The Independent has had a rocky ride since its launch in 1986. Initially the title received a warm welcome and quickly found itself to be the flavour of the moment, with editor and co-founder Andreas Whittam Smith achieving both sales and editorial acclaim. Within five years circulation was up almost 30%, but as the paper… Continue reading Feature: Making Over The Independent
In a meeting with FA officials yesterday, football league chairmen decided that there should be no compromise on the £89.25 million payment expected by the league from ITV Digital in August. Following ITV Digital’s announcement that they would honour a £20 million payment owed to the Premiership in lieu of broadcast rights, the FA chairmen… Continue reading Football League Battle With ITV Digital Continues
Pace Micro Technology has launched its new low-cost digital receiver allowing UK viewers to switch to digital TV without having to subscribe to digital platforms such as Sky or the beleaguered ITV Digital.The digital adapter, which is available for under £100, allows viewers to access up to 14 free-to-air channels and is being hailed as… Continue reading Pace Of Digital TV Increases
Internet advertising is increasing, according to the latest research from LemonAd, which shows that the number of websites being used by the UK’s top ten online advertisers grew by 24% during March.The research shows that computer manufacturer Dell ran the most online ad campaigns during March, followed by Freeserve, which used over 50 sites to… Continue reading Growth Continues For Online Advertising
The Radio Authority is inviting comments as part of the public interest test it is conducting into the Kent Messenger Group’s (KMG) acquisition of Medway FM Ltd, which owns Mercury 107.9 FM, a station broadcasting in the same area as some of the Kent Messenger Group newspapers.The test is being conducted due to the broadcasting… Continue reading Radio Authority Puts KMG Acquisition To Test
IPC is to invest £5m in a multi-media marketing campaign for celebrity magazine Now. The move is the latest in a series of indications from the magazine industry that some confidence is returning.The Now campaign, designed, according to Sam Philips, IPC marketing director, to “up the ante on the marketing front”, will begin with a… Continue reading IPC Puts Up £5m For Now Marketing
As we head into Q2 2002, the extent of the economic and advertising downturn is really making itself known. UK media companies are struggling with the twin curses of heavy debt and falling ad revenues. ITV Digital is to be sent to the administrators (see End For ITV Digital Confirmed), whilst NTL is struggling to… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Media Healthcheck – March 2002
In the face of stiff competition from direct broadcast satellite (DBS) pay-TV services, says Cahners In-Stat, the US cable television industry is focusing on the delivery of a “package” of digital services to consumers. These services include digital video service, cable modem service and cable telephony service. In order to provide these services, US cable… Continue reading ‘Plenty Of Room’ For US Digital Cable Growth, Says In-Stat
According to a report released today by Informa Media, on-demand TV is ‘about to take off’ with revenues set to rise by over 500% by 2007. Global ‘On Demand’ TV Forecasts By Region Households (000) 2000 2001 2002 2007 Asia Pacific 4,015 7,670 15,170 93,010 Europe 16,793 23,279 28,969 73,467… Continue reading On-Demand TV Set To Take Off, says Informa Media
Week on week analysis of the media market reveals an unsettled week for Carlton and Granada. Doubts over the future of ITV Digital, which culminated in the troubled pay-TV platform going into administration on Wednesday (see Administration For ITV Digital Confirmed), led to Carlton dropping 1.27% week on week to finish at £2.71˝. Granada also… Continue reading Sharewatch
