Global advertising is set to grow by 2.9% in 2003, as an upswing that began in the latter half of this year continues into the next.This forecast will be delivered to a UBS Warburg media conference in New York today by Zenith Optimedia chief executive John Perriss.Zenith says that it is television that is leading… Continue reading Zenith Optimedia Predicts 2.9% Global Ad Growth In 2003
Week on week analysis of the media sector saw a mixed bag of results for stocks, which followed the broader London equity market downwards, although as the week wore on some stocks staged a tentative recovery.Last week the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee left UK interest rates on hold for the thirteenth consecutive month,… Continue reading Sharewatch
Hachette Filipacchi has continued its restructuring plan with the announcement of two new group publishers.Lara Wilkins (pictured), has been appointed Group Publisher of Elle and Elle Decoration, moving from her position as group publisher of the teen titles, which will now be controlled by Steph Grice. The shake-up follows the development of a revised commercial… Continue reading Hachette Appoints New Group Publishers
Richard Freudenstein, chief operating officer of BSkyB, has warned that the group may slow the take-up of digital TV in the UK by ending decoder promotions if the government orders a reduction in carriage fees.Speaking at yesterday’s Royal Television Society (RTS) dinner, Freudenstein claimed BSkyB could scupper government plans to switch off analogue TV transmissions… Continue reading Sky Threatens Government Over Carriage Fees
Thursday saw the media sector retrieving some of the week’s crushing losses, despite the continuing slide of the FTSE 100, which is coming perilously close to the psychologically important 4,000 point barrier.As expected, the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee left UK interest rates on hold for the thirteenth consecutive month, while the European Central… Continue reading Sharewatch
Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell has called on BBC News 24 to be “more distinctive” following a government report into the channel by former Financial Times editor Richard Lambert.After reading the report, Jowell commented: “I’ve said before, that the BBC should provide us with public service channels that are distinctive from commercial channels. I see no… Continue reading BBC News 24 Under Pressure After Lambert Report
The number of worldwide internet users will top 665 million by the end of this year, an increase of 22% on the 2001 figure, according to a new report from eTForecasts. The research firm estimates that 121 million new users have come online in 2002 and the global internet population is predicted to exceed 1… Continue reading Global Online Population Increases By A Fifth
Richard Freudenstein, chief operating officer of BSkyB, has warned that the group may slow the take-up of digital TV in the UK by ending decoder promotions if the government orders a reduction in carriage fees. Speaking at yesterday’s Royal Television Society (RTS) dinner, Freudenstein claimed BSkyB could scupper government plans to switch off analogue TV… Continue reading Sky Threatens Government Over Carriage Fees
TV Travel Shop is to sponsor ITV1’s New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day programming in a deal worth over £500,000.The special seasonal showcase will see the TV Travel Shop sponsor all New Year programming, that is not already sponsored, from the start of transmission on ITV1 on Tuesday 31 December until night-time on Wednesday… Continue reading TV Travel Shop Sponsors ITV1’s New Year Programming
By the end of this year, over 50 million Europeans will be banking online and this number is set to increase gradually in the next five years, according to a new report from Jupiter Research. The Online Financial Services Forecast 2001-2007 examined activity in seventeen European countries and found that almost 40% of the total… Continue reading Mounting Interest In Online Banking, Says Jupiter
