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As Scottish Media Group (SMG) prepares to issue its half year results on Thursday, Merrill Lynch has said it predicts advertising revenues for the group to beat expectations. In its latest broadcasting update, Merrill Lynch, says it now expects revenues at SMG to grow by 5.5% from 3.5%, topping £89.2 million from January to June… Continue reading Latest SMG Predictions From Merrill Lynch

As a result of strong half year results from Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), Merrill Lynch is revising upwards its 2004 and 2005 organic growth expectations for the market research group. Merrill Lynch has said as a result of good half year sales and expectations of market growth by TNS in the region of 3-4%, organic… Continue reading Revised TNS Forecasts From Merrill Lynch

Edinburgh Television Festival In August, MediaTel INSIGHT, attended the Edinburgh International Television Festival, where various prominent voices in the world of broadcasting provided sessions covering an array of current issues facing the industry. Ray Snoddy of The Independent, played host to the alternative MacTaggart Lecture and during the speech, he voiced his opinion of the… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Media Healthcheck – August 2004

Digital terrestrial television (DTT) is set to reach nearly 55 million homes in the European Union by 2009, representing 55% of all digital households in the union. According to a new report from Juniper Research, the UK is set to remain the country with the highest level of digital penetration, topping 90% by 2009, followed… Continue reading EU Digital Households To Hit 55 Million By 2009

As voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) is expected to reach over nearly 20 million households worldwide by 2010, Ofcom has today shown its support to the development of the new services by publishing a recommended approach document. From today, Ofcom, has set out a telephone numbering structure for the new voice services, published a consumer guide to the… Continue reading Ofcom Encourages The Development Of VoIP

The majority of media stocks enjoyed a fruitful week, but UBC Media was by far the market’s leading success story, rising by 12.79% week on week following the company’s confirmation of a deal with Channel 4 to launch the TV giant’s first digital radio station.The joint venture is expected to transform UBC’s existing Oneword service… Continue reading Sharewatch: UBC Leads As Channel 4 Radio Sparks Interest

Fledgling men’s magazine, Blink, has been forced to close ahead of a redesign and improved distribution channels following a disappointing performance in its first four months of production.The magazine, launched in May, was pitched as a niche movies, style and music bible for an altogether more discerning reader (see Men’s Mag Newcomer Eyes Style Conscious… Continue reading Blink Forced To Redesign After Less Than Six Months

Emap Advertising has announced the appointment of Beverley Entwistle as the company’s new head of inventory, charged with ensuring advertising campaigns across Emap’s portfolio of radio stations are delivered in the most efficient way for advertisers.Entwistle joins Emap with a wealth of experience in the inventory management area, having previously worked for Granada and, latterly,… Continue reading Emap Advertising To Improve Efficiency With Inventory Boss

The debut appearance of chat show king Michael Parkinson on ITV gave a boost to the broadcaster’s schedule on Saturday, attracting over 6 million viewers and an average audience share of 28.1%.Parkinson, poached from the BBC earlier this year, featured interviews with Tom Cruise and Billy Connolly as well as Olympic heroine Kelly Holmes. The… Continue reading Parkinson Gives Boost To ITV’s Saturday Schedule

The Sunday Times is to capitalise on one of the sporting world’s most prestigious events this month, with a 32-page guide to the Ryder Cup published with the paper on 12 September and featuring exclusive analysis from Nick Faldo, the contest’s most successful player of all time.The supplement will offer readers the opportunity to take… Continue reading Times Tees Off Ryder Coverage With Faldo Supplement