Guardian Media Group has announced that it is to move Jazz FM’s sales operation from Clear Channel Radio Sales (CCRS) to Chrysalis.CCRS was only acquired last month but is to be sold on to Radio Investments Limited, in which GMG is a major shareholder.Chrysalis will now represent nationally all five GMG Radio stations – Jazz… Continue reading Chrysalis To Represent All GMG Stations
This year will witness the start of a ‘massive expansion’ in the growth of digital television (DTV) in the Asia Pacific region, with growth forecast to be 57% over 2001, reaching 7.9 million homes. These figures come from a new report from Informa Media Group, produced in association the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association (CASBAA).… Continue reading Asia-Pacific Digital Television Forecasts From Informa Media
The Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, John Whittingdale, has launched an attack on the new Communications Bill, claiming it may “introduce statutory regulation of newspapers through the back door.”Speaking at the second reading of the Bill in Parliament yesterday, Whittingdale commented: “This Bill, far from protecting press freedom, does quite the… Continue reading Tories Warn Ofcom May Jeopardise Press Freedom
Television provided via the internet, whilst still largely in the planning stages, could become a significant entertainment platform in the second half of the decade, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. A global survey of over 30 commercial and planned internet protocol television (IPTV) systems, shows that Asia-Pacific and Europe are likely to… Continue reading Internet-Delivered TV Set To Grow, Says Strategy Analytics
BBC Magazines has promoted Katherine Rose, former marketing director of homes, gardening and food magazines, to the new role of marketing planning director.The move is part of a widespread re-structuring scheme to create a central marketing planning team as part of a review of the entire marketing department. As well as the creation of a… Continue reading BBC Magazines Establishes Centralised Marketing Teams
The ITC has dismissed complaints that performances given by Christina Aguilera and Holly Vallance on ITV1’s Saturday morning show, CD:UK, were “inappropriate”.The ITC received 13 separate complaints from viewers who were concerned that the performances were “too suggestive” for children.The regulator acknowledged that the show is one of the most-watched music programmes on TV and… Continue reading ITC Dismisses Complaints Against Raunchy CD:UK
Analysis of the latest TV revenue figures for October reveals a positive period for total UK terrestrial TV. Gains were experienced across the board, but Channel Five saw the most significant improvement, with revenue rising by 31.8% year on year despite the recent departure of chief executive, Dawn Airey (see Airey’s Departure Represents Coup For… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up October 2002
The Government’s plan to switch off the analogue signal by the 2010 deadline has received a boost with news that over one million people have requested information on the new digital terrestrial platform, Freeview.According to the Freeview consortium, which comprises BBC, BSkyB and Crown Castle, around 400,000 calls have been made to the Freeview information… Continue reading Freeview Boosts Prospect Of Analogue Switch Off
Shares in AOL Time Warner fell 14% yesterday following a downbeat forecast on the prospects for its America Online division. The world’s largest media company believes that things will get worse before they get better and is predicting that advertising and commerce sales at its internet arm will fall by up to 50% in 2003.… Continue reading Difficult Times Ahead For America Online
Virgin Radio is to run a week long campaign for Microsoft to encourage families to consider buying a PC or upgrading their existing machine in the run up to Christmas.The interactive cross-media campaign, which was secured through Virgin’s Access All Areas initiative, begins next Monday on the Daryl Denham Breakfast Show and continues on the… Continue reading Virgin Radio Secures Festive Microsoft Deal
