The fourth series of Big Brother went out with a bang last Friday with a peak of 7.4 million viewers tuning into the finalé of the reality TV gameshow, making it the second most watched programme on Channel 4 so far this year.Unofficial overnight figures from BARB show that audiences for the programme, which saw… Continue reading 7.4 Million Watch Big Brother Go Out With A Bang
The June 2003 ABC Electronic audit results have brought good news for www.hellomagazine.com, with a 21% increase in page impressions as the public obsession with celebrities shows no sign of abating.The site, which is the online extension of the flagship glossy Hello! magazine, recorded 10,115,370 page impressions and 1,553,906 visits for June 2003.The March figures… Continue reading ABC Electronic Reveals Record Traffic Levels For Hello!
Pearson was seen in the spotlight after Morgan Stanley predicted a weak set of results for the group. Shares fell 3.8% week on week after the broker forecast that advertising revenues at the Financial Times are not expected to show any recovery until 2005 (see Weak Advertising Expected At FT In Pearson Results).ITV partners, Carlton… Continue reading Sharewatch: Pearson Falls On Weak Guidance
The chances of live Premiership football returning to the BBC or ITV increased yesterday after the Premier League once again adapted in its media rights packages to encourage more competitive bids from terrestrial broadcasters.Earlier this month the rights to broadcast matches for the 2004/5 to the 2006/7 season were split into three after the European… Continue reading Premiership Moves Goal Posts On Media Rights Packages
The continued recovery of the US advertising market has helped to boost revenues at media giant, Viacom, by 10% to a record $6.4 billion during the second quarter of the year. The strong performance was led by a 22% jump in the cable network, with a 10% rise in revenues at the television and video… Continue reading US Ad Pick-Up Boosts Viacom Revenues
The declining power ratio of terrestrial TV in the increasingly fragmented media marketplace was brought to the fore in June as terrestrial TV revenues declined 12.2% year on year. In contrast total satellite revenues increased by 22% year on year. Agency figures have attributed the rise in satellite ad revenues with the increasing number and… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – June 2003
Front has secured an innovative sponsorship deal that will see car manufacturer Seat become the sole advertiser its latest summer issue, which goes on sale in August.The bespoke campaign, which was brokered by MediaCom, will feature a range of ads specially designed to bring Seat into the heart of the men’s lifestyle magazine. There will… Continue reading Front Puts Car Brand In The Driving Seat With New Deal
Prevailing economic uncertainty has failed to permeate the UK’s online retail market, with sales set to top £14 billion this year, according to the Interactive Media in Retail Group.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Western European Mobile Messaging To Hit $14.5bn In 2007 The mobile messaging market will generate over $14.5 billion (€12.7 billion) in western Europe… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: UK Online Commerce Doubles
Outdoor advertising group JCDecaux has reported a 2.8% decline in turnover for the first half of 2003 with the Sars virus and the European advertising slowdown seen as contributing factors.Total revenue for the six months ended June 30 came to €758.2 million, compared with €779.9 million in the same period last year. In the second… Continue reading Ad Market Remains ‘Difficult’ For JCDecaux
Carlton Communications was seen in focus yesterday, up 1.65% as traders took a positive view of the group’s merger prospects with Granada. The Competition Commission will announce next month whether the £2.6bn deal, which will see the creation a single ITV company, will be allowed to go ahead (see Competition Commission Delays Verdict On ITV… Continue reading Sharewatch: Carlton Rises On Bullish Sentiment
