Emap Advertising has secured Nike as a major client for its recently launched Broadcast Innovation Department.Over the next three months Nike will form a partnership with Emap’s Kiss FM to reach the station’s youth audience. The sports advertiser is hoping to add an extra dimension to its current TV campaign by advertising its London youth… Continue reading New Emap Division Signs Nike
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has introduced a new web based returns system which it hopes will speed up the delivery of certificates, make data submission easier and reduce the level of submission errors. Initially available to the business magazine sector, the system is due for roll out across other ABC sectors in due… Continue reading Web Based Returns System Launched By ABC
The ITC has censured Channel 4’s broadcasting of an episode of teenage drama As If after viewers objected to the sexual nature of the programme, claiming it was unsuitable for younger viewers.The episode in question, which was shown at 12.30pm on Sunday 27 January, focussed on the developing relationships of three of the main characters… Continue reading ITC Rules Against Channel 4: As If
The number of subscriptions to the internet increased by 16.1% between February 2001 and February 2002, according to the latest Index of Internet Connectivity report from the Office Of National Statistics (ONS).The report shows that the number of people connected to ISPs rose by 1.6% month on month during February, with subscriptions for dial-up and… Continue reading Sustained Growth For Internet Subscriptions
Nokia yesterday slashed its growth forecasts for 2002, knocking confidence in the telecoms market and causing its shares to plummet. Recently renewed optimism, brought about in part by Motorola’s reassurance that it was on target to attain positive growth this year, was reversed as telecoms shares including Ericsson, Motorola and Alcatel fell. Nokia has downgraded… Continue reading Nokia Slashes Growth Forecasts For 2002
colspan=”9″>Global E-Cinema Forecasts From Screen Digest
India’s film business is set for a period of sustained growth according to new research by Dodona. Dodona forecasts that production investment will rise 70% by 2006 and that the Indian film industry’s export revenues will rise 120% over the same period. The researcher also predicts that foreign films’ theatrical rentals in India will also… Continue reading Indian Multiplex Boom Will Provide Boost For Bollywood
The ASA has dismissed complaints against BSkyB after viewers objected to an ad for adult TV channels in Sky Customer Magazine claiming it was “offensive and unsuitable.”The ad, which featured nine bushes trimmed into different shapes, stated: “With more bush than your local garden centre, these adult channels are where the action is. Every night… Continue reading BSkyB In Close Shave With ASA
SMG was one of the best performers among media shares yesterday, ahead of the release of its financial results today. Shares rose 4˝p over the course of the day to end at £1.44.Another strong performer was BSkyB, despite the continuing uncertainty regarding how the future of digital TV in the UK will be. Shares ended… Continue reading Sharewatch
SMG Profits Hit By Ad DownturnPre-tax profits fell by 39.0% to £36.0 million at SMG, whilst turnover dropped by 6.6% to £280.8 million, according to the company’s year-end financial results released this morning.Whilst SMG has clearly been hit by the advertising downturn in the year to 31 December 2001, these results are pretty much in… Continue reading SMG Profits Hit By Ad Downturn
