NetRatings has announced plans to acquire rival internet research group, NetValue, for around £11.5m, as part of a move to create a global standard in internet audience measurement.NetRatings, which is 64% owned by VNU, has already gained a controlling 52% stake in NetValue, which has businesses in 9 countries across Europe and Asia, and plans… Continue reading NetRatings Moves To Acquire NetValue
The ITV Network saw viewing figures fall to an all time low in July, with ITV1 recording an audience share of just 22.5% for the month.This figure represents a 1.5% decline on the previous month’s audience share, which was a healthier 24%, but is down 4.6% on the figure for July 2001, which was 27.1%.On… Continue reading ITV Sees Audience Share Slide In July
Rivals Digital Media, the company that houses popular football sites Rivals.net and Football 365 is to re-launch its online SMS services.The new updated services will be launched on August 17th to coincide with the start of the Premiership.Steve Clarke, director of Business Development for Rivals said: “By revamping our online SMS offering and altering the… Continue reading Rivals Re-launches SMS Services
The fallout from the unsuccessful court action against Carlton and Guardian today resulted in the resignation of both the chairman and the chief executive of the Football League. Keith Harris and David Burns had come under fire following the failure to recoup £131 million from Carlton and Granada’s defunct pay-TV venture, ITV Digital (see League… Continue reading League Bosses Pay The Price For ITV Digital Defeat
World market information group, Taylor Nelson Sofres, has acquired Svenska Gallup, a market information business in Sweden. Svenska Gallup provides customised market information across all industry sectors, as well as opinion and social research and employee related studies. Svenska Gallup turnover for the year ended 30 June 2002 was SEK28.5 million (£1.9 million) and net… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sofres Expands Into Sweden
According to a report in yesterday’s Mail On Sunday, Gerry Murphy, Chief Executive of Carlton, has expressed anxiety at the inclusion of Clause 150 of the government’s Draft Communications Bill. The article stipulates that the holders of Channel 3 (ITV) and Channel 5 digital broadcast licences will not have a right of renewal at the… Continue reading Carlton Boss Hits Out At Renewal Clause
The Guardian Media Group, which publishes the Guardian and the Observer newspapers, has announced a fall in profits for the year to March but claims that the advertising market is showing signs of recovery. Pre-tax profits at GMG totalled £9.8 million in the first three months of 2002, down from £67 million for the same… Continue reading GMG Reports Fall In Profits
Week on week analysis shows that BSkyB, which announced earlier in the week that it gained 214,000 subscribers in Q4 last year, taking its total to 6.1 million (see Financial Results Released By Trinity And BSkyB), was one of the worst performers in last week’s media market. Shares fell 4.5% to close at £5.30, a… Continue reading Sharewatch
The IPA is supporting the Joint Scrutiny Committee in its call for the Government to rethink its decision to allow non-European investors to buy UK media companies (see Committee Advises Government To Rethink Media Ownership).The advertising body is concerned that its media members will not be able to buy competitively in the “massively consolidated” market-place… Continue reading IPA Puts Weight Behind Joint Scrutiny Committee
Regional digital radio consortium MXR is increasing its marketing operation with the promotion of marketing executive, Lisa Capaldi, to the position of marketing manager.Following the launch of the latest £99 DAB digital radio (see £99 “Kitchen” Digital Radio To Go On Sale), Capaldi will work to an increased marketing brief and will oversee the promotion… Continue reading MXR Expands Marketing Operation
