Fourteen years of gradual consolidation of the ITV Network finally came to fruition yesterday with the long-awaited merger of Carlton and Granada creating a single ITV company worth more than £5 billion (see ITV Enters New Phase With Merger Completion).The newly created ITV plc closed its first day of trading at 148p after opening at… Continue reading Sharewatch: Merged ITV Completes First Day Of Trading
Chrysalis Radio revenues have jumped by 19% year on year during the five months since September 2003 and forward visibility is continuing to improve, according to chairman Chris Wright. Wright will tell this morning’s AGM that marketing activity at the radio group will be enhanced following the ‘exceptional’ revenue performance. In London in particular, high… Continue reading Chrysalis To Boost Marketing As Radio Revenues Jump 19%
Since becoming a mother nearly four months ago, Media Planning Group’s Denise Turner explains how, amongst other things, having a baby has changed her media consumption habits.Nearly four months ago I gave birth to my first child Ethan. Ever since then I’ve been spending my days (and nights!) looking after him. Now as you can… Continue reading NewsLine Column: A New Mum’s Media Day
The British Heart Foundation has announced that its latest anti-smoking advertising campaign has generated the most impressive response of any health awareness initiative it has ever run.The campaign, created by Euro RSCG London, aimed to shock people into quitting by depicting in graphic detail the side-effects of smoking. It featured cigarettes dripping with fat and… Continue reading Anti-Smoking Campaign Gets To The Heart Of The Matter
Capital Radio Sees ‘Modest’ Revenue Growth AheadAirtime revenues at Capital Radio rose by 5% during its first quarter, in line with an improvement in the general advertising market and meeting the group’s expectations.Capital is seeing strong revenue growth at its London alternative station, Xfm, as well as across the Century FM network. Its flagship London… Continue reading Rival Radio Groups Report Positive Outlook
UKTV, the joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Flextech, has announced plans to launch two new channels next month following the closure of its factual programme channel UK Horizons.The launch of UK People and UK Documentary on 8 March will bring the total number of channels operated by what is Britain’s second biggest supplier of… Continue reading UKTV To Launch Channels And Reduce Commercial Breaks
The newly merged ITV company is understood to be on course to appoint a new chairman next month after narrowing its shortlist of candidates to three or four key figures.Reports suggest that Sir Christopher Gent, the former chief executive of Vodafone, did not make the final shortlist for the post left vacant after Carlton boss,… Continue reading Merged ITV Set To Appoint New Chairman Next Month
Jordan’s steamy jungle antics have helped the third series of ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here deliver an average audience of almost 10 million viewers across its first week.The latest viewing figures from BARB show that the latest series of the reality-TV gameshow is proving especially popular with younger viewers, taking a… Continue reading Jungle Antics Keep Viewers Turned On To I’m A Celebrity
The US radio industry just managed to scrape a positive growth in 2003 advertising revenues, with the combined spend of the national, local and network categories showing a 1% rise over 2002. According to the latest data from the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), the industry took a total of $19.6 billion last year, just… Continue reading US Radio Just Stays Positive In 2003
Clear Channel-owned Adshel has secured the ten year street furniture contract for Guildford, in a deal worth an estimated £5 million in advertising revenue.The contract will see Adshel install and maintain 78 new bus shelters in and around Guildford city centre, in a move that allows advertisers to target a high proportion of affluent suburbanites… Continue reading Adshel Bags Guildford Street Furniture Contract
