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BBC director general, Greg Dyke, has a called for Government intervention to prevent the collapse of ITV as a public service broadcaster and has given his support to the proposed Carlton and Granada merger.Dyke told delegates at this year’s Edinburgh Television Festival, said that the meltdown of the advertising market and increasing competition from multichannel… Continue reading Dyke Calls On Government To Strengthen ITV

WPP is still confident about growth prospects for 2004 despite a fall in revenues and profits in the first half of this year. The performance of the global communications group tends to reflect the state of the advertising economy as a whole. In its interim results issued today, WPP said that revenues in the six… Continue reading WPP Undeterred By Profit Fall

WPP is still confident about growth prospects for 2004 despite a fall in revenues and profits in the first half of this year. The performance of the global communications group tends to reflect the state of the advertising economy as a whole.In its interim results issued today, WPP said that revenues in the six months… Continue reading WPP Undeterred By Profit Fall

The increasing power of satellite TV channels stemmed the continuing decline of terrestrial TV revenues in July, with total satellite revenues increasing 20.6% year on year.However, the increasing strength of satellite channels may be further eroding the diminishing market share of terrestrial channels, which saw total revenues decline by 4.8% year on year.The biggest year… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up July 2003

ITV’s joint managing directors have attacked the idea of splitting off their ad sales departments in response to wide-ranging proposals put forward by the former head of Channel Five, David Elstein.Writing in today’s Financial Times, Mick Desmond and Clive Jones, claim that contracting out advertising sales to two separate houses would involve “undoing much of… Continue reading ITV Chiefs Dismiss Ad Sales Proposal

US local television revenues were essentially flat in the first half of the year, rising by just 0.2%, according to the latest figures from the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB). The second quarter, which showed no growth, was slightly weaker than the first, which rose by 0.3%.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Ad Market Begins To ‘Climb… Continue reading MediaTelINSIGHT: US Television Revenues Nudge Up 2.1%

Carlton and Granada were seen in focus yesterday, down 0.43% and 0.72% respectively, as their proposed merger entered its final stage. The Competition Commission has sent its report on the deal to the Department Of Trade and Industry.Elsewhere, WPP was seen in the spotlight after a PR disaster saw the company included on the Burma… Continue reading Sharewatch: ITV Partners Fall Ahead Of Merger Decision

The Institute of Practitioners In Advertising (IPA) has relaunched its website, with a complete new look which is designed to improve access to key information.The new site, which has been developed by MediaTel Group, has a range of new features designed to increase usability. The single homepage has been replaced by 28 specially customised pages… Continue reading IPA Unveils Relaunched Website

Some of the broadcasting industry’s biggest names will gather in Edinburgh this weekend for the annual Media Guardian International Television Festival, which begins later today.This year’s event will see BSkyB chief executive, Tony Ball, deliver the keynote MacTaggart Lecture and Chris Albrecht’s Worldview Address will provide British audiences with the first opportunity to hear the… Continue reading Industry Bigwigs Gather For International TV Festival

Carlton has secured Danone Activia Yoghurt to sponsor its new 10-part drama series, Sweet Medicine, which is to be broadcast this autumn.The sponsorship deal, which is worth over £600,000, will begin on 4 September and will include a research tracking study to assess the effectiveness of the campaign. The sponsorship will include break bumpers and… Continue reading Danone Sweetens Up Carlton Drama