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While ITV powerhouses Carlton and Granada remain embroiled in a protracted struggle to save their merger plan (see ITV Merger ‘May Not Go Ahead’ Finds Morgan Stanley), the minority TV groups are going quietly and efficiently about their business. Ulster Television’s AGM took place today and shareholders have been be told that the group remains… Continue reading Ulster TV Outperforms ITV In First Quarter

While ITV powerhouses Carlton and Granada remain embroiled in a protracted struggle to save their merger plan, the minority TV groups are going quietly and efficiently about their business. Ulster Television’s AGM took place today and shareholders have been be told that the group remains on target to outperform its high profile peers.In ‘challenging’ conditions,… Continue reading Ulster TV Outperforms ITV In First Quarter

Carlton and Granada have reportedly proposed directly linking advertising rates with audience figures in an attempt to save their planned £2.7 billion merger.According to reports in The Times, the offer is part of a final round of trading between the ITV companies and the Competition Commission in a last ditch attempt to gain approval for… Continue reading ITV May Link Advertising Rates To Audience Figures

The Government is planning to crack down on alcohol advertising with a public education campaign specifically designed to combat the growing problems posed by alco-pops and other products targeted at younger drinkers.The new public education programme, which will from part of the forthcoming National Health Strategy, follows the drawn-out battle against the advertising of tobacco,… Continue reading Government Considers Clampdown On Alcohol Advertising

Fierce competition in the market for high-speed internet access means that UK consumers pay some of the lowest prices in Europe for residential broadband services, according to figures from communications regulator, Oftel. The latest international benchmarking survey shows that continued rivalry between service and network providers – such as BT, Freeserve, AOL and Telewest –… Continue reading UK Consumers Pay Less For Broadband

Out of home viewing helped Sky News to see its daily audience more than double during the first days of the war in Iraq, according to the findings of GfK’s controversial new audience measurement survey.The research, which uses an electronic wristwatch device to audit broadcast audiences, shows that the rolling news channel saw its average… Continue reading Sky News Boosted By New Measurement System

After slipping back by 2% in March (see US Radio Revenues Dip 2% In March After Strong Start To The Year), the US radio sector has returned to slight growth in April, up by 1% year on year. According to the latest data from the US Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), local and national revenues both… Continue reading US Radio Returns 1% Growth In April

Mobile internet services attracted 535 million page impressions during April, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) and the UK’s four GSM network operators.The figures reflect the growing popularity of WAP enabled mobile phones, with the daily average number of page impressions for the month rising to 21 million, almost double… Continue reading Mobile Users Continue To Turn To WAP During April

With the notable exception of SMS, mobile data services have failed to take off in Europe and operators will have to show the utmost patience in the quest for reliable revenue streams. It is already acknowledged that prospects for 3G services remain bleak while the telecoms market remains in the doldrums (see 3G Burden Getting… Continue reading SMS Remains Dominant Mobile Data Application

Aegis Group, the global communications network, is to withdraw funding from US internet marketing firm NewworldIQ and is set to write off millions of dollars in investment. NWIQ was acquired by eVerger, a joint venture between Aegis and Warburg Pincus, at the peak of the dotcom boom but business has proved lacklustre and the decision… Continue reading Aegis To Write Down Investment In Dotcom Marketers