BSkyB has announced that it has hit its target of seven million pay-TV subscribers three months earlier than foreseen.On the fifth anniversary of the Sky Digital service, Rupert Murdoch’s satellite broadcaster said that as of September 30 it has 7,015,000 subscribers in the UK and Ireland. This is regarded as a significant accomplishment given that… Continue reading BSkyB Reaches Subscriber Target Ahead Of Schedule
The Independent has today unveiled a tabloid edition of its daily newspaper for consumers in the London metropolitan area looking for an upmarket read in a smaller size. Media Planning Group’s Denise Turner ponders the impact of the new launch and asks whether size really matters…Today the Independent makes newspaper history as the first newspaper… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Size Matters For The Independent
The percentage of homes receiving any kind of multichannel TV – analogue or digital – rose from 48.6% to 49.8% quarter on quarter, in the three months to 30 June 2003.Digital television (DTV) is also very close to the 50% penetration mark, now reaching 45.5% of the country’s homes, up from 43.9% in the first… Continue reading ITC Cable Statistics Q2 2003
The outlook is improving for the majority of communications agencies which are now more optimistic about the business climate than they were three months ago, according to new research published today.The first Agency Barometer survey from the recently established Communications Agencies Federation shows that almost a third of agencies reported that communications budgets committed by… Continue reading Outlook Improves For Communications Agencies
BBC Magazines has announced that its new teenage title due to launch later this autumn will be called Dare.The magazine, previously known as Project April, will appear on the news-stands on 22 October and will be published fortnightly with a coverprice of £1.60. It will target ten to fourteen year-old girls and will have a… Continue reading BBC Magazines Dares To Be Different With New Teen Title
UK cinema admissions increased by 8% year on year during August to more than 17 million as a string of high profile sequels drew in the summer crowds.The latest figures from the Cinema Advertising Association show that cinema admissions totalled 3.86 million a week during August, despite the climax of the unseasonably hot British summertime.The… Continue reading Sequels Continue To Top Box Office During August
Capital Radio has confirmed that Chris Tarrant is to leave his job as presenter of the group’s flagship weekday breakfast show after seventeen years.Tarrant’s departure will come as little surprise to some in the industry as his current contract expires in December. He will be replaced by former Big Breakfast presenter, Johnny Vaughan, who has… Continue reading Capital Confirms Tarrant Is To Leave Breakfast Show
The outlook is improving for the majority of communications agencies which are now more optimistic about the business climate than they were three months ago, according to new research published today. The first Agency Barometer survey from the recently established Communications Agencies Federation shows that almost a third of agencies reported that communications budgets committed… Continue reading Outlook Improves For Communications Agencies
This Wednesday marks the fifth anniversary of Sky Digital and BSkyB is expected to announce that it is has reached the landmark figure of seven million subscribers. The satellite broadcaster had earmarked the end of 2003 as the point at which the target should be achieved. However, 133,000 new subscribers were added in the three… Continue reading BSkyB Set To Celebrate Seven Million Subscribers
The number of children using the internet in the UK has increased by almost 60% over the last twelve months to almost 5 million, according to the latest research from Nielsen//NetRatings.The study shows that Britain has more under eighteens using the internet than any other European country, suggesting that brands wishing to target the lucrative… Continue reading Internet Usage Soars Amongst UK Under Eighteens
