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Following the successful launch of Freeview in the UK, Ireland is planning to set up its own digital multi-channel service. The Irish Minister for Communications, Dermot Ahern has proposed the introduction of an all-Ireland system that will deliver a significant number of domestic and foreign channels. Customers would merely pay an initial fee of around… Continue reading Low-Cost Irish Digital Service On The Cards

RevenuesThe ongoing advertising downturn continued to take its toll on ITV1 during 2002, with revenue falling by 0.8% year on year. The heavy losses experienced during 2001 continued well into 2002. However, increased bookings for the World Cup boosted revenue from May onwards, with June seeing an 11.3% year on year increase. The year ended… Continue reading Annual TV Market Round-Up 2002

The number of homes receiving analogue television broadcasts is set to decline by 24% worldwide between 2002 and 2008, according to a new set of forecasts from Strategy Analytics. As the penetration of digital platforms increases, the number of analogue homes is set to fall from 597 million in 2002 to 455 million by 2008.… Continue reading Governments Need Realistic Analogue TV Switch-Off Strategies, Says Report

Telewest Communications could be ready to merge with its cable rival NTL at the start of 2004, according to managing director Charles Burdick.In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Burdick said that Telewest would complete financial restructuring in the second quarter and was on target to break even by the end of the year.“Our… Continue reading UK Cable Operators Could Merge Next Year

Last week’s research from the London Business School caused a bit of a stir by claiming that viewers rarely watch adverts during commercial breaks. However, Kate Sergeant, consultant at Media Audits argues that as a platform for challenging the measurement systems that form the basis for buying and selling TV advertising, the research rather misses… Continue reading NewsLine Column: Storm In A Peoplemeter

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The growing popularity of online shopping in the US is illustrated by a new survey from WSL Strategic Retail in which 73% of those questioned said that they made purchases via the internet in the 2002 Christmas period. The consultancy reports that 84% of US consumers said they did either the same or more online… Continue reading Consumer Approval For Online Xmas Shopping

According to a report in today’s Guardian, ITV chiefs Michael Green and Charles Allen are coming under increasing pressure to stand down if and when the merger of Carlton and Granada takes place.Under the terms of the deal, thrashed out in October, it was agreed that Green, who heads up Carlton, would become chairman and… Continue reading Shareholders Round On Senior ITV Executives

According to a report in today’s Guardian, ITV chiefs Michael Green and Charles Allen are coming under increasing pressure to stand down if and when the merger of Carlton and Granada takes place. Under the terms of the deal, thrashed out in October (see Carlton And Granada Enter Advanced Merger Talks), it was agreed that… Continue reading Shareholders Round On Senior ITV Executives

Media companies are failing to exploit the potential of the internet to the extent that less than 30% of revenue options are being tapped. That is according to a gathering of top online executives that took place in Zurich recently. Twenty representatives from some of Europe’s prominent web publications met last month at the IP… Continue reading Industry Chiefs Highlight Shortcomings Of Online Publishing