Pan-European broadcaster, RTL Group, has reduced its losses from €2.5 billion in 2001, to just €56 million last year, according to the company’s year-end financial results released today.The results were ahead of expectations from analysts at Merrill Lynch, due to a significant outperformance in television and radio. The broker says that losses at the UK’s… Continue reading RTL Cuts Losses And Ulster Outshines ITV Giants
Pan-European broadcaster, RTL Group, has reduced its losses from €2.5 billion in 2001, to just €56 million last year, according to the company’s year-end financial results released today. The results were ahead of expectations from analysts at Merrill Lynch, due to a significant outperformance in television and radio. The broker says that losses at the… Continue reading RTL Cuts Losses As Results Beat Expectations
Britain is leading the world in the development and adoption of digital television, with 34% of homes now subscribing to the platform, according to a new report from Screen Digest. In the stronger digital markets it has been satellite rather than cable which has been the driving force behind DTV uptake, with customers enticed by… Continue reading DTV Europe Remains A ‘Distant Dream’, Says Screen Digest
Britain is leading the world in the development and adoption of digital television, with 34% of homes now subscribing to the platform but penetration levels vary considerably throughout Europe, according to a new report from Screen Digest.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Five Not For Sale, Says RTL ChiefGerhard Zeiler, the new chief executive of RTL, today… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: DTV Europe Remains A ‘Distant Dream’
Ulster Television has defied challenging advertising conditions to record a 3.7% rise in pre-tax profits for 2002, according to the company’s figures published today. Northern Ireland’s television broadcaster continues to outperform the likes of Carlton and Granada and ad revenues rose by 4.7% to £37.8 million against a decrease of 1% across the whole network.… Continue reading Ulster Outshines ITV Giants In Latest Results
Viacom Outdoor has secured SE Johnson’s Glade brand as the six-figure sponsor of Earl’s Court Tube station, in a deal designed to coincide with the Ideal Home Show.The sponsorship, which was arranged through Viacom Outdoor’s special projects team, will use a range of ad formats including long-postings, 4-sheets, 6-sheets, 12-sheets, window vinyls and escalator panels… Continue reading Earl’s Court Tube Station Transformed Into Glade
Yesterday saw the FTSE 100 recover from one of the worst days in its history, regaining all of the losses that occurred on Wednesday due to continued uncertainly over war with Iraq.Broadcasting giant Granada led the recovery, with shares increasing by 12.09%, following rumours that an unnamed outside party could be preparing to make a… Continue reading Sharewatch: Granada Leads FTSE Recovery
The commercial radio industry is outraged at the Government’s plans to give Ofcom the power to regulate the amount of advertising on local radio. In an attempt to protect the content of local radio following the relaxation of the media ownership regulations, the Government is proposing to give the new super-regulator the power to determine… Continue reading Radio Industry Attacks Plans For Local Advertising
Channel 4 has promoted Dan Brooke, the general manager of E4, to head up all of its digital TV, interactive and online activities.Brooke will become managing director of the broadcaster’s 4 Channels division, which includes E4, FilmFour, Channel4.com and its interactive platform, 4 Active.4 Channels is part of the 4 Ventures division formed last October… Continue reading Channel 4 Promotes Brooke To Head Digital Operation
Plans are underway to enable digital terrestrial TV broadcasts to be delivered to mobile phones, the DVB World 2003 conference heard in Dublin recently. DVB-X will apparently enable the transmission of music, video clips and other multimedia content to a large audience via mobile handsets. It is already being seen as a cheaper and more… Continue reading DTT Coming To Mobile Phones Soon
