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Cinema admissions have seen a 20% year on year increase during the first four months of the year, despite April’s admissions total being down on the previous year’s, according to the latest data from the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA). Cinema admissions during last month reach 13.2 million, compared to 14.0 million in April 2001, when… Continue reading Cinema Looking Strong In 2002, Says CAA

US media advertising spend saw a very slight increase in Q1 2002, according to figures just released by CMR. Revenue increased by just 0.4% over the same period last year, although it is the first year on year rise since Q1 2001. CMR estimates that total adspend for Q1 2002 came in at $23.5 billion,… Continue reading Slight US Advertising Rise In Q1, Signs Of Further Slow Recovery

Over two-thirds of US consumers would not pay for any services on the internet, including enhanced email, instant messaging or file-sharing capabilities, according to research conducted by Jupiter Media Metrix reported this week. Perhaps surprisingly, the report – Paid Consumer Services: Assessing Market Opportunities – found that consumers are more resistant about paying for online… Continue reading Jupiter Finds Consumer Resistance To Paid Net Services

Digital terrestrial television (DTT) has better prospects than might be suggested by the failures of ITV Digital in the UK and Quiero in Spain, according to a new study published by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The report predicts that almost all European countries will have launched DTT by 2005, but adds that most government… Continue reading Digital Terrestrial TV Prospects Are Brighter Than ITV Digital’s Closure Suggests

Telewest was one of only five companies to see shares improve yesterday’s media market, with stock rising 9.09% to close at 6p, an increase of ˝p on the day before.Despite performing strongly earlier in the week (see Sharewatch), Daily Mail, which is due to release its results at the end of this month, saw shares… Continue reading Sharewatch

Views on the BBC’s new application for Digital Curriculum, a licence fee funded public service comprising interactive online learning materials in support of the school curriculum – are being sought by Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell.Consumers and the industry have until 5 July to let the Government know what they think of the BBC’s plans.Subscribers can… Continue reading Views Sought On BBC Digital Curriculum Application

The topics of content and distribution were raised on a number of occasions at Tuesday’s Dow Jones’ Fourth Annual European Media and Entertainment Summit. Adam Singer, group chief executive of Telewest was put on the spot regarding his company’s ownership of both, via Telewest and Flextech. Would they be selling Flextech?Singer felt the answer possibly… Continue reading Singer: Telewest Considering Disposal Of Flextech

Oftel has published the new draft regulatory framework for the electronic communications sector, as set out in the Government’s draft Communications Bill (see The Bill In Brief: The Changes To Come).The regulations, which replace the obligations contained in current telecoms licences, are intended provide a more streamlined regime for service providers and set out the… Continue reading Oftel Publishes New Rules For Communications Regulation

1.3 billion text messages were sent in the UK during April, an increase of one million on March, according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA).April’s figure represents the ninth consecutive month that over a billion person to person SMS messages were sent and according to the MDA, confirms predictions of a… Continue reading Text Trend Shows No Signs Of Slowing During April

Cinema admissions have seen a 20% year on year increase during the first four months of the year, despite April’s admissions total being down on the previous year’s.Cinema admissions during last month reach 13.2 million, compared to 14 million in April 2001, when Bridget Jones’ Diary the number two film in the annual top ten,… Continue reading Cinema Admissions Show Promising Start To Year