ITV has axed its Saturday morning children’s show, SM:TV Live, after five years and is to replace it with a new entertainment programme made by Carlton.SM:TV Live came to prominence under TV presenters Ant & Dec following its launch five years ago. However, audiences for the show have floundered from highs of around 2 million… Continue reading ITV Axes SM:TV Live After Five Years On Air
UK cinema admissions dipped to 12.4 million during July, down from 15 million in the same period the previous year, as consumers turned thier backs on the big screen and flocked to beaches and parks to make the most of the heatwave.Despite the highly anticipated release of Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle cinema admissions averaged… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Feel The Heat During July
UK cinema admissions dipped to 12.4 million during July, down from 15 million in the same period the previous year, as consumers turned their backs on the big screen and flocked to beaches and parks to make the most of the heatwave.Despite the highly anticipated release of Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle cinema admissions averaged… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Feel The Heat During July
Liberty Media has revealed plans to increase its shareholding in UnitedGlobalCom, the cable group, and remains in the running for the US entertainment assets of Vivendi. UGC’s founders, including chairman Gene Schneider, have agreed to convert their class B shares for Liberty stock. This takes Liberty’s holding in UGC to 75% and voting rights to… Continue reading Liberty Throws Its Weight Behind UGC
Granada Enterprises is launching a £1.5 million television and outdoor advertising campaign to promote a range of products featuring its pre-school character, Engie Benjy.The ‘Is your imagination big enough?’ campaign will promote a specially produced series children’s toys based on the animated series, which features the voices of Pop Idol presenters Ant and Dec.There will… Continue reading Granada Launches £1.5 Million Pre-School Marketing Drive
Chrysalis Radio Sales has announced plans to create a dedicated brand team to offer clients integrated sales and sponsorship opportunities across its London-based speech and news stations, LBC 97.3 FM and LBC News 1152 AM.The team, which will be managed by LBC Group head, Vicky Spencer, will work out of Chrysalis Radio’s London’s sales house… Continue reading Chrysalis Launches LBC Brand Team For National Clients
Global sales of camera phones are set to rise to more than 50 million by the end of 2003, according to a new study from analyst firm ARC Group. The report, Future Mobile Handsets 2003-2008 claims that existing mobile phone users will drive growth as they trade in their current handsets for new feature-rich models.… Continue reading Camera Phone Sales To Double In 2003
Despite their growing numbers, most people in the UK are still unfamiliar with the function of wireless hotspots, according to a recent survey. A poll carried out by Mori on behalf of Packard Bell found that just 29% of home PC users were aware that wi-fi hotspots were places where people can connect to the… Continue reading Brits Still Nonplussed By Wi-Fi
The ASA has censured a promotion in The Sun newspaper after readers complained it was misleading.The promotion was headlined “Do you have the knowledge, £100,000 to be won” and offered readers the opportunity to win a cash prize by selecting the correct answer on a special Sun gamecard.The competition promised a £5,000 cash prize to… Continue reading ASA Upholds Complaints Against Misleading Sun Ad
The availability of video on-demand (VOD) services on cable television platforms is rapidly increasing in the US, with around 40% of operators already offering some VOD content, according to new research from InStat/MDR. The report says that as of mid-2003, almost 4 million cable TV subscribers were regularly using the service to watch films, packaged… Continue reading Video On-Demand Gathering Pace, Says InStat
