The rate of TV licence fee evasion has dropped, despite the DCMS’ use of a new statistical model thought to provide a more accurate picture.Statistics from the new DCMS-owned model suggest that evasion has dropped from 8.8% in March 2001 to 7.9% in March 2002. Whereas the old system focused on the numbers of households,… Continue reading Licence Fee Evasion Falling, Says DCMS
Trading conditions remain challenging and a decline in revenues is expected during 2002 at Cordiant Communications, the advertising and communications company’s AGM was told this afternoon. The company said that it does not expect its markets to return to growth until 2003. Revenues for the first five months of the year declined by 11%, in… Continue reading Cordiant Sees No Return To Growth Until 2003
A new affordable method of receiving digital radio is expected to go on sale this summer for under £100.High Street chain TIME has confirmed it will begin selling Modular Technology’s DAB digital radio PCI cards, which allow PCs to receive digital radio, while the screen user interface gives access to full programme information and broadcast… Continue reading Breakthrough Price Point For DAB
Just as there was in the East Midlands recently, it seems there will be a battle of young versus old as applications are considered by the Radio Authority for the London AM licence currently held by Liberty Radio. At the closing date yesterday it was thought that at least one applicant- Saga radio- is aiming… Continue reading Young Versus Old In Battle For Liberty Licence
NTL and TiVo have announced a deal to promote TiVo digital video recorders to NTL’s cable TV customers in the UK. The service will be available from Monday 1 July via a dedicated sales support line.TiVo’s digital video recorders, launched in the UK in October 2000, allow viewers to digitally record and store programmes and… Continue reading NTL And TiVo Team Up For Promotion
US advertising spend is predicted to rise by 2.5% to $109.1 billion dollars in 2002, according to CMR chief executive officer, David Peeler. Speaking at conference yesterday, Peeler said that the second half of the year could see a 6.2% jump in adspend, led by political advertising during the mid-term elections. The 2.5% full year… Continue reading CMR Chief Predicts 2.5% Rise In US Adspend This Year
The continuation of Yorkie’s “Not For Girls” campaign, in the form of an FHM advertisment feature and pull out page of stickers, prompted a complaint to the ASA saying that it was degrading to women. The ASA was also concerned that references to “vast amounts of alcohol was offensive and likely to breach the Alcohol… Continue reading Yorkie Let Off The Hook For FHM Ad
Permanent broadband, fixed-rate internet connections are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, with the such services showing an enormous 428% year on year growth during April, according to the latest data from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS). The Government data show that whilst narrowband dial-up connections still dominate the market, their growth is now… Continue reading Broadband Net Access Shows Strong UK Growth
WPP, which saw shares slip on Monday (see Sharewatch) after announcing that it would probably miss its profit margin target this year (see WPP Issues Profits Warning In Continuing Difficult Conditions), had a more positive day yesterday. Stock rose 3.25% to close at at £5.71˝, an increase of 18p on the day before.Cable & Wireless… Continue reading Sharewatch
The number of broadband internet subscribers in the US will hit 37.3 million by 2007, up from around 12.5 million in the first quarter of this year, according to new research from Leichtman Research Group. The report, Broadband Internet Growth: On-Target, shows that the penetration of broadband internet access services is set to rise from… Continue reading US Broadband Net Population To Hit 37bn By 2007
