Conditions in the UK advertising market continue to be difficult, according to a first half financial results statement from publishing group Highbury House Communications. The group says that compared with the current trading conditions, those of H1 2001 were reasonably favourable, with the major downturn not occuring until the second half of last year.Business publishing… Continue reading Highbury Sees No Improvement In Difficult Ad Conditions
Dawn Airey, chief executive of Channel 5, has claimed that ITV is losing audiences because it is too “bland”.In an interview in today’s Times, Airey, who is being tipped as the candidate most likely to take over from David Liddiment as ITV’s director of channels, says that more new drama and high-profile entertainment hits are… Continue reading Airey Criticises ITV For Being Too Bland
IPC Media has announced details of its first major content deal with its online stablemate AOL UK.The deal will see the company’s TV listings arm, IPC tx, provide content and design for AOL’s relaunched TV guide. The guide will provide extensive digital and analogue listings and will allow AOL’s members to customise their TV listings… Continue reading IPC Announces First Major Content Deal With AOL UK
Analysis of June’s TV revenue figures for the UK’s main terrestrial channels reveals an overall 9.3% year on year improvement in revenue. The exception was GMTV, which saw a 11.9% year on year decline. Channel 5 saw the most significant year on year increase and revenue was seen rising 12.1% in June. ITV was not… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up June 2002
UBC Media has secured the contract to provide digital radio software to SMG’s Virgin Radio Group.The software will allow Virgin to send text messages and SMS ads to screens on DAB digital radio receivers. It will also link to SMG’s internal systems enabling song and artist information, news headlines and any other dynamic content to… Continue reading UBC To Provide Digital Radio Software To Virgin
Classic FM has signed a sponsorship deal with Bank of Scotland Corporate Banking worth £250,000.The deal, which was negotiated through GWR’s sales house Opus, will see the bank become the official sponsor of the station’s weeknight news programme, Classic Newsnight, for the next six-months.Classic Newsnight, which is the station’s only speech-based programme, runs between 6.30pm… Continue reading Opus Secures £250,000 Sponsorship Of Classic FM
Lorraine Heggessey, controller of BBC1, has hit back at critics who claim the channel is straying from its public service remit in its pursuit of ratings.Addressing a crowd of senior TV executives at this year’s Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival, Heggessey passionately rejected recent claims made by chief executive of the Broadcasting Standards Commission, Paul… Continue reading GEITF 2002: Heggessey Defends Resurgent BBC1
As rumoured in the press yesterday, Granada’s chief executive Steve Morrison is to leave the company at the end of September, it was confirmed this morning. Current chairman, Charles Allen, is to take Morrison’s role heading up the company, also as expected. Morrison’s departure is thought to have been pushed through following shareholder dissatisfaction at… Continue reading Morrison Ends 28 Year Tenure At Granada
As rumoured in the press yesterday (see Morrison Could Leave Granada Within A Matter Of Weeks), Granada’s chief executive Steve Morrison is to leave the company at the end of September, it was confirmed this morning. Current chairman, Charles Allen, is to take Morrison’s role heading up the company, also as expected.Morrison’s departure is thought… Continue reading Morrison Ends 28 Year Tenure At Granada
Conditions in the UK advertising market continue to be difficult, according to a first half financial results statement from publishing group Highbury House Communications, released this morning. The group says that compared with the current trading conditions, those of H1 2001 were reasonably favourable, with the major downturn not occuring until the second half of… Continue reading Highbury Sees No Improvement In Difficult Ad Conditions
