Megaposter has secured Apple iMac as the first advertiser to use its giant four-faced Clock Tower site in Brighton.The campaign, which runs for the first two weeks of May, consists of four giant banners each measuring 18 metres high by 7 metres wide and is designed to emphasise the 360% turning potential of Apple’s new… Continue reading Megaposter Secures Apple iMac For Brighton Site
Stuart Prebble, chief executive of ITV, has announced his decision to step down.Commenting on his decision, Prebble said: “I came back to the ITV network centre a year ago to try to bring together ITV’s channels and platform businesses. Unfortunately that role is now not available, and this therefore seems like an excellent moment to… Continue reading Prebble Steps Down From ITV
Revenue from internet gaming in the UK is set to reach $361 million by 2006, up from $29 million in 2002 and $72 million this year, according to forecasts from Informa Media Group, released today. The number of Net game players is set to rise from 1.1 million this year to 4.2 million by 2006,… Continue reading UK Internet Gaming Revenue To Hit $361m By 2006
Reports in today’s papers suggest that it could cost Carlton and Granada another £100m to complete the closure ITV Digital. Both companies saw shares fall in yesterday’s market: the former dropping 0.61% to close at £2.46 and the latter slipping 1.94% to finish at £1.26źp, down 2˝p on the day before.Telewest, which is believed to… Continue reading Sharewatch
The UK Government may want the country to be the European leader in the new economy, but it is unlikely to get its way. This is the conclusion of an analysis of Western European internet penetration forecasts by Net Profit, published today. The forecasts, produced by Net Figures, show that the UK will lag behind… Continue reading UK Will Not Lead European Net Growth
ITV Networks Limited (ITVNL) has been accused by the IPA of breaching the 1998 Competition Act by insisting that members sign up to accreditation rules whereby agencies have to secure bank guarantees or insurance bonds to cover the cost of proposed media spend. The industry body is particularly concerned that there has been a move… Continue reading IPA Claims New ITV Network Rules Are Anti-Competitive
People who read online newspapers tend to be internet “power users”, those who spend greater than average time and money online than general net users, according to a new report from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). Newspaper websites also were rated the primary source of local news and information online, ahead of other local… Continue reading Online Newspapers Provide “Quality Audience” For Advertisers, Says NAA
Indebted Telewest Begins ReorganisationTelewest Communications, the heavily indebted UK cable company, this morning said that net loss for Q1 2002 fell by 21% to £166 million on the back of EBITDA up 34% to £91 million. It is also planning a radical restructure in order to bring about cost savings.Total turnover for the quarter ended… Continue reading Indebted Telewest Begins Reorganisation
Telewest Communications, the heavily indebted UK cable company, this morning said that net loss for Q1 2002 fell by 21% to £166 million on the back of EBITDA up 34% to £91 million. It is also planning a radical restructure in order to bring about cost savings. Total turnover for the quarter ended 31 March… Continue reading Indebted Telewest Begins Reorganisation
According to a new report, New Media Markets’ UK Digital Television, published by Informa Media Group, digital TV penetration will reach only 64% by 2010. This is some way off the Government’s target for analogue switch off. Informa forecasts that Sky Digital will account for over half of all digital TV households by 2010, cable… Continue reading Government Switch-Off Target Cannot Be Met, Says Informa Media Group
