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Market research group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), says it now expects the global market information industry to grow by 3-5% during 2002; it had previously forecast market growth of up to 5%. In its AGM statement this morning, TNS said that trading activity has picked up after a slow start to the year. “With the… Continue reading TNS Reduces Market Information Revenue Forecasts

Current UK radio trading remains patchy with all radio companies remaining somewhat cautious, according to a media conference held by Merrill Lynch this week. The broker says that UK radio is not experiencing the larger uplifts that UK television and US radio are now seeing. Nevertheless, analysts believe that things are generally trading better. A… Continue reading UK Radio Industry Looks Ahead At Merrill Lynch Conference

The future of digital television has again been thrown into question with the release of a new report claiming that only half of the UK population will be able to receive the medium through their existing aerials. Research carried out by Logica on behalf of the ITC indicates that the digital TV signal is currently… Continue reading Signal Failure Threatens To Halt Digital Progress

Advertising revenues at Granada were up by 14% in May, the company told a Merrill Lynch conference this morning. The group also said that there is now limited forward visibility, something which has so far been unavailable according to most media groups. June will show revenue up 7%, with July rising 6%. The strong US… Continue reading Granada Sees Forward Visibility As Revenues Rise

Advertising revenues at Granada were up by 14% in May, the company told a Merrill Lynch conference this morning. The group also said that there is now limited forward visibility, something which has so far been unavailable according to most media groups. June will show revenue up 7%, with July rising 6%. The strong US… Continue reading Granada Sees Some Visibility, Revenue Up 14% In May

Telewest Communications faces a possible ‘funding gap’ if its operating performance fails to meet certain standards, admitted group chief executive Adam Singer at the company’s AGM today. The heavily indebted UK cable group has instigated a wide-ranging reorganisation, along with a substantial reduction in staff numbers in order to bring down costs (see Indebted Telewest… Continue reading Telewest Could Face ‘Funding Gap’, Says Singer

Global market research group, Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS), has acquired the business and assets of Evaliant Media Resources, an international provider of online advertising data and analysis tools. Evaliant will be combined with the online ad-tracking division of TNS CMR, enhancing its position in this market, TNS said this morning. Evaliant’s turnover for the year… Continue reading Taylor Nelson Sofres Acquires Evaliant

As expected, it looks as though News Corp is all set to acquire Italian pay-TV group Telepiù, in a deal worth E1.5 billion, according to reports. The deal would see Rupert Murdoch’s media empire become the sole pay-TV operator in Italy, according to a report in the Financial Times. At the end of last month… Continue reading News Corp Set To Take Telepi

In the words of Merrill Lynch analyst Lauren Rich Fine, an advertising recovery is ‘brewing’, but it is only ‘percolating’ slowly. This seems to be the general opinion of analysts and media companies alike during May. A similar picture of a slow, but palpable upturn in the media economy appears to be taking place in… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Media Healthcheck – May 2002

US media spend is set to be flat in 2002, according to new, revised forecasts from Jack Myers Report. Myers Report has slightly reduced its figures 2001, 2002 and 2003 in the quarterly update published in June. Total spend is set to hit $151.2 billion in 2002 and $156.0 billion next year, down from the… Continue reading 2002 US Media Spend To Be Flat, Say Revised Myers Forecasts