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Video game platforms are set to experience rapid growth in the coming years according to a report by Screen Digest for the European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA). The study entitled Wireless, Interactive TV & Online Gaming claims that iTV, mobile and multiplayer console games will energise the home entertainment sector and bring about a… Continue reading Bright Future Predicted For Gaming Platforms

Take-up of digital TV has increased by 10% in the UK during the past year, according to a survey conducted by MORI on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Approximately 40% of UK households now have access to digital television, up from 30% last year. Moreover, the report found that 71% of… Continue reading Digital TV Take-Up On The Increase, Says Report

The latest figures from the NRS show that the readership of national newspapers for the period December-May 2002 was up year on year.The main beneficiaries of the rise in readership were at GMG. The Guardian saw an impressive 33.8% year on year increase in readership. A similar increase was seen at its Sunday sister, the… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – May 2002

The up-take of digital TV has increased by 10% over the last year to 40% of all UK households, according to figures published today by the DCMS. However, speaking at the Radio Academy’s annual Radio Festival this morning, Broadcast Minister Kim Howells said that the promotion of digital TV has been “very unsatisfactory”.According to Howells,… Continue reading Digital TV Has Been Under-Promoted Says Broadcast Minister

Chairman of the BBC, Gavyn Davies, has said that he would rather sack those responsible for breaking taste and decency codes than use licence fee payers money to pay regulatory fines.Speaking at the Radio Academy’s annual Radio Festival in Cambridge this morning, Davies said that the BBC should not be subject to sanctions for infringing… Continue reading Davies Says Sack Staff Don’t Pay Regulatory Fines

Shares in Pace Micro Technology, the set-top box manufacturer, have fallen by over 40% following news that it has agreed a revised contract with BSkyB that will severly cut into profits. Under the new arrangement, Pace will now supply its video recorders at a discounted rate until next April in return for a share of… Continue reading Pace Counts Cost Of New Sky Deal

As anticipated, there was little encouragement for the beleagured advertising market in the new forecasts issued by Zenith Optimedia this week.The media agency sees no prospect of a revival this year, claiming that worldwide expenditure will fall by 0.5% and by 1.7% in real terms. This is in addition to the decline in 2001 when… Continue reading Ad Recovery Still Not Imminent, Says Zenith Optimedia

Digital terrestrial TV licence bidders need to pay careful attention to consumer expectations and learn from the past, according to new research.As many as 36% of respondents to a survey by Taylor Nelson Sofres for Pace Micro Technology said that they thought it was the broadcasters’ responsibility to encourage the switch to digital, while only… Continue reading DTT Bidders Must Listen To Consumers, Says Research

US media spend is set to total $155.6 billion this year, according to new, upgraded forecasts from Jack Myers Report. Myers Report has slightly revised its figures for 2002 and 2003 in its July update. It had previously calculated that total spend would amount to $151.2 billion this year. Adspend is expected to hit $160.3… Continue reading Myers Amends US Advertising Forecasts

The chief executive of US-owned Clear Channel Worldwide, the world’s biggest radio group, has admitted that he would like to take over one of the UK major commercial radio groups.Speaking at the Radio Festival’s Guardian Media Group lecture last night, Lowry Mays said: “If regulation allowed, nothing would give me greater pleasure than to bring… Continue reading US Radio Group Could Move On UK Commercial Stations