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Television viewers believe that pre-transmission and on-screen warnings should be introduced to help them make informed decisions about programmes, according to new research from broadcasting watchdogs.The qualitative study, carried out by the Independent Television Commission, Broadcasting Standards Commission and Radio Authority, found that audiences consider regulation necessary to ensure acceptable standards and to protect children… Continue reading Television Audiences Give Support To On-Screen Warnings

Gavin Millar of BT saw huge challenges ahead for media agencies and researchers. Speaking at the IPA’s recent Measuring Media In The Future conference, he revealed that 70% of marketeers in a recent survey had put media as their least accountable marketing expense – a slightly surprising and very worrying statistic for the industry to… Continue reading IPA Conference Told Media Is Still Unaccountable

The Times has announced plans to follow in The Independent‘s footsteps with the launch of a tabloid edition in the London metropolitan area next Wednesday.The new ‘compact’ version of the title will sell alongside the existing broadsheet newspaper for 50p, following the same pattern as The Independent, which initially launched its tabloid version in the… Continue reading Times Announces Launch Of Tabloid Edition In London

Speaking at the IPA’s recent Measuring Media In The Future conference, Melanie Howard, managing director of The Future Foundation, highlighted social changes which the media industry was now wrestling with and would do so further over coming years.At the centre is a consumer freed by technology to make greater personal choice and a move (not… Continue reading Greater Social Freedom Asking Tough Questions Of Industry

Media neutral planning has become something an industry buzz word over recent months, but the idea of putting the consumer at the centre of the communication process is still viewed with a high degree of cynicism.The latest study of Media Research Group members shows that the majority (58%) of industry figures believe the concept to… Continue reading Researchers View Media Neutral Planning With Cynicism

Fixed wireless broadband internet systems are proving an attractive alternative in areas where cable and DSL services are not readily available, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics (SA).Also On MediaTelINSIGHT Today….B2B Press Advertising Trends Pick Up In The USUS business to business (B2B) print advertising spend was down by just 0.5% year on… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: Fixed Wireless Systems Prove Attractive

Online advertisers could be overestimating the effectiveness of their campaigns due to flawed internet measurement techniques, according to new research from web analytics group, RedEye.The study shows that an IP-based approach to online audience measurement overestimates visitors to websites by up to 7.6 times, while a cookie-based approach overestimates users by up to 2.3 times.The… Continue reading Online Measurement Distorts Campaign Effectiveness

The sale of two North London newspapers by Independent News & Media (INM) to Newsquest has been approved by the competition minister Gerry Sutcliffe today. The Hornsey Journal and the North London Weekly Herald can now be sold to Newsquest along with the Islington Gazette. Earlier this year INM agreed to sell its entire portfolio… Continue reading INM Cleared For London Papers Sale To Newsquest

Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has become the latest radio group to report a strong set of financial results this week, following good postings from GWR (see GWR Profits Treble With Strong Local Group Performance) and Chysalis (see Chrysalis Profits Surge As Outperformance Continues). Like for like broadcast revenues were up by 6% during the year… Continue reading Scottish Radio Sees Airtime Revenue Up 6% In 2003

Capital Radio was seen in the spotlight, down 1.93% following the announcement that it is to buy London radio group, Choice FM, for around £15 million. Capital already owns 19% of the Choice group, which it acquired in September 2001 for £3.3 million (see Capital Radio Takes Choice FM For £15 Million).Elsewhere, the Hollinger International… Continue reading Sharewatch: Capital Falls On Choice Acquisition