to be up 6% year-on-year for the six… Continue reading Closer Drives Revenues At Emap

Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH), has said that an ‘excellent’ performance in radio and press has fuelled 2004 expectations and the group now predicts full-year revenues to be a healthy 9% ahead of last year.In a trading update issued this morning, the group said like-for-like radio revenues are estimated to be up 9% for the twelve… Continue reading SRH Confident Of Revenues Growing By 9% In 2004

ITV1 is planning to drop its celebrity idents as part of a rebrand timed to coincide with the launch of ITV3, its new digital channel for older viewers, later this year.The broadcaster has used a range of its biggest stars to promote its flagship ITV1 brand for the last two years. However, the celebrity idents… Continue reading ITV To Drop Celebrity Idents As Part Of Rebrand

Freeview will continue as the fastest growing multi-channel platform until the end of next year, but this will not be enough to knock Sky from the top-spot as the most dominant force in the market, according to a new study.Continental Research’s Autumn 2004 Digital TV Report claims that Freeview will attract a further 1.4 million… Continue reading Sky On Track To Reach 8 Million Homes By 2005

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising has added its weight to wide-spread calls for media regulator Ofcom to abandon plans to tighten the alcohol advertising codes, claiming the current proposals create too much difficulty for advertisers and their agencies.In its submission to Ofcom’s public consultation on new codes for broadcast television advertising, the IPA slams… Continue reading IPA Blasts Plans For Alcohol Advertising Crackdown

The BBC committee reviewing the future of its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, may consider floating a stake on the stock market, according the press reports over the weekend.The Corporation has primarily been discussing how to set up joint ventures for its publishing, distribution and channel arms, in a move would allow it to maintain control… Continue reading BBC Considering Flotation Of Worldwide Arm

Liberty Media has sold its remaining shares in cable operator Telewest for £119 million, a move that will put to rest its chairman’s ambition of dominating the UK cable market. During the 1990’s, chairman John Malone, bought significant stakes in European cable operators and during this time the financial press speculated that he was looking… Continue reading Liberty Media Sells Remaining Shares In Telewest

The Independent today launched its new Media Weekly supplement in an attempt to break the Guardian‘s stranglehold on the media news and jobs sector.The 24-page pull-out, dedicated to media news, features and interviews, made its debut this morning with the help of an extensive cross-media campaign spanning television, radio, outdoor and trade advertising (see Independent… Continue reading Independent Unveils New Media Weekly Section