More Industry News articles

UK radio revenue growth will be subdued for most of this year, as visibility remains poor. That is the prognosis from Merrill Lynch analysts, following a radio industry dinner last week. Revenue growth last year of 2% to 3% was driven mostly by the sponsorship and promotions sector (see UK Radio Beats Revenue Forecasts In… Continue reading UK Radio Update: Consolidation ‘Vital’, Revenues Muted

The text messaging craze reached new heights during 2002 with almost 17 billion person to person text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). The data also shows that 1.6 billion SMS messages were sent during December, taking the daily average for the… Continue reading Text Messaging Hits A New High In 2002

Week on week analysis of the media sector reflects last week’s crushing losses. The FTSE dropped to a seven-year low, after a heavy sell-off as sentiment remained fragile on continuing concerns of military action against Iraq and worries about the global economy.On the corporate news-front, investors considered news that SMG‘s shareholders have approved the £216m… Continue reading Sharewatch

Telewest Broadband has launched a cut price self-installation broadband package, to tempt its digital TV customers to switch to broadband.The new self-install package will cost £12.50, which Telewest claims is the lowest permanent entry price to high-speed internet access in the UK.Chad Raube, director of internet services at Telewest Broadband, commented: “This is no gimmick… Continue reading Telewest Promotes Broadband With Further Price Cuts

Influential Government advisor, Barry Cox, is set to make a high profile case for the abolition of the licence fee and is suggesting that the BBC should be partially funded by subscription.Cox, who is deputy chairman of Channel 4 and chairman of the digital stakeholders’ group, has intensified the debate surrounding the future of the… Continue reading Government Advisor Makes Case For Licence Fee Abolition

David Beckham and Gary Lineker are among some of the UK’s most famous footballers to come under attack from the Food Commission for advertising fast-food, confectionery and soft drinks.According to a new survey from the Food Commission, Premier League football clubs and national football organisations are compromising their school-linked health promotion activities by advertising junk… Continue reading Footballers Criticised For Junk Food Ads

The text messaging craze reached new heights during 2002 with almost 17 billion person to person text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).The data also shows that 1.6 billion SMS messages were sent during December, taking the daily average for the month… Continue reading Text Messaging Hits A New High In 2002

The ITC has dismissed complaints against Channel 4’s televised post-mortem, Autopsy, claiming it did not breach taste and decency guidelines.The ITC received 34 complaints regarding the programme, which featured edited sections of a public autopsy conducted by Professor Gunther von Hagens in East London. Complainants expressed concern that the programme was offensive to taste and… Continue reading ITC Dismisses Complaints Against Channel 4’s Public Autopsy

Like-for-like radio revenues at Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) rose by 6.5% in the group’s first financial quarter, from October to December 2002.According to the company’s AGM statement, released this afternoon, revenues at the press division, Score Press, were up 5.5% year on year, with growth continuing into January.The group said it has had a good… Continue reading Scottish Radio Sees Good Start To The Year

Adshel is claiming to be able to provide clients with a quantifiable estimate of the extra value gained or lost by the quality of a campaign’s creative.Based on interviews with 40,000 consumers on over 1,600 campaigns, Adshel’s Research Monitor analyses how outdoor campaigns perform on the street. Using this data Adshel can offer clients a… Continue reading Adshel To Quantify Campaign Creative For Clients